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Balls

2008-08-20T17:08:08Z

new giant pitcher matt palmer, after getting shelled in his big league debut, as reported in the chronicle:

"I wasn't nervous, but I felt a little uncomfortable," said Palmer, adding that he thought big-league baseballs are bigger than PCL baseballs.

well, you're close matt.

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Holy Shit! Barry Zero actually WON a game!

2008-06-26T21:09:25Z

SSIA

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Some things never change

2008-06-24T18:59:28Z

6/17/08

Texas released right-hander Sidney Ponson. Ponson was designated for assignment June 6 despite a 4-1 record and 3.88 ERA. General manager Jon Daniels said Ponson was dumped "for disrespecting teammates and club personnel."

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Wild Card?

2008-06-03T17:51:10Z

Well lookee who's in Second place in the NL West....!

Any chance these lowly Giants might have a shot at the NL Wild Card?

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Carol Doda

2008-04-29T19:27:45Z

Why is Carol Doda depressed?

Cause thanks to Barry Zito she's no longer the biggest bust in San Francisco!

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THREE IN A ROW!!!

2008-04-11T14:10:56Z

THREE IN A ROW!!!

That's all I have to say.

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Opening Day!

2008-04-07T17:50:47Z

who's with me?!

undefeated at home!!!

traditional opening day plan: skip work at 11, bloody mary at dave's on third with sis and lord zatar, walk down 3rd street plenty early to get the calendar, way overpriced red stripes that i won't buy the rest of the year out in bleacher section 139!

great pitching matchup too: cain vs. maddux.

did i mention that we're undefeated at home?

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Zito

2008-03-31T23:15:11Z

Does anybody else want him crippled so that the stupid Giants management won't insist upon rolling that guy out every 5th game in hopes he will finally justify that contract? What a fuckin' albatross! The guy has no heart, guts, or any arm left (his fastball is topping out at 84MPH). Do we really have to suffer through 6 more seasons of this loser?

(by the way, the last question was rhetorical, since he is signed for that long and NO ONE will take his contract unless the Giants will eat the majority of it)

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Kevin Frandsen

2008-03-20T20:43:16Z

Is anyone else really worried that this kid is just destined to be another failure from the Giants' farm system? How did he manage to lose the opening day shortstop job to essentially no competition? Was him being tauted as this "gamer" (man...do I hate the new marketing campaign)/inevitable future Giants starter all just propaganda from the Giants' organization more than actual talent or is the kid just proving to be a head case that is too mentally weak to seize these opportunities he's been given to snag a winnable starting position?

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Cactus with no spines

2008-03-20T16:12:14Z

So.......any theories why the Gnats have the worst record in the cactus league?

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1985 giants roster

2008-03-19T23:22:44Z

#1 Ricky Adams
#7 Atlee Hammaker
#8 Joel Youngblood
#9 Manny Trillo
#10 Johnnie LeMaster
#13 Mark Davis
#14 Vida Blue
#15 Bob Brenly
#18 Duane Kuiper
#19 Bill Laskey
#19 Roger Mason
#20 Jeffrey Leonard
#22 David Green
#23 Jose Uribe
#25 Dan Driessen
#26 Matt Nokes
#26 Gary Rajsich
#28 Rob Deer
#29 Alex Trevino
#30 Chili Davis
#32 Dan Gladden
#33 Mike Jeffcoat
#34 Bobby Moore
#34 Ron Roenicke
#35 Chris Brown
#36 Brad Wellman
#38 Greg Minton
#39 Mike Krukow
#40 Dave LaPoint
#41 Scot Thompson
#41 Mike Woodard
#43 Gary Rajsich
#43 Colin Ward
#46 Mike Jeffcoat
#47 Frank Williams
#49 Jeff Robinson
#50 Scott Garrelts
#51 Jim Gott
#52 Chris Brown

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Giants baseball is on the air!

2008-03-06T23:34:31Z

tomorrow (friday) at noon, vs. the upstart crossbay rivals from the junior circuit. whoo hoo!

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No Dodgers Til July?

2008-03-06T15:26:21Z

The Giants play in LA for their home opener, but then we don't see our favorite rivals for three months - in SF, that is. That seems unusual.

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they're not a good february team

2008-02-28T21:54:39Z

listening to the first giants game of the spring. sounds so good to hear baseball on the radio, even if the giants are down 10-2. miller and kuiper are riffing on the oscars. did you know jon miller is a member of the screen actors' guild? must have been in some baseball movie or other.

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Since I can't wait for baseball to start--

2008-02-27T21:55:57Z

--thought I'd post this for you curmuddgeons (and the rest of you_ to help get you psyched for the new season.

http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/sf/ticketing/group_special_events.jsp

I always do the Irish Nights and often do Italian Night (although I'm just posing there--no Italian in me at all), and they a real blast:)

Go Giants!
Jen

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Giants shortstop Vizquel to have knee surgery

2008-02-27T21:54:24Z

Giants shortstop Vizquel to have knee surgery
Henry Schulman, Chronicle Staff Writer

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

(02-26) 14:04 PST SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Some of the Giants' biggest questions this spring were answered, and not in a happy way, with Tuesday's surprising announcement that shortstop Omar Vizquel will have knee surgery today and miss the entire exhibition season.

Vizquel will undergo an arthroscopic procedure in San Francisco to remove torn cartilage from his left knee, an injury that was revealed in an MRI exam Monday. The standard prognosis for this surgery is four to six weeks, although it is unclear how Vizquel's age, 40, might affect his recovery.

Head trainer Dave Groeschner, speaking through a team spokesman, said the team hopes Vizquel will be able to play by the first week of the regular season, "but the knee will tell us."

With Vizquel out, Kevin Frandsen will become the primary shortstop this spring. He was supposed to compete for the second-base job with Ray Durham, who returns to being the everyday guy. Durham is dealing with his own injury, a sore right shoulder, which forced him to curtail his work Tuesday. Manager Bruce Bochy said Durham's shoulder felt better than it did Monday.

Jack-of-all-trades Rich Aurilia will get most of the time at third base.

Although the Giants expressed hope that Vizquel will miss little or no time in the regular season, his surgery is concerning because the 11-time Gold Glover is supposed to be cornerstone of a defense-oriented team in the wake of Barry Bonds' departure.

"He will be missed during spring training," said pitcher Noah Lowry, whose game is geared toward inducing groundballs. "At the same time, Omar being the way he is, he'll be back and ready to go when we'll need him."

This will be Vizquel's second knee operation. He underwent a similar surgery on his right knee in September, 2003. He reported the left-knee pain early in camp and was held out of conditioning and baseball work, but pushed himself to return to the field so he could gauge the seriousness of the injury.

"I felt a little pop when I was running, and I wanted to see if I could (withstand) the pain, and I couldn't," Vizquel said through a team spokesman as he left Scottsdale Stadium.

Team orthopedist Dr. Ken Akizuki will remove the torn portions of Vizquel's medial meniscus this afternoon. Vizquel is expected to return to camp Thursday to begin his rehabilitation and help guide Frandsen at short.

The Giants are making a significant statement of faith in their homegrown, 25-year-old infielder to play the most difficult infield position. They could have gone with Aurilia, an experienced shortstop, and had Frandsen play third.

The move to short will test Frandsen and help team officials in evaluating him. The second-base competition between Frandsen and Durham is not eliminated, just deferred until Vizquel returns.

Frandsen sounded energized by the task at hand.

