tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52769902011-07-07T15:49:19.859-07:00A blog featuring the musings of a San Francisco Giants fan <strike>living</strike> trapped in LA.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821349895064763041noreply@blogger.comBlogger3001100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276990.post-41633828711127736742010-04-04T23:08:00.000-07:002010-04-04T23:15:33.147-07:00

Annual Blog Update: Spring Training 2010 PicturesWebshots Photo Album: Saturday, March 13, 2010: Giants vs. A'sWebshots Photo Album: Sunday, March 14, 2010: Giants vs. Brewers

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Spring Training Pictures: Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 - Giants vs. RangersWebshots Photo Album

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Spring Training Pictures: Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 - Giants vs. BrewersWebshots Photo Album

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756!

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Vote Barry!Do your civic duty as a Giants fan and vote for Barry Bonds as a starter for the All-Star game.Go to sfgiants.com and vote up to 25 times per e-mail address. As far as I can tell you get 25 votes per e-mail address, not per IP address.From the latest balloting update:1. Carlos Beltran 1,698,2172. Ken Griffey, Jr. 1,640,5753. Alfonso Soriano 1,332,5814. Barry Bonds

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Raise a Glass to the Trailer Park in the Sky!RIP Shooter Beck"Shooter was a hard nosed, blue-collar kind of guy that wore his heart on his sleeve, and that is what made him so endearing to baseball fans everywhere. He was the utmost professional whose love for the game was only overshadowed by his passion for his family. Rod was the guy who you wanted in the foxhole with you, a warrior on the

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I'm Barry Bonds and I Approve This MessageStop what you're doing right now, head on over to sfgiants.com and vote for your favorite members of the Giants to start the All-Star game. Considering the game is being played in San Francisco this year, I think its only fair that the Giants have about 8 or 9 players make the All-Star team. Barring that, it would be nice to see at least one member of

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Draper Wins PulitzerRich Draper, the recently retired beat writer who covered the San Francisco Giants for sfgiants.com, has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for journalism for his coverage of the Giants. Draper, best known for his nonsensical analogies and ridiculous hyperbole, won the award for an article in which he compared former Giants catcher Todd Greene to a work by 19th century French

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Dear Idiot Sitting Next to me at a Spring Training Game:"Why isn't Barry playing today? Why? Why? Why?"It never ceases to amaze me that some fans are shocked and aghast that Barry Bonds does not play every inning of every spring training game. Barry Bonds, like every other player on every other team in baseball, indeed does not play every minute of every exhibition game before the season

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Spring Training Pictures: Sunday, March 25th, 2007 - Giants vs. PadresWebshots Photo Album

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Spring Training Pictures: Saturday, March 24th, 2007 - Giants vs. CubsWebshots Photo Album

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Spring Training Pictures: Friday, March 23rd, 2007 - Giants vs. CubsWebshots Photo Album

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Spring Training Pictures: Sunday, March 4th, 2007 - Giants vs. MarinersName the owner of this car. I'd guess Felipe (as in, "to the pigpen, err bullpen"), but I don't know that he's in Scottsdale. Steve Kline? Webshots Photo Album

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Spring Training Pictures: Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 - Giants vs. BrewersWebshots Photo Album

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Spring Training Pictures: Friday, March 2nd, 2007 - Giants vs. BrewersWebshots Photo Album

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I'm BackAnd I'm stalking Brian Sabean. I'll post more pictures from Spring Training when I get back home next week.

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It's Official: Labor Peace!The owners and the Player's Association have formally reached an agreement on a new 5 year labor contract. Among the highlights:"Amateur Draft1. Clubs that fail to sign first or second round draft pick will receive the same pick in the subsequent draft as compensation. Club that fails to sign a third round pick will receive a sandwich pick between rounds three and four

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News and Notes (* With Update *)Ken Rosenthal reports that a new collective bargaining agreement between the owners and the player's union is "expected to be completed before the end of the World Series." Of note:"The deal will not eliminate draft-pick compensation for departed free agents, but the current plan will be modified, the source told FOXSports.com."However, Tracy Ringolsby of the Rocky

