Well, technically, so did Jon.

But, ah yes. I can only imagine the joy oozing out of Jon's ears and yelling out a William Wallace-esque: "Freeeeeeeeedom!"

It would be nice to have Jon Miller doing the Giants' TV and radio broadcasts permanently, but I hope he can land a better weekly gig on MLB Network.

Get well soon little girl. I know it was an accident, but damn Russell Martin, you are an evil person.

It's actually not as bad as when the Giants' tenancy was ending at Candlestick. But, I find it humorous when Oakland fans, players, and ownership try figuring out why fans are not showing up to games.

LOL:

"On April 16, they were outdrawn by their top minor-league team, the Sacramento River Cats, 14,014 to 12,225."

Erin Yoshida has signed with Chico affiliate of the Golden Gate League. It will be pretty awesome to see how far she goes. Last I heard, she has been taking pointers from knuckleballer, Tim Wakefield. I wish her great success.

Beat writer Rob Bradford reports that Theo Epstein was concerned about red flags pointing to Jason Bay's knee. This ultimately led to Bay signing with the Mets.

Bay took a physical in July, and the Red Sox's medical staff had some red flags, namely the condition of the left fielder's knees. Bay's agent Joe Urbon had come to Boston, presumably for a press conference announcing the ne deal. Instead, general manager Theo Epstein informed him of the team's concerns, and the deal was put on hold.

The Red Sox said that they would keep Bay's AAV -- average annual value -- the same, at $15 million per year. But they wanted protection in the third and fourth year, in the event Bay's knees and shoulder acted up. The team also wanted Bay to undergo surgery at the end of the 2009 season.

and then LOLMETS

At any rate, Bay found another suitor -- the Mets -- that didn't share Boston's concerns about his long-term health. And that was where he ended up.

If Bay has knee problems at some point over the next four years, the Red Sox will be proven right to take the conservative approach they did.

Wow. I look at this, and then at the Giants current situation with F. Sanchez. I am just dumbfounded by the Giants medical staff and Brian Sabean's decision to re-sign him.

So with this are you guys glad we didn't sign Bay?

What are things that bring a smile to my face?

From BA:

Venezuelan League

Sandoval, 23, hit .395/.425/.604 in 20 regular-season games, then batted .477/.500/.932 with five home runs in 10 playoff appearances.

Maybe I'm incorrect, but didn't Giants brass pull him out of Winter ball?

Gallagher is credit with creating the Crazy Crab and the Croix de Candlestick pins. He also oversaw the development and marketing of Pac Bell Park.

Goodbyes and/or parting shots?

Does he deserve a HOF plaque?

Commissioner Bud Selig visited Scottsdale Stadium on Sunday and met for an hour with Giants managing general partner Bill Neukom and President Larry Baer. Baer would not discuss the meeting but hinted Selig affirmed his public stance that he will not allow the A's to breach the Giants' territorial rights to San Jose.

Suck on that Lew Wolff...

/crosses fingers

"The next few days after (the Yang collision) I had a couple of people in China approach me, females, actually, and say, 'You know the whole country hates you,' " (Schierholtz) said. "It was kind of funny."

Awesome.

Your tax dollars hard at work.

From the Chronicle:

The judge's ruling places some of the government's most significant evidence off-limits. No longer available are:

-- Testimony about doping calendars from Oakland A's slugger Jason Giambi and six other ball players who admit they obtained steroids from Anderson. The players said Anderson kept calendars for them that are similar to the ones he allegedly kept for Bonds, according to the government. The players still may be permitted to testify about other matters.