"When Omar comes back, he's still the guy. It's not like I'm going to be taking his job," Frandsen said. "Right now I'm a fill-in, but I'm not going to act like it. I've got to go in like I'm going to play there every day.

"I'm excited for the challenge. It's not the easiest thing to do, but it's something I'm very comfortable with. We hope Omar gets back as soon as possible. Everybody has a deep respect for him because of the way he plays and the way he acts. I know he's going to help me, because that's the way he is. I know Richie's going to help me. I'm not going to do it alone."

Frandsen has played shortstop in 25 major-league games, 22 of them last year, including 15 starts. The Giants gave him the opportunity after he played an entire Arizona Fall League season at the position.

Bochy said he expects Frandsen to perform well this spring because of that fall-league experience and a "sense of belonging" he now has in the majors.

Bochy also spoke optimistically about Vizquel's ability to return for the start of the season, or shortly thereafter. Asked if he was concerned about the long-term effects of Vizquel's knee injury, Bochy said, "When he comes back, he's going to be 100 percent. He's not going to have a torn meniscus. If anything, once he rehabs it, he'll be every stronger."

E-mail Henry Schulman at hschulman@sfchronicle.com.

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Stretch

2008-01-19T00:12:11Z

happy 70th birthday to...willie mccovey! a giant in giants' history. so great they named an award AND a cove after him.

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Barry indicted...

2007-11-17T18:39:15Z

Now I see why the Giants organization severed ties with him. Could they had forseen this? I'm starting to think they did.

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Barry . . . DODGERS?

2007-11-05T03:28:51Z

I heard people talking about this last night, like Bonds might go to the Dodgers, what with Torre and a possible World Series chance. Is this for real?

And how would that play out when they come to SF next season? Or, him playing in LA. Weird.

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What chances do the Giants have ...

2007-11-03T01:05:39Z

... in getting A-Rod?

Excerpted from http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AtXIi.9HSoc_UAqMP1ZYB3U5nYcB?slug=ap-yankees-rodriguez&prov=ap&type=lgns --

DENVER (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez opted out of his $252 million, 10-year contract with the Yankees on Sunday in what appears to be the end of his tumultuous career with New York.

Rodriguez's decision, announced by agent Scott Boras as the rival Boston Red Sox completed their World Series sweep of Colorado, makes the third baseman eligible to become a free agent.

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giants game in a blizzard

2007-11-02T17:39:41Z

the giants have dumped ktvu for that channel 11 nbc station in san joser. if you have cable t.v. no big deal (besides the fact that they won't show any games during the olympics), but for us poor slobs with over-the-air only, all the giants games will look like they're played in denver in november. bummer.

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Willie Mac Award

2007-09-25T17:59:03Z

tonight's the night. bengie molina is the chalk, and he's certainly a worthy choice, but i think i'd cast my vote for matt cain. or 'hard luck matt cain' as he's known this year. takes the ball every 5th day, pitches his ass off, and the giants will find one way or another to not win the game. never complains. he's a year younger than 'the franchise' but instead of shutting him down, he's still out there mowing them down in a truly lost season. it's not like atlee or tomko, who would always find a way to lose whether you got them one run or eight; he just keeps getting screwed by the baseball gods. hopefully it will just serve to make him a better pitcher down the road.

any other candidates?

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Six Pack to Go

2007-09-22T03:11:14Z

how many of the final six games of this train wreck of a season are you planning on attending? i'm going to four, in four different locations with four different friends and relations. the over/under on wins is one, i'm afraid.

however, it will all be worth it when i drive that toyota tundra out of the park on fan appreciation day!

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So, where were you?

2007-08-10T04:38:19Z

I was at Rockin' Java cafe on Haight Street, on my laptop searching Craigslist for studios, listening to KNBR on headphones, when Jon Miller made the call. It was electrifying.

The whole thing did bring tears to my eyes, and when Aaron came on to make his speech i was very moved. It was a great moment in time.

Though it should have happened a long time ago. Barry would be at 900 if they treated him like any other player (walks) or played in a park like Aaron played, as opposed to Candlestick and this one. Not to take away from Aaron, he's the better hitter and, certainly, rbi man in my opinion.

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don't call it a comeback

2007-08-10T03:31:50Z

for me that home run last night was much more exciting and satisfying.

it was like - not only is barry not going to take the night off - he's going to pound another one - in this case into the water.

i predict that (baring injury of course) - he's going to be on fire for whats left of the season. its been such a bizarre circus he's had to wade through over the past few months. now he can just go out and play baseball. i think its going to be pretty sweet.

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My .02 on Barry and The Chase (x posted on SF Giants Fans)

2007-07-31T18:31:47Z

Fellow Giants Fans--

So, at the risk of being flamed beyond recognition, I'm posting the email I sent to a friend last week (he's a Mets fan), when he wrote and asked me for my take on the Bonds home run chase. He asked me not to be a homer, and to try to be objective. (Ha!)

His request gave me an opportunity to put down on paper how I feel about all this, and, since it's about to happen, I thought I'd post it to you all. Call it a fit of self-expression (which I may well live to regret). I don't pretend to address the whole mess--the cheating accusations, Giants payroll issues, etc, since those weren't on the topic.

I don't know--I guess with the HR record almost broken, and then with Coach Walsh's passing today, I must be feeling sentimental.

Feel free to agree, disagree, all-out flame (but nicely and with style, of course:), or ignore.

Jen

OK, what's my take on Bonds and the chase? That's a pretty general question, but I'll try to answer it honestly. I can't and don't pretend to objectivity and nothing requires that I do. I'm a fan. But I will give you the most rational, honest response I can, based on who I am. You may judge my response any way you want, naturally. But remember--you asked:)

First before all, I think this has been a very, very long time in coming, for everyone involved. The Giants. Their fans. MLB. Fans of other teams. The sports media. And most especially, the man himself.

There is no one involved in this, either peripherally or directly, that isn't tired of it. The commissioner, Bonds's detractors, fans of other teams, Giants fans, soccer fans, football fans, golf fans--everyone. Even people like me, who want it for him, for his father's memory, and for his fans, for team he plays for, for the legacy it will leave for the Bay Area and the Giants organization, his godfather, and for history it will make, is tired and we want it over. We're only human. On that, I think we all agree.

Barry's getting old. His bat is slower. His legs are tired. He's swinging at pitches he would have laughed at even a couple of years ago. He knows every one of these things. However he got to this place, whatever derision he deserves or doesn't deserve, whatever he did or did not do, however much money he may have, he is getting old, he is tired, and he is utterly alone.

There is no one, save Hank Aaron, who could come close to knowing what this pressure is like for him. And with considerable due respect, even Aaron didn't have the level of media scrutiny that today's players have--even taking away the steriods scrutiny and just talking about media coverage today vs. 1973. It's not remotely close to the same.

I've never bought into the notion that Barry doesn't care what fans think of him. He cares a great deal-just can't afford to let it show if he chooses to climb these types of mountains. No one who has accomplished aspired the impossible can let their feelings show, or they'll fail. And the closer he gets to the top of this particular mountain, the steeper the climb.

However, I've always bought into the notion that he's never cared what the media thinks of him. It's 110% true. It's old-school, it's inconvenient, it's maddening, and in the short term, it's made things much tougher for him, but the belief that 'we don't trust the media' was pounded into him by Bobby and Willie, and it's part of him like his eye color. It's in there the same way 'we don't walk into the street in front of cars' is in there for most people. And on balance, believe it or don't, I think it's served him well.

