The sports world is stunned today as they have learned that Pat Burrell plans to retire. The 35-year old has had foot problems that will just make it too painful to continue. He told the AP back in November that it’s too problematic to keep playing, even though he wasn’t sure of his decision at [...]
According to CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman, the Colorado Rockies are out there actively trying to improve their team (as they should be for god’s sake). He says that while they did make an offer to Michael Cuddyer, they are also going pretty hard after Carlos Beltran. “#rockies are making a push for carlos beltran. they [...]
Perhaps the biggest offseason priority for the San Francisco Giants (besides finding out a way to rid themselves of Barry Zito’s awful pitching and huge contract) was to improve their lineup. Their pitching has always been stellar, but they have about two guys in the lineup that can hit a curve ball and one was [...]
It wasn’t long ago that the San Francisco Giants had the lead in the NL West and were widely considered to be the biggest problem for the Philadelphia Phillies in the post season. They always seemed to get the timely hits against them, the Phils couldn’t hit their pitching, and they proved last year that [...]
For those of you who are sick of San Francisco Giants’ closer Brian Wilson’s comedy act with the beard and all, you’ll be getting a bit of a break. The Giants have placed him on the 15-day DL, retroactive to August 16th. He has some elbow inflammation and the Giants haven’t indicated how long he’ll [...]
In case you missed this on Friday night, it’s worth watching. The Philadelphia Phillies had a commanding lead on the San Francisco Giants in the sixth inning. Jimmy Rollins singled home two more runs to give the Phils an 8-2 lead. After that, Rollins swiped second base and that apparently didn’t go over so well [...]
By now you’ve surely heard about San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey getting absolutely steamrolled at home plate by Florida Marlin Scott Cousins. It was a brutal collision and led to a busted leg for Posey. He has a cracked fibula and torn ligaments in his ankle. While many think that he could be out [...]
Barry Zito has finally done something that the San Francisco Giants are happy about. Specifically, he has landed on the disable list with a mid-foot sprain. Amazingly, it’s his first trip to the DL in 12 years. The Giants were probably hoping he’d spend more time there. The left-hander probably is the worst free agent [...]
The San Francisco Giants made one of the biggest mistakes in the history of free agency in sports back in 2006 when they signed Barry Zito. The deal was for seven years and $126 million. He’s earned about $6.35 of that contract. Zito has been awful and his spring training debut was no different. According [...]
Uh ohhh. Someone has some ‘splainin’ to do. A source tells the New York Daily News that federal agents intercepted a shipment of 50 pre-loaded HGH syringes that were sent to the wife of San Francisco Giants outfielder Jose Guillen back in September. I guess this isn’t all that shocking as Guillen has a history [...]
It may be small consolation to San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey, but it’s still a decent award. After not collecting a single OTR award this season, Posey’s frustrations were mitigated a bit when he won a World Series title and now he’s been named National League Rookie of the Year. One of the few [...]
Remember when Pablo Sandoval was good? We don’t really either. It’s been a while. Not only did he have a lousy season for the World Series champion San Francisco Giants, but his lack of discipline could cost him a roster spot next year. Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle tweets that GM Brian Sabean [...]
After the San Francisco Giants finished off the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday night in Game 6 to advance to their first World Series since the little earthquake incident, the big question was about Tim Lincecum. He faced three batters in a relief appearance and many wondered about his availability as a starter for the final round. [...]
The good news for the Philadelphia Phillies is that they found a way to come back from a one-run deficit against Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants to win Game 5 and send the NLCS back to Philadelphia for a pivotal Game 6 in Philly. The bad news is that their ace Roy Halladay [...]
The Phillies looked absolutely lifeless on offense on Tuesday as they dropped Game 3 of the NLCS 3-0 to the San Francisco Giants. Yes, Matt Cain pitched well, I get that. But, c’mon. The Phils scattered a few hits here and there and never put any pressure on him. As such, they need to admit [...]
There is simply no room for bitching about last night’s Phillies/Giants NLCS Game 1 matchup. The San Fransisco Giants found a way to get a win against Doc Halladay and the Philadelphia Phillies. They won 4-3 and there was no area where you can say “so and so ruined the game for us.” The home [...]
If you haven’t been paying attention – and judging by the out-of-town television ratings, you haven’t – this NLDS series between the Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants has been pretty darn good. Sunday was no different, as the Giants scored a pair in the ninth to take Game 3. The Braves have had their [...]
The San Francisco Giants have some filthy pitching, but they don’t really have the hitting to match. Their lineup is mediocre at best and they can’t afford to be losing the few players that can actually hit. Rookie catcher Buster Posey would fall into that category. So, when he collided with Kung Fu Panda last [...]
The Atlanta Braves are in the thick of an intense Wild Card race. With the NL East already wrapped up by the Philadelphia Phillies, they need to keep pace with the San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies (but not so much). In short, they can’t afford to be taking on water. [...]
Remember when Pablo Sandoval was a force in the San Francisco Giants lineup? No one else can remember back that far either, so don’t worry about it. But, yeah, he’s been brutal lately. So brutal, in fact, that he now seems to be headed to the bench. That’s especially bad when you consider that the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]