The Giants of 2010 were a cast of characters to say the least.  Between Tim Lincecum’s long hair and alleged marijuana use and Cody Ross’ storied past as a rodeo clown, there were tall-tales galore.  The most interesting of these stories though came in the form of a certain bearded closer and his merry...
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I touched on Brandon Belt briefly in my “Down on the Farm” post, but didn’t go into detail in hopes of stretching this guy’s story potential out as much as humanly possible, because let’s face it; highly touted position player prospects have been few and far between for the Giants, Buster Posey excepted. Drafted in...
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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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In the past decade, the argument can be made that the Giants were given a raw deal (that seemingly expired in 2010).  There was both heartbreak and middling levels of success galore, with the occasionally controversial record-breaking season out of Barry Bonds.  If there’s one area of heartbreak that hasn’t been felt all that...
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For the last decade, the Giants have been famous for drafting and developing an endless slew of above-average pitching prospects.  The legacy began with the likes of Shawn Estes, flamed out with the trio of doom (Jerome Williams/Kurt Ainsworth/Jesse Foppert) and finally culminated in the glory that was Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, and Madison...
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Last year I did a series of posts entitled “What to Expect” featuring players who’s 2010 seasons were difficult to project.  The series featured Mark DeRosa and Pablo Sandoval, and I was horribly wrong on both counts.  DeRosa missed a large majority of the season with wrist problems, so I think I deserve some...
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If you’ve been a Giants fan for anywhere between two and sixty years, there’s a good chance that at some point this team has broken your heart.  Maybe it was when Willie McCovey’s line drive wasn’t quite high enough in ‘62.  Or it could have been the travesty that was the ‘02 World Series....
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I know I still don’t feel like talking about next season yet unless the words “defending World Series Champions” are involved.  So I’ll reconcile these feelings by talking about what mix of players will help the Giants defend their World Series title.  It may still feel strange to be able to say that finally,...
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I woke up this morning hardly believing that last night happened. It really, truly happened. The Giants won the World Series for the first time in 56 years, effectively ending the San Francisco drought. The heartbreak of three previous attempts at the title was erased in one swing of the bat...
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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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