That he will break the record is not in doubt, I think we also agree on that. After that, it's up to each individual fan to decide how they feel about it. I don't think people will really know how they feel until some time goes by. We all need to put some ice into the fire of the emotions we have on the topic, whether positive or negative. Like every historical event, it's time that tells the tale, and all of history is subject to interpretation, isn't it?

Me? I'm a fan, so I'm selfish and come from my heart. That's my job. My father taught me to understand where I am on this crazy food chain and what the upside and downside of that place is. I began to learn the downside the day the Niners left Ronnie Lott open as a Plan B free agent, and I graduated from that school the day they traded Joe Montana--Joe Montana!--to the Kansas City Chiefs.

But there's an upside too. I want Barry to break the record and go on, and on--and as a Giant. I don't want that ball to stop sailing over the fence. I'm grateful for all the moments he and the Giants have gifted me with--every one of them, up or down, flush or bust. It's passion--not rational, not sensible, and probably not right, but I can't help it. There are strong, powerful, rich individuals over every fan's head that have to be smart, rational, careful, cagey. But I'm not a GM, I'm not an owner. I'm a fan. Fans get to be passionate, selfish, joyful, heartbroken--everything that comes with having all the devotion and none of the control. And thank God.

When Barry finally breaks it, I'll be deliriously happy for him, for myself as a fan, and for baseball fans all over the world. I'll be relieved, grateful, happy, sad--you name it. I'll cry tears of joy that it's over, that it happened at all, that my father's not standing next to me when it happens, AND that he's watching from up there with Barry's father and all the others, that a door will close and a similar door may never open.

Hang all the rest of it. For me it's always been about baseball. I never expected it to be perfect.

I will never--even with the passing of time--regret one single second of being a Bonds fan.

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bobblehead guessing game

2007-07-30T23:18:06Z

talking about the 2007 giants is just too depressing. so let's go back 20 years, to the good old days of 1987. you had to like those kids.

on july 29th the giants are having a promotion offering one of four bobbleheads from the 1987 team. as far as i can tell they haven't announced who yet. so, who do you think they will choose? who do you think they should choose? and which one do you want handed to you as you make your way through the turnstiles?

i think they will be:

will clark
jeffrey leonard
robby thompson
krukow

but i wouldn't mind seeing roger craig, rick reuschel, or don robinson holding a club. mitchell came over in july, so i think he'll have to wait a couple years.

and i hope i get the hac man, with one flap down.

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On this date in 1959

2007-07-30T21:52:18Z

willie mccovey made his giants debut, going 4 for 4 with two triples. though he came up at the end of july, he still ended up winning rookie of the year.

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Let's hear it for the Devil Rays

2007-07-20T21:16:05Z

they are the only team looking up at us. perhaps by the time his barryness breaks the record we will have the worst record in baseball.

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Swept by pure evil

2007-07-16T20:25:34Z

Oh man, I did NOT feverishly wait through the 5 long months of off-season for THIS. 6 runs scored in 3 home games is just inexcusable.

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All Star Game Reflections

2007-07-12T19:32:57Z

The thing that tickles me is that the two stars of the party, Vlad (Home Run Derby winner) and Ichiro (Game MVP) have two of the most unorthodox styles in the game. Little League coaches must wince every time one of these two appears. Vlad has a strike zone that extends from on deck circle to on deck circle and as high as the announcers booth. Ichiro moves every part of his body in a tight circle in a paroxysm of useless torque and then slaps a - what? - power-slap-bunt past somebody.
Weirdweirdweird. Effective. But weird.
And all game long - when i could stand to listen to Chris Berman - they kept talking about how Ichiro was splashing balls rover and over during batting practice. I heard the same thing afterwards on Sportscenter, and the next day on ESPN. DID ANYBODY SEE ANY VIDEO OF THIS? I mean, it's the cool thing about that park, it's on the frickin' logo of the all-star game, it's the best players in the game, and NOBODY filmed the batting practice of the all stars? I mean, couldn't that have been sponsored by some company too?

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Anyone going to the Fan Fest at Moscone Center?

2007-06-28T21:48:26Z

I'm going on the Sunday.

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RIP Rod Beck

2007-06-26T21:11:02Z

Just 38 years old too.

Report: Former MLB pitcher Rod Beck dies
June 24, 2007

PHOENIX (TICKER) -- Former major league relief pitcher Rod Beck died Saturday at his home in northeast Phoenix, according to the Arizona Republic website.

Beck was 38.

The cause of death is unknown. Police are investigating because Beck was alone at the time of his death, but no foul play is expected.

ADVERTISEMENT
The righthander was a relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants (1991-97), Chicago Cubs (1998-99), Boston Red Sox (1999-2001) and San Diego Padres (2003-2004).

In 13 seasons, he compiled a 38-45 record and a 3.30 ERA with 286 saves.

In 2004, Beck dealt with personal problems during spring training and struggled on the mound before being released by San Diego in August.

Beck's best season was in 1993 when he recorded 48 saves, including a record 24 straight for the Giants.

Updated on Sunday, Jun 24, 2007 4:00 pm EDT

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nothing i hate more

2007-06-13T21:07:09Z

than looking up at the rockies in the standings.

oh well, at least there will be plenty of elbow room in the bleachers tonight. and two anthems.

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You Were A LOUSY Giant...GOODBYE AND GOOD RIDDANCE!!!

2007-06-05T20:01:09Z

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Aim9S3xVDvQZhXEPR8ay9Nk5nYcB?slug=ap-rockies-finley&prov=ap&type=lgns

And the asshole had the gall to gripe about not being a starting outfielder here in SF last season. May you forever be remembered for flaming out as a fourth outfielder with the Coors Canaveral Rockies, Finlay!

*flips Finlay the giant bird*

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Balk-nitez

2007-06-01T17:49:59Z

I've set up a paypal account to collect money to hire a hitman for Armando Benitez.

Who's in?

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Giaku

2007-05-31T21:15:42Z

Barry on the hill
Big knocks by...Pedro Feliz?
Gothamites succumb

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Anyone going to the Astros game tomorrow? Monday!!!

2007-05-20T21:55:47Z

Hit me up! I have a tic...but no friends to cheer with!

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candlestickian

2007-04-27T21:08:31Z

should be awesome weather tonight at the yard. i'll be out in 139 yelling 'lady clairol!' at byrnes.

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First.....place.....?

2007-04-27T16:33:46Z

So my initial topic this season was entitled "A win a week" when we started 2-7 and got swept by the evil D*dgers.
My second topic was "Back up to .500"
And today's celebrates the Gnats taking first place in the NL West by going 9-1 the last ten games and sweeping the evil D*dgers.
There's hope in the world, and wishes really can come true.
*ting!*

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Back up to .500

2007-04-23T22:41:07Z

Hey Kids,
After all that doom and gloom talk amongst us, the Gnats have one three in a row and are within range of an even record, which in the NL West, is just about good enough. :-)

Sorry, Ms. Gas - we were of little faith.

Compare and contrast the seasons - and salaries - of Russ Ortiz and Jason Schmidt.

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Next Topic

2007-04-20T23:58:15Z

Question: Will the Giants score another run in the 2007 season?

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A win a week

2007-04-11T21:28:34Z

So the good news is that the Gnats actually won last night.
More good news is that it was against a division foe.
Bad news is that it took three errors by the Padres in one inning to accomplish one of these runs.
More bad news is that no lead is safe with our closer on the mound.

