Bonds Hits 2 HR!

Rejoice, my friends, rejoice at the sight of Barry Bonds knocking two home runs in a meaningless game!

.500

Currently, the Giants are 12-12 in Spring Training, at .500. Looks like a good preview of the regular season to me.

Ortiz

Ortiz has all but won the 5th starter's spot. Expect him to implode in May.

Opening Day

Here's a good one for a slow Tuesday—why does Opening Day always take place on a Tuesday? Why not Monday, like almost every other team?

Scottsdale Screw-up

Fred Lewis is being left off the Giants roster for the regular season. I just don't know how you defend that. This makes Linden and Ellison (who, incidentally, went to Lewis & Clark State in Idaho) the 4th and 5th outfielders. Don't get me wrong: I think Ellison and Linden both deserve to be there. Lewis does too, though, and there has to be a way to fit him in. Now Lewis will likely languish in Fresno until Armageddon.

¡Béisbol!

Only two short weeks until Opening Day! Rejoice, my friends, rejoice at the sight of a meaningful game!

Bonds Update

He hit a home ruun today. Of course, that doesn't prove anything, but it's nice to see him do it.

Spring Training Blog

Go to Giants Jottings for Giantsfan9's great sring training photos and analysis.

Split Squad

What exactly is the purpose of a split squad? It never made much sense to me why on earth you would need to have your team playing in two different palces at the same time. Answers, anyone?

Arizona

I realize this is just Spring Training, but how do you allow 7 runs in an inning to these scabs? How do you only get 4 hits off guys like Enrique Gonzalez? These are definitely the Giants of '05 and '06, repackaged.

Brewers, Part II

It's all very weird. First you lose by 19 runs at home to a split squad, then the next day you visit the full squad and beat them. Can anyone make head or tail of this?

Blowout

Justin Knoedler scored the first run for the Gigantes by getting a sixth-inning RBI single, which was before Steve Holm's run-scoring double two innings later. Bonds went 0-for-2, grounding out and striking out, in his first spring appearance. Matt Cain sailed through the first inning before giving away, thanks to Mike Rivera's double on a catchable ball that Bonds dropped. Ryan Meaux, a non-roster invitee relieved Cain and allowed six runs in one-third of an inning.

The First Win

Today the Giants won, 9-2. Barry Zito may have gotten the W, but the real story was Russ Ortiz and his performance. Ortiz threw three hitless innings. This really should help him win the 5th rotation spot.

It's Almost Time to Crawl Out of Your Hole!

Just a few days left until pitchers and Molinas report to camp. Can you wait? I sure can't!