Archive for the 'Giants' Category

Dave looks at this year’s managers, and how often they use their favorite strategies.

Old pitchers have been in the headlines lately, but Matthew takes a look at the old position players who are still getting the job done.

JC examines the relationship between the size of a team’s market and its ability to win games.

Studes looks at the unbalanced schedules of each team, and how they might affect the pennant races.

Barry Bonds has been intentionally walked more than any team in baseball this season. Should something be done to stop this incredibly boring (and self-destructive) strategy, and if so, what?

Make sure you don’t let all the steroid talk — justified or not — distract you from what Barry Bonds is doing on the field. It’s something you’ve got to see.

Aaron talks great individual matchups, an unreal Triple-A performance, and a pitcher who seems destined for a trip to the doctor.

Superman, an unhittable staff, the New Babe Ruth, and the guy who is going to make Twins fans forget all about that Mauer kid.

Will the “Curse of October First” continue to bedevil the Giants in 2004, or will the ballclub — clearly inferior to the 2003 version that won 100 games — be able to prevail in a decidedly unimpressive NL West?