The Giants hire Bruce Bochy

The Giants hired Bruce Bochy as their new manager today. Many people, myself included, are facinated by Bochy’s huge head (seriously – it’s gotta be a size 9). This made me think of a great scene from ‘So I Married an Axe Murderer’. You’ll want to forward to the 3:02 mark [...]

Bye Bye Barry?

The Giants ended their disappointing 2006 season with another loss. Was this Barry Bonds’ last game in a Giants uniform?

(photo is from a July game against the Padres)

Bonds HR #715 ball goes for $220K

The auction for Barry Bonds HR ball #715 ended today. It ended up going for $220,100. Full story here.

Giants lose 7th straight

The Bad News: 7 straight losses
The Good News: They’re only 4 games out of first place

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How much for #715?

Bidding on the Barry Bonds homerun ball #715 started this afternoon on eBay. The bidding starts at $10,000. The last Barry Bonds “milestone” ball (#700) went for $804,129 back in October 2004. Something tells me that this ball won’t go for anywhere near that amount. My prediction: $50,000. In unrelated [...]

First Place Giants

I had a great time at the Giants game Saturday night. A warm summer night and the Giants won their fifth straight and moved into first place in the NL West, a half game ahead of the Padres. How long will it last??? More photos here.
7/26 Update:
Well, that didn’t last very long. [...]

Opening Day at AT&T Park

Here’s a shot from Opening Day at AT&T Park. The Giants won the game 6-4. More photos here.

Barry Bonds Reality Show?

ESPN is in talks with Giants slugger Barry Bonds for a new reality show. More details here.Technorati tags: San Francisco Giants, Barry Bonds, MLB, Reality Television

Omar Vizquel

I was playing around with the continuous mode on the D70 at the Giants game today. Here’s a series of 6 photos of shortstop Omar Vizquel making a bare handed play. More Giants photos on Flickr. Click on the photos for larger size.