A question of before and after

Orlando Hudson hit well against fastballs last season, and he should see a lot more of them now that he has signed a one-year deal with the Twins; he ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 5, 2010

Few spots left for remaining free agents

There are a lot of free agents who remain on the market, and many of them are finding it difficult to land jobs.

Offseason notebook: Beltre to Boston

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the fantasy implications of recent moves, including Adrian Beltre to the Red Sox and Mark DeRosa to the Giants.

What's next for Digital Timmy?

...MLB 2K9" ad in which Lincecum teaches his digital doppelganger some valuable big league lessons. As Rich Aurilia said of the digital Lincecum in spring training, "The likeness of it is pretty similar, but...

Meet digital Lincecum, 2.0

With another Cy Young (and a drug arrest) under his belt, Jim Caple wonders what the future holds for Tim Lincecum's digital self.

Sabean, Bochy receive extensions

Manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean are staying with the San Francisco Giants.

Lincecum states case for 2nd straight Cy Young in final start to lift Giants

Tim Lincecum struck out seven in his final start of the season, and Andres Torres homered and hit an RBI triple and the San Francisco Giants finished their home schedule with a 7-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.

Baseball's all-time 'train-wreck' seasons

The 2009 Mets have company as one of several teams in baseball history that have had "train-wreck" seasons -- disastrous results despite high hopes.

Hamels goes distance as Phillies escape Giants

Cole Hamels tossed a two-hitter as the Phillies escaped the Giants 1-0 on Tuesday.

Does Glavine have legit beef?

...intent. For another, there's Geoff Blum, Nomar Garciaparra, Neal Cotts, Eric Byrnes, Brad Ausmus, Rich Aurilia and dozens of other players who are earning at least a million dollars this season for...

Really??? (National edition)

Next up: the National League edition of Really? (And if it seems like there are more Reallys in the National League, maybe that's my pro-AL bias o...

Giants place Aurilia on disabled list

Infielder Rich Aurilia has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Giants so they can activate outfielder Nate Schierholtz from the DL.

Uribe's walk-off HR carries Giants past Dodgers

Giants 1, Dodgers 0(5)

Manny homers as Dodgers coast past Giants

Manny Ramirez homered and the Dodgers routed the Giants to open up their lead in the West.

San Francisco Giants' Ellis Burks, facing camera, greets teammates ,left to right, Barry Bonds, Rich Aurilia and Jeff Kent, after he drove them in on his grand slam in the third inning...