Oy. I need some more garlic fries......

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cake

2007-04-09T16:22:18Z

save benitez

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Opening Day, Anyone?

2007-04-04T23:07:23Z

I'm there. It's like a national holiday for me. Bleacher seats, a bunch of friends, tailgate and cocktails first, and then into the ballyard.

I can't wait.

Anyone else going?

Jen

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Jason Ellison Gone

2007-04-04T21:21:59Z

Give up speed and (relative) youth for a minor league pitching prospect. Someone explain this to me.

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guess where i'm going tonight

2007-03-30T15:25:46Z

that's right, it's 'first fanny in the seats' night, and zito's first start at home in the proper uni.

they usually draw some when the a's come to town, but these thursday exhibitions are nice and empty. only problem is it makes the seagulls extra bold.

this year's team definitely merits the missouri treatment, but it will be fun to be back at the old ballyard.

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Another Plug...

2007-03-27T20:49:23Z

...for my Giants podcast.

The response to our first installment was so big (995 downloads and counting) that we made a second episode ahead of schedule

give it a listen and let me know what you think.

iremembergamesix.com

(much like this tribe, there is a little swearing here and there, but nothing gratuitous. So give it a listen first before you decide if you can play it at work or in front of your kids. I guess what I'm saying is "Listener Discretion Advised")

Oh, also, it's an enhanced podcast, so to take advantage of the extra features, listen to it in iTunes with the album artwork panel showing.

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FYI: Giants on TV tonight

2007-03-14T18:22:11Z

Giants vs A's

7PM FSBA

in 2 hrs

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Giants almanac

2007-03-13T17:15:10Z

happy birthday will the thrill (1964)! the sweetest swing.

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Listen to this...

2007-03-08T07:10:18Z

...when you've got 37 minutes to spare.

It's my first podcast on...you got it... The Giants.

Humm Baby... It's a Podcast is a roundtable discussion of the Giants, and so far the feedback has been good. So check it out in iTunes at:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=217377215 (clicking link will open iTunes)

or check out our website:
www.iremembergamesix.com

our first episode description:

In their first ever podcast, the Four Stooges discuss off season moves, the Giants lineup and reasons why Armando Benitez is such a miserable pile of s%@t.

Explicit Content Disclaimer: While this podcast is not meant to be excessive or gratuitous in explicit material, the Four Stooges are passionate about the Giants, and from time to time this passion can manifest itself in cussing, name-calling, and a very specific form of cranial damage usually acquired through the blunt force of slamming one's face against a desk. Parental Guidance suggested

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Brian Wilson on KNBR this morning

2007-03-08T04:28:18Z

anyone hear this interview? the guy sounds very very solid.

its here if you want to listen:
http://media.knbr.com/knbr/0307wilson.mp3

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Matt Cain Signed to 4 year contract

2007-03-03T00:43:14Z

from Sfgate.com:

Right-hander Matt Cain and the San Francisco Giants agreed Thursday to a four-year contract that includes an option for 2011.

"When you have an opportunity to cement a working relationship with a young man like Matt, you definitely have to investigate it and I think both parties are happy that we were able to work it out," general manager Brian Sabean said in a statement. "Obviously, we all saw his immense talent over the last two years, but we all have to remind ourselves that Matt is only 22 years old and his best years are ahead of him.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/03/01/sports/s124253S77.DTL

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Manny?

2007-02-23T21:54:34Z

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/27/GIANTS.TMP

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More truth than poetry

2007-02-22T22:42:46Z

from today's chron':

Pitching coach Dave Righetti said he will map out a game schedule with Benitez early next week, after the pitchers complete their every-other-day throwing sessions ahead of Thursday's Cactus League opener. Although Righetti has not thought about holding back Benitez in the early games, he said he is open-minded.

"He's already got enough on his plate, as we all know," Righetti said.

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From the desk of Petey Magowan

2007-02-03T21:39:18Z

Dear Season Ticket Holder,

This evening, we will announce that Barry Bonds, the 14-year Giants veteran and seven-time National League Most Valuable Player, signed a one-year contract with the Giants.

As you’ve probably heard, the process of negotiating this contract was complex, lengthy and highly unconventional. This decision was not taken lightly and we spent significant time evaluating all of the elements and circumstances surrounding the negotiations before we made a final determination to move forward.

Of particular concern were the allegations against Barry in the New York Daily News on January 12th. We consider any action by one player to unfairly damage the reputation of another player to be a serious matter. Based on the information that we have at hand in this matter and in discussions with both players, all of the facts have not been accurately portrayed. After evaluating the situation and its potential impact on clubhouse chemistry, we came to the conclusion that the Giants’ players will be able to function as a team committed to supporting each other and dedicated to doing everything they can to succeed on the playing field.

Additionally, we felt that with these assurances, signing Barry to a one-year contract helped us pursue a long-term strategy toward getting the club back on track. With his presence in our lineup and only a one-year contractual commitment, we were able to avoid the temptation to trade away some of our valuable young pitching talent and were able to free up long-range funds to acquire a front line pitcher. These decisions enabled us to sign Barry Zito, retain our promising and highly sought-after young pitchers and fill our need for a power hitter in the middle of our lineup. We believe that this combination of moves provides the Giants with a better chance of winning in 2007 and in the years ahead.

You may also be interested to know that even with the signing of the 42-year-old Bonds, the average age of the 2007 Giants will be 30.7 years versus 32.7 in 2006. So we have gotten younger and presumably healthier as we stated we would try to do when the 2006 season ended.

I understand that this has been a particularly controversial and difficult decision and that there are strong opinions on both sides of the issue. I received letters, emails, phone calls and had many conversations with many of our season ticket holders during our Fanfest. I truly appreciate your passion for the Giants as we work through these complex issues. At the end of the day, I believe we have put together an exciting team for the coming season.

Like you, I am pleased that we have been able to complete this process so that we can all turn our attention to the day when pitchers and catchers report to Arizona on February 14. Thank you again for your commitment to the Giants and I look forward to seeing you at Spring Training or when we open our All-Star Season at AT&T Park.

Sincerely,

Peter A. Magowan
President and Managing General Partner
San Francisco Giants

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Erstad

2007-01-27T07:35:41Z

Erstad just signed with the White Sox.

I was sorta surprised that there was a washed-up outfielder free agent that didn't sign with us. But then I realized that Erstad is only 32 (but nevertheless on the down side of his career).

So if we keep Sabean as GM, Erstad will be our starting cenerfielder come opening day 2013.

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When Sabean Mentions That He Wants To Improve Overall "Team Speed", I Don't Think He Meant This

2007-01-11T19:35:07Z

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-bonds-amphetamines&prov=ap&type=lgns

Fer fuck's sake. How many more black eyes can this franchise take from Barry? Since the contract was never finalized, I really hope the Giants just offer him the league minimum and tell him take it or leave it. This guy's obviously an awful teammate if he's going to pull a Palmeiro defense on one of the renowned good clubhouse guys like Mark Sweeney. Has anyone else had enough of Bonds?

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Welcome back(wah wahhhhh)

2007-01-11T16:42:12Z

No, I wasn't crying wah wahhhh, that's my trumpet noise that tells you I'm staring into the Welcome Back Kotter theme song.

anyways, join me in welcoming back Russ.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AnuEo.xHiJ6cznKxrE.9pAARvLYF?slug=ap-giants-ortiz&prov=ap&type=lgns

I don't care what anyone says, as many guys as he walked, and as shitty as he was last year, I still like Russ. Plus, it's only for 380K (or about the amount of one Zito start).