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"The Sun Does Arise...""Brooklyn leads it, 4-2. Hartung down the line at third, not taking any chances. Lockman without too big of a lead at second, but he'll be running like the wind if Thomson hits one.Branca throws. There's a long drive. It's gonna be, I believe -- The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! Bobby Thomson hits

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Report: Free Agent Compensation is HistoryMaury Brown has the scoop (link via BTF):"Ken Davidoff of Newsday reported just over a week ago that teams may no longer receive draft picks as compensation for free agents who leave as part of the upcoming CBA.Now comes word through sources that all the clubs have been notified that this indeed will be the case as both the Players Association and MLB

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Quick Hitters...An interesting tidbit from Ken Davidoff of Newsday (link via BTF):"Something to watch in the negotiations for the new collective-bargaining agreement: It's possible that teams will no longer receive draft picks as compensation for free agents who leave. That means that the Nationals, who opted to keep Alfonso Soriano, could wind up with absolutely nothing if Soriano signs with

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Monday Morning BuzzThe word out of New York is that a Giants/Mets deal featuring Jason Schmidt is seen as unlikely. The New York Post (warning - New York Post link) explains:"The Mets have long had heavy interest in Giants righty Jason Schmidt, and yesterday they made a push for the All-Star, according to an MLB team executive. But they were facing an earlier deadline, and after midnight last

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Trade Deadline Eve News and NotesBuyers or sellers? Or both?Brian Sabean faces a challenging task - balancing the realities of a mediocre team and a thin farm system with the demands of his bosses who want to see a competitive team on the field for the rest of 2006 and beyond.Jayson Stark of espn.com (subscription required) has the lowdown on the latest rumors involving Jason Schmidt:"In a

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Like the Swallows Returning to San Juan Capistrano...It's late July, which means it's time for Glenn Dickey's annual column where he implores the Giants to have a firesale. Here is the 2006 version of Glenn Dickey's firesale column as printed in the Examiner. Wait, Glenn Dickey writes for the Examiner? Wait, the Examiner is still in business? Seriously?"This is an old team, vulnerable to

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News and Notes (* With Update *)Buster Olney of espn.com (subscription required) provides some insight into how the Shea Hillenbrand deal went down:"Toronto general manager J.P. Ricciardi raved about how aggressive Brian Sabean was in making the deal for Shea Hillenbrand. Ricciardi talked to seven teams and gave them all the same speech: We're going to make a deal quickly, and whoever steps to

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The Trade MarketIn recent years, the Giants strategy at the trade deadline was straightforward - trade prospects/young players for soon to be free agents who could help the team down the stretch run. And if you can re-sign the new acquisitions (i.e. Jason Schmidt), then great.This year's trade deadline could bring a new dynamic. Ken Rosenthal explains:"The Giants could gain nearly $50 million in

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More Quick Hitters...David Smith of Retrosheet fame made a presentation at the recent SABR convention which "tests the effects of batting order on team run scoring." I'll post a link to Smith's research if one ever becomes available. Dan Agonistes has a report on Smith's presentation:"He concluded that lineup slot of the first batter in an inning matters a great deal in a team's average scoring

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The Crimson Crab?Now that we're a few weeks removed from the amateur draft, prospect hounds have had a chance to digest various scouting reports, statistics, and whatnot of the Giants draft choices. But the question still remains - which Giants draft choice has the coolest MySpace page?Giants 8th Round draft choice Matt Klimas now has his page all decked out with Giants logos. Nice! It beats the

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Quick Hitters* Detect-O-Vision has a great post on Giants first round draft choice Tim Lincecum."199 K in 125 IP" is not a set of geek numbers.199 K in 17 starts is an OUTCOME.The OUTCOME of Tim Lincecum's pitching was a .174 AVG — in the Pac-10, with metal bats.The OUTCOME of Lincecum's games were that the best college hitters couldn't even put the ball in play against him, despite using metal

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715Congrats, Barry!

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714Congrats to Barry Bonds for hitting career Homerun #714.Those of us who were lucky enough to be at the game yesterday have a memory that we will remember for the rest of our lives. Thank you, Barry.

