Across the SeamsA S.F. Giants blog fighting premature Brennschluss.Tall Order- July 9, 2008 After Tuesday's punchless performance against the Mets, the Giants are 39-51. That's third place, six games out, good enough for some to call the Giants "contenders." Clearly, my quotation marks indicate that I disagree. Since the institution of the three-division league in 1995, the worst record for a division winner...http://acrosstheseams.typepad.com/across_the_seams/2008/07/tall-order.html The Tender Difference Between Pre- and Con-- July 9, 2008 Andrew Baggarly writes about Sabean's trading plans: Sabean sees his situation as more closely related to 2005, when the Giants were 13 games under .500 - yet just 5 12 games out of first place - on July 31. They acquired outfielder Randy Winn from Seattle for pitcher Jesse Foppert...http://acrosstheseams.typepad.com/across_the_seams/2008/07/the-tender-diff.html Putting the Zero in Omar- July 8, 2008 I was at the game Friday, which is probably best forgotten. But if you want to remember, there's oh so much to choose from. Let's see ... how about Bochy keeping the rookie pitcher in there long enough to let the game get out of hand How about Lewis doing...http://acrosstheseams.typepad.com/across_the_seams/2008/07/putting-the-zer.html Sabean's History- July 8, 2008 Stall long enough and someone will do your work for you ... All year long I've meant to dig into Brian Sabean's track record. I wanted to create something that detailed how the current team came to be. I still haven't done it, but MLB Trade Rumors has done something...http://acrosstheseams.typepad.com/across_the_seams/2008/07/sabeans-history.html Cover Boy- July 8, 2008 I rarely read SI these days, but I still get a kick when one of "my" guys is on the cover. This time it's Tim Lincecum, and the story is pretty good. It moves from Lincecum to the problem teams have figuring out what a good pitching motion is. It's...http://acrosstheseams.typepad.com/across_the_seams/2008/07/cover-boy.html |