In Zaidi we trust - The Giants

Bring back Dusty

Nice tribute to BCraw here. As far as I know he hasn’t confirmed retirement yet but he surely must be doing so, right?

Looking for a clip of the 2012 WS game 3 clip Vogelsong mentions but in the meantime:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh7PMk365Yw

I remembered this one, ball deflected off Cain, didn’t miss a beat, beautiful barehand grab and throw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tUMATbO78I

Oh yeah, here’s the game 3 play! The ball breaks the bat with how hard Miggy hit it, incredible catch really

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

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/34/51/22/24286368/3/900x0.jpg

Former pitcher Ryan Vogelsong: “The 2012 postseason sums up everything the guy has done in his career. He played absolutely unbelievable defense throughout the playoffs, and things he did offensively were exactly what we needed at the time, stuff that might’ve gotten overlooked in his career. Some of my favorite Craw plays were in the World Series in Detroit, a couple of diving plays in the freezing cold and rain. You just saw everything the man could do, going to his backhand, up the middle, behind the mound. My favorite play that I ever saw him make was Game 3 when Timmy (Lincecum) came in relief and broke Miguel Cabrera’s bat, and Craw made a diving, acrobatic play up the middle and sidearmed his throw to first. The fact it was 32 degrees made it pretty incredible, too.”

Bay Area Bob 🎬 pic.twitter.com/7ETN5nBRaf

— SFGiants (@SFGiants) October 25, 2023

Well see how it goes. I like the hiring and now on to the players.

https://x.com/susanslusser/status/1731425846244549098?s=20

Ohtani or Yamamoto but probably neither as everyone hates San Francisco these days. Lee would be nice too.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39100773/giants-700m-offer-ohtani-identical-dodgers

https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/giants-posey-sf-doom-loop-free-agency-18552169.php

Can't wait for Shohei to drive through 6th Street on his way to Dodger Stadium and take in all the sights and smells.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlIYEE6ixQU

It's worth watching for Scott Boras hair alone.

Jung Hoo Lee has been a Giant for about two seconds and I already love him.

Fingers crossed this is the beginning of them being able to field a competitive and exciting team

You love to see it!

playing this on loop for the rest of my life https://t.co/UA3DumaQMr pic.twitter.com/uOBTolDkeT

— natasha (@thefriscobay) December 17, 2023

😊

Well, this would just about end things for Joey Bart in San Francisco. https://t.co/wstGM8vrOo

— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) December 19, 2023

The writing has been on the wall for Bart but still a bit sad for the second overall pick. I wish him well.

Thanks for the scouting report on Tom Murphy, a hitting catcher is becoming more and more rare. So it sounds like a good backup for Bailey.

Pretty stoked for the Grandfather of the Wind to bring some KBO swagger

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/dusty-baker-discussing-potential-role-with-giants.html

The Great Dusty Baker tells ⁦@FightinHydrant⁩ and ⁦@JDumasReports⁩ that he is talking to the Giants about a possible role with the team. pic.twitter.com/ZBUPfdBm3H

— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) December 29, 2023

If you're not a fan of the Dodgers, Yankees or maybe the Braves I hardly see the point:
https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/farhan-zaidi-explains-free-agency-woes-giants-18588437.php

I…didn’t take that from that. Charles Johnson is insanely wealthy. He could easily afford to spend more on the team if he felt like it, instead of contributing to Christian fundamentalist super PACs or whatever the fuck he does with his money. Have the Giants actually landed a top free agent since Bonds?

Also, the Belt mention at the end stung because they paid Joc twice as much to be half as good and to hang out in the clubhouse playing cards. Will forever hate the decision to let Belt walk.

Pitchers and catchers have reported.

For me its all about one thing and one thing only, the Giants. Hope it's not as boring as last year.

Tom Murphy, Lee and Soler…that’s a lot of improvement to a bad lineup from last year.

The offense was a problem but I think most of it had to do with the opener or maybe no pitching.

Still the staff, so far, this year leaves a lot to be desired.

Still very excited for this year, as there is nothing like Baseball!

Too funny and I don't think he will make the team:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/giants-to-sign-pablo-sandoval-to-non-roster-deal.html

He’s still only 37!

lol awesome

Hope it's not as boring as last year.

You and me both. It's one thing to be a bad team, it's another to be boring.

Never forget:
https://cdn.uni-watch.com/app/uploads/2024/02/GG9zdaOWoAES07E-1.jpeg

rooting hard for that dude this season

For context and will be my last post about this:

https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/casey-schmitt-nsfw-pants-photo-good-humor-gf-18705744.php

Schmitt’s girlfriend celebrated his birthday with an Instagram post captioned, “Happy birthday my love i’m nuts about you ;).”

https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/j-d-davis-placed-waivers-giants/1711179/

Davis now can be claimed by another organization, with the Giants getting only salary relief. Last year's starting third baseman is owed $6.9 million this season after beating the Giants in an arbitration hearing last month, but because he went to a hearing, the Giants can potentially release him and pay a prorated portion of that salary if he is not claimed.

Learning something new, so they release him and only pay a small fee.

Someone will pick him up. I’d be really surprised if the Mariners don’t try for him.

No one picked up JD Davis and so the Giants released him saving almost six million. Nice move Zaidi, the Giants already had a rough time signing players and this will definitely help.

Yeah it’s shit behaviour

Can't believe they're replacing Renel Brooks-Moon. So weird. She's been their announcer as long as I've lived here.

Yeah woke up to that news and it's been bugging me all day. Her voice is pure joy and a major texture that contributes to the great experience of going to the park. This feels either petty or cheap - I can't really be convinced of any other motive here. It also shows how completely out of with the fans the org is at this stage which isn't going to help put buts in seats.

That fucking sucks. She was also pretty amazing as a morning show DJ back in the 00s.

https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/dave-tobener-renel-brooks-moon-giants-departure-19206161.php

Sounds like this is about money. This organization is going down hill fast.

I was just reading Brisbee’s piece about this in The Athletic. Total nonsense.

Snell to the Giants. At least some good news to distract from the bad yesterday. Rotation is legitimately one of the best in the league now. Could make some noise in the post season if they make it that far.

2 year deal with an opt out though. Win now situation, which is weird to say about this team. Would have probably preferred a 2-3 year deal to at least have some stability there, but with Ray coming back in the 2nd half and Harrison hopefully improving, perhaps Snell leaving in the off season won't be a huge concern.

Joey Bart made the team, Luciano and Matos were sent down and they cut the Panda today.

Saw that. Hope Luciano can work it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVzs0UZYfgI

Ok, I need to talk about this first series, as the fat tomorrow is just playing on house money.

Game 1: Webb and Darvish were dealing. Our bullpen guy was pitching batting practice, game was 59/50.

Game 2: Harrison can pitch, what a debut for 2024. Chapman can make a difference.

Game 3: Hicks experiment could work out and this team also has Snell?

Jung Hoo Lee is already my favorite Giant.

He’s so fucking good. Maybe not the best in the field but he’s got charisma and he hits!

And yeah Kyle Harrison did really well in his start, love to see it