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Alderson has been really good, and Bumgarner has been unstoppable. The middle infield options don't look too great right now, with failures to hit sufficiently among the guys on this list. But overall the Giants system is in better ...


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]]> John Sickels Minor League Ball: Front Page Posts Google Blogs http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:San_Francisco_Giants_Top_20_Prospects_in_Review_28n08r/ 18 Aug 2008 07:00:08 PDT Opinion: And the Beat Goes On: Giants Sign Posey, Kieschnick, Crawford http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:And_the_Beat_Goes_On_Giants_Sign_Posey_Kieschnick_Crawford_27xccw/ Written by noreply@blogger.com (obsessivegiantscompulsive)
That's why we could leave Brian Wilson in as closer. Up to last season, the Giants were not sure whether they wanted him to start or relieve, though they kept him in relief because of his TJS history (I presume). If we didn't have Cain, then Lincecum, and now Sanchez, the Giants management prob...


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]]> http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:And_the_Beat_Goes_On_Giants_Sign_Posey_Kieschnick_Crawford_27xccw/ 14 Aug 2008 12:42:00 PDT Opinion: Slow Day http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Slow_Day_27xd5c/ Written by Grant
I didn't have a problem with Jose Castillo finishing up the season with the Giants. Ryan Rohlinger's AA-ball performance wasn't exactly forcing the Giants' hand, so if the Giants wanted to just play out the string, it would have been understandable.


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]]> Grant McCovey Chronicles: Front Page Posts McCovey Chronicles http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Slow_Day_27xd5c/ 14 Aug 2008 10:18:38 PDT Opinion: Giants Sign Gillaspie http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Giants_Sign_Gillaspie_276f91/ Written by noreply@blogger.com (Trevor)
I also couldn't go without mentioning the FSMA fundraiser that took place in San Francisco on Wednesday night. If you were there, you know what a great event it was, and if you weren't, do everything in your power to make it there next year. Most of the Giants' were there and served as guest bart...


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]]> http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Giants_Sign_Gillaspie_276f91/ 09 Aug 2008 14:39:00 PDT Opinion: Trade Deadline Talk http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Trade_Deadline_Talk_24ut5d/ Written by noreply@blogger.com (obsessivegiantscompulsive)
I was reading Grant's post on McCovey Chronicles about the Giants trade deadline plans, and I wrote so much that I thought I would post it here too. Grant wonders about Winn and Molina in particularly, Aurilia too, and about how Winn is blocking Schierholtz while doing worse than Schierhol...


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]]> http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Trade_Deadline_Talk_24ut5d/ 28 Jul 2008 17:40:00 PDT Opinion: McCovey Chronicles: Glazing your eyes over since 2005! http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:McCovey_Chronicles_Glazing_your_eyes_over_since_2005_24sagh/ Written by Grant
Randy Winn, on the other hand, is blocking Nate Schierholtz. Winn’s horrible slump has left him at .276/.341/.385. Schierholtz’s MLE suggests his current minor league numbers would translate to .273/.306/.472. The Giants would likely take a hit on defense and on-base gettin’, but Schierholtz...


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]]> Grant McCovey Chronicles: Front Page Posts McCovey Chronicles http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:McCovey_Chronicles_Glazing_your_eyes_over_since_2005_24sagh/ 28 Jul 2008 13:03:15 PDT San Francisco Giants news and blogs - August 20, 2008 http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Section:review_analysis/?date=20080820 Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit San Francisco Giants news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

  •   Opinion: 2008 Giants: May PQS -- by noreply@blogger.com (obsessivegiantscompulsive) from obsessivegiantscompulsive
  •   Opinion: Gameday Thread, #53: 5/28 vs. Giants -- by Jim McLennan from AZ Snakepit
  •   Opinion: Giants Draft Day Speculation -- by Nick Cannata-Bowman from Giants Cove
  •   Opinion: Kawakami: This Barry Zito theater of the absurd must go on - San Jose Mercury News -- from San Jose Mercury News
  •   Opinion: 2008 Giants: April PQS -- from obsessivegiantscompulsive
  •   Opinion: Gameday Thread, #20: 4/22 vs.Giants -- by Jim McLennan from AZ Snakepit
  •   Don't remind us about the Giants this season - Daily Review Online -- from Giants Baseball OR "Spring Training" OR Frandsen OR Bonds OR "Jason Schmidt" OR "Barry Bonds" OR "Kevin Correia" OR OBP OR Sabean OR Bochy OR Lincecum OR SFG OR "Randy Winn" OR "Matt Morris" OR "Jeremy Accardo" OR "Brian Sabean" OR Hennessey OR Aurilia OR "Opening Day" OR "Mays Field" OR "Matt Cain" OR Vizquel OR "Armando Benitez" OR "Pedro Feliz" OR "Trade Bait" OR season OR Dodgers OR "Rich Aurilia" OR "Russ Ortiz" OR "Dave Roberts" OR OPS OR "Opening Day roster" - Google News
  •   Opinion: The Sky is Falling: Lincecum Pitching After Rain Delay -- from obsessivegiantscompulsive
  •   Opinion: GiDar: Henry Sosa -- from obsessivegiantscompulsive
  •   Opinion: New Baserunning Coach Preaching and Teaching -- from obsessivegiantscompulsive

