The Greatest Rivalry in Sports (Not Named NYY vs. BOS)
I grew up almost exactly halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, which means I could have conceivably been raised a Giants fan, had my father been less of a man. Luckily for myself and everyone else things turned out the way that they did and I cried tears of joy when Gibby hit his [...]
Dodgers v. Giants, An Exercise in Sarcasm
That’s my buddy Zach over on the right. He is currently getting his PhD. in molecularbiowhateveritis so you would think he is smart but he is without a doubt one of God’s saddest creatures, a San Francisco Giants fan. I called him the other day asking about parking at a venue in San Francisco (G [...]
How the National League West will be won … by the biggest loser
John Kruk made a bold statement on ESPN’s SportsCenter on Sunday: “No team in the NL West will finish with a .500 record.” OK, maybe that’s not such a daring prediction since every team in the NL Worst is below .500 at the All-Star break.Arizona is flirting with .500 at 47-48, but everyone else in [...]
Dodgers-Giants Recap
The Dodgers managed to take 2 out of 3 from the Giants, falling to the mighty Barry Zero and then coming back today and jumping all over Matt Cain. Baseball makes no sense sometimes. Actually, most of the time. Few notes from the Dodger games: Batting Matt Kemp lead-off is effective: he reached 6 times [...]
How do you have a job: John Kruk?
, I like John Kruk, but like Charles Barkley, it’s only a matter of time before he says something crazy on camera.Like on Monday night during a one of the rain delays when ESPN had no other option but to show bonus coverage of the Giants-Nationals game. Between innings, Kruk said San Francisco manager “Bruce [...]
Giants Fall 60 Games Out of First, Hire Hillary Clinton As Special Advisor
In a stunning move, Brian Sabean and the Giants have hired long shot presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton as a Special Advisor to the team. Following up on Sabean’s outrageous claims last week that the Giants can compete and win this year, Sabean stated at his hastily assembled press conference, “We here in San Francisco have [...]
