Well, say what you will about the trade deadline, at least we got to watch Jim Bowden implode on Twitter. Throughout it all, there were a few Giants rumors. But in the end, there were no Giants trades to sate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Park
Explaining August Trades in Baseball
A little break from the Giants-oriented commentary because…well, this weekend sucked. Let’s talk about how trades in August work. No, really. Apparently, this is complicated. When I was applying to be a Game Manual writer at EA Sports, when they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Indoor Sports
And then, as if the Red Sox heavily courting Pablo Sandoval wasn’t enough, the news came out that the San Diego Padres were seriously interested in signing Pablo Sandoval. Remember when ABC was airing “Selfie” and “Manhattan Love Story” back-to-back,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Stability in Pitching
Somewhere, deep down, there is the comfort that we actually trust a GM like Brian Sabean to pick up seemingly-underwhelming but overwhelmingly effective pitchers like Tim Hudson and Jake Peavy. Somewhere, deep down, there is the dread that this may[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…