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Some Minors Links* BrewCrewBall has unveiled their new minor league splits database (link via BTF). As far as I know, this is the only place on the Internet where you can find L/R splits and home/road splits for minor leaguers. Bookmark. Now.* First Inning reveals their list of Top 12 Giants Prospects. Its a little surprising to see a Giants prospect list and not see Matt Cain at the top of it (

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Will Clark to be Inducted into the Hall of FameNot Cooperstown, unfortunately. The Thrill will be a charter member of the new College Baseball Hall of Fame. He is one of only 5 players in the innaugural class of the College Baseball Hall of Fame.Clark won the Golden Spikes Award in 1985, playing for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He was an All-American in 1984 and 1985.Congrats to the Thrill!

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Quick Hitters...From Steve Kroner of the Chronicle's new Giants blog:"Taking three of four from Atlanta rates as an accomplishment in and of itself, but considering how good the Braves' pitching has been for the past 15 years, can you remember a four-game series against Atlanta in which the Giants scored at least six runs in each game?It must have happened, but it'll take some research to figure

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"Trade Barry" Billboard Mystery SolvedDear Mainstream media:It was a joke.April 1st:Same Billboard, April 4th:Topps certainly generated buzz with their April Fools joke.

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Happy Opening Day!At long last Opening Day is finally here. Be still, my beating heart.NL West Predictions:1) Giants2) Dodgers3) Diamondbacks4) Padres5) RockiesI pick the Giants to win the NL West every year and I see no reason to change now.Quick Hitters...As of Monday morning, there were still tickets available for Opening Day at Petco on padres.com ... The weather forecast for San Diego:

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A's Forfeit 1989 World Series, Victory Parade in SF TomorrowThe Oakland A's, the San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball and New York State Attorney General Elliot Spitzer have reached a legal agreement where the A's will forfeit their 1989 World Series Championship. Under the agreement, the Giants will be named 1989 World Series Champions.Controversy erupted over the A's 1989 World Series

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Quick Thoughts on Spring Training* "Its only spring training. Its only spring training. Its only spring training." I've repeated that mantra to myself 10,000 times. I've breathed into a paper bag. I've even meditated. But is it ok to be a little concerned about Noah Lowry? His stats from the spring are ugly. Moreover, he just didn't *look* sharp at all. His location and command were poor.The good

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Spring Training Photos: Sunday, March 19th - Giants vs. BrewersWebshots Photo Album

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Spring Training Photos: Saturday March 18th - Giants vs. MarinersWebshots Photo Album

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Spring Training Photos: Friday, March 17th - Giants vs. CubsMatt Cain Walking to His Car:There's a fine line between passionate sports fan and maniacal stalker. I like to think that I'm just a passionate sports fan.I'll post pictures from the 18th and 19th later in the week. In the meantime:Webshots Photo AlbumAnd Barry:

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Spring Training Photos: Thursday, March 16th - Giants vs. RangersWebshots Photo Album

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More Spring Training PhotosI'm back in Arizona. My internet connection here isn't the greatest, so I won't be able to add any photos to my Webshots photo album until I'm back in LA next week. Here are some photos from today's game in Surprise vs. the Rangers.

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Linden Gets Drilled

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Eliezer Alfonzo

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Spring Training Photos: Monday, March 6th - Giants vs. AngelsPhotos can be found here at my Webshots photo album. Enjoy!For more photos visit Giants Jottings.

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Spring Training Photos: Sunday, March 5th - Giants vs. Team USAWebshots Photo Album

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Spring Training Photos: Saturday, March 4th - Giants vs. CubsWebshots Photo Album

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The Rocket

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Noah Lowry

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Ladies and Gentlemen ... Todd Jennings!Greetings from Arizona. My internet connection here is sketchy, so write-ups and pictures will most likely have to wait until I get home next week. In the meantime, check out Giants Jottings for Spring Training photos and updates. And enjoy this photo of Giants farmhand Todd Jennings.

