The headline says it all.  With his start tonight, Ryan Vogelsong is officially the National League leader in ERA.  Needless to say, his journey has been interesting, and admittedly a tad perplexing.  Some like to compare him to Colby Lewis as another once promising pitcher who worked himself out in Japan and returned to...
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I’ll try not to comment too much on last night’s game, because quite frankly even thinking about it is exhausting.  All I can say is that I’m not at all surprised as well as supremely grateful that I wasn’t watching innings 7-12, because frankly I can only take so much.  Setting that aside, the...
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The end of the All-Star break marks the beginning of yet another series against the Padres, this time in the evil hellbox that is Petco Park. Even in a season where the Friars are languishing in the basement, I still get a horrible feeling whenever we face this team. Even after vanquishing...
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One of the best stories of this season (non-Vogelsong category) is Nate Schierholtz’ magical transformation into a serviceable everyday player.  For a large part of his career, let’s say all of it, Schierholtz has been somewhat of an afterthought.  There was a time way back in the day where I was of the mind...
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The short version of the story is that this site was not attended to well, and now is back with a vengeance.  The long version is full of political intrigue, romance, murder, and an incident involving some escaped zoo animals.  What’s important is that Croix De Candlestick is back and ready to help you,...
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There’s much to be done and much to be reported in the one day before tomorrow’s opening game against the hated Dodgers.  Brian Wilson will start the season on the DL, meaning there’s to be a scramble for a replacement closer within the bullpen (Sergio Romo is the obvious frontrunner, although a closer-by-committee is...
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If you picked up the San Francisco Chronicle and perused Bruce Jenkins’ latest column today, you were probably left scratching your head.  Or at least I was.  The general thesis of the article was that the prevailing emotion within the Giants’ organization concerning Barry Zito was “exasperation,” and that “his status as a No....
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It’s hard not to ride the high of a decisive victory over the Dodgers, even if it is early in the Spring.  Pablo Sandoval went deep, the Giants scored eight runs, and all is right in the world so far in the Cactus League.  I did some math, and if the Giants continue this...
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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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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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