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

Wobbie

nothing to report on the WORLD CHAMPS today

stability.....so boring :yawn:

Wobbie

never saw this coming :shock:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove12/story ... -year-deal

love the guy and it couldn't hurt to have him. I think he had a pretty shit season in NY but I saw him on one sunday night game where he was doing it all. with the bat, with the glove, with the legs

edit: even tho I never thought we were pursuing swisher.....fuck that fuckface

FearTheBeard

imalive wrote:

never saw this coming :shock:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove12/story ... -year-deal

love the guy and it couldn't hurt to have him. I think he had a pretty shit season in NY but I saw him on one sunday night game where he was doing it all. with the bat, with the glove, with the legs

edit: even tho I never thought we were pursuing swisher.....fuck that fuckface

I like bringing him back. Can't hurt the team chemistry.

Wobbie

from buster olney :thumbup:

But with the trade of R.A. Dickey, it appears the heavy lifting of the winter is all but over, and with winter solstice right around the corner, we present our first official offseason power rankings:

1. San Francisco Giants

The World Series champ has been king of the mountain two of the past three seasons, and unlike last spring, there are no significant overriding questions. Buster Posey demonstrated he is all the way back. Even without Tim Lincecum pitching at a Cy Young level, the Giants' pitching staff is deep, and they re-signed Angel Pagan and Marco Scutaro. Time will tell what kind of condition Pablo Sandoval will be when he arrives in spring training, but the Panda wasn't exactly svelte when the Giants won the World Series two months ago. They've earned this spot.

2. Washington Nationals

They added Denard Span to the top of an already deep lineup. If Bryce Harper's numbers in the last month are a sign of what's to come -- the guy had a 1.043 OPS down the stretch -- he could be a monster at age 20 after having the best season of any 19-year-old in history. And Stephen Strasburg's innings count will climb to 190 or so, at the front of an outstanding rotation. They could still sign Adam LaRoche and J.P. Howell, but either way, Washington will go into next season as the favorite to win the NL East.

3. Detroit Tigers

The Tigers were good enough to make it to the World Series, and rival evaluators assume they will play better in 2013. The addition of outfielder Torii Hunter will improve their defense, at the very least, and if the Tigers get full seasons out of the very underrated Doug Fister and Anibal Sanchez behind Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer in the rotation, they could roll through the AL Central in a way that everybody expected last year. Oh, by the way, they get Victor Martinez back from his knee surgery, to serve as the DH and bat fifth.

4. Cincinnati Reds

GM Walt Jocketty filled the only significant hole on the roster, adding a leadoff hitter in Shin-Soo Choo, and while rival evaluators don't believe Choo is good enough defensively to hold down center field, he makes them better. The Reds already have a deep rotation, with Aroldis Chapman joining the group and with Homer Bailey seemingly on the cusp of taking his performance to the next level, and Cincinnati has a really good bullpen.

5. Oakland Athletics

The defending AL West champions will have a more experienced Yoenis Cespedes in the middle of their lineup, and Brett Anderson at the front of their rotation all season long. The A's pitching staff finished second in the AL in ERA last season, and over the second half of the season, the offense led the majors in runs scored. Their defense got even better with the addition of CF Chris Young. The Athletics don't have as much money as the Angels or Rangers, but they appear to be the best team in the division.

6. Los Angeles D**gers :x

You can pick holes in this team, starting with the left side of the infield, and it might not be a good sign that manager Don Mattingly is talking about how the pressure on the team isn't really fair to the players. But you can't get around this: The D**gers have a whole lot of good players, from Clayton Kershaw to Zack Greinke to Matt Kemp to Adrian Gonzalez. Overall, the Dodgers have 10 players who make $11 million or more.

7. St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals have seamlessly transitioned from the era of Albert Pujols and Tony La Russa. Allen Craig has become a really good major league hitter, a strong complement to Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran, and Adam Wainwright figures to be better in his second full season removed from elbow surgery. But the bullpen might turn out to be the best part of this team, now that Trevor Rosenthal has seemingly become a major weapon.

8. Toronto Blue Jays

As written here yesterday, they are the best on-paper team in the AL East and could take another long stride forward if Jose Bautista stays healthy and Brett Lawrie evolves.

9. Atlanta Braves

It's the first year without Chipper Jones, who was still a really good offensive player in 2012. But they have so many talented, young players that the Braves can feel good about their chances for getting better -- from the world's best closer, Craig Kimbrel, to Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman, to Mike Minor. Brandon Beachy figures to be back sometime this season, as well.

10. New York Yankees

The Yankees haven't gotten better this offseason, for sure. But remember, they won 95 games last year and should have a pretty good rotation, with CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda, Andy Pettitte, Phil Hughes and either Ivan Nova or Michael Pineda. The biggest question hovering over this team is the same as last winter: How much of a toll will age take on the Yankees? Alex Rodriguez is having a hip operation and might not give them much at all, and there will be a time when age finally catches up with Derek Jeter; maybe that'll be in 2013, or maybe later. Given the structure of the club's lineup and payroll, this much is certain: They desperately need more production from Mark Teixeira.

PJ_ROCKS

good to see the DODGERS are mentioned in this thread...


:corn:

Wobbie

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

good to see the D**GERS are mentioned in this thread...


:corn:

considering you guys are skeered to start your own thread.....

PJ_ROCKS

imalive wrote:

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

good to see the DODGERS are mentioned in this thread...


:corn:

considering you guys are skeered to start your own thread.....

guess i will work on that....

Wobbie

cody, cody, cody.....the d-bags? really? :x

you're dead to me.

Enkidu

For the three Giants fans who post on here - you might like this.

My PJ Secret Santa sent a photo Christmas ornament and I couldn't decide what to put in it. This seemed the most appropriate:



Happy Holidays everybody.

Wobbie

Enkidu wrote:

For the three Giants fans who post on here - you might like this.

three? :shock:

there's at least 4.5 of us

PJ_ROCKS

:yawn:

Wobbie

just watched most of the SFG postseason DVD. if that won't put a smile on your face, I don't know what will

Cliffy6745

Do you guys become as insufferable as Boston fans if the Niners win it all?

Lizard

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

:yawn:

could NOT agree more.
:think:

Wobbie

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Do you guys become as insufferable as Boston fans if the Niners win it all?

I dunno. I'm not a niner fan.

FearTheBeard

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Do you guys become as insufferable as Boston fans if the Niners win it all?

Yes

Wobbie

buster gets 1300% raise.....and is still a fucking bargain

pence? not so sure but it's not my money

Wobbie

good week for romo...a healthy raise and charges dropped in vegas

the world champs are ready to defend.

Wobbie

I guess twitter was abuzz, noting timmy's new resemblance to rachel maddow and kd lang :lolno:

The Juggler