Brian Wilson Injury: Closer Likely Headed for Tommy John Surgery

Monday, April 16th, 2012

National League teams will likely not have to "fear the beard" for 12 to 18 months. San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson is likely headed for Tommy John Surgery, which would mark the second time he has undergone the procedure. Wilson reportedly has structural damage in his throwing elbow and is ...

Brian Wilson May Not Be Back For A While

Friday, August 26th, 2011

San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson is currently on the disabled list with inflammation in his pitching elbow, and he may not be back any time soon. Wilson played catch for "six or seven minutes" on Thursday before shutting it down. It was the first time he had thrown since going ...

Heath Bell Claimed By San Francisco Giants

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

The San Diego Padres didn't trade closer Heath Bell at baseball's trade deadline, but like most players he was put on waivers by the team after the deadline passed. Bell didn't clear waivers though and has been claimed by NL West division rivals the San Francisco Giants. The Giants are currently ...

San Francisco Giants To Make Late Season Additions?

Friday, August 19th, 2011

Last summer the San Francisco Giants made several small moves that ended up making a big difference in their run to a World Series championship. The Giants added guys like Pat Burrell, Cody Ross, Javier Lopez, Ramon Ramirez and Mike Fontenot who made big contributions down the stretch. Ross and Fontenot ...

The San Francisco Giants Are Doing Just Great

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

So remember last October when the San Francisco Giants were busy winning a World Series championship? Well it's good that you do, because apparently they've forgotten all about it. Or at least, how to play like that. In the span of the season's first five contests, the Giants have dropped four, ...

Tale Of The Tape: Brian Wilson vs. Brian Wilson

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Now that the World Series has ended and the San Francisco Giants have won, the team's increasingly nutty closer, Brian Wilson, is officially a World Series Champion. If you know anything about him, then you're aware that it's amazing that Wilson is able to function on a daily basis in ...

Official Heath Bell Should Be An All-Star Post

Monday, June 29th, 2009

The San Diego Padres suck. We all know this. Following a 2-0 win over the Texas Rangers Sunday night, the Friars are currently 33-41 and 14 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West race. Why do I bring this up? Because despite the level of ineptitude ...