blogs.mercurynews.com - 11/20/2008
—
The blogs are buzzing here and here that the Giants will tender a massive offer to CC Sabathia, and while I’m told interest from Willie Mays Plaza is sincere, a reliable source said the club was “not in offer mode” with the free-agent left-hander. They’re expected to take a shot, though. And ...
mysportsrumors.com - 11/18/2008
—
mysportsrumors.com —
The San Francisco Giants have had their name
mentioned in many rumors regarding this years big free...
agents, but it sounds like the Giants are starting to focus on the next tier of players, specifically Rafael Furcal.
(more)
Giants have growing interest in Furcal
seamheads.com - 11/17/2008
—
seamheads.com —
In the fifth and final part of this
series on the 1912 World Series, I will recap...
the 8th and deciding game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants.
(more)
The 1912 World Series: Part Five
sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com - 11/21/2008
—
sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com —
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants' pursuit of free-agent
second baseman Orlando Hudson, previously considered casual, is apparently...
serious. Two industry sources said on Thursday that the Giants have reaffirmed their interest in Hudson, who is widely ...
(more)
Giants heighten interest in Hudson | SFGiants.com: News
Comments
Blog Reactions
CC You Real Soon?
El Lefty Malo —
... My other thought: the stadium debt will be retired soon, freeing up a big chunk of change. I emailed BP's stadium guru Neil DeMause, who said the original debt was $170 M, and the annual payment is about $18 M a year. Factor in interest, and they're probably not close to done. However: Baggs takes a thoughtful angle on the CC rumors and points out the Giants have money from the Comcast deal socked away. They're also bidding to help develop a piece of prime property across the Cove (though from my readings, their proposal isn't the front runner). ...
C.C. Sabathia Rumors: Thursday
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... The latest on C.C. Sabathia...
Ken Davidoff and Anthony Rieber pass along a Peter Gammons report saying Sabathia will not sign until after Thanksgiving. Perfectly logical, though I cannot find where Gammons wrote this. (I see he wrote that it will "take a while.") Send me the link if you can help out.
Andrew Baggarly's source says the Giants are "not in offer mode" with Sabathia. He does believe they will take a shot. ...
Will the Giants Take a Bath with Sabathia?
obsessivegiantscompulsive —
A discussion of the Giants pursuing Sabathia broke out in the comment section for the post on Lincecum's long-term contract. A couple of good sources of info on this is El Lefty Malo and, of course, Extra Baggs. I'll try to capture most of the good points from what I've written there. Yes! We're In the Money This is exciting news if the Giants are serious about pursuing Sabathia. This could be a sign of what Neukom announced as his "give me a winning strategy, I'll figure out the money" strategy. I have been hoping that he ...
Related Content
Giants to Make Offer for CC
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 12/4/2008 — Yesterday it was reported that CC Sabathia's wife Amber wants here husband to play in San Francisco. Sabathia also obviously would also love to play near his home town -he is from Vallejo, California, around 30 miles outside of San Francisco. The Giants are interested and have some money to ...
Yankee fans: Fear the (SF) Giants
nj.com 12/4/2008 — We reported two weeks ago that the Giants were readying an offer for CC Sabathia, and events of the past couple of days have strengthened that belief. At the time, a person familiar with Sabathia's thinking said he was expecting...
CC You Real Soon?
leftymalo.com 11/20/2008 — How's this for a juicy rumor? Two different beat writers say there's talk of the Giants making a serious offer to CC Sabathia. Both peg it between the Brewers' reported offer of 6 years, $100 M and the Yankees' 6/$140 M. Before we get too far into ...
Will the Giants Take a Bath with Sabathia?
obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com 11/21/2008 — A discussion of the Giants pursuing Sabathia broke out in the comment section for the post on Lincecum's long-term contract. A couple of good sources of info on this is El Lefty Malo and, of course, Extra Baggs . I'll try to capture most of the good ...
Field Trip: Giants Stadium
majorleaguejerk.com 12/26/2008 — The House that Dave Meggett Built
I’ve never been to a professional football game. Hard to believe, right? A well-traveled fellow like myself, never having attended a professional football game before? That’s unbelievable. Well, ...
Do It To Me One More Time
leftymalo.com 12/19/2008 — In 2008 the Giants scored 640 runs, or 3.95 per game .
At the Winter Meetings last week, Bruce Bochy floated a trial-balloon 2009 lineup to the press, and it didn’t look much different than 2008. But is it so dire? Before the Giants make any ...
San Francisco Giants : The Splash : Final word on Manny -- for today
sfgate.com 1/3/2009 — From beat writer Henry Schulman: Shortly after the 2008 season ended, a top official told me the Giants had sincere interest in CC Sabathia, largely because the team felt he was interested in San Francisco and might accept a hometown discount. We in ...
Giants are considering making a play for Sabathia
sports.yahoo.com 12/5/2008 — Just how badly does CC Sabathia want to pitch at home in California? We may find out very soon, according to a report in the New York Daily News. Sources say the San Francisco Giants are considering a play for Sabathia, although their only hope of ...
Giants will make offer to Sabathia
jsonline.com 11/20/2008 — The room is about to get more crowded in the auction for free agent left-hander CC Sabathia, if it hasn't already.
An agent familiar with the situation said Wednesday he expected the San Francisco Giants to make an offer to Sabathia's agents in an ...
Torre focused on retaining LA's core —
Major League Baseball News 11/20/2008
Despite constant questions regarding big-name free agents like CC Sabathia and Manny Ramirez, Dodgers manager Joe Torre doesn't want anyone to forget the importance of core players like Rafael Furcal, Andruw Jones and Russell Martin.
