Speculation

Criticism, observations, and general ranting

Giants Interested in David DeJesus?

July 16, 2010
By Nick Cannata-Bowman
Giants Interested in David DeJesus?

Amidst the Corey Hart rumors, there’s one name out there that may be a little more affordable and lot more effective.  Royals outfield David DeJesus has come up in talks, as Henry Schulman claims that a top talent evaluator was at the Giants/Mets game last night.  The real question here is what the 30...
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Ned Colletti vs. Brian Sabean: Who’s Worse?

July 15, 2010
By Nick Cannata-Bowman
Ned Colletti vs. Brian Sabean: Who’s Worse?

Back when Ned Colletti was crowned the General Manager of of the Los Angeles Dodgers, there was a certain aire of betrayal amongst the Giants community.  Colletti was the assistant GM to our very own Brian Sabean, and skipped town to join the our age-old rivals down the coast.  Much like our esteemed GM,...
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Who Stays, Who Goes, and the Dwindling Trade Market

July 14, 2010
By Nick Cannata-Bowman
Who Stays, Who Goes, and the Dwindling Trade Market

The run up to the All-Star break sparked a good deal of discussion as to what exactly the missing pieces on this Giants team were.  On some days, it seems as though all the pieces are in place.  Buster Posey is hitting successfully out of the cleanup spot, Aubrey Huff is continuing to roll,...
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The Resurgent Giants Offense

June 15, 2010
By Nick Cannata-Bowman
The Resurgent Giants Offense

As recent as about a month ago, the Giants offense was pretty terrible.  After suffering through historically one of the worst starting lineups last season, 2010 was shaping up to be more of the same.  In three games in Oakland, the Giants scraped together one run in what can only be described as one...
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Timmy Troubles

June 1, 2010
By Nick Cannata-Bowman
Timmy Troubles

After an inspiring sweep of a less than formidable Diamondbacks team finished off by a resilient extra-innings victory, game one against the division rival Rockies didn’t go quite as well.  And predictably so.  Honestly, there’s no shame in getting shut out by Ubaldo Jimenez, a guy with a 0.78 ERA.  He has yet to...
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Chairs on the Titanic

May 26, 2010
By Nick Cannata-Bowman
Chairs on the Titanic

There’s an old saying that dates back awhile that I feel like describes the Giants current situation perfectly.  After the series in Oakland where the offense managed to score one run while getting shut out twice, upper management had a surefire solution to fixing the problem.  It involved moving Aubrey Huff to left field,...
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The Mind of Bruce Bochy

April 26, 2010
By Nick Cannata-Bowman
The Mind of Bruce Bochy

Following a nice series victory of the Cardinals, I feel bad bringing some negativity into the world.  That said, there’s something that needs to be observed: the contradictions of Bruce Bochy’s decision-making abilities.  Who does and doesn’t get playing time seems to be arbitrarily judged off of…well…nothing. After a torrid spring, John Bowker was handed...
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Giants/Cardinals and the Roadtrip from Hell

April 23, 2010
By Nick Cannata-Bowman
Giants/Cardinals and the Roadtrip from Hell

Let’s acknowledge right off the bat that this six game roadtrip was a ferry ride through hell in terms of losing.  There was lots of Manny Ramirez, David Eckstein, tears, and the reappearance of the 2009 offense.  In summation, it was the worst first six-game roadtrip of the season since…well, last year’s first six...
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Everybody calm down, it’ll be alright

April 17, 2010
By Nick Cannata-Bowman
Everybody calm down, it’ll be alright

Last night’s game was nothing short of heart-wrenching from start to finish.  Anytime you go down 7-0 early against the Dodgers on the road, things begin to look pretty grim.  A few things need to be taken into account though.  Firstly, Todd Wellemeyer pitched.  Todd Wellemeyer should not be our fifth starter.  Ergo, this...
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Giants/Pirates: Series Preview

April 12, 2010
By Nick Cannata-Bowman
Giants/Pirates: Series Preview

With a good series against a formidable Atlanta Braves team over and done with, the Giants enter a series against a lesser team with some momentum.  The Pirates are filled to the rafters with potential on the hitting side, with guys like Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones leading the rejuvenated offense.  Pitching-wise, things aren’t...
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