by Greek Giant I don’t care who Aubrey Huff voted for. I don’t care what Buster Posey thinks about terrorism or what Denard Span thinks about former President Barack Obama. I don’t care what Aubrey Huff thinks about the new President and those protesting against him. I don’t care who votes…
by Greek Giant You know it’s been a long offseason from baseball and the Giants when: You look forward to the Pro Bowl You enjoy reading about the 2016 Presidential election You apply baseball lingo to other sports (Stephen Curry goes deep!) You kind of start to miss Santiago Casilla…
by Greek Giant With the news that the Giants may be in search of another left-handed relief pitcher, my first thought was: “there’s something wrong with Will Smith or Josh Osich”. After the Giants signed Will Smith to a new contract a few weeks ago, I realized that the issue…
by Greek Giant Among certain baseball-loving, Giants-obsessing circles it’s chic to hate the World Baseball Classic. Count me in as a dissenting voice. I like the tournament that aims to mimic the global competitions of soccer (World Cup), hockey (World Championship) and other sports. Baseball’s presence on the sports landscape…
by Greek Giant The Giants have just added depth to their roster and have continued their run of offseason signings to shore up their infield. It seems Bobby Evans and Bruce Bochy are determined to create a talent buffer in the inevitable event of injuries. By signing catcher Nick Hundley…
by Greek Giant It’s a cliche to say (or write) “There’s more to life than baseball.” The irony of cliches is that many of them are cliches for their truth and their resonance. Yordano Ventura, the fine Royals starting pitcher, ace and wunderkind was killed Sunday morning at the age…
by Greek Giant Every year Baseball America (I remember when it was just a magazine) lists the top 10 prospects for each Major League Team. For the Giants the list is interesting in more ways than one. 1. Tyler Beede, rhp 2. Christian Arroyo, ss/3b 3. Chris Shaw, 1b 4….
by Greek Giant Au Revoir Gregor, We will always love you. Breaking up is oh so painful. Even when you find the new girl who makes you happy it still stings to see your ex hook up with another man…. When I read the news about the Diamondbacks signing our…
by Greek Giant With the news that Ivan “Pudge” Rodgriquez is up for induction in the Hall of Fame it got me thinking: Major League Baseball and the writers who vote for players are engaging in a cynical practice of hypocrisy by banning or blackballing certain players and voting for…
by Greek Giant The Giants recently completed new deals by signing Eduardo Nunez, Will Smith and George Kontos to avoid arbitration with each of those players. This means the Giants will not have to undergo arbitration and any potential dirty negotiations, for any of their players on the 40 man roster….