2008 offseason Stories - McCovey Chronicles
Type A Personalities
Brian Sabean, 2003: "I have to get my house sprayed because I have draft picks. Wait, did I just say ‘draft picks’? Oh, man. I meant ‘termites.’ I always get those two confused. Probably because I have a similar amount of respect and affinity for both. Did you know that...
Resolution for the Offseason
WHEREAS: I would be entirely fine with Travis Ishikawa starting at first against right-handers, and Josh Phelps starting at first against left-handers. An upgrade would be fantastic, but a Phelshi platoon would give the Giants an opportunity to see if the Ishikawa's resurgence was for...
San Francisco Giants: Offseason Outlook, Part XVIILCMCSMCC$X of CCVCLMMMLVCCX
Between Andrew Baggarly here and John Shea here, there's a lot of petrol for the rumor Fiat. Some thoughts in nugget format, trying to keep pace with the nuggety goodness of both articles: The names this offseason -- Orlando Hudson, Rafael Furcal, Adam Dunn, Mark Teixeira -- beat the hell out...
Jason Bay: Worth an extension?
According to Alex Speier's blog on WEEI.com, Jason Bay is interested in discussing a contract extension with the Red Sox. At present he is due to hit the free agent market in the 2009 offseason (along with Matt Holliday). From the blog: “It’s a situation where he’s loving...
Mark Teixeira and the San Francisco Giants: Only 99.8% Ridiculous
The Giants can't hit. The most expensive guy on the free-agent market can hit. The Giants aren't shy about spending money. Conclusion: Here come the Mark-Teixeira-to-the-Giants?-articles. With Barry Zito only having five more years and $92M left on his contract, a Teixeira contract would basically...
Has the Tigers' Off-Season Window Shopping Begun?
So what exactly will the Detroit Tigers be shopping for this off-season? I'm sure we'll each have several ideas to toss around in the weeks to come, and this week's poll question covers that very topic. But Jon Paul Morosi got started on the speculation in yesterday's Freep, with his thoughts on...
Shake-Up: Guillen to Left, Inge to Third
The mysteries of which positions Brandon Inge and Carlos Guillen will be playing next season have already been solved. Jim Leyland is getting a head start on the 2009 edition of the Detroit Tigers, announcing a couple of position changes before last night's game. Inge will be moving back to third...
One Take on Fixing the Tigers
In his "Being the GM" series for MVN Outsider, Evan Brunell writes what he would do if he was in charge of the Detroit Tigers. I think more than a few fans would agree with some of the moves he proposes, such as looking to trade Magglio Ordonez and/or Gary Sheffield, bringing back Freddy Garcia,...
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