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I Got NothingEveryone has a MySpace profile. You don't? Well, everyone has one except you apparently.Several Giants farmhands are MySpacers including Justin Hedrick, Kevin Fransden, Justin Knoedler, and Ryan Sadowski, among others.Whether they know it or not, several SF Giants players have MySpace profiles. As is the case with many celebrity profiles on MySpace, these SF Giants players didn't

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The Thrill Misses the CutWill Clark appeared on 23 Hall of Fame ballots (4.4%), just 3 votes shy of the 26 (5%) needed to remain on the ballot.Congratulations to Bruce Sutter on his election to the Hall of Fame. Its about damn time.***Previous:Keltner List: William Nuschler Clark, Jr.What Would Krukow Do?The Thrill Talks CooperstownWill Clark vs. Mark McGwireAround the Blogosphere: Will Clark

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Hall of Fame BallotI've made my case for why I believe Will Clark should be elected to the Hall of Fame, so the only thing left for me to do is to provide some more links to some really smart people who also believe that Clark belongs in Cooperstown.The results of Baseball Think Factory's Hall of Fame Ballot can be found here. Clark appeared on 49 out of 102 ballots. Among BTF's Hall of Merit

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The Thrill Will Get At Least One Vote!The official propaganda minister of sfgiants.com, Rich Draper, has revealed his votes for the Hall of Fame.Draper votes for Will Clark, Willie McGee (former Giant), Lee Smith (current Giants minor league coach) and Rich Gossage (former Giant) among others.Kudos to Repoz of Baseball Think Factory for the link and for providing a running tabulation (scroll down

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Around the Blogosphere: Will Clark and Win Shares* Many Go; Few Understand uses Win Shares to examine Will Clark's qualifications for Cooperstown. He concludes that "a very strong case can be made that Will Clark is a bona fide Hall of Famer."* Dave Studeman of the Hardball Times asks Why Not Will?"Altogether, Clark amassed 331 Win Shares in his 15-year career, the 114th highest total in baseball

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Can Finley Bounce Back?There was much celebrating in Giantsville as the portly Fonzie was traded. And the Giants got something of value in return for him. But does Steve Finley still have any value?Steve Finley, 2006 ZiPS projection (as a member of the Angels):.223 / .281 /.359Gack! Run away! Women and children first!The rebuttal to the ZiPS projection is that it is skewed by his 2005 season.

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Will Clark vs. Mark McGwireQuick question ... who was a better player -- Will Clark or Mark McGwire?The always thoughtful Tim Marchman of the New York Sun examines Will Clark's resume for Cooperstown and argues that Clark was a better player than McGwire."Scoff all you want. McGwire has huge, obvious advantages - he hit 300 more home runs than Clark, walked 400 more times in 1000 fewer plate

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Morris to the Giants Almost a Done DealKen Rosenthal reports that the Giants are close to signing Matt Morris:"Free-agent right-hander Matt Morris is closing in on a three-year deal with the Giants in the $25 million range, FOXSports.com has learned.The deal, which would not be official until Morris, 31, passed a physical, might also include an option for a fourth year."ESPN's Jerry Crasnick is

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Matt Morris Race Down to Giants and RedsKen Rosenthal, the most prolific baseball writer on the planet, has the scoop:"Free-agent right-hander Matt Morris has narrowed his choice to two teams. One is the Giants, a team that has pursued him aggressively from the moment the bidding started. The other is believed to be the Reds, a late and surprising entry in the process.Morris, 31, could make his

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Daryle Ward SucksJust sayin'.Of all of the Giants-related hot stove rumors floating around, nothing scares me more than these eight words: "Daryle Ward is on their list of possibles..."Yikes!Ward: OPS+2003: 102004: 1012005: 88No, that's not a typo. Ward produced an OPS+ of 10 (!) in 2003. I know it was only in limited playing time, but an OPS+ of 10 from a 1B? Hell, an OPS+ of 10 from any major

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The Search Begins* From Rich Draper of sfgiants.com:"It appears the Giants will look inward initially for a new assistant GM, with help from Bobby Evans, director of Minor League operations, and Dick Tidrow, vice president of player personnel, a likely candidate to replace Colletti."We'll do a proper search to identify internally; how we might approach is from within ... make sure it's the right

