Defensive Indifference

So I’m amused by the fact that Brian Bocock could be the Giants’ starting shortstop. I hear it was quite the battle between him an Barry Bentwang for the job, though.

When I think of things the Giants need, the first thing that comes to mind is 30-year-old center fielder with a spotty injury history and a league average bat that will require a five-year deal of close to $100 million. Cause, you know, Dave Roberts and Randy Winn isn’t nearly enough mediocrity for one outfield. […]

Andy Marte is a bit like one of those girls you had a crush on in high school, but weren’t really friends with. You go away to college (win the World Series again and witness the resurgence of Mike Lowell) and forget all about them, then you come home for Thanksgiving (try to see what’s […]

Apologies for the sudden halt in posting the last few days; Andrew’s on Thanksgiving vacation and I’ve been spending way too much time playing Worldwide Soccer Manager.
There hasn’t been a whole lot of earth-shattering news, aside from the Bonds indictment, which was only surprising to me because I wasn’t aware the Feds were still going […]

This time it’s the resigning of the aging wonder Omar Vizquel to a one-year $5.3 million deal, with a team option for a second year. Yes, Omar is great at defense, but let me run off some of his offensive stats from last season: 62 OPS+, -9.1 VORP, .228 EQA, .305 OBP, .316 SLG. […]