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Posted in Baseball on Aug 13th, 2010
According to ESPN’s Enrique Rojas, the San Francisco Giants are close to acquiring Jose Guillen from the Kansas City Royas. Guillen was designated for assignment last week by the team and is still owed $3 million for the rest of the year. “News: Royals and Giants close to complete Jose Guillen trade. If completed, Guillen [...]
There was a pretty scary moment during the fourth inning of the Giants game tonight when outfielder Eugenio Velez was struck in the head by a foul line drive into the dugout. Velez was standing with his teammates when Pat Burrell sliced a fastball towards the visitor’s benches causing players to scatter and knocking Velez [...]
Posted in Baseball, Injuries, Mark Prior List on Apr 17th, 2010
After a Vicente Padilla fastball popped him in the face on Friday night, San Francisco Giants CF Aaron Rowand is headed to the Mark Prior List, according to Andrew Baggary (who?) on Twitter. Rowand suffered a mild concussion and fractured cheekbones and could require surgery. “Aaron Rowand to DL. Out a minimum of 2 weeks. [...]
The San Jose Mercury News speculates that one the San Francisco Giants’ few good hitters, Freddy Sanchez, could start the season on the disabled list. Sanchez is recovering from a surgically repaired left shoulder and probably won’t pick up a bat for another week. He most likely won’t be ready for the opener, so the [...]
Posted in Baseball on Feb 12th, 2010
We don’t know why this took so long to get done. For the love of Christ, just pay the man. He’s 25-years old and a back-to-back Cy Young Award winner….what are you waiting for him to do? Actually hit? Hit a bong? He already did that? So yeah, the San Francisco Giants have signed stud [...]
Posted in Baseball on Feb 3rd, 2010
We admit, we don’t understand this one. San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is a back-to-back Cy Young Award winner and only 25-years old. We really think he low-balled himself when he asked for $13 million in arbitration, while we think the Giants really low-balled him when they offered $8 million. Based on what stud [...]
Posted in Baseball on Jan 20th, 2010
San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum has filed for $13 million in arbitration, according to SI.com’s Jon Heyman. The Giants submitted a paltry, are-you-actually-serious $8 million on their end. We understand that arbitration is a negotiation process, but are you kidding? $8 million for a kid coming off back-to-back Cy Young Awards? Some speculated that [...]
Posted in Baseball on Nov 27th, 2009
According to Rick Thurman, the agent for San Francisco Giants superstud Tim Lincecum, the two-time Cy Young Award winner will seek a one-year deal in his first arbitration eligible offseason. He surely will break Ryan Howard’s record ($10 million) for first-year arbitration-eligible players. “As of today, we’ll pursue a one-year deal,” Thurman said. Lincecum wants [...]
Posted in Baseball on Nov 19th, 2009
San Francisco Giants pothead pitcher Tim Lincecum earned his second straight NL Cy Young Award with a 15-7 record and 2.48 ERA. He won the award with just 11 first-place votes and became the first pitcher to win the award without the most first-place votes since Tom Glavine in 1998. Adam Wainwright from the St. [...]
All-world San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is facing charges of pot possession after he was found with 3.3 grams and a pipe during a traffic stop. He was in his native Washington where we guess having pot doesn’t get you arrested. He was fined a total of $622 for doing 74 mph in a [...]
Posted in Baseball on Sep 25th, 2009
Stud starting pitcher Tim Lincecum indicated that he’d be open to signing a long-term deal with the San Francisco Giants after the season, meaning he’d avoid his first arbitration. “I definitely like San Francisco,” Lincecum said. “I’ve seen nothing but positive things as far as my personal experiences. It’s where I see myself being for [...]
Giants 1B prospect Angel Villalona is a suspect in the murder of 25-year old Mario Felix de Jesus Velete in the Dominican Republic. “The incident occurred Saturday at around 11 at night, and the main suspect is Angel Villalona,” said Adrian Urbaez of the Dominican National Police. Soooo….could this damage his MLB career? Villalona turned [...]
Posted in Baseball on Aug 31st, 2009
Major league sources tell ESPN’s Buster Olney that pitcher Brad Penny will sign with the San Francisco Giants. The 31-year old will replace Joe Martinez in the rotation and could provide a huge boost to a team with playoff aspirations. Penny was a disappointment in Boston with a 5.61 ERA and 7-8 record. His velocity [...]
New York Mets 3B David Wright will remain hospitalized tonight after suffering a concussion, according to WFAN’s Twitter page. “Wright: scan negative. suffered concussion. will remain hospitalized overnight,” they tweeted. San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain lost control of a ball in the fourth inning Saturday and unloaded on Wright’s head. Wright collapsed to the [...]
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