Review of San Francisco
myteamrivals.typepad.com 8/4/2009 — The following is a review of the Giants ballpark in San Francisco , the fans and the city overall.   Yesterday, I took a tour of AT & T Park before departing for home.   The park, like most, has its ups and downs.   The first thing that strikes you is the view.   ...

Using Team Context To Better Understand The Trade Market: The San Francisco Giants
beyondtheboxscore.com 7/28/2009 — More photos » by CHRIS YOUNG - AP Who would be of more value to a run preventing team like San Francisco? Halladay and his pitching? Scutaro's solid run production and run prevention? Or some pure, ...

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Francisco Giants - Recap - July 28, 2009
sports.espn.go.com 7/29/2009 — Velez's big night carries Giants past Pirates SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Giants finally got the power they've been seeking to shake up their offense. It just came from an unlikely source. Eugenio Velez , who was recalled from the minors a day ...

San Francisco Giants Acquire Ryan Garko: Not a Huge Trade, But a Good One
bleacherreport.com 7/30/2009 — He may not be the big bat that everybody was hoping for—he doesn't have the big-name appeal of a Matt Holliday or a Victor Martinez—but new San Francisco Giants first baseman Ryan Garko is certainly a welcome addition to an offense that ...

Giants Keep On Rolling
giantsbaseballblog.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — The stretch of baseball that the Giants have put together since late May up to now (July 1st) is probably the best 6 weeks of ball the Giants have played since 2004. After winning the first two games of their 4-game set with St. Louis on Monday and Tuesday, the Giants upped their record to ...

Giants Fans Unhappy
baseballmusings.com 7/30/2009 — John Perricone writes to tell me he isn’t happy with the Freddy Sanchez trade . His thoughts are not very different from other Giants bloggers I’ve read over the last 24 hours. I would like to point one thing out to Giants fans, however: YOU HAVEN’T WON A CHAMPIONSHIP IN 55 ...

Are the San Francisco Giants Going to Make a Deal for Freddy Sanchez?
bleacherreport.com 7/7/2009 — According to San Francisco Chronicle writer Henry Schulman, the San Francisco Giants have just demoted Matt Downs to Fresno, and have reactivated Rich Aurilia from bereavement leave following the Giants' 9-0 win on Saturday over the Houston ...

San Francisco Eyeing Wild Card
mysportsrumors.com 7/29/2009 — The San Francisco Giants are in the midst of a playoff race and they’re going hard for that National League Wild Card . They’ve already made a trade for Cleveland Indians 1B/OF Ryan Garko . Now Fox Sports reports that they have a scout in Milwaukee watching players from the ...

Giants First Half Review - Part II
giantsbaseballblog.blogspot.com 7/17/2009 — Even though they sit atop the NL Wild Card standings and carry the second best record in the National league as the second half kicks off on Thursday, the Giants still have some issues that need to be addressed if they're serious about making a real run for the postseason. Last post we broke ...

Brian Sabean is all in
hardballtimes.com 8/6/2009 — Texas Hold 'Em is a game filled with odds, but the numbers are pretty simple. If you have a 35% chance to hit your flush on the turn when someone raises you 45% of your stack, you don't have the odds to call. However, odds become finicky when you get more and more productive on the margins. For ...

Cook claims 7th straight as Rockies sink Giants — ESPN.com - MLB 7/26/2009
Aaron Cook pitched seven sharp innings to win his seventh straight decision and Seth Smith scored two runs, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 4-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.

Rockies 4, Giants 2 — NYT > Baseball 7/27/2009
DENVER (AP) -- Aaron Cook pitched seven sharp innings to win his seventh straight decision and Seth Smith scored two runs, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 4-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.

Here's a Thought: Tim Lincecum's Killer Changeup — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/27/2009
When you think of Tim Lincecum, the first thing you probably think of is great pitching. Lincecum is probably the best pitcher in the game today. If you really nitpick, you can find a few faults—he could stand to get more grounders and ...

Aaron Cook pitches Rockies past Giants — L.A. Times - Baseball News 7/27/2009
He wins his seventh straight decision in Colorado's 4-2 victory. > at Colorado 4, San Francisco 2: Aaron Cook (10-3) won his seventh straight decision.

Sanchez, Sadowski, Pucetas: A Three-Way Dance for the Giants' Last Spot — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/27/2009
Who knows if Randy Johnson will be healthy for the remainder of the season. At 45-years of age, it isn't a foregone conclusion that he will come back from the shoulder injury he suffered in his last start against the Houston Astros on July 5.  ...