http://trappedinla.com A San Francisco Giants blog Wed, 07 May 2008 02:47:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many of the youngsters have performed well above their heads thus far in '08, and to me, tonight's loss in Pittsburgh feels like the beginning of the end. No evidence, no analytical support... just a feeling. * Barry Zito never made an appearance during his time in the bullpen... does ... http://trappedinla.com/2008/05/06/beginning-of-the-end-a-rod-countrywide-evil/ There's a really weird, but interesting piece about Brian Wilson's diet in ESPN the Magazine. The more I read about Brian Wilson, the more he intrigues me. I generally respect people with strong convictions... in Wilson's case, it's his faith (and apparently his diet). http://trappedinla.com/2008/05/04/brian-wilson-diet/ I don't live in my parents' basement, and I maintain this site only because I enjoy the outlet. If in some small way, my existence makes life a little harder for sports journalists, so be it. I try to be fair, but this site is mine and I'm ... http://trappedinla.com/2008/05/02/catching-up-on-some-links/ How many of you have watched a game in which a player hit for the cycle?  My guess is that if you have, you remember who did it, when it was, and who it was against.  Why?  Because it's a baseball rarity!  Since 2001, a player has hit for the ... http://trappedinla.com/2008/04/21/tim-lincecum-albert-pujols-3-0-strikeout/ Aaron Rowand is Country Fastball's guest tonight. http://trappedinla.com/2008/04/13/country-fastball-aaron-rowand/ I knew business school would come in handy someday. Let’s talk Finance! One of my favorite professors spoke often about sunk costs, a concept with which I was familiar, but never really comprehended. As defined by Econterm: “Sunk costs are unrecoverable past expenditures. These should not normally be taken into ... http://trappedinla.com/2008/04/10/sunk-costs-barry-zito-brian-sabean-san-francisco-giants/ The Giants are bad. Really, really bad. It seems more and more people are realizing how historically awful this team is: * Tim Kawakami of the Merc recognizes how hopeless San Francisco looks. * Rob Neyer has these adjectives for the Giants: "Bad, abominable, atrocious, awful, crappy, crummy, deficient, dreadful, god-awful, gross, ... http://trappedinla.com/2008/04/08/san-francisco-giants-bad-brian-sabean/ I'll get my first look at Miller Park as I travel to see the Giants play the Brewers in Milwaukee tomorrow. I'm both excited, and a little bit sad. I'll always enjoy heading out to a game, but the season thus far has been exactly as ... http://trappedinla.com/2008/04/04/san-francisco-giants-brian-sabean-sucks-carlos-villanueva-lowell-cohn-john-ryan/ "Seriously, is there ANY way to defend Sabean's performance? I don't mean to be snarky; I really want to know. They've finished well below .500 in each of the last three seasons, and seem primed for another such season this year. How many years like this does Sabean get? I'm ... http://trappedinla.com/2008/04/01/rob-neyer-brian-sabean-quote/ An offense that produces zero runs and zero extra-base hits on opening day, $80 million dollars. A washed up starter who allows four runs and eight hits in just five innings of work, $126 million dollars. The worst general manager in baseball? Priceless. When asked why he was laughing, ... http://trappedinla.com/2008/03/31/san-francisco-giants-brian-sabean-sucks/