by Greek Giant Yesterday, Major League Baseball and Commissioner Pete Manfred suspended Giants President and CEO Larry Baer through July 1, 2019, without pay. The punishment is exceptionally harsh considering Mr. Baer was never charged with a crime and considering he has no history or record of criminal or domestic…
by Greek Giant With the Giants brand new acquisition of Erik Kratz it appears Farhan Zaidi has a little backup catcher fetish which begs the question: Why didn’t the Giants just keep Nick Hundley? The Giants current active roster is a very interesting mash-up of AAAA players, former World Series…
by DrLefty I guess I’m more competitive than I realized. (The fact that I literally set an alarm on my phone so I won’t miss the 24-hour check-in opportunity for Southwest flights should have been a clue.) I changed my latest My25ManGuys™ ballot three times before the Thursday night deadline,…
by Greek Giant The Giants made another low-flying player transaction yesterday acquiring Connor Joe from the Reds. In the deal our beloved ballclub gave up for minor-league reliever Jordan Johnson and cash. Joe is known as a versatile player who plays both corner infield spots and can also play left…
by Greek Giant It’s official. A few days ago Major League Baseball announced new rules that will take effect Opening Day (yes that should be in capital letters because it’s a holiday!). There are a number of important rule changes going into effect in 2020. I will get into those…
by DrLefty We are now a mere 12 days from Opening Day at Petco Park in San Diego. Who will be the 25 Giants standing along the third base line? HaakAway wants to know. Since today’s only March 16, and things can and probably will change before the March…
by Greek Giant Just when I was tempted to write another article about potential new additions to the Giants outfield I decided to curb that temptation and focus on the pitching staff. I think the Drew Pomeranz signing may be the best under-the-radar deal in MLB. If the tall lefty…
by DrLefty Arrived home very late last night after a delayed flight. While our weekend getaway to Scottsdale is always a fun treat, and we especially enjoyed hanging with Sister Lefty and Bro-In-Law Lefty, I do not have much happy news to report about our Giants. I’m glad I…
by DrLefty …well, sort of a report from Scottsdale. I am in Scottsdale as I post this, but we arrived late yesterday afternoon and haven’t been to a game or to the ballpark yet. We did get here in time for dinner at the iconic Don & Charlie’s, a beloved Scottsdale…
by Greek Giant As Surf Maui and I were watching the Nationals play the Red Sox in a Grapefruit League game on a perfect sunny afternoon in West Palm Beach, we kept going back to the same topic: Who is going to play outfield for the Giants? Will Zaidi and…