Giants
Brandon Belt and Summer School – McCovey Chronicles
On Brandon Belt playing winter ball.
Shopping list (and predictions) for next year’s team « Bay City Ball | Giants Baseball with a Side of STATS!
BCB’s offseason shopping list.
Mike Krukow Says Giants Clubhouse Turned On Aubrey Huff – Frisco Fastball – A San Francisco Giants Blog
On the Murph & Mac Show (KNBR), Mike Krukow recently said that Aubrey Huff lost a lot of credibility in the clubhouse this season for his offseason conditioning.
The Five Longest Giants Home Runs of the Season – McCovey Chronicles
Along with video, a list of the five longest Giants home runs of 2011. Spoiler alert: Pablo Sandoval is good.
Four Giants Among Cal League Top Prospects | San Jose Giants News
Four San Jose Giants were recognized among the top 20 prospects in the California League by Baseball America last week. Gary Brown was rated the third-best prospect in the league by the publication while Zack Wheeler (#4), Tommy Joseph (#11) and Chris Dominguez (#17) also received mention on the list.
The time I was Brian Wilson’s stand-in » Bay Area Sports Guy
Another interesting story from BASG.
15,000 days since a rare Marichal feat | The Hardball Times
A look back at Marichal’s 200th win.
MLB
When You Should Ignore the Data | FanGraphs Baseball
The meaninglessness of batter v. pitcher splits.
Introducing Weighted Pythagorean Winning Percentage | Getting Blanked | Blogs | theScore.com
The Giants had a weighted Pythagorean record of 73-89 in 2011. Yikes.
Joe Blogs: Verlander and Narratives
Another fantastic Joe Posnanski post.
Baseball Prospectus | Manufactured Runs: The O-Swing of Things
Rolling out new PITCHf/x stats as a taste of things to come
How to Scout First-baseman – Beyond the Box Score
Dave Gershman continues his excellent series on scouting players.
Jon Heyman’s Airline Tweets | NotGraphs Baseball
Jon Heyman’s airline complaints.
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