San Francisco Giants

Kings Corner
Magic Johnson, Stan Kasten, Arn Tellem and … baseball

May 8, 2012

Magic Johnson's involvement with the new Dodgers ownership group comes as no surprise. The Hall of Famer has long been a huge (and knowledgeable) sports fan, and almost desperate

GiantWatch
Anyone still critical of the Melky Cabrera-Jonathan Sanchez deal?

Apr 29, 2012

Any more holdouts on the Jonathan Sanchez-Melky Cabrera deal?If you are one of them, you need to look at yourself in the mirror and ask if it's just that you can't fathom giving Giants' general manager Brian Sabean credit for anything he does right.Bec...

GiantWatch
Huff the victim of a vitriolic fan base?

Apr 26, 2012

I've been guilty of deriding Aubrey Huff for all those four-to-threes, the 23-hoppers to second base that filled last year's scorebooks. I've been frustrated by his inability to recapture the swing that was so critical to the Giants' 2010 World Series ...

GiantWatch
Bochy missed chance to exploit bench depth; yanked Lincecum too late

Apr 6, 2012

You can't get too upset about Opening Day losses -- it is one of 162 games, after all.But just a couple nits to pick that may spell warning signs ahead: Bruce Bochy's late hook of Tim Lincecum and his decision to stay with Aubrey Huff late in...

GiantWatch
Guest blog: Just enough will work for Giants’ offense

Dec 15, 2011

Josh Friedman, investing editor for Bloomberg News, former LA Timesman, lifelong friend and a Giants fan for the last 40-plus years, offers his take on the Giants' off-season maneuvers:Just enough is all it took for the Giants to snag a World Series tw...

Infinite Baseball
Wendell Kim: Rounding third and heading home

Dec 13, 2011
Wendell Kim: Rounding third and heading home

The most exposed coaching position in professional baseball or arguably all sports is third base coach. Second guessing managers is an integral part of the game that gives sportswriters, talk show hosts, and fans endless topics to debate. But the split...

Infinite Baseball
Meet Barney Nugent: A Major League master of pain

Nov 30, 2011
Meet Barney Nugent: A Major League master of pain

As promised, I’m bringing in some behind-the-scenes folks from the world of professional baseball to share their insights with us. You'll also be able to ask questions that we pass on to our distinguished guests by posting a comment below.Meet Barney...

27x7
A’s spring move to Mesa could have Cactus reverberations

27x7 -
Nov 29, 2011

Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Photo courtesy of Flickr.com It didn’t gain big headlines. In fact, the San Francisco Chronicle buried it on Page 7 of The Sporting Green. Yet news that the Oakland Athletics may be moving their spring training operatio...

Infinite Baseball
Lefty Discrimination?

Nov 22, 2011

Depending on the study, it is estimated that 8 - 13% of the world's population is left-handed. Now before all you righties click off, there is something for you in this post that relates to Major League Baseball.Other than playing first base, most infi...

Infinite Baseball
Sanchez for Cabrera – Filling a Need, Maybe?

Nov 8, 2011

"If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster." — Clint Eastwood Okay, Giants fans, we got some good off-season news and something to talk about. I begin by confessing that as a National League-aphile, I don't know much about Cabrera, who has only spent on...



Newest Partners