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Colletti Departs, But Who Replaces Him?The big news of the night is that former Giants Assistant GM Ned Colletti is the new GM in Dodgerville.Colletti's departure serves as a large, immediate hole for the Giants to fill. Its no secret that Brian Sabean delegated nearly all of the Giants contract negotiating responsibilities to Colletti.In the NY Daily News' fascinating, behind the scenes look at

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The StartersHeading into the winter's free-agent and trading extravaganza, Brian Sabean has identified starting pitching as the Giants number one priority. Here is a non-exhaustive list of some possibilities accompanied by commentary which I'll try to pass off as decent analysis:* AJ BurnettBy law, I'm obligated to concede that he's too good and too expensive for the Giants to acquire and that

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Congratulations to the World Champion Chicago White SoxIf the Red Sox and White Sox can win the World Series, then anyone can win the World Series. Maybe even the San Francisco Giants.

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Triple Play AJ?Dear Mrs. Pierzynski,It's midnight. Do you know where your husband is?(via Deadspin and the gossip queens of On the DL)***Some other highlights ( if you want to call them that) from the On the DL site:* An obviously plastered Kevin Youkillis, trying to remain vertical.* I am shocked, shocked, shocked that Keith Foulke is recently divorced.* This girl doesn't know how to spell Al

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Ode to JTWriting a tribute to JT Snow is kinda like giving a lifetime achievement award to Green Day. You have to sift through album after album of absolute crap, but once you hold your nose and look past their shortcomings, there are some real gems amongst the crap.JT Snow has been criticized as being nothing more than an all-glove slap hitting first baseman. This is mostly true. But he's our

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WhateverSeptember 28, 2005Baseball GodsDepartment of MiraclesDear Baseball Gods:Hi. It's Doug again. I have a question. Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?*sigh*Respectfully,Doug

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Ya Gotta BelieveSeptember 27, 2005Baseball GodsDepartment of MiraclesDear Baseball Gods:Hi. This is Doug, the SoCal Giants fan. I know you must get a lot of prayers at this time of the year, so I'll keep mine short and to the point: Oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please.Oh, and thanks for last night.

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Neel: Robb Nen's Last PitchEric Neel of espn.com pens this must-read article on former Giants closer Robb Nen."Nen took the old, almost clichéd, idea about making sacrifices for the good of the club and brought it to life, stretching it to the nth degree. Some guys give up playing time. He gave up his shoulder.And when he did it, he gave a word like "team" a real shape and weight, and transformed

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Smartassery AboundsDear Mr. Wetzel,I thoroughly enjoyed your self-righteous rant on Barry Bonds and the "imbecile" Giants fans who cheer him.As such, I am eagerly awaiting the opportunity to read the chapter or three from your book Runnin' Rebel where you will undoubtedly express moral outrage at the "naive bumpkins" in Sin City, Long Beach, and Fresno who cheered Jerry Tarkanian. Hopefully,

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Trivia TimeAs always, please don't cheat and look up the answers.1) Who was the last player other than JT Snow to start at 1B on Opening Day for the Giants?2) Other than Jason Schmidt, who was the last Giants pitcher to finish in the Top 5 of the Cy Young Awards balloting?

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Homerun Jesus LivesBarry Bonds made his triumphant return to the lineup last night. As I'm sure everyone reading this has seen by now, Bonds sent a screaming liner to the wall in left in his first AB. But mass confusion struck Mays Field as the ball disappeared into the stands. Most everyone thought it was a homerun, but it was (correctly) ruled a double after a fan interfered with the ball. This

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Trivia Time1) Who was the last player other than Barry Bonds to lead the Giants in HRs hit in a season?2) Who was the last person to serve as a player/manager of the Giants.

