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leftymalo.com - 12/19/2008
Do It To Me One More Time
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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 more roster moves, let's crunch some numbers. ...
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 ...

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Giants sign Big Unit to one-year deal | SFGiants.com: News
sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com - 12/27/2008
Giants sign Big Unit to one-year deal | SFGiants.com: News
— sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com — 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 ... (more) Giants sign Big Unit to one-year deal | SFGiants.com: News

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fangraphs.com - 12/27/2008
Giant of a Steal
— fangraphs.com — Brian Sabean needs to do something silly soon. Like, trade Jonathan Sanchez for Jorge Cantu or Tim... Lincecum for Alexis Rios silly, otherwise, the Giants are having an amusingly solid off-season. It started by adding Josh Phelps, next signing Jeremy ... (more) Giant of a Steal

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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com:  Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Teixeira, Giants, Braves, Bradley, Pirates

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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Teixeira, Giants, Braves, Bradley, Pirates
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... wait for Mark Teixeira to make up his mind, let's take a look at what is being written in the Blogosphere... Sully Baseball is not worried about the Red Sox possibly losing out on Mark Teixeira feeling the money may be better spent on pitching. The Bottom Line wonders if the Red Sox are better off waiting a year and going after Matt Holliday to replace Jason Bay. El Lefty Malo projects the Giants offense for next season and shows that one more big bat would give ...

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