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Slow and Steady
I decided to make something positive come out of COVID, so while mostly stuck at home, I've been working hard for the past months on fitness and diet. I've made some good progress and hope to make more before I go back to work on campus in the fall. We have a Peloton bike on order to arrive sometime in late February, and I'm looking forward to that. Here's the thing, though: I don't lose weight...
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Giants Sign Tromp to Major League Deal, Ten Other Players to Minor League Deals
by Greek Giant It turns out I will still be able to say "Chadwick Tromp" to my beloved from time to time. That's because the Giants signed the catcher to a deal a little over a week after releasing him. He is now on the 40-man roster but without a guarantee that he...
Winter is Coming*
*Winter Meetings are coming! by DrLefty Well, we made it through the deadline to tender contracts (or not) to arbitration-eligible players, and now there are 56 new free agents (non-tendered) to go with the long list of players who were already out there. The Giants,...
Giants Agree to Terms With Alex Dickerson, Austin Slater and Four Others
by Greek Giant It was announced yesterday that the Giants agreed to terms with six of their arbitration eligible players. They are: Alex Dickerson, Austin Slater, Jarlin Garcia, Trevor Gott, Wandy Peralta, and Darin Ruf. Here is the Giants official Twitter...
Tender is the Night
by DrLefty To "tender" something to someone is a business term. It has nothing to do with how soft-hearted you are or how well-done you like your steak cooked. (And when I googled "tender" to find an image for the top of this post, the first thing that came up was the...
Thanksgiving Giants Musings
by DrLefty What a strange and mostly awful year it's been. Kobe Bryant and one of his daughters died in a helicopter crash*. The 49ers lost the Super Bowl* when they should have won it (and now, how shall I put this, they pretty much suck). The Lakers AND the Dodgers...
Alyssa Nakken’s Historic Jersey Goes to Cooperstown
by Greek Giant The first woman on a Major League Baseball coaching staff now has a place in the Hall of Fame in the form of one of her jerseys. Her name is Alyssa Nakken and she is, of course, a San Francisco Giant! When asked to comment on this honor and this...
Rule 5 Draft Time
Alexander Canario: most likely to be added to the Giants' 40-man roster this week by DrLefty In this strange odyssey known as the Year of Our Lord 2020, the Masters golf tournament is happening this weekend. The NBA draft, usually in June, is taking place next...
Gausman Accepts Giants Qualifying Offer, Returns for 2021
by Greek Giant Good news for the Giants: Kevin Gausman accepted the team's qualifying offer to return for next year. The deal is for $18.9 million for one season. The agreement is not a huge surprise as the Giants were pretty clear about wanting Gausman back. It was...
Mauricio Dubon Creates Fund for Hurricane ETA Relief for Honduras
by Greek Giant Hurricane ETA recently caused widespread damage throughout Honduras and other parts of Central America. Honduras happens to be the home of Giant Mauricio Dubon. Dubon created a fund-raising platform for donations to the victims of the hurricane in his...
Moving On
A very young Senator Joe Biden plays CF in a Congressional Baseball Game in the 1970s. Check out the number on his jersey! by DrLefty It's been quite a week, hasn't it? The entire nation--the whole world--waiting breathlessly for days for the outcome of an...
Donovan Solano Wins Silver Slugger Award
by Greek Giant Donnie Barrels brings home some silver. Our very own Donovan Solan won the Silver Slugger Award for his heroics as a second baseman in 2020. He became the first Giant second baseman to win the award since Jeff Kent in 2002. The Silver Slugger is awarded...
Giants Fire Dave Righetti and Shawon Dunston, 2020 Carnage Continues
Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle by Greek Giant Andrew Baggarly is reporting that Dave Righetti and Shawon Dunston, two stalwarts of the World Series winning era of San Francisco Giants baseball, are being fired in a cost-cutting move. Last week we learned the...
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