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Deconstructing the Restructured Giants

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Joe Janish

During World Series week we discussed the complete overhaul of the San Francisco Giants starting lineup from 2010 to 2012. I suggested that theirs was a strategy of “doing it wrong quickly” and after looking more deeply into the matter, … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Wins with Giant Ball

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Joe Janish

The San Francisco Giants won the second game of the 2012 World Series via an old-fashioned method called “execution.” Some may describe SanFran’s strategy as “small ball” but maybe it should be called “giant ball.”

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Buster Posey: What Should Change?

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Joe Janish

On Twitter, my friend JamesK from AmazinAvenue tweeted: I’d like to hear @metstoday’s opinion on the Buster Posey situation and any rule changes going forward. Since I’m a huge fan of Buster Posey, but the subject doesn’t really fit into … Continue reading →

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Catching: How (Not) To Frame

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Joe Janish

There was a lot of jibber-jabber from the Mets bench on Sunday afternoon as home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi was inundated with a number of borderline pitches. It’s very hard to tell from the TV screen whether Cuzzi was right … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 91: Loss to Giants

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Joe Janish

Giants 8 Mets 4 The good news is that the Mets finally scored. The bad news is they have lost their first series of the second half. Game Notes Hisanori Takahashi started out well, retiring the first three batters he … Continue reading →

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