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03.03.2009
Call the Doctor, Contractions Have Started
Or at least talk about contractions. OK, contraction. Singular. Good thing I didn't try to work "labor" into my headline -- any more of an awkward stretch and my pants would have ripped. But kudos to Bill Madden of the...

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03.03.2009
Uh Oh Romo
Sergio Romo, whose growing legion of fans are known as Romosexuals -- but not this kind -- has been shut down with a sore elbow. A "sprain," as it's being reported, can be anything from a little soreness to a...

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03.04.2009
Wednesday Notes
* Manny is a Dodger, to no one’s surprise. The Giants are very unlikely to break camp with someone besides Bengie Molina as clean-up hitter. They could still pull off a trade, but I think Noah Lowry’s setback drops the odds...

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03.05.2009
Small Moves, Big Message
On the face of it, Dave Roberts's release today is a blip in the news flow from spring training. Aging veteran who never got healthy or lived up to his extravagant contract is cut, and the Giants eat $6.5 million....

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03.06.2009
Post-Roberts Roster Possibilities
Ha. Say that ten times fast. Before you do, though, see how Grant of McCovey Chronicles and I put on our pollyanna bonnets and wrote an exclusive Giants spring training preview for Spring Training ‘09. Check it out here; if it doesn’t...

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03.09.2009
Giants' Spring Dingers
 Good old Ryan Rohlinger -- or as the Associated Press likes to call him, "Brian Rohlinger" -- earlier today cranked his third ninth-inning home run in four games, this time to beat Milwaukee 8-6. If you remember back to last...

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03.12.2009
Prospects Lost and Found
I could have titled this one "The Rise and Fall and Possible Rise Again of Bocock," but I'm a grown man, and this is a post about getting older and conducting oneself with dignity. I'm talking about one-time hot prospects...

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03.13.2009
Reading Material
I've flown cross-country twice in the past five days, so I've had plenty of glorious reading time. I'm catching up on Allen Barra's Clearing the Bases, a 2002 collection of essays that use statistics to take counter-intuitive positions in baseball's...

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03.16.2009
Small Good Things
I had a chance to catch bits of this weekend’s games on the radio, and despite the three ugly losses by a combined score of 27–10, there were a few encouraging signs: * Fred Lewis hustled a triple after lining...

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03.26.2009
The End of March Rotation
With all the off-days to start the year, I'm breaking camp with a four-album rotation. From Mali to MemphisConcept compilations can be scary. This Putumayo collection isn't quite full of great songs, but it arranges them not just to draw...

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03.17.2009
All Things D
The Merc’s Dan Brown came off the bench this weekend to pinch-hit for Andy Baggarly, and he lined a double into the gap with a blog post about the Giants’ fielding. Brown interviewed John Dewan of The Fielding Bible. Part...

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03.18.2009
Why Jesus Guzman Should Start the Year in Triple-A
QUICK PM UPDATE: It’s really starting to bother me how the Giants’ starters flail against the other team’s starting pitcher. Tell me I’m over-reacting. ** Before this Guzmania! gets out of hand, and I plead guilty to aiding and abetting it with...

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03.20.2009
Twenty Ten
In the tumble of the busy work week I missed BP prospect dude Kevin Goldstein’s organizational rankings. Subscription required, but I’ll give you a sneak peak: The Giants are #6, a huge jump from #25 last year. Goldstein’s takeaway is...

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03.20.2009
Memo from the Personnel Department
First, a report filed from No Surprise, Arizona, tells us Noah Lowry had an injection in his shoulder and won’t even pick up a baseball until April. Ugh. I feel for the kid. Realistically, anything he can contribute in 2009...

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03.23.2009
The Instant Tao of Zito
As first noted here, Barry Zito is on Twitter. He is tweeting. He tweets. His feed started out as if written by the Giants’ marketing staff: Just wrapped up the most amazing few days in San Fran at Fanfest. Loved...

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03.24.2009
Special Agent Goes Rogue
More roster cuts this morning: Ryan Rohlinger, despite his annual spring power burst, is headed to the minors, as are Scott McClain, Brian Bocock, Billy Sadler, and Waldis Joaquin. Sadler probably had the most legit shot at an Opening Day...

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03.25.2009
Bochy [Hearts] Richie
Oh Bruce Bochy, you sly man. I see what you're doing. Clever lad, but naughty, naughty for trying to fool us. Before I reveal to the world your scheme, I will lay it out, plot point by plot point, like...

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03.28.2009
Taschner for Paulino...and More?
It's Jack Taschner for Philadelphia backup catcher Ronny Paulino, but the beat writers both reported about an hour ago the Giants might have another deal in the works. I'm going to bed in a few minutes, so I'll have to...

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03.28.2009
Taschner for Paulino for Correa
As expected the Giants flipped Ronny Paulino for a third player, Florida minor league pitcher Hector Correa. Here's his minor league record. He's very young, very well regarded, and apparently fought through injury last year. Here's what Baseball Prospectus wrote...

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03.30.2009
Dodgers in on Ohman
The LA Times reports this morning the Dodgers have offered lefty bullpen specialist Will Ohman a $1 million contract. (Link tip from MLB Trade Rumors.)If the Giants have real interest in Ohman, they should be highly motivated to keep him...

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03.31.2009
An Intrigue of Infielders, Perhaps?
If Bruce Bochy's locker-room comments were stars, and we, my fellow nerdish baseball travelers, had only their light to travel by, we would seem nearly certain to find ourselves on April 7 in a land where Juan Uribe and Rich...

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03.31.2009
25-Man Roster Nearly Ready
This just in: According to Baggs, Bruce Bochy has outlined the likely 25–man roster. Schulman has a similar list (see below) and this important caveat: “None of this is set in stone.” The highlights: Kevin Frandsen has been optioned to Triple-A....

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