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Welcome Back, BarryThe big news of the day is that Homerun Jesus will be activated from the Disabled List and return to the starting lineup on Monday.What kind of reaction do you suppose he'll get from the crowd at Mays Field? I imagine that most season ticket holders are in the "I don't give a fuck about Balco" crowd. As such, Bonds will most likely get a rousing ovation when he strides to the

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Blog for ReliefSeveral hundred bloggers have joined forces to offer assistance to those affected by Huricane Katrina as part of "Blog for Relief Day." I figured that I'd throw my hat into the ring and offer my little nickel and dime baseball blog as a tiny, tiny, tiny part of the effort. A list of participating blogs can be found here. Instapundit and The Truth Laid Bear are spearheading the

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Trivia TimeAs always, please don't cheat and look up the answers.1) Who was the last non-Giant to win the NL MVP Award?2) Name the only three Giants to hit 50 or more HRs in one season.3) Who holds the Giants franchise record for most saves in a single season?

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The Road From Bristol: The Final FourThe Road From Bristol has narrowed the field of 64 loathsome ESPN personalities to the Final Four most annoying ESPN talking heads. Alas, my pick of Joe Theismann was eliminated a few rounds ago.The tournament took a bizarre turn when Dan LeBatard (yes, the real Dan LeBatard) began openly campaigning to win the whole tournament. Weird.Anyway, here is how the

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Trivia MondayAs always, please don't cheat and look up the answers.1) Name the six San Francisco Giants players who have lead the National League in home runs.2) Who hit more career home runs at Candlestick Park than any other player?

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Larry Krueger was WrongFelipe's brain hasn't turned into cream of wheat. It's much worse than that. Felipe's brain has turned into Jimy Williams.I generally like Felipe Alou, but every once in a while Felipe gets on my nerves. Friday night's game was one of those games. There were so many things that were just wrong, wrong, wrong...* Why was Armando Benitez warming up if Felipe had no intention

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The Truth is Out There...Barry Bonds is injured and unable to play.Conspiracy theorists have had a hard time accepting the previous sentence as fact and have advanced all sorts of moonbat conspiracy theories to explain the real reasons why Bonds isn't playing. Rather than simply ignoring the conspiracy theorists, I thought it would be more enjoyable to laugh at them and publicly ridicule them.

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Alex Sanchez is Back!Nooooooo!!!!!!!Alex Sanchez cleared waivers and has reported to Fresno. At least he's not on the 40-man roster.

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Trivia MondayAs always, please don't cheat and look up the answers.1) Kirk Rueter made 277 starts as a member of the Giants. How many complete games did he pitch as a Giant?2) Of the 8 regular position players on the 1993 Giants, who is the only player to have never won a Gold Glove in his career?

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Alex Sanchez is Gone!Horray!

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Happy Trivia MondayAs always, please don't cheat and look up the answers.1) There are 8 players on the Giants 40-man roster who have appeared on a voter's MVP ballot at least once in their career. How many of them can you name?2) Barry Bonds has played in a regular season game in 37 different ballparks in his career. He has homered in 34 of them. Name the three in which he has not homered.

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Late to the PartyPeter Gammons August 3, 2002:"Tampa Bay isn't going to have Randy Winn in 2004, but turned down the Giants' offer of Triple-A right-hander Jerome Williams and a second prospect..."We should've seen this coming. Randy Winn is a player the Giants have had their eye on for quite some time. Winn was on the trading block. Winn is the Sabean prototype -- he can play more than one

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Stupid GM TricksEvery year around the trade deadline some pundit somewhere floats a trade proposal that is so ridiculously out there that it makes you wonder (a) how the pundit has a job as a pundit in the first place and (b) why said pundit's employer doesn't subject its employees to mandatory drug testing.Witness this gem from former Mets General Manager and current ESPN baseball analyst Steve

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The World According to SabeanThe last couple of Brian Sabean shows on KNBR have offered a couple of hints as to personnel decisions in the Giants future.* The Giants are apparently not interested in trading for a rentalWell, I certainly hope this is true.* Without naming names, Sabes hinted that some of the Giants' free agents-to-be have indicated to the front office that they'd like to return to

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Trade Market DynamicsAn interesting tidbit from Joel Sherman:"Several executives say the trade market is being hurt this July by the Mets' trade last July of Kazmir to Tampa for Zambrano. One AL official cited five GMs - Cincinnati's Dan O'Brien, Pittsburgh's Dave Littlefield, Tampa's Chuck Lamar, Kansas City's Allard Baird and Seattle's Bill Bavasi - who do not have job security and "each is