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Record: 52-51. Pace: 82-80. Change on last season: -3 Click to enlarge, in new window] Master of his domain: Chris Snyder, +16.0% Honorable mentions: Jackson, +15.8; Hudson, 14.1%; Ojeda, +14.0% God-emperor of suck: Chris Young, -10.3%


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]]> http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Diamondbacks_5_Giants_3_Lincecum_sickness_SF_pen_cure_24h8ls/ 26 Jul 2008 22:41:04 PDT Opinion: BP News on Giants Prospects http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:BP_News_on_Giants_Prospects_247jgs/ Written by noreply@blogger.com (obsessivegiantscompulsive)
Sabean said as much about Bumgarner on the day the Giants drafted him. Sabean thought that it might take Bumgarner (and Alderson) only a couple of years to make the majors. For that to come true, they would either be called up next season in September or actually make the club in spring trainin...


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]]> http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:BP_News_on_Giants_Prospects_247jgs/ 25 Jul 2008 12:48:00 PDT Opinion: Sabean if you do, Sabean if you don't http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Sabean_if_you_do_Sabean_if_you_don_t_247jgt/ Written by noreply@blogger.com (obsessivegiantscompulsive)
The media decided to attack Sabean this week. Tim Kawakami complained that the Giants should have not signed all the guys they did in the off-season before the 2007 season, that that was the beginning of their downfall. Meanwhile Damon Bruce last night complained about how nice it is that Au...


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]]> http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Sabean_if_you_do_Sabean_if_you_don_t_247jgt/ 24 Jul 2008 12:42:00 PDT Opinion: All-Star Breather: The Giants Bullpen http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:All_Star_Breather_The_Giants_Bullpen_22dotf/ Written by E.L.M.
Would you blame Saturday's loss on Bochy for bringing in [Brian] Wilson in a tie game, with him facing pitching an unknown number of potential innings AND his being demonstrably poor in non-save situations? Or could Bochy be trying to put Wilson in a 'new' situation for his future develop...


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]]> E.L.M. El Lefty Malo http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:All_Star_Breather_The_Giants_Bullpen_22dotf/ 15 Jul 2008 01:48:26 PDT Opinion: Lincecum and Wilson All-Stars http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Lincecum_and_Wilson_All_Stars_20zh9e/ Written by noreply@blogger.com (Trevor)
The all-star selections were made official on Sunday, and surprisingly to some, two San Francisco Giants were selected. Everybody across the nation has heard of Tim Lincecum and is recognizing his dominance this season, so he was a lock to make the team. At this point, he has as good a shot at...


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]]> http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Lincecum_and_Wilson_All_Stars_20zh9e/ 07 Jul 2008 12:34:00 PDT First Half Review http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:First_Half_Review_1zs0ai/ Written by noreply@blogger.com (Trevor)
SECOND HALF PREVIEW: The Giants will enter the second half of the year within striking distance of the first place Diamondbacks. I don't expect to see the Giants win the division or even be serious contenders come September, but the NL West is not very strong this year. If Barry Zito pitches m...


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]]> http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:First_Half_Review_1zs0ai/ 30 Jun 2008 11:34:00 PDT Opinion: Truez Giantz Fanz Zupport Zito http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Truez_Giantz_Fanz_Zupport_Zito_1z0894/ Written by noreply@blogger.com (obsessivegiantscompulsive)
Which brings me to the Giants' fans new favorite punching bag, Barry Zito. People at AT&T Mays Field have taken to booing Zito after poor performances. Which unfortunately have been frequent lately. Which brings me to my post today. Big Picture: True Giants Fans Don't Boo Zito


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Watching Friday’s game, in which the A’s took advantage of Barry Zito’s wildness and the Giants did absolutely nothing with the very charitable Greg Smith’s six walks, I had a bad feeling about the entire weekend. Matt Cain’s second straight strong outing. Perhaps he’s about to go on a tear....


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]]> E.L.M. El Lefty Malo http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Beaned_1xx21u/ 20 Jun 2008 00:23:07 PDT Opinion: Giants Ain't Misching Misch http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Giants_Ain_t_Misching_Misch_1xosk7/ Written by noreply@blogger.com (obsessivegiantscompulsive)
The Giants judged that Sanchez would not learn as much starting in the minors as he would relieving in the majors. And his stats as a reliever the past two seasons support that decision. Jonathan Sanchez clearly can get major league hitters out regularly. If he wasn't ready for major league hi...


