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14 July 2007Brett Tomko will start on Sunday for the Dodgers. If the Giants can’t snap this home losing streak to LA on Sunday, it may never end.
Another thought… if the Giants ownership intends to have Sabean “rebuild” the team, then there’s a long list of players who should be shopped (and shopped hard) before the end […]
no hope in sight
13 July 2007The Giants… are screwed. Brian Sabean will be making the calls for my team for another two, or even three years. I have no faith in this man, who has now made at least as many bad moves as good ones. This man could not bring a World Series ring to San […]
time for some new blood
12 July 2007A San Francisco Chronicle article by Henry Schulman suggests that the Giants ownership is in contract talks with Brian Sabean.
Schulman ends by saying,
The Giants are in the midst of their third consecutive losing season, and many fans have called for Sabean’s head. But many in baseball believe Sabean has gotten a bum rap because he […]
first half wrap up
11 July 2007Here’s where the Giants stand offensively at the break, with their 2007 MLB rankings:
4.24 runs per game - 26th
.250 batting average - 26th
.320 on-base percentage - 25th
.385 slugging percentage - 28th
Now, taking a look at how bad this first half has been historically for the Giants… here are the same numbers compared to San Francisco […]
morgan strikes again
26 June 2007How can ESPN continue to let this man call baseball games. In a recent ESPN chat, he said:
Bob (Brooklyn): What’s more important to evaluate a pitcher: Wins or ERA?
Joe Morgan: I’ve always believed that an ERA is like a batting average. It’s a personal thing. For instance, a guy could hit .300, but not […]
sad news
24 June 2007Rod Beck passed away today… very, very sad news. He was a great Giant.
more on atlanta insanity
13 June 2007It looks like Jim Hendry and the Chicago Cubs are following up on the crazy umpiring in their weekend series with Atlanta. Hopefully there will be some sort of apology or statement of error by MLB shortly.
I’d be willing to bet Renteria’s injury is from his slide/punch of Mike Fontenot. Punk.
In other news, […]
insanity in atlanta
10 June 2007Yesterday, I went to the Cubs/Braves game in Atlanta, the day after Soriano hit 3 home runs. The first pitch of the game, Tim Hudson plunked Soriano, and the umpire warned both benches, without allowing Chicago to retaliate. Tonight, just now, Ted Lilly hit Renteria in the first inning and was ejected. […]
another close loss
10 June 2007After today’s horrifically frustrating defeat, that’s 23 losses by two or fewer runs in 2007. Only two teams over the last twenty seasons dropped more than 23 close games in their first 62 overall (’03 Tigers, ‘93 Mets). The 2003 Tigers wound up losing 119 games, and the ‘93 Mets lost 103. That’s some pretty […]
the last place san francisco giants
7 June 2007… have lost 21 games already this season by two or fewer runs, the most in baseball. Ouch.
Taking it a step further, only one team since the strike (’94) lost more “close” contests through its first 58 games overall… the 2000 Astros, who lost 22. And by the way, the 2000 Astros finished […]