February 2010 Archives

This is Intriguing Question #3 of spring training. To refresh your memory, #1 was "Whither Madison Bumgarner?" and #2 was "Whuther Buster Posey?" I admit the identity of the next middle reliever plucked off the scrap heap is not as intriguing...
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A couple days ago we examined the Bumgarner Question: Should he be the fifth starter? Now let me riddle you this Poseyism: Should Buster Posey start the year in Triple A or with the big club?   Bengie Molina is...
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Ah, yes. Spring training. Stories of players in the best shape of their lives; stories of players who vow to leave behind bad habits; stories of fresh blood making a big difference; players fumbling to explain their secret surgeries. And...
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It's spring training time again in Arizona, huzzah! The batterymates are showing up this week, which means we can start reading tea leaves to figure out the Giants' most intriguing questions this spring. We'll look at a few this week,...
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Cribbed from ESPN.com: In addition to his salary, he would earn $200,000 for pitching 225 innings, a figure he reached in each of his two full seasons. He would get $500,000 for each Cy Young Award, $250,000 for second, $100,000...
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The news broke a few hours ago. Lincecum gets $8 M this year, $13 M next year, and a $2 M signing bonus. Baggs wonders what the Cy Young bonus clauses will be. Perhaps that's why Lincecum and his agent...
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As we count down to Mychael Urban's Arbogeddon, the Chronsters report the Giants offered Tim Lincecum $37 M for three years, with a key number being the proposed $9.5 M salary for 2010. Why key? Because Lincecum is likely to get...
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A big thanks to Keith "Cub3" Roban, father of SF Pickup Baseball, for the shout-out on his Web site. If anyone is in or near S.F. and wants to throw on cleats and play hardball on the weekends, check out...
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My new-home improvement odyssey continues to tie me to the mast, but I'm grateful to have readers like Walter Guest, who kindly submitted this reminiscence of his brief Little League coaching days to help keep Lefty's lights on. Thanks, Walter. It...
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Apparently the Giants are doing a "Lincecum Rally Hair" promotion day this year. It's a little too close to the fake Manny dreads for comfort, if you ask me.   The team is filming its 2010 promo ads today at Mays Field. More...
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The hot button for today is Tim Lincecum's arbitration. Sabes says it's probably headed to a hearing, which some people think is tantamount to pissing on Lincecum's doormat and setting it on fire. Of all the reportage in the last 24...
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I really shouldn't be blogging today, but I saw that I missed this yesterday. I can't let that go without a few words of tribute. Jon Miller makes my life better six months out of the year. Just imagine being...
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 As some of you have noted in e-mail to me, my typical output has slowed in recent weeks. Fear not, it's a temporary condition. Mrs. Malo, the Monkeypants and I have just moved into a new apartment, and life has...
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