Earlier today Baseball America came out with their top-100 prospects list which included all of two Giants minor-leaguers, with Brandon Belt and Zack Wheeler clocking in at 23rd and 55th respectively.  The rest of the system, which is largely viewed as “bottom heavy,” has been left out of the conversation in terms of who...
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Given the lack of controversy surrounding the Giants’ camp personnel-wise this offseason, I understand the need as a sportswriter to drum up a positional battle, really I do.  In a recent article, Chris Haft talks with Bruce Bochy about the possibility of a log-jam of sorts on left field.  Sure, he’s no less of...
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Around this time last year there was a small panic about the future of lefty Madison Bumgarner.  Drafted out of high school in 2007, he was touted as having a plus fastball that sat around 94-95 mph, while concerns were abound for his unorthodox delivery.  In one season at A-ball, he became the next...
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While you were out with your significant other on a romantic night on the town spending exorbitant amounts of money on a fancy dinner, a dozen roses, and a box of chocolates, you may have forgotten why Monday, February 14th was important.  I’ll assume you, the non-single reader, were probably distracted by the festivities...
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As we’re almost 24 hours away from pitchers and catchers reporting, let’s get moving with the second installment in the “What to Expect” series, featuring our newest Giant, shortstop Miguel Tejada.  Over the last decade, the argument can be made that Tejada has been one of the premier hitting shortstops in baseball.  He came...
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One of my earliest memories as a kid is my first Giants game at the age of four.  It was a day game at Candlestick Park, and the Giants lost to the Pirates.  I remember asking my Dad all manner of Giants-related questions over the course of the game. What happens at the end of...
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There’s no moment in my life that can compare to right now.  In dramatic fashion, the Giants have won the first World Series since the Giants came to San Francisco in 1958.  1962?  If only McCovey had hit it a little higher.  1989?  The earthquake delayed the Athletics’ dominate sweep.  2002?  The god damn...
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Following a game that had some weird Halloween juju, it’s hard to believe this is really happening.  Andres Torres hit a ball that caromed off first base for a double that was followed by an Aubrey Huff home run.  Freddy Sanchez made some of the greatest defensive plays this postseason had to offer.  Jeff...
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When I first used the term “Postseason Weirdness Theory,” I thought I had a pretty good grasp of what it meant.  I thought it meant that because the postseason is a small sample size of at-bats, it’s impossible to predict.  Game 2 of the World Series redefined the term completely. It was a game where...
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It may come as news to the folks over at ESPN, but Cliff Lee is not a Herculean demigod sent to smite the Giants into World Series oblivion.  He is actually a real, living, breathing, very fallible Major League pitcher.  If Roy Halladay’s Game 1 of the NLCS wasn’t enough of a lesson, this...
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