sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com - 12/28/2008
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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 demeanor when he's pitching. But he sounded ...
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bizofbaseball.com - 12/27/2008
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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 ...
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Giants May Redefine Variable Ticket Pricing in MLB, and ...
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Giants Will Listen To Proposals Involving Sanchez
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Now that the San Francisco Giants have lefty veteran Randy Johnson locked up, they are willing to listen to offers involving Jonathan Sanchez. Chris Haft of MLB.com asked Giants general manager Brian Sabean about the possibility after signing Johnson. ...
Starting Pitcher: Limited Suitors for Lowe
MetsBlog.com —
Buster Olney of ESPN.com believes the Cardinals, Brewers, Dodgers and Braves are no longer in the market for Derek Lowe or Oliver Perez.
Olney adds, “So the Mets can sit back and pluck the best of the starting pitchers, at their price… Heck, the Mets might find themselves in a position to take advantage of a two-for-one sale.”
According to the New York Post, “It seems clear the Mets want to get the situation resolved by New Year’s or shortly thereafter so they can begin filling in other cracks.”
Speaking of starting pitchers…
The Padres are no longer working to trade Jake Peavy, though they ...
Rumors..Yankees a possible trade partner for Giants?
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
The Giants have recently acquired former Yankee , Randy Johnson. They have a pretty nice pitching staff, but they are flawed. They have no offense really, and the Giants GM, Brian Sabean, hinted that he might listen to offers involving Jonathan Sanchez. With the Yankees carrying a bunch of corner outfielders, the Giants might be a trade partner.“We’re going to have to be open-minded,” Sabean said, although he repeated that he wouldn’t obtain a player who’s eligible for free agency after 2009. from MLB Trade Rumors : The Giants have been listed as one of the teams who might be a good trade partner with the New York Yankees for a corner outfielder, in particular Xavier Nady, but he doesn’t ...
Giants Willing to Listen on Jonathan Sanchez
FanHouse —
by Andrew Johnson Filed under: Giants, NL West, MLB RumorsLost in the radical makeover under way in the Bronx this winter is the similarly stark turnover taking place in San Francisco. No, the Giants haven't spent 10 times the Opening Day payroll of the Tampa Bay Rays on a handful of players, but they have added shortstop Edgar Renteria, pitcher Randy Johnson and relievers Jeremy Affeldt and Bobby Howry. With Johnson, reigning Cy Young Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain, they've got the starting rotation to win the NL West, but probably not the offensive firepower just yet. In fact, the signing of Johnson ...
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