by Greek Giant | Jan 5, 2022 | 2022 Offseason, Latest Post
With the MLB Lockout many important potential rule changes have been put on hold. One of the biggies is the Designated Hitter (DH). In the pandemic season of 2020 the NL adopted the DH, ostensibly to keep pitchers safe, whatever that means. With pretty much every...
by Greek Giant | Jan 4, 2022 | 2022 Offseason, Latest Post
by Greek Giant In short: Yes! The winds are changing and the national press is starting to realize the stupidity and hypocrisy of keeping Barry Bonds, Roger Clements and other greats out of the Hall of Fame because of their purported/alleged use of steroids. Now the...
by Dr. Lefty | Jan 1, 2022 | Latest Post, Out of Left Field
It’s been fashionable over the last week or so–and even over the last few years–to spend the final days of the old year bashing that year and seeing every bit of bad news as an example of how awful that particular year was. For example, Betty White...
by Greek Giant | Dec 30, 2021 | 2021 Offseason News, Latest Post
by Greek Giant As we continue the lockout and no baseball news I want to take this opportunity to write a note about the Giants Community Fund. The Community Fund is the charitable arm of our beloved baseball club. It offers a variety of cash awards, scholarships,...
by Greek Giant | Dec 27, 2021 | 2021 Offseason News, Latest Post
by Greek Giant Happy Holidays everyone. I hope Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa and Festivus was kind to you all. Did you know that the Giants made history recently when they promoted Taira Uematsu from an unpaid assistant position to a full on assistant coach in...
by Greek Giant | Dec 22, 2021 | 2021 Offseason News, Latest Post
by Greek Giant Second base is a big question mark for the Giants going into 2022. It appears that Tommy LaStella will always be a super-sub and platoonish player. His lefty bat will give him most of the at-bats all things being equal. There are questions about the...
