With Merkin Valdez being designated for assignment today, there are other roster decisions to be made.  Most significantly, what to do with Fred Lewis.  His pro’s include hitting for the cycle on Mother’s Day.  He was a plate discipline god among plate discipline commoners.  He was an everyday player for a good part of...
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Buster Posey is a very good baseball player.  The 5th overall pick in the 2008 draft, he’s been a fast riser through the minors, showing good adjustments with his bat, while his defense seems to remain a question, although when drafted the reviews from scouts were largely positive about his abilities behind the dish....
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After a long silence, our Fearless Leader, Brian Sabean has spoken with Joan Ryan about his offseason game-plan.  I’ve decided to translate the difficult language GM’s use sometimes into layman’s terms, so that we can all understand the method behind the madness. Some choice quotes: “What we’re doing right now – to get a bat, to...
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Since this particular World Series is of little to no interest to me, I figured I could distract myself with some good old-fashioned Giants-related theorizing.  The big question on many of our minds concerns how the front office plans to upgrade the offense.  With two primary options hitting the free agent market, let’s kick off...
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Greetings Giants fans.  Some of you may know me from my previous blog, Giants Cove.  I was there from 2003 up until recently, and enjoyed my time there completely.  Now, I’m running my own show over here at Croix De Candlestick, sharing my Giants-related misery with the world once again. This offseason promises to be...
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