Wednesday, July 28th, 2010SF Examiner: Giants rookie busting out in a big wayBy Art Spander SAN FRANCISCO — We’re already down to a first-name only basis: “Buster.” That’s enough. For the Giants, for their fans, that’s plenty. They’ve been waiting for this, waiting for a player like Buster Posey, a player who’s their own, a player who evokes memories even as he presents possibilities. Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company |
||
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010SF Examiner: Giants need Lincecum to right shipBy Art Spander SAN FRANCISCO — It’s his feet. Or his arm. Or his head. Or all of them together. Tim Lincecum is a mess — figuratively, that is. Thus, the Giants are a mess: A team without a leader, without an anchor — dare we say, if any sort of championship is to be discussed, a team without a chance. Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company |
||
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010SF Examiner: Spring unkind to Bay Area teamsBy Art Spander The San Jose Sharks — they’re not to be confused with the San Jose A’s. The A’s still are playing. So are the San Francisco Giants, unfortunately. If it weren’t for the Houston Astros, the Giants would have a losing record. If it weren’t for the Giants, the A’s would have a losing record. If it weren’t for the Sharks, we’d have to rely on the Warriors’ lottery selection for the story that never ends. Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company |
||
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010SF Examiner: Bad news Bay Area at it againBy Art Spander SAN FRANCISCO — It was another of those should have, could have days for the Bay Area, the ones overloaded with bad memories and worse possibilities. There was Manny Ramirez standing at the plate for the Dodgers, two outs in the eighth and you knew what was going to happen. Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company |
||
Thursday, April 15th, 2010SF Examiner: Giants off to hot start, but true test comes in LABy Art Spander SAN FRANCISCO — And now the Dodgers, the hailed Dodgers, the despised Dodgers, the “Beat L.A.” Dodgers. And now we find out if these 2010 Giants, who have started so well, who have begun so encouragingly, are able to do what Giants teams of late have been unable to do, beat the Dodgers. Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company |
||
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010SF Examiner: Don’t judge Lincecum just yetBy Art Spander SAN FRANCISCO — It is a baseball axiom not to get worked up about what happens individually in March, or if a team is out of a pennant race in September. So we exhale after reviewing Tim Lincecum’s spring. Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company |
||
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010RealClearSports: The Book on Willie MaysBy Art Spander SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — He sits in the clubhouse of the San Francisco Giants’ spring headquarters, spectacles pushed atop his head, sometimes playing cards, frequently playing with our memories. Willie Mays seems his age now, 78, hearing reduced, eyesight inhibited. Yet in the mind’s eye he remains forever young. © RealClearSports 2010 |
||
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010SF Examiner: Giants win this round against NYBy Art Spander SAN FRANCISCO — It’s usually the Giants or A’s who are left standing with their mouths open and checkbooks closed. Especially when a team from New York is involved. That’s why re-signing Bengie Molina was of itself a small triumph. The guy can barely hobble down to first base. We know that. Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company |
||
