San Francisco Giants
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3.4K8Tepid market for Timmy: Giants still in on Lincecum, who may come relatively cheap
As it turns out, the Tim Lincecum showcase from last week was a lot more exciting for all of us than major league scouts. “Each day that goes by, it underscores the idea that maybe there was a lot more hype and conversation about this in the media than there actually was among teams. I […]
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4.3K25If Tim Lincecum isn’t the answer for the Giants, then who is?
When I wrote that the “Giants might need Tim Lincecum after all” on Friday, I ended by joking that Jake Peavy and Matt Cain would probably combine to throw 15 scoreless innings in New York. Since I dared to question the team’s fourth and fifth starters, they would prove me wrong within less than 30 […]
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4.5K24Giants might need Tim Lincecum after all
I know my Giants coverage has been sporadic so far this season, thanks to the Warriors being the best team on Earth and my realization that no one reads recaps unless they’re written by a guy whose last name rhymes with Frisbee. Weird, staying up until midnight (or later) writing about a game everyone […]
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3.7K15Giants told hotels to not serve room service to Pablo Sandoval
“If I had signed (with the Giants), I knew I would be under a (weight) regimen for five years, and I’m not going to be happy someplace where I’m under that kind of regimen, where I can’t be myself.” That’s what Pablo Sandoval said after signing with the Red Sox last Spring, and the comments […]
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4.6K810 big, important questions for the Giants
1. How good has Angel Pagan been? The power of the contract year has thus far proven to be VERY strong with the Giants’ new starting left fielder. According to Baseball-Reference, Pagan leads the team in WAR at 0.6. He finished at -1.9 last season. 2. Is Jeff Samardzija on the verge of becoming Jason […]
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3.9K4One Brandon hits walk-off home run, another Brandon signs big extension
It could all come crashing down tomorrow. But, right now, anyway, everything is coming up Giants. Brandon Crawford hit a walk-off opposite field home run in the 10th inning, giving the Giants a 3-2 win in a game when they had TWO HITS. The Dodgers had eight hits. Quality over quantity, guys. The Giants were […]
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5.2K22016 Giants could resemble one of their great teams from the past
Spring Training is finally, mercifully over. For a team like the Giants, who had very few roster questions and included no one on the Opening Day roster who didn’t start the exhibition season already on the 40-man, the phrase of Spring was “slow play.” And unlike a year ago, they didn’t lose a key player […]
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3.7K9San Francisco Giants roster projections – time for a few changes
It’s time for Version 3.0 of my 2016 San Francisco Giants Opening Day roster projections, and there are changes since last time! Oh yes, changes galore. And most of you probably won’t be all that thrilled with what changes I’ve made, but don’t get too upset. I didn’t even go to Spring Training this year, […]
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3.8K15Projecting the SF Giants opening day roster 2.0
I sort of promised this would be a weekly feature this month, and I almost came through! Just four days late. Since the last time I projected the Opening Day roster, several promising young players were sent to minor league camp. Players optioned out today: Black, Crick, Gardeck, Gregorio, Law, Mejia, Smith, Stratton. — Alex […]
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3.6K8Projecting the Giants’ Opening Day roster
I thought it’d be fun to project the Giants’ Opening Day roster on a semi-regular (weekly?) basis throughout Spring Training, since I can only write so many stories about which guys are injured, were injured, or could be injured. Injury blogging is sometimes unavoidable, but I’m going to avoid it … today, anyway. These projections […]
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4.2K5Don’t count out Tim Lincecum return just yet
I haven’t written much about Tim Lincecum’s absence, which at times has seemed strange even to me. When I started this site back in 2008, Lincecum was the only positive thing going on. Although that’s partly due to my own shortcomings as a sportswriter, since the Sharks were the only playoff team in the region, […]
