Did the Giants Save Baseball?

Giants

It's Winter baseball in Arizona and the rain continues to fall.  If you read the press and believe them the Giants have been very busy signing a number of players in order to bolster their weak roster.

This will be a different spring for the Giants.  Most training camps the team had one or two openings. This years Giants is wide open because there is a different evaluator.

Some of my early thoughts follow:

I believe the pitching is at least okay because of the numbers.

Can Aramis Garcia continue to perform like he did last September behind the plate?  I look for Stephen Vogt the ex-Oarkland A to make the team as the back up catcher.

The infield is back.  In some years it has been great in other years injuries have taken their toll.  The big question is third base.  I still believe Longoria is a waste at third.  An opening for Sandoval at third at least against right handers.  I am really anxious to see Ryder Jones at third.  He got hurt last fall but he looked a lot better to me at the plate.  Panik should handle second but there is talent at that position on the roster.

Anyone who follows the Giants knows that the outfield is wide open.   Steven Duggar is scheduled for center field.  He has been built up by the Giants for a couple of years.  But so many Giants build ups have flopped so who can believe them?  I thought he was a .240 hitter when he came up but he started to get some key hits in games as he got experience so he could make it.  His injury last fall was a big blow. They were very smart to sign Cameron Maybin

I am happy to see MacWillimson given a chance.  He almost killed himself going after a lousy foul ball over bull pen in left.   I hope Bochy tells him to let fouls over that bullpen drop. Not worth a season for one out.  His new hitting stance will be given every opportunity to win a spot.

Gerardo Parra will make the roster and most likely start.

It should be a very interesting few weeks in Arizona.

Is Baseball Over?

As far as I know being in southern California the press did not cover the big baseball story.  It is well known that the Giants are big backers of Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic party like most people in the Bay Area.  When the Green Plan came out backed by every Democratic candidate for President, it was never mentioned that it would end major league baseball.  It is simple no planes no schedule.  I would believe that Larry Baer was on the phone to Washington asking what the hell are you promoting?  Are you going to put us out of business?  Did any of the Bay Area writers ask Baer about this?  They are probably too liberal to even want to ask the question.  I don't think they are stupid but come to think of it, they are products off our educational system.  That's why you should read this blog.

It also will be the end of the NBA that cannot exist without planes.  Where is Steve Kerr's opinion and how about Curry and the Spurs coach Popovich.  There silence is deafening.  In other words they are phony's.

The Future

As I told my granddaughter at the U of Arizona, I just hope you get out of school not being a socialist which is pretty hard to do today.  How about a student at Long Beach State who discovers he doesn't have to pay off his student loan and he can surf everyday and government will take care of him for life.  As a college professor said on national television last week, we don't teach critical thinking skills.  In other words, the kids are brain washed.  I feel for parents many of whom risk their retirement.

The NBA

The All Star weekend just ended.  I could not even watch most of the pick-up game.  The players in the slam-dunk contest kept trying to excite the crowd without much success.  One player got 33 points for missing six dunks in a row.  I thought the purpose of the game was to put the ball in basket.  The three point contest looked just like a regular game.

Now We Know

Just about everyone thought that Governor Brown was crazy with his billion dollar train.  Well he was just ahead of the game since he knew there were plans to eliminate planes in ten years.  California would lead the nation again.   Obviously Newsom does not have the vision of his predecessor.

We now know why Farhan Zaidi, the Giants head baseball man never had an opportunity to hire his manager.  He knew that this would be Bochy's last year.  A nice way to retire.  Bochy knew how to manage the modern baseball player.

Bryce Harper

Who is he going to sign with?  The Giants have plenty of .240 hitting outfielders.  He hit 24 home runs last year which translate to about 18 at Oracle. It would be a waste of money.