I thought I'd just quickly check out a few GM's who have lately been in the news and try to measure how O'Dowd stands. Bill Bavasi: Good: Amateur scouting. Oversaw decent drafts and had a strong Latin American pipeline of players Bad: Player...

According to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle , the Braves are one team with "apparent interest" in Giants right fielder Randy Winn .  Winn can play all three outfield positions.  Lately the Braves have been using...

Just ran across this site I had forgotten about - Perfect Game Crosschecker - that had posted information about our draft picks : Buster Posey (R.1; 5th overall) : SCOUTING REPORT (3/1): Originally recruited to Florida State as a pitcher, Posey spent...

In an article on Inside Bay Area , the word out of San Francisco is that a high-ranking official within the Giants organization believes the team should reach out to the recently fired Rick Peterson in an advisory role to help Barry Zito get back on...

The Giants sent Pat Misch down to the minors Sunday to bring up Kevin Correia from the DL . In addition, it was noted that Yabu is now in a setup role and the Giants currently have no one in the long relief role. The rest of the bullpen - Chulk,...

Oy vey! Ok, now I have to stop talking about the team’s injuries. The past three or so times when I talked about injuries or boasted about the team’s playoff chances, it seems as if there is yet another injury/setback. Now, it appears as if Chris...

Happy Father's Day to you and yours, and get your brooms out dads, as the Green and Gold go for the sweep this afternoon at the expense of the punchless Gigantes. It'll be very difficult for A's starter Dana Eveland to eclipse Harden's brilliant...

Amazingly and wonderfully, Paul DePodesta, now with the 'Dres, has a blog called "It Might be Dangerous... You Go First" and he recently blogged on the draft . Here are some interesting bits, plus some comments from me: " ...a more detailed analysis...

Greg Smith survived a shaky, six-walk outing and the A's took advantage of a typically subpar Barry Zito to win 5-1 Friday night in the series opener at AT&T. Several talking points tonight: 1.)  Smith walked to Zito to start the...

Last week I suggested that the Cardinals look at acquiring Brian Roberts as the only really viable upgrade at 2B.  A lot of people brought up Dan Uggla as an alternative but I don't think the Marlins are sellers right now.  One name that...

Giants 10, Rockies 7 : A seven-game road trip to two hellholes. The Giants won five and played one more to a tie except for a play at the plate. This weekend's series against Oakland will be a big test: home, where they haven't played well this...

Maury Brown, the man behind the excellent Biz of Baseball site, sat down with Tim Marchman for a Q-and-A on New York sports . Marchman is, in my opinion, one of the more under-appreciated columnists in New York, mostly because he writes for The Sun ,...

I am still a bit embarrassed about my initial reaction to Posey. Not only was he considered a #1 pick by some, but he is the prototypical position player that Sabean loves: athletic, can play a number of positions, great defensive skills. At least I...

Filed under: Giants , NL West , MLB Injuries , San Francisco I understand that temperatures were at record highs this weekend. So, taking some time off of work or finding the shade was a good thing for everyone. But that doesn't make the Giants...

Thoughts about the Giants' weekend in Washington, where the nasty heat and humidity made me wonder why I would ever complain about my home turf's cool, foggy summers: * If Barry Zito can go five innings and only give up three runs in every start,...