Guide Preview: San Francisco Giants
wezen-ball.blogspot.com 2/24/2009 — Next up in the NL West we find the Dodgers' archrival, the San Francisco Giants. The Giants started out the season last year with dismal preseason predictions, with pundits far and ride questioning the team's ability to score runs. And while the Giants did have offensive troubles, it wasn't ...

What the Hell Were You Thinking? Barry Zito Edition
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 1/12/2009 — *Over the next couple of weeks, Jorge Says No! will take an in depth look at some of the worst contracts in baseball. We'll evaluate why the player was signed, what went wrong, and future implications of the contract. Behind every bone head decision, there has to be a reason for it...right?* ...

San Francisco Giants: Five Things to Look Forward to in 2009
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 3/17/2009 — 1. 300 - GM Brian Sabean masterfully signed SP Randy Johnson to a one year contract that gives the Giants a veteran presence in the middle of their rotation. Even though Johnson is well past his prime, he can still be an effective pitcher and strike out plenty of hitters. Oh, and did I ...

Do It To Me One More Time
leftymalo.com 12/19/2008 — 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 ...

Field Trip: Giants Stadium
majorleaguejerk.com 12/26/2008 — The House that Dave Meggett Built I’ve never been to a professional football game. Hard to believe, right? A well-traveled fellow like myself, never having attended a professional football game before? That’s unbelievable. Well, ...

San Francisco Giants : The Splash : Final word on Manny -- for today
sfgate.com 1/3/2009 — From beat writer Henry Schulman: Shortly after the 2008 season ended, a top official told me the Giants had sincere interest in CC Sabathia, largely because the team felt he was interested in San Francisco and might accept a hometown discount. We in ...

Roberts Out And 11 Man Bullpen
obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com 3/9/2009 — As reported on all the Giants news outlets, Dave Roberts was let go. Chris Haft had a nice blog post on Roberts's intangibles , which I still believe is valuable (though not $6.5M valuable, but that is a sunk cost already) and hopefully he'll come ...

Giants Fans Could Get Used to This
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 4/8/2009 — 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E MIL (0-1) 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 0 SFO (1-0) 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 - 10 12 1 10 RUNS! Throughout the entire offseason , many fans and bloggers , like myself, were ...

Giants Continue Not to Spend Money, but Do Offer Double-Talk
majorleagueblogging.com 3/2/2009 — This whole saga with Manny brings to the surface the same infuriating b.s. double-talk that we’ve seen from Sabean and the front office over the last 4-5 offseasons. I was listening to The Razor and Mr. T on Friday, and about halfway through an interview when the conversation turns to ...

The San Francisco Giants' Quandary at Third Base
bleacherreport.com 3/20/2009 — I recently wrote that the San Francisco Giants could possibly land Miguel Cabrera. You can read about it here .  There would be a few obstacles to such a deal. Cabrera’s contract runs through 2015, and due to past busts on long-term ...

Would the San Francisco Giants Compete with Manny Ramirez? — Bleacher Report - MLB
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 ...

Dodgers catcher: We can win without Manny — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Russell Martin says he and his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates want Manny Ramirez ...

Manny Ramirez and Dodgers make no progress — L.A. Times - Baseball News
Boras and Colletti resume talks, with agent clarifying earlier comments on when Manny would be signed. > Manny Ramirez might not be signed by the start of ...

METS INSIST RAMIREZ ISN'T FLUSHING-BOUND — NY Post: Sports
Mets fans can hold all the "Million Manny Marches" they want. Manny Ramirez won't be wearing a home jersey in Flushing this season. Management made that crystal clear yesterday, saying 10 days before pitchers and catchers report to Port St...

Documents: Trainer discusses injecting Bonds — Boston.com -- Baseball News
Court documents show Barry Bonds tested positive for three types of steroids, and his personal trainer once told his business manager in the Giants' clubhouse how he injected the slugger with performance-enhancing drugs "all over the place."