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March 2008 Archives
03.03.2008
Crede With Caveats
Slap me silly for inhaling early-spring optimism like it was helium from a rose-colored balloon, but the emergence of Eugenio Velez and the injury to Omar Vizquel give me reasons to stump for Joe Crede. There are several conditions, however:...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 2:30PM
03.04.2008
Noah Problem
No doubt you already know that Noah Lowry had a horrific day yesterday that has led to whispers of “Steve Blass Disease” around the desert. But you probably didn’t know that Chicago White Sox GM Kenny Williams made an imaginary...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 12:25PM
03.05.2008
Commodify Your Swagger
(With apologies to the Baffler.) We saw this coming. First Bochy’s comment about “warrior spirit” last year, then the Aaron Rowand January Tour as the new face of the team, then the “Find your swagger” T-shirts to start spring training, and...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 6:29PM
03.06.2008
Messenger Gets the Message
03.06.2008
Short Stopped, Part 2
Just when you thought Kevin Frandsen was the opening day shortstop, Bruce Bochy says mmmm….nope. Frandsen has had a case of the uglies in his brief time there this spring, and now the Giants say someone else will fill the gap left...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 4:55PM
03.07.2008
Dr. Monkeypants Says...
“Exertional Compartment Syndrome? Isn’t that when you work and work and work to fill your diaper, no one bothers to change it, and you get a bad rash? Quit whining, Noah, and tell your mom and dad to slap some Desitin...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 11:46AM
03.10.2008
Crede Clearwater Revival
Aaron Rowand wants to get the band back together. But Kenny Williams, playing the role of Saul Zaentz, could throw a wet blanket over the whole thing. Word from the Chicago papers is that White Sox GM Williams doesn’t feel...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 3:51PM
03.11.2008
Diversions
A spring record of a few wins and piles of ugly losses; weird injuries; the worst batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage in the Cactus League; Barry Zito’s new delivery; an ad campaign devised with the help of Bruce Jenkins. I need a...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 4:56PM
03.12.2008
Hot Giant-on-Giant Action Part 5, or, Short Notice
03.13.2008
Panic in the Streets of Scottsdale
03.14.2008
Scattered Blogging With a Slight Chance of Idiocy
03.17.2008
Rosteritis
Thirteen of the 32 games on the spring schedule remain. Jonathan Sanchez is likely to be the team’s fifth starter in Noah Lowry’s absence, but beyond that not much has cleared up. I have a few suggestions. 1) The Giants will...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 2:49PM
03.18.2008
Better Than Jesse
PM UPDATE: Chris Haft of sfgiants.com predicts the Giants break north with Wilson, Walker, Hennessey, Chulk, Kline, Taschner and Valdez in the bullpen and try to sneak Erick Threets through waivers. Bad idea. Taschner has an option. Why not use...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 2:01PM
03.19.2008
Veteran Savvy and Untested Rookie
03.19.2008
This Year The Giants Will Be Bad
03.20.2008
Not Now Nate
Roster moves: Nate Schierholtz has been optioned to AAA. Not a big surprise. Also optioned to Fresno are Travis Denker (which means he skips AA completely -- keep an eye on this kid), Travis Ishikawa, and Billy Sadler. Emmanuel Burriss...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 11:02AM
03.24.2008
Joe Castle
I was off the grid over the weekend and returned last night to find the Giants had a new third baseman, sort of. The facts: Jose Castillo is a 27–year-old utility infielder who has been dumped by two of the...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 12:40PM
03.24.2008
Ugh
Kevin Frandsen has ruptured his Achilles' tendon. Bad bad bad bad bad. He could be out for the year, pending the results of an MRI. It's injury added to insult, which came when the Giants said they'd start Frandsen in...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 8:36PM
03.25.2008
Stretch Break
Before all the bad news gets us too far down, bunkies, let’s take time out and remember that baseball still rules. Loyal reader BigO sent these photographs from his recent trip to the desert. (For more, see our collection at Spring...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 12:28PM
03.26.2008
Tim Alderson Should Know the Way to San Jose
03.27.2008
For Non-Bonds
The media got a tour of Mays Field yesterday and noticed the Giants had taken down all the Bonds-related paraphenalia. No “Bonds Squad.” No “Road to History.” No “756.” No home-run counter. No surprises here. Remember my suggestion last month...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 2:51PM
03.28.2008
Sabes Against the Machine
Yesterday’s post brought much debate over blame for the current mess. Brian Sabean’s fault? Ownership’s fault? Who’s really in control? Unless we get incriminating e-mail off the Giants’ servers… From: P-Mags [mailto:thebigguy@sfgiants.com] Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 12:54 PMTo: ‘Brian Sabean,’...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 3:45PM
03.30.2008
Yabumania!
The opening day 25-man roster is set. It won't be the roster for long, as Omar Vizquel is due back soon, Vinnie Chulk doesn't seem too injured, and Noah Lowry could be back by the end of April. Here are...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 8:22PM
03.31.2008
Opening Day, Hooray!
Whoda thunk? The Giants are tied for the lead in the N.L. West! Ladies and germs, señoras y señores, the Steve Holm Era has begun. Here are a few predictions: * Tired of the nattering negatrons behind his back, Barry...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 1:31PM
03.31.2008
3/31/08: The Script
Dodgers 5, Giants 0. It's important to avoid pegging a season to Opening Day. It's what non-fans do. You show up at work the next morning, and the non-fans, having glanced at the newspaper headlines over some guy's shoulder on...
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# posted by E.L.M.: 11:08PM
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