McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The annual tradition is back for the first time! The Giants will certainly make a free agent mistake soon, and the following rankings are an attempt to determine which mistake is the likeliest. This is not for wagering purposes, though what I don't know doesn't hurt me. And I'm not really in an especially bad or cynical mood today, but grumpy and cynical is all this idea seems to evoke.... Jermaine...
LATICONOMICS (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Property Rights at the Water's Edge The Supreme Court gets a seaside view of the Fifth Amendment. Floridians who think life's a beach should be watching the Supreme Court closely today when the Justices hear oral arguments about whether the state may confiscate private waterfront land for a dubious public purpose. The case, Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Dep't of Environmental Protection,...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Two men in a group of three who went fishing Tuesday on Belleville Lake drowned when their boat began to rapidly take on water shortly after leaving shore. None of the men wore a life preserver, police said. Van Buren Township police identified the men who drowned as Fred Lewis Jr., 63, and William McRae, 46, both of Detroit.
Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
We can just skip the whole background section, right? To many, Lopez's improvement as a hitter is a sign of things to come. To others, Lopez is a decent but by no means extraordinary bat that is approaching a plateau. Figuring out which it is will be of considerable importance as the Zduriencik front office works to move the team forward. So: is Jose Lopez turning into the guy a lot of people thought...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
After putting my daughter to bed last night, I sat on the couch and watched the Dodgers / Cardinals game. I had a glass of Bulleit Bourbon on one side and a gigantic cat on the other. I sipped the bourbon. I watched some baseball. I skritched the cat. The Giants not making the playoffs is a bad thing, but there are some benefits. In an alternate reality, the Giants did squeak into the playoffs. I had...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Rk Pos OPS+ ▾ 1 P Osiris Matos 427 2 P Jeremy Affeldt * 164 3 3B Pablo Sandoval # 141 4 OF Andres Torres # 116 5 IF Juan Uribe 116 6 C Steve Holm 97 7 LF Fred Lewis * 97 8 CF Aaron Rowand 93 9 1B Travis Ishikawa * 88 10 UT Eugenio Velez # 87 11 C Bengie Molina 87 12 RF Nate Schierholtz * 83 13 RF Randy Winn # 76 14 1B Ryan Garko 71 15 SS Edgar Renteria 67 16 UT John Bowker * 64 17 2B Freddy Sanchez...
ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Game One Hundred Fifty-Two - Cubs 3 Giants 2 WP - Aaron Heilman (4-4) LP - Brian Wilson (5-6, BS 7) Save - Carlos Marmol (15) The Chicago Cubs were on the brink of officially being eliminated late Thursday night in San Francisco. Brad Penny had out dueled Ryan Dempster for eight innings and the Cubs only run scored on a 4-6-3 double play off the bat of Jeff Baker in the fourth inning. With the Giants...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Pinch-hitter Fred Lewis beat out a double-play grounder with the bases loaded to drive in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Monday night to breathe a bit of life into their playoff hopes.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Pinch-hitter Fred Lewis beat out a double-play grounder with the bases loaded to drive in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning ...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Pinch-hitter Fred Lewis beat out a double-play grounder with the bases loaded to drive in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Monday night to breathe a bit of life into their playoff hopes.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Pinch-hitter Fred Lewis beat out a double-play grounder with the bases loaded to drive in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Monday night to breathe a bit of life into their playoff hopes.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Pinch-hitter Fred Lewis beat out a double-play grounder with the bases loaded to drive in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Monday night to breathe a bit of life into their playoff hopes.
Baseball Prospectus (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Despite last night`s heroics, Bruce Bochy`s misuse of Fred Lewis may be a key reason the Giants will miss the postseason.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) The San Francisco Giants just keep hanging around, figuring it's not too late to salvage the NL West wild card race. Eugenio Velez and Pablo Sandoval homered and pinch hitter Fred Lewis doubled home the go-ahead run, sending the Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 Friday night for their fourth win in five games. Read the full story
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
LOS ANGELES -- The San Francisco Giants just keep hanging around, figuring it's not too late to salvage the NL West wild card race. Eugenio Velez and Pablo Sandoval homered and pinch-hitter Fred Lewis doubled home the go-ahead run, sending the Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 Friday night for their fourth win in five games. The Giants' 80th victory -- their most since winning 91 in 2004 --...
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