Getting back to the blog on a Monday afternoon. You'll have to excuse me if I discuss a few news items that are already a day or two old, but I wanted to hit on them regardless. Our big news item of the day is a trade. The Giants cash in Ray Durham for two prospects [...]...

You know what I'm talkin' about. (10 points to whomever gets the movie reference) After writing a little yesterday on Fred Lewis and his patient approach at the dish, BCB commenter Delorean reminded me of the great plate discipline data you can pull from FanGraphs. I've briefly touched on these stats here at BCB but nothing serious. [...]...

Action returns to major league baseball today but the Giants are still off until Friday when the G's take on the Brewers. The opening game of the series should be a good one, Matt Cain meet CC — no longer C.C. — Sabathia. The second half of the season will also reveal the Giants new [...]...

Listening to KNBR and they've just reported that Lincecum was taken out of his hotel room earlier in the day on a stretcher with flu-like symptoms. The radio doesn't really have much information right now, but reportedly, Lincecum is having some sort of illness that's related to dehydration. I'll be sure to post more as I [...]...

The All Star break is here and that means that a little more than half the season has been played. It also means that the trading deadline of July 31st is getting closer and closer. At the break, the Giants find themselves in 3rd place in the worst division in baseball with a record of [...]...