Monthly Archives: November 2008

Rent-A-Shortstop (UPDATED)

(UPDATE #2 (5:10PM): Per Baggs, the report is “premature, or just plain wrong,” which makes sense given the upcoming arbitration deadline. If the deal has been reached in principle, Baggarly opines the leak severely undermines the Giants’ position to retain … Continue reading

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First Blood

The Giants strike first in free agency, signing Jeremy Affeldt to a 2 year, $8 million deal. The deal strikes me as, well, really good. Not sure what Brian Sabean‘s angle is here, but this is a great short-term deal … Continue reading

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Dissident Dis

Evidently, Chris DeLuca of the Chicago Sun-Times was the lone writer to omit Tim Lincecum from his ballot altogether. Our good friend Tim K. wrote him this letter in response: from: Tim K [email redacted] to: cdeluca@suntimes.com Chris, Hi, how … Continue reading

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ConCyLation Prize

In the harsh world of Bay Area sports, for today, justice is served. Congrats, Timmy.

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