Sabean got the team back together +/- former A's starters: The 2014 San Francisco Giants

Larry Baer reported the Giants have sold 2.6 million tickets for 2014 and could reach 3 million by Opening Day. He expects the team to sell out every game again this year.

speaking of former A's starters, poor Zito it appears no one what him.

from Jon Heyman, CBS Sports

Barry Zito plans to take some time off, but he isn't retiring.

Curiously, almost nothing was written about Zito this winter, and the reason for that is there's no evidence he actively sought a job. Just the same, Zito isn't ready to call it quits, either, according to people in the know.

There was an early suggestion in a story about Zito taking time off to surf by Andrew Baggarly of CSN Bay Area. Baggarly hypothesized it was possible Zito may take 2014 to "reboot." And that appears to be the case.

There's no word of anything physically wrong with Zito, who had a rough year in 2013 (5-11, 5.74) after bouncing back to post a stellar 15-8 campaign in 2012, when he helped the Giants win a second World Series title in three years, winning the key Game 5 of the NLCS at St. Louis that catapulted San Francisco back into the Series.

Zito is 165-143 with a 4.02 ERA for his career, all performed in the Bay Area with the Giants and A's. The Giants declined an $18-million option for him in 2014 but he still made $126 million on that seven-year deal with San Francisco.

Zito is just 36, so there may be time for yet another comeback if he decides to try it.

watched Vogelsong today seven total runs (four earned) in 2.1 innings. not looking like a good signing...

You've just guaranteed another year without a World Series. ;_;

i couldn't wait any longer, plus i didn't guarantee anything.

this figures: Marco Scutaro took on-field batting practice for the first time all spring, but the 38-year old isn't certain he will be ready for Opening Day.

http://i.imgur.com/A0zaFNp.jpg

i'm so ready!

Bruce Bochy says Marco Scutaro is 50-50 to start at second base on Opening Night. The calendar says Bochy is way too optimistic.

and Posey is on fire, too bad these games are not counting.

http://blog.sfgate.com/johnshea/2014/03/26/forbes-sf-giants-oakland-as-are-filthy-rich-check-these-numbers/#21888101=0

Would paying Pablo Sandoval really put a dent in the Giants’ vault?

After all, the team is worth a billion dollars.

That’s one BILLION dollars.

The 17th annual Forbes make-the-owners-cringe edition is out with estimates of all teams’ values and revenues, and the Giants are bursting with wealth. They’re among five major-league teams worth $1 billion, ranking fifth on the list of most valuable franchises.

Right behind the Yankees ($2.5 billion), Dodgers ($2 billion), Red Sox ($1.5 billion) and Cubs ($1.2 billion).

For the Giants, it’s a 27 percent increase in value in one year, the highest in the majors, according to Forbes.

If that’s not enough, the Giants’ primary owner, Charles Johnson, is baseball’s richest owner. Forbes estimates his worth at $7.5 billion.

According to Forbes, the Giants had $316 million in revenues and $53.3 million of operating income, the third most in baseball. The magazine noted they had the third-highest attendance despite a 76-86 record, their worst since 2008.

For as high as the Giants rank in value, their TV deal is only ninth among the 30 teams. Their deal with Comcast, according to Forbes, includes an annual rights fee of $70 million and equity stake of 30 percent.

and there is some A's info there as well if you click the link.

pablo's probably my favorite baseball player, love knows not of reason nor frugality

Is the scarcity of available 3rd basemen really a justification for such $$$? they don't have anybody in the minors that delivers even replacement level performance, from what i understand

they have pitching prospects but no hitters

pitching prospects seem not good (not ready to go now, at least)

Lincecum just took a shot off his leg and is coming out...oh boy

Yeah it did not look good at all.

#SFGiants Tim Lincecum left tonight’s game with a left knee contusion…x-rays are negative

— San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants) March 29, 2014

thank God, that would have not been a good way to start the season.

first game about to start. i'm so excited.

YES, oh how i miss thee

and this game is tied.

i thought the Giants were dead in the water but they have come back.

nice play.

promise i won't be like this every night.

POSEY

not so fast, i guess

17 runs, 28 hits and 3 errors.

Was Posey’s game-winning homer Monday his farthest ever?

