A's going young in 2010
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...appearing to veer a bit off last offseason with the acquisitions of veteran stars Matt Holliday, Jason Giambi, Orlando Cabrera and Nomar Garciaparra. Beane, now more than ever, is committed to going young. If...
Blog | November 19, 2009Yankees spend wisely, and win
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the ever-shifting Yankees front office could not quite get it right with expensive infusions of Jason Giambi, Kevin Brown and Randy Johnson. They had the money. Things just went wrong. This year the...
Blog | October 22, 2009More on Tex vs. the World
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIt was an interesting weekend, blog-wise. Usually -- as you've probably noticed -- not much happens here on the weekend. But, late Friday night,...
Blog | August 17, 2009Cabrera just another struggling A
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...s look at the three veterans the A's added to their lineup this season ... Jason Giambi, 2008: .247/.373/.502 Jason Giambi, 2009: .206/.339/.383 and Matt Holliday, 2008: .321/.409...
Blog | June 19, 2009Granderson's power surge
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...group, Granderson's .271 BABIP actually ranks fourth, well ahead of guys like Dan Uggla, Jason Giambi, and Chris Young. As long as Granderson keeps hitting the ball in the air this often...
Blog | June 18, 2009A's unveil yet another kid starter
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...And to complement what looked like a pretty good pitching staff, the A's acquired Jason Giambi, Orlando Cabrera, and Matt Holliday ... all of whom figured as improvements over their predecessors. Squeezing quarters...
Blog | June 03, 2009Torre still talking about Yankees
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...of lifting someone up, dusting them off and offering support, adding that they did that with Jason Giambi. Torre said twice that he thought Rodriguez was "getting beaten up" but also thinks...
Blog | May 06, 2009Jeter's leadership really makes an impact
Rob NeyerWriting about Jason Giambi, Bob Klapisch got me to thinking about a certain pinstriped shortstop. … PHOENIX -- Jason Giambi has...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 27, 2009Friday Filberts
Rob Neyer...Series and the World Baseball Classic, and jump straight to Opening Day? Just asking … • Jason Giambi describes Tom Verducci's (and Joe Torre's) book as hurtful, but he actually seems to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 06, 2009Peeking inside Torre's book
Rob Neyer...neglected, and George Steinbrenner began to indulge his taste for what Torre calls "big boppers" like Jason Giambi, who the manager felt "wasn't part of what we prided ourselves on: playing well defensively...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 26, 2009Trading Barton makes sense, but not for Johnson
Rob Neyer...snip-- The A's meanwhile, are in go-for-it mode after acquiring Matt Holliday and Jason Giambi this winter, and are looking for a more established player at first base. Johnson, 30, is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 15, 2009Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer...down another baseball legend. • As Dave Cameron writes, there's almost no downside in the Jason Giambi deal for the A's. Still, I can't help but wonder what's to become...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 07, 2009Rays improve with Burrell
Rob Neyer...the Rays increases the likelihood that the Oakland Athletics will be the front-runners to sign Jason Giambi. What a fantastic move. As you've no doubt read, this winter there's a buyer...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 05, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob NeyerToday's links were compiled while I was still in a fog after seeing four Oscar contenders in one day. I still have four more movies to go, after which...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 05, 2009Thursday Throneberries
Rob NeyerToday's links, for the first time ever, come with the full endorsement of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (and their eye-popping Web site...
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