November 2009 Archives

It's an hour before Thanksgiving rolls in, and I find myself thinking grateful thoughts. I want to give thanks first and foremost for the happiness and health of my family, which I will never ever take for granted. Also, for...
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...the possible return of Yorvit Torrealba works you into a lather. I spilled a good deal of verbiage here discussing the need for a Plan B in case Buster Posey isn't ready, so I won't rehash it. But before you...
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Awesome, awesome, awesome. Not only was Tim Lincecum's second straight Cy a huge pick-me-up for Giants fans, it was a big vindication for people who have let go of the hidebound notion that wins and losses in a pitcher's record...
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Looks like Jason Schmidt is going to retire. For many Giants fans, Schmidt was purged from the history books when he signed with the Dodgers after the 2006 season.Then he really disappeared: A total of 10 games in three years...
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For those of you not down with classic '70s soul, the answer is "Haft!" As in Chris, as in the beat writer for sfgiants.com and a former daily newspaperman. The number of real news outlets is ever dwindling, as is the number...
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We're all chomping at the bit -- nyom nyom nyom -- to get these Giants fixed up right for next year.The conventional wisdom says all this team needs to compete is an average offense, instead of an historically bad one....
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The guy with kaleidoscope eyes......
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  __________________!!!!   Fill in that blank, because the hot stove chatter has the Giants "open" to bringing him back. Baggs says it could happen for one year and at the same $6 M he earned in 2009, but probably...
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  Blogging several days after Tim Lincecum's pot-and-speeding bust, now reduced to a minor infraction, I am too late to drop giggly marijuana references into my post. Besides, it's nothing to make light of. I'm certainly not one to spark...
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 The snow is snowin', trade winds are blowin'.... It's finally time. Hot Stove Time. Thank you, Chase Utley and Cliff Lee, for making the World Series remotely interesting. Otherwise, yawn. In the post-game celebrations, Mark Teixeira thanked God for steering...
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"Bam-Bam" Meulens is officially the new hitting coach. What looks like a Giants press release is being relayed by Comcast Sports Net, and it cites Meulens' work with John Bowker (.342 batting average in the PCL last year) and Jesus Guzman (.321) as key points on...
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He doesn't have his mountain beard anymore, but Johnny Damon's double steal in Sunday night's top of the ninth was not only the coolest heads-up play I've ever seen, it was probably the reason Brad Lidge fell apart and allowed...
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I've been off the grid for 24 hours, part of which was spent here stuffing my face here, but plugging back in I've found two items of good news. First, Gavin Newsom has dropped out of the governor's race. I...
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