Author Archives: paulier55
Why Some Ridiculous Baseball Contracts Kind Of Make Sense These Days
Last month, when the Nelson Cruz signing was first reported, my first reaction was a spit take, and a facepalm, and not necessarily in that order. The Mariners gave the 34-year-old former Oriole slugger a four-year, … Continue reading
The Great Greg White Debate (That Isn’t So Great, Actually)
If you missed the big Giants Twitter controversy this afternoon…well, it probably means you had way better things to do than scan social media sites for the latest beat writer battle with Internet trolls. If that’s … Continue reading
Black Friday Fallout: The Josh Donaldson Trade
You’ll have to forgive A’s fans for having to be talked off the ledge this morning. The Oakland A’s have a long and (for their fans) frustrating history of trading their young stars just before they … Continue reading
Well, Game Six Sucked…
A lot of Giants fans were preparing to pop champagne corks last night. I was prepared for some manner of craziness, like a Jarrod Dyson fountain shot to tie the game in the late innings, or Mike Morse legging out … Continue reading
Giants on the Brink of Another World Championship
As the sun rises on October 28th, 2014, the San Francisco Giants find themselves one win away from their third World Championship in five years. From 1958 to 2009, there were no rings by the Bay. Zero. Zip. Nada. Only … Continue reading