2008--2009-mlb-offseason Stories - Camden Chat
The San Francisco Giants and Manny Ramirez: Sigh
Okay. I’ll bite. Giants Offer Slugger Manny Ramirez 4-Year Deal No, they didn’t. The Giants already had an offensively gifted, defensively challenged left fielder with baggage. They had the option to retain this mystery slugger (I’ll reveal his identity at the end of this...
Winter Meetings and the San Francisco Giants, Day III
What’s left: Assorted goofs with a bat but no glove who would cost a lot of money. Assorted goofs with a bat but no glove who would cost a lot in trade. One goof with a bat and a glove who would require a ridiculous, 8- to 10-year contract. Young, MLB-ready position players with power!...
Winter Meetings and the San Francisco Giants, Day II
A semi-fictional conversation: Agent for Unnamed Player: Brian! Good to see you. How is Yorvit Torrealba working out for you? Sabean: Uh, he hasn't been on our t... Agent: Super, just super. Say, I have a client, and he really wants to pitch for the Giants. Sabean: Well, I'll kick his tires...
C.C. Sabathia, Part XVII
From the L.A. Times: The official said the Giants are interested in CC Sabathia, the ace pitcher who grew up in the Bay Area. The official would not confirm whether the Giants had offered a contract to Sabathia but said they would need to make other moves before they could sign him. While I'm not...
Winter Meetings
Winter Meetings! Winter Meetings! Let’s see…the Giants are linked to Miguel Tejada, Hank Blalock, Ken Boyer, Tom O’Malley, and every other player who has played third base in the past, could play third base in the future, has made it to third base on a recent date, or has ever...
The Winter Meetings, the San Francisco Giants, and Made-Up Rumors
The Winter Meetings start next week. They’re probably like a week-long seminar on tax law without any of the excitement, but I like to pretend that they’re much more interesting. Last year I drew an analogy to a scene from Glengarry Glen Ross (now with not-safe-for-work YouTube...
Jorge Cantu for Jonathan Sanchez?
No. The rumors originated here. Really, I can see someone saying, "Wow! A 30-homer guy for a 5.00 ERA pitcher? Sweet!" And that person would then resume not thinking about baseball until April. If Cantu's defense was even close to acceptable, I'd be in favor of the trade. Sanchez is promising, but...
Pat Burrell and the San Francisco Giants
Wow. So I asked the kid next door -- nice kid, good family -- to watch the rumor mill when I was gone. It was just for one day. All he needed to do was let the rumor mill out a few times. When I came back, there were rumors everywhere. On the linoleum, on the carpet...on the curtains? How in...
Edgar Renteria is a San Francisco Giant
I'm really surprised by the backlash to this one. It's a done deal, and some folks are just freaking out. For a three- or four-year deal? Oh, yeah, storm the administration building and march in the quad. For a two-year deal? Low-risk, medium reward. The concern of the freaker-outers, distilled...
Mike Caruso, Where Are You?
From Pravda: Still seeking right-handed relief help, the Giants have accelerated their pursuit of right-hander Bob Howry, who became a more attractive option Monday when his former team, the Chicago Cubs, declined to offer him salary arbitration. No arbitration? No second-rounder required?Then...
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