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Giants Update: Pat Burrell, Brandon Belt, Barry Zito, etc.
Posted on 10 Mar 2011 by Joseph Davis.
It’s great to have baseball back. More to the point, it’s great to have Giants baseball back. Isn’t it? SETTING THE ROSTER After a one-season break, the real Pablo Sandoval seems to be back—most of him, anyway. No longer taking his team name literally (he’s shed about 40 pounds), the Panda’s offensive performance this spring has done nothing but inspire confidence. It was no sho...
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America: Please Stop Invalidating The Giants’ 2010 Title (And 2011 Chances)
Posted on 9 Mar 2011 by Joseph Davis.
What is it going to take for the Giants to get a little respect? Another championship, apparently. All over the radio, in the papers, on blogs, TV—you name the forum, there are folks who treat the San Francisco Giants’ championship as an aberration, a fluke, a mistake. They don’t use those words, but they don’t have to. The percentage of people betting on the Giants’ repeating is ...
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The Giants’ Non-Roster Invitees—Can They Help?
Posted on 6 Mar 2011 by Joseph Davis.
Organizational depth. What does it mean? It means if a key player has his hand broken by a pitch, or shreds a hamstring, or falls down the stairs carrying a slab of meat (Clint Barmes), are there capable replacements available for summons in-house? Obviously, if anything were to happen to Matt Cain or any other key players, any substitutes would be a step down. But somebody would have to make h...
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The Battle For Roster Spots Is ON
Posted on 27 Feb 2011 by Joseph Davis.
Most of the names responsible for securing the 2010 Giants championship are stitched on the back of Giants uniforms this spring. That’s good. But as hard as it may be to grasp, a couple of those names could well be removed come late March. You see, Brandon Belt is on the horizon. He’s a 2009 5th-round pick, and he skyrocketed through all 3 levels of the minors in 2010—an impressive fe...
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Giants Begin Spring Training 2011
Posted on 19 Feb 2011 by Joseph Davis.
Tell me I am not the only Giants fan who, upon being reminded that pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training February 14th, thought to him/herself: “THIS is the year we finally break that 50-some odd year World Series drought.” When in actuality, the Giants will be seeking to break a 50-some odd week title drought in October 2011. In a lot of ways, for me, it still hasn’t quite sunk...
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2011 SF Giants FanFest: A Real Turkey
Posted on 6 Feb 2011 by Joseph Davis.
Today Joe went to the 18th annual KNBR/San Francisco Giants FanFest at AT&T Park. He went with hope, and anticipation, and specific goals in mind. Unfortunately, Joe came away with absolutely nothing except a crispy nape. “What do you mean, Joe?” Joe was determined to get his long-sought photo with the Giants broadcast team. He came oh so close in 2009—if only those dang team offi...
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The Giants: Not Above Rewarding Mediocrity
Posted on 30 Jan 2011 by Joseph Davis.
Being a fan of major league baseball in the 21st century means one routinely has to bite one’s tongue to keep fully sane. A skill that, through (necessary) practice, I’ve mastered at expert level. I’d hoped the 2000-2001 offseason—an out-of-control sweepstakes for anyone who could play at all (and several who couldn’t)—would be the last time I’d ever have to revisit the bu...
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Bonds’ Trial: Whup They Ass, Barry
Posted on 23 Jan 2011 by Joseph Davis.
While one Giants legend, Willie Mays, accompanied the San Francisco Giants’ World Series trophy during its’ celebratory voyage to New York City (the team’s original home), another Giants legend prepares to fight for his freedom in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. A fight he is likely, but hardly guaranteed, to win. It has been three long years since Barry Bonds’ original indict...
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Wait, Wait, Wait. Edgar Renteria Dumped The Giants?
Posted on 9 Jan 2011 by Joseph Davis.
Edgar’s now a Redgar. Signed by Cincy for $3 million. He is just the 4th reigning WS MVP since 1990 to change teams the following season (Jack Morris, ’91 Twins to Blue Jays; John Wetteland, ’96 Yankees to Rangers; Hideki Matsui, ’09 Yankees to Angels). Good for him. Can you remember the last time an aging utility infielder (to-be) generated this much press? Probably when Manny Alexande...
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How Misfits And Castoffs Became Champions, Part 3
Posted on 9 Jan 2011 by Joseph Davis.
(sorry for the long delay in getting Part 3 to you readers…sometimes life makes plans FOR us regardless of our own wishes) #47 Chris Ray, Reliever The return from Texas in the Bengie Molina deal, Ray—a once-promising closer for the other Orange-and-Black (Baltimore) who was in his second season after 2008 arm surgery—did a very good job in middle relief that unfortunately may be ...
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Maybe I Will…STAND BY ZITO (Part Two)
Posted on 23 Dec 2010 by Joseph Davis.
(continued) …ESPECIALLY when you realize Cliff Lee, the 2011 free agent headliner, is 102-61, 3.85 in his career, with a WHIP slightly higher than Zito’s when he hit the market. Unlike Zito, Lee HAS missed starts due to injury; several of them. Oh—and he is four years older than Zito was! It amazes me that hardly anyone acknowledges the statistical similarities between the two, or ev...
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Maybe I Will…STAND BY ZITO
Posted on 22 Dec 2010 by Joseph Davis.
(Part One of Two) I recently read an interesting article on www.bleacherreport.com, one of the top sites around for sports insight and humor. The article’s topic: MLB’s worst free agent signings over the last 25 years, based on non-production and the signing’s on-field and financial detriment to the club. The absence of Mo Vaughn notwithstanding, just about every name and slotting on t...
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