Baseball Historians

Chris Kline at Baseball America recently got a scout’s view on Giants Rule 5 find Eugenio Velez.  With a solid season at Double-A and a good Arizona Fall League so far this season, the scout throws out the name Jose Reyes without a full fledged comparison.  He’s a switch hitter and he’s played second base [...]

Well, 2007 is almost wrapped and not only did the Giants not make the post season, they didn’t come close.  Brian Sabean, the architect of this mediocrity, got a contract extension (the A.J. Pierzynski trade has been long forgotten) and the only highlight of the season was Barry Bonds breaking Hank Aaron’s record.  I don’t [...]

Barry Bonds did it.  He’s now the homerun kind and while Giants’ fans don’t have much to cheer about these days, it’s sweet to see Bonds get it done.  I just wish someone could write a column about it that didn’t have the word steroids in it.

The Giants sit ten games back, ten games below .500 and in last place in the NL West.  While I wouldn’t say they’re out of it yet, I’m not too optimistic about the Giants chances this year.  That doesn’t mean the team won’t be in the spotlight though with Bonds just four homers away from [...]

Yeah, it’s been a while but other then Barry Bonds, there hasn’t been a whole lot to talk about with the Giants.  They lost their seventh straight game today and they sit way behind the pack in the National League Central.  The Rockies are closer to first then were are to the Rockies and it’ll [...]

The Giants are trying to dig themselves out of a hole and while they still sit in fourth place, they’re just 2 1/2 games back of the first place Dodgers in what’s been a four team race so far.  After tough stretch, the Giants have won three straight and it’s been the pitching staff that’s [...]