McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
The first seven installments of the Tony-nominated series "Draft!" have focused on hitters. Peter Magowan is on record as saying "we hope to get a position player this time." Every mock drafter and their mock drafting mothers have the Giants down for a position player. It just makes too much sense. What if… …gasp… … they actually draft a pitcher? In 2006, a good portion of the posters were hoping...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
The question of the day: Who will the Bay Area media blame for Brian Sabean's mistakes now that Giants managing general partner Peter Magowan is retiring?
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Peter Magowan is stepping down, and I have no idea what that means. Who’s with me? I’m getting e-mails on the subject from some folks, and the message of the e-mail can be reduced to "good riddance." Then I listen to KNBR, and there’s a strong contingent that is absolutely crushed at the news. So I feel like a moron because I have no idea what the guy actually did. When Brian Sabean wanted to sign...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
As he rides off into the sunset after retiring as the managing general partner and club president of the Giants, Peter Magowan will be missed by many, and his significant contributions to Bay Area baseball will be duly noted. Having said that, as his horse disappears over the ridge and into the dusk, let me now say this: One down - and many, many more to go.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Managing general partner Peter Magowan said the Giants want to select a position player with their first pick in the June 5 amateur draft. In an interview Friday, Magowan was discussing the team's long-held strategy of drafting as much pitching as possible,...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
The Giants have the fifth overall pick in this June's draft, and Peter Magowan said yesterday that the team hopes to take a position player. Baseball America recently predicted the Giants would take first baseman Justin Smoak, while Jonathan Mayo went with shortstop Tim Beckham. Beckham might be the superior choice, but he could be snagged by the Rays, Pirates, Royals, or Orioles. It's been rumored...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
Managing general partner Peter Magowan said the Giants want to select a position player with their first pick in the June 5 amateur draft. In an interview Friday, Magowan was discussing the team's long-held strategy of drafting as much pitching as possible,...
Chuqui 3.0 (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Two for Elbowing: Saying "Thanks" to Peter Magowan: We interrupt the hockey talk for a minute to thank Peter Magowan for everything he's done for the Bay Area Sports fan. And for those that don't normally read it, over on Two for Elbowing, I say thanks to Peter Magowan, retiring from his position with the Giants, for all he's done over the years.
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Peter Magowan, the owner who brought Barry Bonds to San Francisco, built a new ballpark and kept major league baseball in the city, is stepping down as managing partner of the Giants.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Some Giants fans say Peter Magowan's name has been tied too closely with baseball's steroids scandal. Others say the longtime executive is an old man on a slumping team and it's about time he moves on.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Praise him or bash him and too many do the latter the Giants' Peter Magowan is retiring as the best owner in baseball. It's not even close.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Peter Magowan will retire as the Giants' president and managing general partner at the end of this season, he announced Friday, ending a 16-year reign that brought to San Francisco a new ballpark, Barry Bonds, a World Series and ultimately scorn for the team'...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Peter Magowan's farewell should have been prettier, but his Giants rarely do sweet partings. In Magowan's 16-year reign as the team's managing general partner, the most prominent men in uniform invariably left with bad feelings. Matt Williams went away sad...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Peter Magowan's replacement, Bill Neukom, is trying to stifle any talk that the under-new-direction Giants may be willing to compromise on their territorial rights to San Jose, allowing the A's to move in. Neukom said the Giants' 1992 purchase included the...
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Peter Magowan, the owner who brought Barry Bonds to San Francisco, built a new ballpark and kept major-league baseball in the city, is stepping down as managing partner of the Giants.