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]]> http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Giants_Ain_t_Misching_Misch_1xosk7/ 17 Jun 2008 00:42:00 PDT Opinion: Everybody's Ranking for the Weekend http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Everybody_s_Ranking_for_the_Weekend_1x3wn6/ Written by Grant
I was tired enough to write it, but not tired enough to let the mangled syntax slip through without comment. That’s one ugly, ugly sentence. But danged if there isn’t a "sprinkle of giddy" regarding a sub-.500 team. The Giants are throwing money around in the Dominican Republic again, Keith La...


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]]> Grant McCovey Chronicles http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Everybody_s_Ranking_for_the_Weekend_1x3wn6/ 13 Jun 2008 13:57:17 PDT Opinion: Descriptions of Giants Top 3 Draft Picks http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Descriptions_of_Giants_Top_3_Draft_Picks_1xosk2/ Written by noreply@blogger.com (obsessivegiantscompulsive)
There is a new analyst of pitching mechanics on The Hardball Times, in the wake of Carlos Gomez getting a job with a major league team, and he publishes on the website Baseball-Intellect.com. However, he did not cover Posey yet, so I was disappointed.


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Q: Many Giants fans wanted the team to draft a big time power hitter like Justin Smoak or Yonder Alonso. Gordon Beckham was another guy who was on Giants radar as well. Do you think Posey will end up being a better major league hitter than those guys? Q: How do you grade the Giants 2008 draft?


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The Giants didn't stop with Posey as far as drafting hitters on day 1. They also grabbed Bill Mueller-clone Connor Gillaspie with pick number 37 in the supplemental round. He's another advanced college bat that was projected to go as high is the middle first round, but apparently teams were...


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]]> http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Giants_Go_Offensive_In_Draft_1w8inr/ 06 Jun 2008 14:52:00 PDT Opinion: Wow-kers, It's Bowker's Time! http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Wow_kers_It_s_Bowker_s_Time_1pkphb/ His homer in his first game put him in a select group of eight San Francisco Giants who had homered in their first game, including Giants greats Willie McCovey, Orlando Cepeda, Bobby Bonds, Will Clark, Matt Williams, and John "the Count" Montefusco. With his homer yesterday, he is all alon...


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]]> http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Wow_kers_It_s_Bowker_s_Time_1pkphb/ 14 Apr 2008 22:44:00 PDT Offseason Review http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Offseason_Review_1ipygq/ Written by Trevor
Aaron Rowand takes Bonds spot in the lineup and in the outfield which helps this team's defense significantly, but losing Bonds' bat and not adequately replacing it will have this team struggling to score runs, even more so than last year. As for Feliz and Klesko, both are very replaceable...


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]]> http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Offseason_Review_1ipygq/ 05 Feb 2008 13:09:00 PST National League Prospects in Review, and a Sneak Peak into 2008 http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:National_League_Prospects_in_Review_and_a_Sneak_Peak_into_2008_1f7cp1/ Thanks to our local San Francisco Giants expert coming out of the bullpen and picking up a save, the Minor League Prospect Reports for 2008 are now complete. I'm on vacation the next eleven days, the American League reports will begin shortly after the first of the year with the Baltimore Or...


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]]> http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:National_League_Prospects_in_Review_and_a_Sneak_Peak_into_2008_1f7cp1/ 21 Dec 2007 16:55:00 PST Opinion: Giants Had Best Draft in 2007 http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Giants_Had_Best_Draft_in_2007_15xbqg/ The Giants have been pretty productive in recent years, as most of their pitching staff is either supplied internally or traded for using farm products. Hopefully this will continue the nice streak the Giants have been on since drafting Lowry and Hennessey in the first round of the 2001 dr...


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]]> obsessivegiantscompulsive http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Giants_Had_Best_Draft_in_2007_15xbqg/ 31 Aug 2007 17:04:00 PDT Opinion: Back In the Win Column! http://www.boxxet.com/San_Francisco_Giants/Opinion:Back_In_the_Win_Column_zxsih/ Written by Paul Rice
97 mph two-seam fastball? Are you effing kidding me? For those not in the know, a two-seamer is a fastball gripped along, well, two seams, so that it has more sink than a four-seamer (four-seamers are straighter and appear to “rise” when crossing the plate; it’s basically the standard fas...


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“It looks as if the Giants will not start a single player under 30. Most of them — Ray Durham? Omar Vizquel? Rich Aurilia? Dave Roberts? Barry? — started their careers when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn. Is this some shrewd Moneyball maneuver to take advantage of market inequities by playing r...


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