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…. History lesson
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Super-duper busy around my place this time of year, so I haven’t even had the desire to sit down and write, let alone the time. However, I have been reading. I’ve noticed that there seems to be a lot of hand-wringing about the fact that Lincecum beat out the two St. Louis players, [...]
…. History
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Lincecum edges Wainwright and Carpenter in the closest vote ever. Makes history as first to win Cy in first two full seasons.
More this weekend…..
…. The Skinny
15 days ago by
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It appears that Pablo Sandoval has dedicated himself to you:
…. For the first time in his life, Sandoval is lifting weights. He’s eating vegetables. He is meeting every Wednesday while he’s in Scottsdale with a nutrition professor from Arizona State University, who...
…. Yankees win!!!!
23 days ago by
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History made tonight. Matsui becomes the first Japanese-born player to win a World Series MVP, and a World Series, period.
Congratulations to the Yankees.
…. Tasteless
23 days ago by
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Just the penultimate moment of the World Series, and Fox immediately cuts to a commercial instead of staying with the Sandman moment as Mariano comes in. Disgraceful.
…. Game Six
24 days ago by
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Just writing that gives me bad mojo…..
Apparently, Girardi doesn’t want to swap A-Rod and Texeira in the lineup, not one article or report has mentioned the possibility. The NY Daily News says that Tex has been taking extra batting practice. It was also noted that most...
…. Bad game
25 days ago by
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For the Yankees. Bad game for Burnett. Bad game for Girardi. Bad game for the relievers. Great game for Alex Rodriguez. Great game for Johnny Damon. GREAT game for Chase Utley. Back to the Bronx.
…. More more more
25 days ago by
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The Giants just hired Hensley “Bam Bam” Meulens to replace Carney Lansford. David Pinto was critical of the hiring at first, but later reconsidered:
…. Meulens holds a .288 career OBP in the majors. Yes, he played mostly before the offensive explosion of 1993, but...
…. Twenty-seven
25 days ago by
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The Yankees are 27 outs away from their 27th World Series championship. They’ll send AJ Burnett tonight to face Cliff Lee, who has dominated like few in history this post season. Odds are likely the series heads back to the Bronx for at least one more game, but should it end tonight, it [...]
…. And the hits just keep on coming
27 days ago by
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So the Giants finally signed Freddie Sanchez to a two-year, $12 million dollar deal. Great. Of course, I knew this was coming, but really, I’m just speechless. Sure, it’s a cheap enough deal, and he’s certainly a solid player; but, for crying out loud, what a sham...
…. More bad news
October 26, 2009 by
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Get ready for the inevitable stories about how this free agent or that wants to be a Yankee, or doesn’t want to play in PacBell, or is too expensive, or best yet, how there just aren’t any free agents available that meet the needs of the Giants after all.
Get ready for...
…. Next season
October 24, 2009 by
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El Lefty Malo looks ahead:
…. One question to ponder as you see all the trade and free-agent suggestions thrown around this winter — the Giants should sign this guy or trade for that guy — is not just whom to get, but how many runs do the Giants really need to score...
…. It’s a mistake
October 24, 2009 by
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Rebecca Glass wonders whether Joe Girardi should have gone to Mariano Rivera in the seventh inning last night:
…. Here’s the leverage argument:
Because of the importance of the situation, with the tying runs on base and the Angels’ best hitters (Hunter-Guerrerro-Morales...
…. Bondsian
October 21, 2009 by
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Alex Rodriguez has sportswriters and talk show hosts all atwitter as they struggle to come up with adequate comparisons to his performance thus far this postseason. Of course, Giants fans know exactly who he is reminding everyone of, while theBud the Selig-imposed gag order on writing...
…. Let’s talk about accountability
October 18, 2009 by
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Andrew Baggardly interviewed Carney Lansford after his firing. Let’s talk about what Lansford had to say:
…. Carney Lansford is one of the most honest, most passionate people in uniform I’ve covered over the past 14 years. So I knew if he returned my call yesterday following...
…. Backtalk
October 16, 2009 by
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Grant, over at Obsessive Compulsive, thinks I missed a couple of points in my recent rants. He thinks the Giants weren’t thinking about contending prior to the season, that the failure of the team to draft good offensive players isn’t Sabean’s fault, that the team...
…. Get ready to say goodbye
October 14, 2009 by
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…. to me, Giants fans. I’m not gonna waste my time, my energy, and my love for baseball on this collection of fools. It’s not bad enough that Brian Sabean, fresh off of three years in a row of last in baseball offense, still thinks he knows better than every other team in [...]
…. Talk talk
October 07, 2009 by
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One of the excellent backtalkers posted a link to the full Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy interview that Andrew Baggardly did. I read it, and wanted to bring some of it to the front page:
Sabean: “The thing I do know about Bengie’s situation is going into free agency he’s going to be in [...]
…. Molina
October 04, 2009 by
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One of the backtalkers feels that I’m being too harsh on Molina. Horseshit.
Molina finished the season with an OBP of .285. That is the worst on base percentage in the entire National League, and second to only Yuniesky Betancourt, who posted an astonishing .274. He made 400...
…. Be afraid
October 01, 2009 by
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Be very afraid:
…. managing general partner Bill Neukom said he expects the Giants’ active payroll to rise in 2010.
“I anticipate that in terms of actual dollars of people playing for the Giants between the lines, it should be an uptick from this year,” said...
…. And so it begins
September 23, 2009 by
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With the end in sight, the stories begin as everyone tries to understand why:
…. Bruce Bochy’s decision-making with his outfielders this year has left a lot to be desired, and in no case is that more obvious than his decision to bury Lewis in favor of Nate Schierholtz, and...
…. Call me teased, (again)
September 19, 2009 by
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Two games back in the AILC with fifteen to go. Can the Giants get enough offense to catch the Rockies? Will Matt Cain ever win again? Can Lincecum throw out a couple of monster, dominating games to snatch the Cy Young Award back from Adam Wainwright? Will Sandoval average more than [...]
…. Sucked in?
September 16, 2009 by
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I am. Tonight is the game of the year. After last night’s win, (a simply outstanding start by Zito, maybe the best he’s had in a Giants uniform), the Giants can close the gap to one game in the all important loss column. Matt Cain looks to reverse his recent trend of [...]
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