IN RUSS WE TRUST
(Oh, and he woulda been the guy to bring SF a championship if Dusty hadn't pulled him in game 6)

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This is a Barry I think we can all agree on liking

2007-01-02T06:55:55Z

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/05/SPGSLMQ5BG2.DTL

With Schmidt on his way out the door, we HAVE to get another ace, and how sweet would it be if we could land Zito?

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CHRIS BROWN- R.I.P.

2006-12-28T21:36:20Z

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Ak4NsK5ELA0m2k_ptahHEfQ5nYcB?slug=ap-browndies&prov=ap&type=lgns

:(

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I Guess Zito AIn't Gonna Happen

2006-12-28T20:10:05Z

Did anyone read today's SF Chronicle and it's interview with Barry Zito? If you haven't had the chance to read the interview, you can read it here:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/12/21/SPG3FN3O4G1.DTL&type=printable

Well, after reading that, I think we can pretty much forget about seeing Zito in a Giants uniform. After all, as he said, "...what I'm looking for is an owner who sees eye-to-eye with me in my goal to lead a team to multiple World Series championships". And, obviously, MacGowan's first priority is being fiscally responsible, not winning it all. Woohoo...I guess we can look forward to a preseason battle between Damien Moss and Russ Ortiz to see who fills Schmidtty's void.
*groan*
Why do the Giants always get stuck with bad ownership that never commits to winning it all?

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YES!!!! Zito, babeeeeeee!!!!

2006-12-28T19:48:03Z

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AgQFXqu8SzHPdf_IVJewrBoRvLYF?slug=ti-zito122806&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

holy crap! I had forgotten what it feels like to have good news about the Giants signing someone.....

Just like Harry told Llyod when he traded the van for a mo-ped, I feel like telling Sabean, "Just when I think you can't get any DUMBER, you do someting like this...AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!"
Well, he didn't TOTALLY redeem himself. But the Giants are set up with an awesome pitching staff for the next few years. imagine when we dump Bonds and all our other one year contract fogeys and use that money on some young talent, then we'll be set.

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great...why not

2006-12-21T00:37:49Z

we got klesko now.

I gotta say I really like the move, he's a solid player a young guy at only 25. Oh wait, I thought it was 1996 there for a minute. Nevermind, this is another washed up shitty old guy.

gimme a fuckin break...

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Yep...Brian Sabean Really Does Hate Us Giants Fans...

2006-12-13T23:49:49Z

...and is going to lob a minor league contract to every pitcher he ever put in a Giants uniform that put us through misery due to their sheer sucktitude. Yesterday, it was Tyler "Couldn't Even Make It On The Devil Rays" Walker. Today, it's....

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2006/12/13/SPGFPMUHI81.DTL

*rolls eyes*

At least, if you're going to snatch up every former Giants pitcher who has fallen on hard times, get Ortiz, who was actually GOOD when he was a Giants. I know..."its a no lose situation...its just a minor league contract...YADDA YADDA". BUT, why give these guys a second chance when he gave them a gazillion chances before during their first stints with the team and, whether it be due to lack of mental toughness or complete ineptitude, they never failed...to suck...to suck HARD. I'm surprised he didn't snatch up Alan Embree while he was still on the market. How much longer before he trades Johnathan Sanchez to New York for Felix Rodriguez? Hell, while he's at it, why not get William Van Landingham to come out of retirement to serve up some homerun derby specials? Solomon Torres? Atlee Hammaker?

GRR!!!! Fire this jackass Sabean NOW!!!

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Bruce Jenkins goes off....

2006-12-13T00:21:16Z

on Sabean, Macgowan and Baer:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2006/12/09/SPGG8MSNNB1.DTL

Giants: no plan, no pride -- and no chance

The Giants' season is over, a lost cause before it begins. For that you can thank Peter Magowan, chief executive Larry Baer and general manager Brian Sabean. If any of those men want to acknowledge their resistance to the Barry Bonds signing, stand up and be counted right now. Otherwise, the three of them go down with the ship.

Viewed as a procession of logical steps, the lead-up to Thursday's agreement can be justified. The Angels made a seven-year offer for Alfonso Soriano and got outbid by $21 million. The deals signed by Carlos Lee and Gary Matthews Jr. were preposterous. The Giants didn't have the means to trade for Andruw Jones, Vernon Wells or Manny Ramirez.

In a sense, then, they never really had a chance in the big-name market. They also had a desolate farm system and a massive hole in the cleanup spot, with a choice that pretty much came down to Bonds or Artie Gigantino. So they painted themselves in a corner, signed Bonds out of desperation and guaranteed themselves a morbid, nationwide fascination with their pitifully inadequate team.

Where Sabean went wrong is claiming the Bonds move "makes baseball sense." No, it makes freak-show sense, and that's all the Giants want to be: a freak show. This column will always claim that Bonds is the most compelling at-bat in baseball, that he's the most sure-fire Hall of Famer since Mickey Mantle. What he doesn't do is make his team, or his teammates, better. It's one thing to be led by a prime-time Bonds, as the Giants were in their World Series season of 2002. It's another to be dragged into oblivion by a man who has lost any sense of professionalism.

As Bonds finally got healthy down the stretch last year, the Giants were driven out of contention with alarming dispatch (final record: 76-85). Worse yet, Bonds sat out a number of crucial games for no apparent reason other than, you know, he felt like it. In the most revealing episode of the Bay Area off-season, a published report listed the times Bonds had taken off his uniform when the Giants needed him to pinch-hit, how he was asked to play left field by manager Felipe Alou but refused, how he was napping in the clubhouse during the Dodgers' pennant-clinching victory in San Francisco.

Magowan, Baer and Sabean not only ignored that, they didn't hear the signs. Countless fans expressed their outrage at being characterized as mindless, pro-Bonds idiots. Omar Vizquel said publicly that Bonds should be out of left field and in the American League. Mark Sweeney, while not mentioning Bonds specifically in a KNBR interview with Ralph Barbieri, made repeated references to players "pulling together" and "being on the same page" and "every night," suggesting that such unity is vital for any team struggling to contend.

The Giants won't ever be on the same page as Bonds. Magowan's lame forecast to the contrary, Bonds will be the elephant-like "centerpiece" of every story all season. For months, the clubhouse atmosphere will be ruined by a pack of national writers who despise Bonds, and the notion of him breaking Henry Aaron's record, but will nevertheless follow him everywhere (last year, frustrated Giants had to invent team meetings just to clear the place out). And when he does break the record, Aaron staying home in disgust, commissioner Bud Selig will be faking every gesture and tribute.

Magowan, Baer and Sabean apparently didn't consider any of this, but hell, why would they? They have no plan. They've come back with a sad replica of last year's disaster, one without a future or even a present. I've fiercely defended Sabean over the years, and he'll probably make a few moves to improve the pitching staff, but he's not exactly on a roll. The Giants are now two solid levels below the Dodgers, and Sabean is most remembered for handing Alou an assortment of wilting flowers: Edgardo Alfonzo, Jeff Fassero, Jason Christiansen, Jim Brower, Jose Vizcaino, Mike Stanton, Steve Finley, Matt Herges, Armando Benitez -- there must be more. Without question, Sabean is merely the executor of Magowan's pipe-dream fantasies, but at some point he has realize how inept it makes him look.

