Don't know if i'm just late to the party, but apparently the Giants are adding the Scutaro "Rain Globe" to the lists of promotions. The "Third and King" MLB pro blog lists that McC was inspiration for the idea, along with others in social media.

Joe Peta defends his assessment of SF Giants in his write up of the Rockies. LOL

warning: this is very Hunter Pence

You won't be able to hear it until after 1 p.m. EST unless you listen to the show live -- and why wouldn't you do that? Once again, the nation hears how fortunate we Giants fans are.

Zack Wheeler‘s spring debut set the prospect world abuzz as the right-hander showed elite stuff in two scoreless innings of work. Having seen him pitch twice for the Augusta GreenJackets in 2010, Wheeler’s outing is an example of projection blooming into production.

This season, the 23-year-old right-hander promises to knock down a different wall — the one standing between him and big-league stardom. Few pitching prospects have a higher ceiling. Wheeler throws four plus-pitches, including a mid-90s fastball and a rapidly improving changeup.

DROP THEM BEFORE YOU HURT YOURSELF!

I think many of us knew this was coming as Gillaspie was out of options and didn't really have a place on this year's team. Soptic's a 100MPH reliever in the low minors with awful control and no great offspeed pitches. Project, but with a lot of payoff potential.

For any McCoven who live in the Northern region of the Bay Area who use the ferry might find this article interesting.