All posts tagged "Jon Lester"
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7.8K10MLBCubs win Game 1 … with help from first base umpire Alan Porter
The Giants didn’t score a run. The Cubs hit a ball over the left field wall and into a stupid basket. The...
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3.4K10Billy BeaneFirst to worst in one year
Life in general is short but life in professional sports is even shorter. It’s a precarious venture and very temporary in every...
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3.7K9Larry BaerQ&A with Giants CEO Larry Baer on Lester, Sandoval and more
About a week ago, Virgin America invited me to fly out to New York with a group of Giants employees and the...
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3.8K33Billy BeaneBye now, you’re an All-Star: an updated look at Billy Beane’s trades
Updated (12/19): Derek Norris was dealt to the ridiculously active Padres last night, leaving the A’s with two 2014 All-Stars. When Billy...
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3.7K6Bobby EvansSource: Giants “not as close as being reported” to signing Jon Lester
The #SFGiants officials are more optimistic than 24 hours ago that Jon Lester will pick them, while eagerly waiting final decision. —...
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3.1K13Jake PeavyGiants’ free agent wish list: right-handed starting pitchers
If the Giants can’t sign their top target, Jon Lester, due to a bidding war that gets out of control or something...
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3.0K19Barry ZitoGiants’ No. 1 target appears to be Jon Lester, for one obvious reason
Bruce Bochy is in Atlanta to meet with Lester today. #SFGiants — Ahmed Fareed (@AhmedFareedCSN) December 1, 2014 Based on this news,...
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3.5K7Bob MelvinAthletics’ Wild Card collapse loss mirrors their 2014 season
I had a recap ready to go by the eighth inning. I was going to applaud the A’s for their resiliency, for...
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3.5KBASG Cast
BASGcast (Ep. 110): MLB Playoff Predictions!
Bay Area Duck Guy and Bay Area Sports Guy offer their MLB postseason predictions on BASGcast. The guys (brilliantly) predict everything from...
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2.8K1Billy BeaneDid the Yoenis Cespedes trade screw up a good thing in Oakland?
On August 17, 2014, a strange thing happened: the Oakland A’s — a team that has scored an average of 1.29 more...
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3.5K23Billy BeaneThe Jon Lester trade better work out for Billy Beane
Michael Lewis’ book Moneyball is famous primarily for its description of how the Oakland A’s, a team with extreme salary restrictions, was able...
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3.3K3BASG CastBASGcast (Ep. 102): A’s make a splash, Giants do nothing at deadline
Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics made a big, unexpected splash in landing Jon Lester, while the San Francisco Giants came away from the...
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3.2K4Boston Red SoxA’s trade Yoenis Cespedes for Jon Lester and Jonny Gomes
The A’s have gotten trade deadline day off to a bang, acquiring Jon Lester and Jonny Gomes in exchange for Yoenis Cespedes according to WEEI’s...
