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Giants Spring Training 2012

This is my favorite time of year. Camp opens; batters get stiff backs and pitchers are throwing balls over the backstop. College teams cough up twenty-five runs to assemblages of … Continue reading

March 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Make Me a Mixtape

…and win this limited edition Brian Wilson bobblehead! First off, let me thank Jimmy Chew for talking me into this year’s The Giant Race half marathon. And even after I … Continue reading

August 14, 2011 · 1 Comment

Top 5 Postseason Moments of 2010

On the last day of the 2010 regular season, with all apologies to that scintillating infield of Will Clark, Robby Thompson, and Matt Williams, I realized that, no matter how … Continue reading

March 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The Sportsbook Dilemma

When I was a freshman in high school, my social studies teacher, Mr. Stiegler, recounted a story to our class about lifelong sports fandom triumphantly rewarded.  For years, including every … Continue reading

March 26, 2011 · 1 Comment

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