Does Bonds make the Giants more watchable? Absolutely -- sort of like a really massive crash makes the Indy 500 more memorable. This ranks among the most cowardly, gutless baseball decisions of the post-war era, but then again, it would take a pretty stiff dose of courage for Sabean (and many other people in the organization) to say what they really think, like "His steroid associations have embarrassed us for far too long," or "We've grown tired of looking the other way," or "We're sick of him running the team and the way it's built." So everybody just caved in, and now Bonds has a contract (potentially even more lucrative than last year's) that will stifle the Giants' more pressing financial needs.

It's astonishing to think that the Giants expect Bonds to stay healthy and skate through the mine fields of the federal government, the IRS and the Major League Baseball investigation, all the while hitting 45 homers, leading the team to glory and being a really cool teammate. It's a little bit frightening, actually. Meanwhile, here is management's message to new manager Bruce Bochy: Screw your first season. Suck it up. Sheer idolatry will get Bochy through the first couple of months, but then some very harsh reality will set in.

So here's to the 2007 Giants, a team with no plan -- and worse yet, no pride. See you in fourth place, with a very unhappy superstar making everyone miserable.

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Yet Another Sign The Macgowan & Sabean Could Care Less About Winning

2006-12-12T19:02:45Z

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/baseball/mlb/san_francisco_giants/16206693.htm?source=rss

Talk about a big middle finger to those of us in the Bay Area that are Giants fans and not solely Barry Bonds fans. I guess they didn't have enough of Walker's ability to be a late inning gasoline can before. Nice use of payroll, Sabean. And he wonders why us in the "lunatic fringe" have the "gall" to give him so much flak. Can they just forfeit the entire 2007 instead of embarrassing this city with this horrible roster?

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Peter Gammons is an insightful dude

2006-12-09T20:55:30Z

from his blog today:
http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=gammons_peter#20061209

Bonds' 'media hypocrisy' a reality
posted: Saturday, December 9, 2006

As Barry Bonds closed in on Babe Ruth's home run mark last spring, he said that one thing that bothered him was "the media hypocrisy" that cited and condemned him and a precious few others in an era when likely thousands of players used performance-enhancing drugs.
Fast-forward to the winter meetings at Disney this week. Bonds was brought into the Dolphin Hotel by agent Jeff Borris because there was such a scant Bonds market, yet the buzz through the few days was for pitchers -- and sometimes players -- getting contracts no one this side of Denny Neagle dreamed possible. Scouts, coaches, managers and even general managers privately discussed declined velocity, odd injuries, and more detriments in some of those pitchers and players, and yet there was no outrage at the cash outlay to those players, not the way bystanders cheered for teams to pass on Bonds.

Oh, Barry brings much of that on himself with his swagger and "I'm Barry Bonds -- you're not" attitude. But to take moral stances on evil seen and heard without balance is, at best, the mirror image of what alienates Bonds from the public.

When the Hall of Fame voting approached, New York columnists railed against Mark McGwire, worse than they railed against Jason Giambi before he began hitting home runs again. There was a column about the joy of getting the ballot and not voting for McGwire. "Cheater" is the evil-doer phrase of the era. Yet, when the Mets re-signed Guillermo Mota -- and that 3-0, 1.00, 18, 10, 2, 2, 5, 19 line after he couldn't pitch in Cleveland bears repeating -- to a two-year contract while under suspension, it did not pique the moralist majority, not even those who chide the Yankees for Giambi, payroll, or other issues to root for the Mets.

Sammy Sosa suggested to Pedro Gomez that he might like to return -- no interest, even in Chicago. Rafael Palmeiro no longer exists, as McGwire no longer exists in St. Louis. Those who cite the Shakepsearean Jose Canseco on McGwire and Bonds were not heard during the wonderful run of the Detroit Tigers on Pudge Rodriguez.

And this week there was an "it's a wonderful life" spin to the $10 million-plus signings, many of which had as many questions raised as in the magical worlds of Bonds, Sosa and McGwire.

The Mets need Mota, and have every right to sign him. Those teams that signed players and pitchers whose growth, recovery and power -- hitting and throwing -- have increased dramatically have been questioned in the stands and the back rooms of ballparks across America. The drug use is all part of the culture of which most people in the industry and the media know little.

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U...RIII...BE! R....I...P...

2006-12-09T12:01:13Z

Goodnight, sweet prince

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/12/08/sports/s091136S05.DTL

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That's It! I've Had Enough! Let's Boycott AT&T Park!!!!

2006-12-09T00:28:58Z

If the Giants ownership doesn't want to commit to winning, then I'm not going to commit funding their team. Don't get me wrong...I will always root for the Giants, but I refuse to fund an organization that is content with mediocrity and being laughingstocks at the expense of their rivals due to pure greed. The only way to show money grubbers the evils of their ways is to not give them any money. So, I'm boycotting AT&T Park for any and all events and the purchase of any and all Giants merchandise until they hold true to their promise of earlier this offseason and GET YOUNGER & BUILD FOR THE FUTURE! Who's with me?

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He's baaaack...

2006-12-08T19:30:13Z

Barry for 16 mil for one year.

thoughts?

We aren't doing shit next year, and I think that 16 mil should have gone towards zito. who cares if we need offense? It's not like we're one offensive signing away from the world series. We should sign zito for six years, and have our pitching core (zito cain and lowry) carry us until we can build back our offense.

exactly what I didn't want to happen this offseason is happening so far. instead of blowing up the team from the ground up, we have fallen back into the "surround Barry with old fogies" model that has worked oh-so-well.

Although, I will admit that games are more exciting when Barry's involved. And love him or hate him, every one of you counts the number of outs til his next at bat. Part of me is kinda happy, and part of me knows it's time to move on. But we'll get to watch him for one more season at least.

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JT's back!

2006-12-08T16:44:43Z

But not as a Giants player.

Giants' Snow retires; to work for team
JANIE McCAULEY
Associated Press

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - First baseman J.T. Snow announced his retirement Thursday after a 15-year major league career, and he will rejoin the San Francisco Giants in several roles.

Snow has been hired by the Giants, his team from 1997-2005, for about 20 games as a radio broadcaster. He also will serve as a roving minor league coach and an instructor at spring training, in addition to advising general manager Brian Sabean and making personal appearances on behalf of the club.

"I'm looking forward to it," said the 38-year-old Snow, a six-time Gold Glove winner who already lives in the Bay Area. "I think it will be a fun transition from playing and I look forward to the next step and the next chapter in my life. I knew this day would be coming. It's inevitable for all of us."

Snow last played for the Boston Red Sox, who designated him for assignment on June 19. He was batting .205 in only 44 at-bats when the club let him go.

Snow owns a career batting average of .268 with 189 homers and 877 RBIs in parts of 15 seasons, playing 1,715 games with the Yankees, Angels, Giants and Red Sox.

A left-handed hitter with an impressive playoff track record, he thought he might catch on with a contending team for the stretch run last season, but it didn't happen.

"It's a humbling experience when you're talking to your agent and he says no one's calling," Snow said.

Snow reached the World Series with the Giants in 2002, and they lost in seven games. During Game 5 against the Anaheim Angels, the sure-handed Snow made perhaps his most alert play.

