Submit a Story!
Get the BallHype iPhone App
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
Did The Giants Sign Big Unit Just To Sell Tickets?
sportsbybrooks.com - 12/27/2008
Did The Giants Sign Big Unit Just To Sell Tickets?
—
The Giants hadn’t exactly made a splash in free agency this offseason, moving away from a potential trade for Jake Peavy and failing to add significant bats to a pretty anemic offense. But all that may have started to change late last night, when the Giants inked 21-year veteran Randy ...
msn.foxsports.com - 12/27/2008
Big Unit agrees to one-year deal with the Giants
— msn.foxsports.com — Randy Johnson has agreed to a one-year deal with the San Francisco Giants, FOXSports.com has learned.... (more) Big Unit agrees to one-year deal with the Giants

Comments vote down 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog found this 12/27/2008found this
Giants May Redefine Variable Ticket Pricing in MLB, and Beyond
bizofbaseball.com - 12/27/2008
Giants May Redefine Variable Ticket Pricing in MLB, and Beyond
— bizofbaseball.com — The Giants are using Austin-based qcue LLC to price 2,000 upper-deck seats dynamically using 20 different variables... during 2009. If you have been following the ticket pricing trends for MLB this off-season (see The Biz of Baseball's "Ticket Watch" section), it’s obvious that the vast ... (more) Giants May Redefine Variable Ticket Pricing in MLB, and ...

Comments vote down Maury Maury posted 12/27/2008posted this
Randy Johnson, Giants agree to 1-year deal
sports.espn.go.com - 12/27/2008
Randy Johnson, Giants agree to 1-year deal
— sports.espn.go.com — Randy Johnson and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a one-year contract Friday, meaning the 45-year-old pitcher... will go for his 300th win with a new team. (more) Randy Johnson, Giants agree to 1-year deal

1 Comment vote down The Zoner The Zoner posted 12/27/2008posted this

Blog Reactions

The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog:  Blogging the Bloggers: 12/27/08

Comments
Blog Reactions

Blogging the Bloggers: 12/27/08
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog — - Did the San Francisco Giants sign Randy Johnson just to sell tickets? (SPORTSbyBROOKS) - The Love of Sports gives us the best images of the 2008 College Football Season. (The Love of Sports) - With the re-signing of Andy Pettitte in doubt, are the New York Yankees ready to give Phil Hughes a full-time spot in the rotation? (Sliding Into Home) - MMA fighter Justin Eilers was tragically shot dead in “domestic disturbance” on Christmas. (Deadspin) - Here’s a look at the top 15 remaining free agents in ...

Related Content
Giants Trying To Sign Big Unit
mlbtraderumors.com 12/19/2008 — According to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle a member of the Giants organization confirmed that they are working hard to sign Randy Johnson to a one-year contract. Schulman hears that "Johnson is biding his time" and waiting for the ...
Giants sign Big Unit to one-year deal | SFGiants.com: News
sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com 12/27/2008 — SAN FRANCISCO -- Reflecting their intent to vault back into contender's status immediately, the Giants signed free-agent left-hander Randy Johnson to a one-year, $8 million contract Friday. > Signing Johnson demonstrated the Giants' unwillingness to ...
Will the Giants Compete With Randy Johnson?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 12/29/2008 — There are many reasons to like the Randy Johnson signing if your a Giants fan. First of all, Johnson is still a very effective pitcher, even at age 45. Last season, Johnson won 11 games with an impressive 3.91 ERA in 184 innings. The Randy Johnson of 2009 will never be confused for the ...
Giants sign Big Unit to one-year deal | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 12/27/2008 — SAN FRANCISCO -- Reflecting their intent to vault back into contender's status immediately, the Giants signed free-agent left-hander Randy Johnson to a one-year, $8 million contract Friday. > Signing Johnson demonstrated the Giants' unwillingness to ...
Unit wants to savor time with Giants | SFGiants.com: News
sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com 12/28/2008 — SAN FRANCISCO -- If 2009 is Randy Johnson's final Major League campaign, he intends to cherish it. > The "Big Unit," known through most of his 21-year career as a glowering, intimidating 6-foot-10 presence on the mound, won't necessarily change his ...
Randy Johnson Agrees to Sign With Giants
mlb.fanhouse.com 1/5/2009 — by Pat Lackey They say the week between Christmas and New Year's Day is just about the slowest week of the year for baseball news, but Randy Johnson and the Giants have apparently bucked that trend. Johnson agreed to a one year deal with San ...
Big Unit agrees to one-year deal with the Giants
baseballthinkfactory.org 12/29/2008 — The Giants try to fix their Unit-body construction!
Giants Sign Randy Johnson
mlbtraderumors.com 12/27/2008 — The Giants have signed Randy Johnson to a one year deal, the team announced in a press release. The terms of deal aren't yet known. Johnson joins fellow-Cy Young Award winners Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito in a San Francisco rotation that also ...
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 ...
The Big Unit Heads to the Bay
hardballtimes.com 12/27/2008 — Frankly, this seemed like a move more out of Oakland than San Francisco, but look out now because the Giants just added Randy Johnson to a rotation already consisting of Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and Jonathan Sanchez. Oh yeah, and Barry Zito. Still, coupled with a lineup that isn't going to be too ...
Big Unit to chase 300th career victory in Giants uniform — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 12/27/2008
Randy Johnson and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a one-year, $8 million contract Friday, meaning the 45-year-old pitcher ...
Johnson ready for fresh start in 2009 — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 12/27/2008
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- With two recent back surgeries behind him, Randy Johnson is refreshed and focu...
Unit wants to savor time with Giants — Major League Baseball News 12/27/2008
Randy Johnson sounded ready Saturday to share the camaraderie with his new Giants teammates -- especially if they're the last ones he'll have.
Randy Johnson agrees to sign with Giants (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 12/27/2008
With two recent back surgeries behind him, Randy Johnson is refreshed and focused on being a baseball player again this winter -- rather than a pitcher limited to rigorous rehabilitation work, his case the past two offseasons. The 45-year-old ...
Randy Johnson, Giants agree to 1-year deal — Wash Post MLB 12/27/2008
SAN FRANCISCO -- Randy Johnson had a fairly simple free-agent wish list. The San Francisco Giants badly wanted a pitcher with the Big Unit's talent and experience and could meet those requests.