Would the Giants Compete With Manny Ramirez?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 2/5/2009 — As I look up and down the Giants roster , I can't help but notice that the Giants actually have some talent. Gone are the days of signing aging, declining, and useless players to three year contracts that would cost the team a draft pick and hurt the team's performance on the field (I'm ...

SF Giants Offseason Report Card
baseballreflections.com 2/21/2009 — Image via Wikipedia This is why I’m not a teacher; I’m sort of a pass or fail guy. So since the Giants seem destined to have Bengie Molina bat cleanup for the second year in a row, I suppose they have failed (or at least come close) in their off season mission to improve the ...

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 ...

What the Hell Were You Thinking? Barry Zito Edition
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 1/12/2009 — *Over the next couple of weeks, Jorge Says No! will take an in depth look at some of the worst contracts in baseball. We'll evaluate why the player was signed, what went wrong, and future implications of the contract. Behind every bone head decision, there has to be a reason for it...right?* ...

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, ...

Will Clark to the Giants
hardballtimes.com 1/28/2009 — Unfortunately, he won't be playing first base : Will Clark, who remains one of the club's most popular players since the franchise moved to San Francisco in 1958, is expected to be named to the Giants' front-office staff on Wednesday. The Giants issued a media advisory on Tuesday stating ...

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 ...

Big Blue Blog
myteamrivals.typepad.com 1/17/2009 — We all knew it would happen. The price of the success the Giants have enjoyed of late means your coaches, players, personnel people, everyone, become hot commodities. It is no surprise that Steve Spagnuolo was hired as a head coach by the Rams. Spags ...

Aurilia, Giants agree on Minors deal | SFGiants.com: News
sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com 2/9/2009 — SAN FRANCISCO -- Rich Aurilia said that earlier this offseason, the Houston Astros offered him a guaranteed Major League contract, which is the type of deal that has eluded most free agents. Aurilia also received interest from the Chicago Cubs, ...

Guide Preview: San Francisco Giants
wezen-ball.blogspot.com 2/24/2009 — Next up in the NL West we find the Dodgers' archrival, the San Francisco Giants. The Giants started out the season last year with dismal preseason predictions, with pundits far and ride questioning the team's ability to score runs. And while the Giants did have offensive troubles, it wasn't ...

Rays near top at producing prospects — Major League Baseball News 1/28/2009
Scouting and development is the mantra of Rays baseball. In the minds of the Rays' brass, keeping the two in harmony to produce young prospects is the only way to compete with the likes of their division rivals, the Yankees and Red Sox.

Giants bring back Will Clark as special assistant — SI.com - MLB 1/28/2009
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Times retains firm to sell its share of Red Sox — SI.com - MLB 1/28/2009
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Come To Think Of It...How The Economy Affects MLB's Older & Second Tier Players — Bleacher Report - MLB 1/28/2009
We're in a major recession. Duh! Hey, as I sit here at home unemployed I certainly recognize that. So it's even more difficult than usual to feel any empathy toward people who play games for a living. But if you put yourself in their shoes for a ...

Red Sox stay young and restless in loaded AL East — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 1/28/2009
The Red Sox were good enough to win 95 games last year and get within one game of the World Series despite a banged-up roster with top slugger David Ortiz and top starting pitcher Josh Beckett playing at less than 100% and third baseman Mike Lowell ...