Snow had already scored on Kenny Lofton's triple and David Bell was running home when it became dangerous - Darren Baker, the 3 1/2-year-old bat boy son of manager Dusty Baker, was standing behind Angels catcher Bengie Molina, eager to grab Lofton's bat.

In a flash, Snow dashed in and scooped up the boy by the collar of his oversized jacket, pulling him from harm's way.

When the Giants parted ways with Snow after the 2005 season, Sabean, executive vice president Larry Baer and owner Peter Magowan planted the seed about Snow one day working for the club. Most of his broadcast work will be at home games providing analysis alongside play-by-play announcer Dave Flemming.

Snow's late father, Jack, a star receiver in the NFL, also went into broadcasting after his playing career ended. While J.T. has no experience in the booth, Baer said he has "great insights."

"In the spirit of other great Giants, we'd like to have a long-standing relationship with him," Baer said. "He has a winning attitude. You can't get enough of exposing the players you're very proud of having worn your uniform to your current players."

Snow will have the freedom to explore his options and see where he fits in best, and he didn't rule out the possibility of coaching or managing someday.

For now, he's been enjoying the chance to coach his son's flag football team.

"I'm really intrigued to work with minor league kids," Snow said on a conference call. "We all were there once."

He is most looking forward to helping develop minor leaguers - not to mention guiding good friend Rich Aurilia as he makes the transition to first base as San Francisco's new starter in Snow's old spot.

"That would be a challenge," Snow said. "It will be a lot of fun."

Snow and Hall of Famer Willie McCovey are the only Giants first basemen to make nine straight starts on opening day since the team moved west to San Francisco in 1958.

"I can honestly look back and say I gave it all I had," Snow said. "I have no regrets. I have nothing left to give as a player. I'm all tapped out. I had fun. If you told me at 21 I would retire at 38, I probably wouldn't have believed you."

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Bye Schmitty

2006-12-07T18:43:01Z

Schmitty gone to the d*dgers. Three years 47 million. Sad. I know he had to go, but it sure was great when it was great.

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Sabes' Latest Signings Made To Knock Us Giants Fans' Socks Off YAWN

2006-12-05T00:46:03Z

Sabean just inked Pete Happy, Rich Aurilia, and Bengie Molina to deals. Wow...that's going to turn this below .500 team into World Series contenders! </sarcasm>

I really fucking hate Brian Sabean right now. The guy is just begging to get fired so he can join the darkside down South with his buddy Coletti. Bastard.

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'Bye, 'bye, Bonds?

2006-12-03T07:17:52Z

Source: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16144406.htm

Posted on Sat, Dec. 02, 2006

Barry Bonds not offered arbitration

RONALD BLUM
Associated Press

NEW YORK - Tom Glavine is staying with the Mets, and Ray Durham with the Giants. Barry Bonds seems ready to leave San Francisco.

Twenty-five free agents were offered salary arbitration by their former teams before Friday's midnight deadline, a group that included Oakland's Barry Zito and San Francisco's Jason Schmidt, the top available starting pitchers. The Giants declined arbitration with Bonds, coming off a $90 million, five-year contract.

"San Francisco's decision not to offer Barry arbitration speaks volumes of their true intentions to have him back in a Giants uniform for the 2007 season," said Bonds' agent, Jeff Borris. "It has been well documented that the Giants were trying to sign Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Lee, Gary Matthews and Juan Pierre. And they have been working diligently in trying to trade for Manny Ramirez. The Giants' actions demonstrate that Barry obviously is not a priority to them."

In the past, the deadline was Dec. 7 and players not offered arbitration couldn't re-sign with their former teams until May 1. But under baseball's new labor contract, agreed to during the World Series, the deadline lost much of its importance.

Now, free agents can return to their former teams at any time. By not offering arbitration, all a club loses is the right to receive amateur draft picks if a highly ranked player signs with another team. Free agents who were offered arbitration have until Dec. 7 to accept.

Houston declined to offer arbitration to all five of its former players who are free agents, a group that includes Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte.

San Diego offered arbitration to six players: pitchers Alan Embree, Chan Ho Park and David Wells; first baseman Ryan Klesko; outfielder Dave Roberts and second baseman Todd Walker.

Other free agents who received arbitration offers were starting pitchers Miguel Batista (Arizona), Ted Lilly (Toronto), Gil Meche (Seattle), Vicente Padilla (Texas), and Mark Mulder and Jeff Suppan (St. Louis); relievers Keith Foulke (Boston), Scott Schoeneweis (Cincinnati), Ron Villone (New York Yankees) and Guillermo Mota and Roberto Hernandez (New York Mets); infielders Rich Aurilia (Cincinnati), Tony Graffanino (Milwaukee) and Julio Lugo (Los Angeles Dodgers); and outfielder Jose Guillen (Washington).

Texas offered arbitration to Lee, an outfielder whose $100 million, six-year contract with Houston hasn't been finalized, and Philadelphia offered arbitration to outfielder David Dellucci, who has an $11.5 million, three-year preliminary agreement with Cleveland.

Also, free-agent utility infielder Geoff Blum and the San Diego Padres agreed to a $900,000, one-year contract. Left fielder Scott Podsednik agreed to a $2.9 million, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox that avoided arbitration. And Hernandez was close to an agreement with Cleveland.

Glavine agreed to a $10.5 million, one-year contract with New York and opted against a possible return to the Atlanta Braves. Now the Mets can relax as they talk to Zito and discuss possible trades this offseason.

"With Tommy now on board, I think we still will look at ways to improve the starting rotation," general manager Omar Minaya said.

Ten wins shy of 300 after going 15-7 with a 3.82 ERA this year, Glavine helped the Mets win their first division title since 1988. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner then went 2-1 with a 1.59 ERA in three postseason starts as New York advanced to Game 7 of the NL championship series before losing to St. Louis.

Glavine, a left-hander who will be 41 next season, lives in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, and his family commuted to New York on weekends during the school year to join him. He thought long about whether he wanted to return to the Braves, his team from 1987-2002, or stay with the Mets, who signed him before the 2003 season. He told the Mets he would make his decision before the winter meetings, which begin Monday in Florida.

"I wrestled with it. I think that everybody who knows me knows how important my family is to me and knows how much strain it is on my family for me to be in New York," he said. "After four years, it's grown on me. I like the city. I like the fans. I love the organization. They treated me with the utmost respect and that pull to come back to New York was a very strong pull. In the end, it's where we felt like we needed to be, and where we wanted to be."

Durham agreed to a two-year contract worth between $14 million and $15 million. The 35-year-old second baseman, switch-hitter and two-time All-Star, is coming off his best season in years. He batted .293 with career highs of 26 home runs and 93 RBIs for the Giants with a .538 slugging percentage in 498 at-bats. He signed a three-year deal with the club before the 2003 season but has dealt with several leg injuries since his arrival.

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Durham is back

2006-12-02T18:14:32Z

well, they got Durham.

I think it's an okay move, especially because the contract is only for two years. I think Ray has at least 1 1/2 good seasons left in his tank. Having said that, we'll be lucky if we can get those 1 1/2 good seasons out of him because of his injury history.

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SELL THE TEAM, NOW!!!