That’s what ESPN says in it’s home-run tracker. ESPN has something called “true distance.” And it said his game-winning homer Monday night went 453 feet, his longest ever. It says his previous longest was 443 feet on 7/13/12 at home against Houston.

I’m sorry, ESPN, but I’m going with my eyes and memory here.

On May 22, 2012, at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Posey hit a monster bomb to straightaway center field against Shaun Marcum. It hit the bottom of the scoreboard high above the batters’ eye beyond the 400-foot sign on the center field wall.

By Henry Schulman San Francisco Chronicle

Two terrible decisions by the umpires. One that was reviewed and upheld, so the other was challengeable. Very unfortunate for Cain.

wasn't challengeable. sorry.

http://i.imgur.com/yhl8knH.gif

damn

same guy too, wow.

how long until bochy starts dipping again

sorry, : chewing

why don't catchers just smack runners with their gloves

the D-Backs are getting all the breaks tonight.

Like batting against Gutierrez.

D-backs had to win, they really didn't want to start 0-4 and lose the first two at home.

yeah, losing games is bad

reading the national news about the first blown replay stuff was a fun today.

looking forward to seeing Tim Hudson making his Giants debut tonight.

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might not actually see this game as: Polled At Last: STEELY DAN - ILM Artist poll #50 is taken away my time.

nice play Ángel Pagán

I bet Hudson throws a Maddux this season.

Tim Hudson was the man tonight.

yeah, day baseball when i'm off.

5 runs in the Top of the 8th will work.

start off 3-1 in the first series, will take it.

and considering how they lost that one game, it's a pretty good start.

tomorrow is another day

Clayton Kershaw vs. Yusmeiro Petit, could be fun.

so yeah wasn't the Giants weekend.

yeah but they are playing the diamondbacks now. après la pluie le beau temps.

well that was a bad weekend for me, still don't know how the 49ers lost that game.

don't look up the score then

can't lose four in a row at this time of year, can they?

win-win

Rockies destroying the Dodgers, this is our chance.

Duffman!

San Diego sort of scares me, it would be great if the Giants do actually overtake the Dodgers when they play each other next week. could be a great way to end this 2014 season.

Go Cuuuubs

Giants are like the Red Sox of the NL to the Cards' Yankees. EEEENUF

i thought the narrative was that the Dodgers were the evil goliath and the Giants were sassy underdogs.

i didn't expect morbs to get proven right that massively

i was being sarcastic, i see how the giants are annoying. but then if the mets had the success the giants are having these days, we would all feel the same about them. the mets are still my second favorite team and i still <3 you morbs.

should be a great weekend, hoping for good things so next week could stay interesting.

like i said San Diego scares me.

Tim Hudson is the real scary part.

of course.

now that they were swept, they might not even make the playoffs.

now now bee

good start!

phew, i thought that was gone

i should tune out this week, it too stressful.

*it's

took a looooong time, i'm too old for this shit.

Strickland's stuff is hella impressive.

one day at a time, if they win today they will take the season series against the Bums.

damn it

the Giants need to win one of these last two in order to not have the Bums celebrate in front of them.

haha, that was not on purpose.

well at least it happened early, have time to come back.

Bumhomer

without Angel Pagan this team really has no chance in the playoffs. well it was an interesting year. this year might be it for me as far as posting goes, will see.

lol

pvmic all season long

I don't see the Giants coming back from this, so congrats Dodgers, well deserved etc.

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Tweets Alex Pavlovic @AlexPavlovic

Hudson pretty much revealed Bumgarner will pitch WC Game. "I'll take my chances with him anytime." Smiled and added, "and at the plate."

25% of madbum's fWAR is hitting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYtjpIwamos

Giants pre game tonight is amazing.

Madison Bumgarner won the Willie Mac award tonight, well deserved. talking about Willie he is in the hospital, get well soon.

i have no confidence for this wild card game, at all. of all the teams who clinched a spot yet the giants are the worst.

i think they can beat the Cardinals at home, can't see them winning in Pittsburgh.

On the road again
Just can't wait to get on the road again
The life I love is making music with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again

my anaconda don't

Pittsburgh here we come.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B4bP_dPIUAAhftE.jpg

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