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Sporting News names Zack Greinke, Tim Lincecum AL, NL pitchers of the year

deuce deuce — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:18:56 -0000

Sporting News names Zack Greinke, Tim Lincecum AL, NL pitchers of the year

"Kansas City Royals right-hander Zack Greinke and San Francisco Giants right-hander Tim Lincecum are Sporting News' 2009 pitchers of the year, as selected by a panel of 31 major league general managers and assistant GMs."

One or the other?

deuce deuce — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:45:04 -0000

The unlikely run for the postseason by the Giants in 2009 very well could result in extensions to both Bruce Bochy and Brian Sabean. Keith Law alluded to this in a recent chat:

Keith Law (1:47 PM)

I imagine that the Giants' run at the wild card means job security for Bochy and Sabean, even though Bochy seems to have his own level of managerial fail.

However, if you’re a Giants fan, you would probably rather see at least one of these two individuals given their walking papers (perhaps even both). So I ask the question: If you could only choose one of the two to be replaced, who would it be?

Poll

Who would you rather see let go after the 2009 season?

Bruce Bochy

210 votes

Brian Sabean

56 votes

266 votes | Poll has closed

Jeff Kent back at AT&T

deuce deuce — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:54:51 -0000

Jeff Kent back at AT&T

"Jeff Kent is a Wall of Famer.

Upon his retirement after last season, Kent became eligible for induction on the Giants’ Wall of Fame by virtue of his All-Star appearance with the club. He’ll be formally inducted and recognized on Saturday, Aug. 29, and the Giants have set up a conference call with the media for Monday."

NO!

deuce deuce — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:16:11 -0000

NO!

"They’ve also spoken to San Diego about a deal that would send starter Jonathan Sanchez to the Padres for outfielder Scott Hairston."

Mateo likely headed to Cardinals

deuce deuce — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:50:16 -0000

Mateo likely headed to Cardinals

"The latest buzz in Latin America is that the Cardinals are expected to sign 16-year-old Dominican outfielder Wagner Mateo for a bonus of approximately $3 million on July 2."

Giants sign third-rounder Chris Dominguez

deuce deuce — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:42:21 -0000

Giants sign third-rounder Chris Dominguez

According to Baggs, the Giants have signed third-rounder Chris Dominguez out of Louisville. Baggs says he will probably head to Salem-Keizer soon.

2009 Draft Signing Status

deuce deuce — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:50:24 -0000

2009 Draft Signing Status

This shows the status of all the Giants draft picks. As stated, players who have signed are in bold. So far, the only player to have signed is the Giants 10th round pick, RHP Jeremy Toole out of Brigham Young.

UPDATE: According to Schulman, the Giants have signed 23 of their 50 picks, the highest being seventh-rounder 2B Nick Liles out of Western Carolina University. (Schulman calls him Steven Liles, but both the BA list and the MLB.com Draft Tracker refer to him as Nick)

Ever wondered what The Unit looked like as a youngster?

deuce deuce — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:51:18 -0000

Ever wondered what The Unit looked like as a youngster?

That's the link to the actual Baggs article. For those that want to go straight to the picture, click here. Try and see if you can find him before you scroll down to see which one he is.

Just got ESPN: The Magazine in the mail today. It's good to see that Tim is getting all sorts of...

deuce deuce — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:38:45 -0000

Just got ESPN: The Magazine in the mail today. It's good to see that Tim is getting all sorts of love from the national media.

Giants-related Christmas gifts

deuce deuce — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:26:07 -0000

I thought it would be fun to share any Giants-related Christmas gifts that we all received. I got a really cool picture that shows the progression of the Giants jersey through the history of the organization:

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp341/deucesmrb/giantsjerseyphoto.jpg

Feel free to share anything Giants that you've received in past years as well. A couple years ago, I received season tickets. That was probably the best gift I have ever received.

If you didn't receive any Giants-related gifts, then share the coolest gift you received period.