sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com - 11/17/2008
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Acting quickly on their vow to strengthen their bullpen, the Giants signed left-hander Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year, $8 million contract Monday. > Affeldt, 29, became the first of 171 free agents to make a deal since the open signing period began last Friday. "They didn't mess ...
mysportsrumors.com - 11/18/2008
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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.
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Giants have growing interest in Furcal
sportsagentblog.com - 11/18/2008
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sportsagentblog.com —
In an effort to beef up their bullpen,
the San Francisco Giants signed Jeremy Affeldt to a...
2-year, $8 million deal.
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Giants Scoop Up Affeldt
seamheads.com - 11/17/2008
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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.
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The 1912 World Series: Part Five
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MLB: Giants Bolster Pen with Affeldt
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
MLB: Giants Bolster Pen with Affeldt The Giants outbid approximately eight to 10 other teams who expressed interest in Affeldt. Signing him probably won’t slow the Giants’ pursuit of other relievers, although they might suspend efforts to sign Joe Beimel, another left-hander. Right-hander Bob Howry has drawn interest from San Francisco, and right-hander Juan Cruz is believed to be on the club’s shopping list. The deal is for 2 years, $8M.
Giants Must Affeldt the Need
Bugs & Cranks —
The Giants bullpen in 2008 for some reason reminds me of the making of the Pink Floyd song, “The Great Gig in the Sky“. In recording the song, the Floyds told vocalist Clare Torry to record various takes at differing volumes and pitches, not worrying about following any melody. Then the band would use these different takes, meld them together to fit the tune written by Richard Wright (R.I.P.), and combine it all into something beautiful (which is exactly what they did). Likewise, the Giants patched together a group of mostly unproven pitchers that they didn’t know much about (i.e. Alex Hinshaw, Sergio Romo, Geno Espinelli) and threw them into the mix, hoping a beautiful bullpen ...
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Bunk and Debunk
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