Last season the Giants rotation was very good. It’s easy to acknowledge, but if you look closely you’ll realize just how good they were, and just how difficult it’s going to be repeating this success. Everyone either pitched over their heads or to expectations, and the end result was that a historically bad offense mattered...
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Before the last three to four seasons, the Giants front office was infamous for punting drafts away on the likes of Michael Tucker. When we did keep our first round picks, we selected guys like Tony Torcato, Kurt Ainsworth, or Jason Grilli. The Giants’ farm system was universally recognized as one of the weakest...
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Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports recently wrote an article detailing the concerns over some of Tim Lincecum’s lost velocity from his first big league call-up to 2009. Allegedly, Timmy’s velocity has taken a noticeable dip from a 94 mph average to a much more pedestrian 91-92 mph. With this seeming to be the vogue...
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Before I begin, I’m willing to bet you’ve noticed the new layout, as well as the advertisements. The reason for all this is that I’ve been asked to join the Yardbarker Blogging Network, which brings with it the promise of exposure and ad revenue while still allowing me to maintain my own operation here...
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Recently I was contacted by a publisher and asked if I would read and review James S. Hirsch’s authorized biography of Willie Mays. Jumping at the prospect of not just a free book but a sensational read, I of course accepted the request.
As a fairly young Giants fan, the legends of my time have...
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The day has finally come: pitcher’s and catchers report today, along with a smattering of other position players reporting early. The long wait for the beginning of baseball season is over, and now we can start overhyping Spring Training in anticipation of Opening Day, which is a mere month and a half away.
It’s hard...
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Before anything is said, it should be known: Tim Lincecum is a very good pitcher. Like once-in-a-generation good. He’s a 5′10” anomaly of a pitcher with the funkiest delivery this side of Juan Marichal, while his solid gold arm has quickly made him the premier pitcher in all of baseball. So why can’t the...
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Surfing through my usual lineup of Giants-based news sites today, I came across something that had completely slipped my mind. On the homepage of SFGiants.com is a countdown to the report date for pitchers and catchers. Up until that point, I had forgotten that the report date is looming. In a weeks time, baseball...
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If you’ll remember, back in early December I made the case for uber-prospect Buster Posey to start the season in the Majors, catching a majority of games with a temporary veteran stopgap spelling him once or twice per week. Since then, my foolproof house of cards strategy has come crashing down with the signing...
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In addition to having the funniest name of any player this side of Boof Bonser, Madison Bumgarner is widely considered to be the next big thing in the Giants rotation alongside Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain. Drafted with the 10th overall pick in the 2007 June Draft, he came out of high school with...
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