Archive for the ‘San Francisco Giants’ Category

Jonathan Sanchez Makes Me Hate Baseball Even More

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

It's well documented that I hate baseball. That's mainly because my boyhood favorite team - the San Diego Padres - are freaking awful. And they have been for the better part of 40 years. Last night they did something that made me realize that, yes, I am completely justified in ...

Twitter May Yet Cure Barry Zito

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Barry Zito sucks. There, I said it (again). Since signing a seven-year, $126 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, he's put up some gaudy numbers. And not in the good way. In 2007, Zito finished 11-13 with a 4.53 ERA, before going 10-17 in 2008 with a 5.15 ERA. So ...

Pablo Sandoval And I Have No Beef

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

As a fan of the San Diego Padres I know I'm supposed to hate every member of opposing National League West teams. I really, really want to adhere to that line of thinking. Just perusing the other NL West rosters and selecting a random name I can tell you that ...

Worst Video Game Cover Athlete Ever?

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

I've got a shiny penny for anyone who can name the athlete pictured above. Too late, it's none other than Bill Swift. Billy Swift, on the cover of a video game. And not just any game, this was World Series Baseball '95 for Sega Genesis. I played that game constantly. McD ...

Baseball is Apparently Still Played in Kansas City

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Let's talk, for a second, about a an interleague series that next to nobody cared about, shall we? Well, let's just talk about one game.First of all, that photo of Tim Lincecum in mid-air is pretty cool.Second, judging by the box score, the Royals, featuring mostly guys I've never heard ...