*THE 2010, 2012, and 2014 WORLD SERIES CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS*

Amongst the Ani

I am a legend with a box but lunchbox is not it.

RKCNDY

You don't enjoy box lunch?

Amongst the Ani

Box lunch is fantastic. Lunch boxes not so much.

Amongst the Ani

MadBum, Posey and Crawford all win silver slugger awards. Remember when we couldn't develop hitters at all? Only team to have 3 players win one and all 3 were home grown guys.

For Crawford that gives his the silver sluggeer and gold glove. He is about to get very expensive.

Amongst the Ani

Ok, so thanks to the debacle at the kids schools movie nights I spent a lot of time reading team insider articles on the Giants. This is what I took from them. Plan is still Price or Greinke and then Leake as only big FA signings. Petit probably gets let go and Heston takes that spot as the long reliever/emergency starter.

So far as Ike Davis or Upton its all crap. Giants like Parker or Williamson to make the MLB club this year. Because of the emergence of Christian Arroyo (killing the AFL right now) one of the young infielders (Panik, Arroyo or Tomlinson) gets moved for a legit starting LF with some power. Blanco splits center with Pagan and Parker or Williamson gets the 5th outfielder spot.

No moves for the pen either. They will fill Afeldts spot with a young kid from the minors.

2-feign-reluctance

Cardinals in 2016.

Wobbie

thanks for the update, ani. hate to lose Petit.

was just discussing the FA pitchers with a buddy.....I don't know which, if any, I want them to sign.

Wobbie

Hooray for the Brandon Crawford deal! You ask me, he gave us the hometown discount

Amongst the Ani

Fuck yeah he did. Every estimate I saw was 5 years and over 100 million. He's the best all around short stop in baseball. The gold glove and silver slugger is the proof.

Wobbie

Amongst the Ani said:

Fuck yeah he did. Every estimate I saw was 5 years and over 100 million. He's the best all around short stop in baseball. The gold glove and silver slugger is the proof.

first Giant to win both in the same year, since Barry in 1997.

Amongst the Ani

Latest report has Giants kicking the tires on Shelby miller. Price is panik or Duffy. I don't like it personally.

Wobbie

Amongst the Ani said:

Latest report has Giants kicking the tires on Shelby miller. Price is panik or Duffy. I don't like it personally.

fuck that!

Given to...

imalive said:

Amongst the Ani said:

Latest report has Giants kicking the tires on Shelby miller. Price is panik or Duffy. I don't like it personally.

fuck that!

Agreed

Amongst the Ani

Hahahahahahaha. Miami is about to hire Bonds as a hitting coach. The same Bonds who refused to help any hitter on his own team while a player. This is no different than the Coyotes hiring Gretzky to coach or Jordan as an owner. Most of the time when a player is that great they can't teach lessor players how to do what they did. Those players don't possess the same skills as them. Normally the scrappy player who had to use every bit of talent they had to make it in the pros are the coaches.

Wobbie

I heard Bonds was ALWAYS trying to help in the dugout......but guys couldn't comprehend what he was saying or see what he was seeing.

Amongst the Ani

Read Game of Shadows Wob. Great insight into Bonds during his roid years. He refused to help other players for a large part of his career. He was worried they would sign with another team and then help those pitchers against him. So he kept all his secrets to himself.

Now Belt has said working with Bonds the last two spring trainings was a big help. It may just be nice talk though.

Wobbie

I won't read Game of Shadows. To quote halifaxxx (talking about Brady), "It's lies, I tell you! all lies!"

I had heard he would talk about seeing seams, seeing spin, etc. and other players would just be, like, "whaaaaat?"

HesCalledDyer

Bonds is the GOAT. I won't question his idiosyncrasies in the dugout as a player.

Amongst the Ani

Greinke announcement tomorrow or Friday. Down to D*dgers or Giants. Expectation on deal is now 6 at 190.

Amongst the Ani

Scratch that. Rumor is D*dgers now upped offer to 6 at 210.