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Braves Beat: The Road From BristolMac Thomason of Braves Beat is asking his readers to select the most loathsome ESPN talking head:"Our task is simple: to determine, via a time-tested method (the 64-team elimination tournament as seen in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, which ESPN used to show in its pre-sucking days) which ESPN broadcasting personality is the most totally loathsome and

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The Schmidt ConundrumsWith the non-waiver trade deadline fast approaching, let's take a look at the Giant whose name frequently pops up in trade rumors: Jason Schmidt.* Trade Jason Schmidt: Trade Schmidt for a couple young players and then use the $10 MM that was was allocated for Schmidt's salary to sign free agents.* Keep Jason Schmidt: His trade value is at its lowest point. Bonds will be back

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Big WeekendLots of events going on this weekend.Friday:* The Second Annual UCSB Alumni Game at SBC Park. There will be a pregame tailgate in Lot C. More info can be found here. To buy your discounted tickets, go here.* The "Giants Wives Online Auction" occurs on sfgiants.com from Friday to Sunday. Now, before you drain your checking account to place a bid on Brett Tomko's wife, I should warn

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The Thrill Talks CooperstownMike Strom of the New Orleans Times-Picayune catches up with Will Clark. The Thrill shares his thoughts on retirement, family, and his Hall of Fame chances."Clark is pragmatic about whether his numbers are good enough to lead to a bust in Cooperstown."I'm eligible this year coming up," said Clark, a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, the New Orleans Hall of

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"He was Trouble From the Day He Got Here"If you guessed that the above quote refers to Alex Sanchez, you'd be right. However, the quote wasn't made by a member of the Giants braintrust (at least not yet; they'll be saying that after they release Sanchez in a couple of months), but rather by a member of Devil Rays organization*, Sanchez' previous employer.And wow, what a memorable first impression

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What Would Krukow Do?I used the "Ask Kruk and Kuip" feature on fsnbayarea.com to ask the guys if they would vote for Will Clark for the Hall of Fame.Unfortunately, I don't always get the FSNBA feed on Extra Innings, so please let me know if Kruk and Kuip answer my question on the air.***Previous:Keltner List: William Nuschler Clark, Jr.

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Crasnick: Strength and DeterminationJerry Crasnick of espn.com pens an outstanding article on cancer survivor and former UCSB middle infielder Chris Malec. As you may recall, Malec hit a grand slam against the Long Beachless State 49ers The Beach Dirtbags in his first game back from his cancer treatment."[UCSB Manager Bob] Brontsema didn't expect his shortstop to resume playing baseball until

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No Crustaceans, No Peace!The latest goings on from our friends at Rehab the Crab, a grassroots movement dedicated to fighting the systematic and historic oppression of the Crazy Crab:"Join the Crustacean Liberation Coalition and Rehab the Crab for a rally in front of Pac Bell Park to demand the return of basball's greatest and worst mascot ever!WHEN: Saturday, July 9th, 2005 ~ NoonWHERE: Pac

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Roster MovesThe Giants roster shake up continues as Fonzie and Grissom hit the DL, while AAA outfielders Todd Linden and Adam Shabala were called up to the big club.After a successful 2002 campaign, Todd Linden didn't make quite the progress that his fans were hoping for in his next two seasons.Here's what I said about Linden this past January:"I'm one of the biggest Todd Linden fans that you'll

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Let's Not Talk About the GiantsIf we ignore our problems, maybe they'll go away.Traaa laaa laaa laaa laaa...I'm not listening, I can't hear you...traaaa laaa laaa laaa. What losing streak? What are you talking about?Talking about the 2005 team is just too depressing and frustrating right now. So instead, let's wow each other with our collective knowledge of Giants trivia. It's trivia time! As

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Ranking SabeanDavid Gassko of the The Hardball Times penned a great article in which he attempts to quantify the performance of each MLB general manager."My first step was to think out what the key things are that a GM has to do, and which ones are quantifiable. I came up with three categories that I can measure and that I think are extremely important. They are: building a roster tailored to the

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