Fresh off of winning their second World Series in three years, the San Francisco Giants have come to terms with Jeremy Affeldt, re-signing the left-hander to a three-year, $18 million. Considering how high the Dodgers set the bar for signing serviceable but replaceable relievers, the Giants did well enough in keeping the total amount far […]
I’ve quietly taken a stand – and by stand I mean try to prove to the masses – that despite the horrifically awful start by Tim Lincecumthis year that there was nothing much to worry about. And since The Freak is fresh off of a dominant four-inning relief appearance in Wednesday night’s NLDS I thought […]
Tim Lincecum: in decline? Really? It’s been one of the more prevalent stories since the start of Spring Training, one that I have generally avoided because, well, I didn’t think there was anything to worry about. People were quick to point out the drop in velocity – his fastball is averaging just a tick over […]
Without further ado, here the NL Midseason award winners. Cy Young Award R.A. Dickey, New York Mets – as far as extended dominance goes, Dickey’s production is hard to beat: from May 27 to June 18, he threw 41.2 innings without allowing an earned run, while striking out 52 and walking just five. Of his […]
So I know I’m a bit late to the whole Tim Lincecum declining-thing and it’s been dissected and analyzed about, well, ten-thousand times. But I wanted to dive in myself and find out what the hell is really going on with The Freak. Is this decline a permanent thing? Or is this just a bump […]
Well, the weekend reports only confirmed what so many had already suspected, San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson needs Tommy John surgery, a procedure that obviously knocks him out for the remainder of the season. And according to ESPN, manager Bruce Bochy will take a closer-by-committee approach, at least for the foreseeable future, mainly relying […]
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