2006-12-02T04:51:40Z

Am I the only person sick of hearing all of Giants' ownerships' kvetching over not being able to pay big-time free agents the enormous prices they are going for? Don't get me wrong...I don't think that some of this year's free agent crop deserve what they are getting paid and appreciate the ownership group for keeping the team here in SF and building AT&T Park, but it's also ridiculous that they are now grousing about the hole they've dug themselves into after gutting the farm system for years in order to surround Barry Bonds with marginal veterans. They could have always followed a more fiscally responsible management model, ala the A's, but THEY chose to build the team via free agency and thus put themselves into the situation they are currently in where the team's outlook is beyond bleak for years and years to come. While this run of winning seasons was nice, the Giants still ended up with NOTHING to show for it and thus continued their status of being historically the b!tches of their cross town and historical rivals (the A's and Dodgers, respectively). We deserve better than this...or at least owners who can place becoming a more successful franchise than the A's and Dodgers as higher importance than paying off the mortgage. That's why I think McGowan and the ownership group need to sell the team NOW. They obviously can't afford to run this team any longer, especially with the way they've arranged the organization. I'm sure Larry Ellison, if he were the owner, would NOT accept having the Giants go down in history as the rivals that never truly came close in overall team success to the Dodgers and A's. If they can no longer afford the free agents that they've set up their team to depend upon signing in order to compete, then they should sell the team to someone who can. They've shouldn't be doing what they currently are doing, by signing the Dave Robertses and Rich Aurilias of the world and try to play it off as them still trying to win now. If not sell the team, just flat out say the dreaded "R" word (AKA "rebuild") and let rooks play while detailing to us via their media outlets their new plan to rebuild the team according to a new, more fiscally responsible, model. They've got to realize that they will lose more fans by treating us like we're stupid, trying to force-feed us the notion that this team will compete next season with a starting lineup that looks like the end of most teams' benches, than they will if they honestly have a plan to rebuild. If they don't have a plan to get this team caught up with the A's and the Dodgers, then they shoud just sell the team to someone who does.

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What are we, the geriatric ward?

2006-11-29T01:01:35Z

Sabean is talking to Aurilia and DAVE ROBERTS??? How the hell old is Roberts, 57? Jayzoooks, is our stock so bad that no one under 35 will even talk to us?!!!

And Aurilia sucked in the field. At least with Omar he won't get to play SS. Please, Sabean grow a brain....

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Why Are They Paying You, Brian Sabean?!?!

2006-11-27T17:57:51Z

Alfonso Soriano- GONE...to the Cubs.
Juan Pierre- GONE...to the frickin' Dodgers.
Nomar Garciaparra- GONE...staying with the Dodgers.

Thus far, it appears to me that all the Giants have thus far is a not so awe-inspiring hire at manager and absolutely NOBODY to play at any positions. GREAT. Is Brian Sabean that pissed that we dared question his recent deals that he's just now going to arrogantly take this franchise into the toilet in hopes of getting fired and gettting hired by his buddy Colletti to piss off the local media and Giants fans? C'mon Sabean...start earning your paycheck and stop hanging onto the glory of that Matt Williams for Jeff Kent deal. Or was it really Ned prodding your ass to action while you were always the one that was trigger shy all these years?

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Oh Yeah...I'm Surprised No One Has Mentioned...

2006-11-14T23:14:16Z

...FUCK!!!! The Cardinals won it all! Damnit, another world title for that self-righteous phony, Tony LaRussa (the man who always covers for his roidheads but always acts so against steroid use). I bet Matt Morris is happy, since the team he rooted 10 times harder for than he ever has played for the black and orange won it all. I hope he feels semi-responsible for their win because that last start against HIS Cardinals where he essentially pitched slow-pitch softball against them helped get them into the playoffs by holding off the surging Astros. Damn...I hate that Matt Morris. Why does Sabean lately only sign these cash stealing, free agent bums? GRRRRR!!!! Yeah...two months or so later, still bitter about the Giants' '06 campaign. >:(

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Offseason fodder: favorite baseball movies

2006-11-08T05:33:52Z

1) eight men out

2) bad leutenant

3) pride of the yankees

4) fear strikes out

5) experiment in terror

6) bang the drum slowly

7) major league

8) the jackie robinson story

9) [boobie prize] the fan

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Almanac

2006-11-01T17:58:34Z

did anyone else who went to opening day 2006 say anything out loud this morning when they changed their giants calendar to november?

i said, 'Oh great!' while rolling my eyes.

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It's Time For Bochy Ball (Yeah...I Know That Its a Really Bad Pun)

2006-10-30T21:04:54Z

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AvjAUBbZjTXeJMoCdNaLkSI5nYcB?slug=ap-giants-bochy&prov=ap&type=lgns

PHEW!!! A big sigh of relief from me. I'm glad they went out of the organization for their hire. I'm not sure if Bochy is a guy that is as fiery as I would have hoped (that Giants clubhouse of the last couple seasons has just been lethargic) but I'm personally just glad that Wotus didn't get hired. Also, with Bochy getting hired, that hopefully also means that all of those coaches by title only that have been sitting on their asses the last couple of seasons saying and doing nothing except cross their fingers in hopes that the Giants players will be able to somehow correct their problems on their own will FINALLY get their well earned pink slips.

What do you all think of the Bochy hire?

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No Piniella For The Giants

2006-10-18T20:28:24Z

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Ai0jdRokGzAgNVLvh9t2wuc5nYcB?slug=ap-giants-nopiniella&prov=ap&type=lgns

Though Piniella was not my first choice to fill the managerial void, I still have to RIP here:

WHY IS WOTUS THE ONLY PERSON TO BE INTERVIEWED SO FAR?!?!?!

Why are they even considering ANY of those lax, uninspiring, lazy because they've had so much job security within the organization for SO long CHUMPS as the manager? If anything, they should be considering giving those guys in the "coaching" staff (I use quotes there because it seems from the reports I've read about the last couple of Giants seasons that the coaching staff in general were a bunch of hands-off, mutes who left the players to their own devices and collected paychecks for sitting on a bench in a Giants uni) pinkslips. All I know is that if they hire ANYONE from the current coaching staff as the manager, that's a sign that the Giants ownership and management don't give a crap about winning and are perfectly happy with the team being stinko horrible as long as they can still cater to people going to the games just for the mall food court and the Bonds homerun derby. Hell, just interviewing one of those schmucks is virtually a slap in all of our faces. FUCK SABEAN AND MACGOWAN. GRRRRR!!!!!!

P.S. Anyone else finding a little pleasure in seeing the A's getting punked by the Tigers. Maybe God doesn't hate us after all...well, make that, he does hate us right now THAT MUCH.

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ARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

2006-10-08T17:10:03Z

If that team from that suburban piss-ant ghetto across the bay when yet ANOTHER World Series before the Giants win just ONE...
I

WILL

BE

SOOOOOO

PISSSEEEEDDD!!!!

You see what happens, Sabean and MacGowan, when you try to build your team on the Yankees business model yet don't even have 1/3 of the budget? YOU ARE BOUND TO LLOOOOOSSSEEEE!!! You don't give a shit about the farm system. YOU LOOOOSSSEEE!!! Just look across the bay at the A's with their payroll half of what the Giants' is and where the piece of shit Giants are right now. Why do the Giants always end up with these jokers running the club who have no clue how to build a winning organization or have no care to build a winner. UUUGGGGHHHHH!!!! If the A's win it all, I will be sick to my stomach for weeks.

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Managerial Material

2006-10-06T21:21:58Z

three managers let go, all former giant skippers: alou, baker, and robinson. all minority managers. want to bet they get replaced by three white guys? (or at least 2 out of 3 if rumours are true that dusty goes to washington.)

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