1. Brian Sabean: 5 Deals That Should Make SF Giants GM Executive of the Year

    Long decried by the sabermetric community for his lack of public appreciation for modern statistics, San Francisco Giants general manager Brian Sabean is proving that the principles of Moneyball and The Extra 2% are not lost on him...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 9 months ago 4,620 reads 29 comments

  2. San Francisco Giants & Oakland A's: 3 Reasons Why the A's Are Better

    It seemed settled forever on June 23 of this season that the San Francisco Giants were the Bay Area's best team. The Giants beat the A's 9-8 that day to clinch the season series and improve to 40-32 for the season...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 9 months ago 3,567 reads 54 comments

  3. San Francisco Giants: Examining Struggling Madison Bumgarner and Ryan Vogelsong

    The success of the San Francisco Giants over the past four seasons has been largely predicated on their excellent pitching and defense, aided by the friendly confines of AT&T Park...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 9 months ago 2 reads 9 comments

  4. New England Patriots: 3 Developing Signs to Note from Win over Titans

    Not surprisingly, the New England Patriots thumped what is projected to be a mediocre Tennessee Titans team 34-13 last Sunday...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 9 months ago 2,612 reads 9 comments

  5. 5 Similarities Between the 2012 San Francisco Giants and the 2010 Team

    With 22 games left and a 5.5 game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers , the San Francisco Giants ' playoff odds are at nearly 98 percent entering play on Monday, according to ESPN ...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 9 months ago 3,077 reads 9 comments

  6. Angel Pagan: San Francisco Giants Outfielder Has Been Overlooked Key to Season

    It was an inauspicious debut for one of the San Francisco Giants biggest offseason acquisitions. Through April 25th, Angel Pagan was hitting just .232/.274/.406 on the heels of a miserable 13-for-76 showing in spring training...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 3,669 reads 54 comments

  7. Tim Lincecum: San Francisco Giant Righty Deserves a Rotation Spot for Playoffs

    It's been a tale of two halves for Tim Lincecum in 2012. The first half was certainly the worst of times. Lincecum was last among all qualified starters with a 6.42 ERA while delivering only three quality starts in 18 tries before the All-Star break...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 2,851 reads 10 comments

  8. Marco Scutaro: San Francisco Giants Second Baseman Should Be a Keeper for 2013

    Marco Scutaro delivered a clutch walk-off hit for the San Francisco Giants on Monday, and such heroics are nothing new for the second baseman...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 3,239 reads 26 comments

  9. Can Xavier Nady Help the San Francisco Giants Win the National League West?

    Nearly a decade after struggling to get consistent playing time as a young player for the San Diego Padres under manager Bruce Bochy, it's come full circle for Xavier Nady ...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 4,304 reads 59 comments

  10. New England Patriots: The Biggest Strengths and Weaknesses of the 2012 Team

    In ten days, the New England Patriots head south to Tennessee to take on the Titans . The last time the Patriots played a meaningful game, they fell short to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl, 21-17...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 10,917 reads 0 comments

  11. New England Patriots: A Fictional Pre-Game Speech from Gisele Bundchen to Team

    The speech below from Gisele Bundchen , the wife of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady , is entirely made-up by me...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 2,094 reads 19 comments

  12. SF Giants: 3 Ways Signing Hunter Pence Long-Term Would Impact Offseason

    It's been an inauspicious beginning to the Hunter Pence era in San Francisco. Since being acquired from the Phillies at the trade deadline, he's hit just .214/.266/.316. He entered the season as a lifetime ...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 6,702 reads 26 comments

  13. Brandon Belt: 3 Reasons to Remain Skeptical About the SF Giants First Baseman

    After a torrid June in which he hit .296/.400/.563 with all four of his home runs on the season, it appeared that Brandon Belt had finally arrived. Then, in July, he fell off the face of the earth, hitting just ...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 3,960 reads 31 comments

  14. San Francisco Giants: Tim Lincecum and the Pitching Staff Fuel Playoff Hopes

    In 2010, the World Champion San Francisco Giants led all of baseball with a 3.36 ERA. That number was heavily influenced by the staff's dominance in September, when it put up a dominant 1...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 2,110 reads 30 comments

  15. San Francisco Giants: 3 Options to Replace Melky Cabrera in 2013

    When news broke that Melky Cabrera had been suspended for failing a drug test, my initial reaction was that although the move would hurt the San Francisco Giants this season, it would help them retain Cabrera at a discount going forward...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 4,634 reads 26 comments

  16. Tim Lincecum: 4 Possible Options the Giants Have with His Upcoming Free Agency

    The reasons for the sudden decline and fall of Tim Lincecum are plentiful. He scrapped his slider during spring training to save some wear and tear on his elbow, only to begin throwing it again shortly after the season started...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 3,678 reads 48 comments

  17. Ryan Vogelsong: Has the Magic Run Out for the San Francisco Giants Star Pitcher?

    Coming into this season, I mistakenly predicted that Ryan Vogelsong would be due for major regression from his outstanding breakout season in 2011...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 1,522 reads 24 comments

  18. MLB Trade Rumors: Billy Beane Upgrades the Oakland A's by Acquiring Stephen Drew

    According to the Arizona Diamondbacks Twitter page , the team has traded Stephen Drew to the Oakland A's for minor league shortstop Sean Jamieson...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 1,301 reads 3 comments

  19. Melky Cabrera: The San Francisco Giants Should Bring Back the Outfielder in 2013

    Last week, I argued that the San Francisco Giants should extend Melky Cabrera for five years and about $60-to-$80 million dollars...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 2,674 reads 116 comments

  20. Tim Lincecum: Fall of the Giants' Ace Exceeds Loss of Melky Cabrera

    Wednesday afternoon, moments before the San Francisco Giants hosted the Washington Nationals , news broke that Melky Cabrera's summer is over because he failed a drug test ...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 1,387 reads 32 comments

  21. Madison Bumgarner vs. Matt Cain: Which Giants Pitcher Will Have Better Career?

    Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner are having nearly identical seasons this year, which has put them both in contention for the National League Cy Young Award...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 1,012 reads 48 comments

  22. MLB Trade Deadline: Grading San Francisco Giants Moves Thus Far

    San Francisco Giants general manager Brian Sabean made two moves before the trading deadline, and one waiver claim afterwards, to bolster the team's playoff chances...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 2,964 reads 63 comments

  23. Oakland A's: Using the Long Ball to Fuel Playoff Chase

    Chicks dig the long ball. They also dig movies with the handsome Brad Pitt starring as the equally handsome Billy Beane. The Oakland A's are leading the American League Wild Card chase mostly because of their 3...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 268 reads 11 comments

  24. Melky Cabrera: What a Contract Extension Should Look Like for Giants Outfielder

    Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported Wednesday that the San Francisco Giants and impending free-agent outfielder Melky Cabrera will table contract extension talks until after the season ends...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 10 months ago 1,782 reads 29 comments

  25. San Francisco Giants: Jeremy Affeldt Should Be Full-Time Closer

    Andrew Baggarly of CSN Bay Area reported last night that Giants manager Bruce Bochy has decided to use the closer-by-committee option in the ninth inning between relievers Javier Lopez, Sergio Romo and Jeremy Affeldt...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 11 months ago 1,154 reads 9 comments