November 2004 Archives

Looks like Armando Benitez is coming to town. Henry Schulman of the Chron got the scoop. 3 years, $21.5 million. More details to follow. **Tuesday night update: Here are the money details from the AP: Benitez gets a $7.4 million...
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ESPN.com has holes in its baseball coverage, to be sure, and I'm a lot less devoted since Rob Neyer went behind the $7-a-month curtain, but every once in a while they make this old English major smile, such as with...
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After our pre-preview of the Giants third-base situation, a spirited debate ensued in the comments box about Edgardo Alfonzo's value. In a perfect world, how much would the Giants pay him? More realistically, how much of his salary would the...
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TheGiants season ticket renewal form just arrived in the mail. Seats in the 1-3-8 are now $15 each, quite a bargain compared to the cost of buying the seats individually at $17 a pop weekdays and $22 for weekend games....
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(Fifth in a series. Other positions: Shortstop. Second base. First base. Catcher.) The incumbents Edgardo Alfonzo Age: Turned 31 on Nov. 8 relevant stats *2004 innings played at 3B: 1081 (122 games) *career OPS: .798 *2004 OPS: .757 (11 HRs,...
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Or too expensive, as the case may be. Troy Percival has signed with the Detroit Tigers for $12 million over two years. Scratch him off the Giants' list, but it seemed pretty obvious that they weren't going to go heavily...
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* If you haven't seen the Across the Seams summary of the Sabean-Magowan chalk talk held recently for season ticket holders, please read it. It sheds some light on off-season strategy and the often infuriating personalities in the Giants' front...
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It seems from John Shea's article that was just posted online, Shea simply called Barry Bonds's home in Beverly Hills, and Barry answered. Is he listed???...
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MONDAY A.M. UPDATE: the terms of Vizquel's contract, from today's Chron: "Vizquel is the first free agent to change teams this offseason and will get $2.5 million in 2005, $4 million in 2006, $4 million in 2007 and deferred payments...
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(Fourth in a series. Other positions: Second base. First base. Catcher.) The incumbents Deivi Cruz Age: Turned 32 on Nov. 6 relevant stats *2004 innings played: 800 (104 games) *Career OPS: .682 *2004 OPS: .753 (7 HRs, 30 doubles, 17...
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The most fascinating story of the winter is shaping up to be the Montreal Expos' move to Washington. After the stadium agreement seemed to be greased up and on its way to passage (built mostly with public funds), D.C. city...
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Veteran baseball stathead Tangotiger is asking readers to rate major league defenders not according to Zone Ratings or Range Factors or other SABRliciousness -- just your own sophisticated subjectivity. There's a page for each team, including the Giants. I can't...
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The Giants have posted their tentative 2005 schedule. Some highlights: Apr. 5: Opening day at home vs. LA. May 6-8: The Washington Neocons come to town. Word has it they're prepared to rack up huge deficits, as long as their...
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That's the word of the day, or it was yesterday, when Brian Sabean explained why he exercised options on Brett Tomko, Marquis Grissom, J.T. Snow, and signed Deivi Cruz to a $800,000 contract with $300,000 in incentives. Sabean reportedly has...
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(Third in a series. Other positions: Catcher. First base.) The incumbents Ray Durham Age: Turns 33 on Nov. 30 relevant stats *2004 innings played: 990 (118 games) *career OPS: .789 *2004 OPS: .848 (17 HRs, 28 doubles, 57 BBs, 10...
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