Giants have arms, Yanks have lumber. Sooooo . . .
By SFGate.com columnist Betting Fool In the wake of two of the better-pitched games in the history of baseball, wait, history of the Giants, wait . . . this May, we look at the Giants with a smug smile...
View ArticleDoes anyone trust Armando?
By The Betting Fool, SFGate.com columnist For the most part, Armando Benitez has had a good year. I’m not sure he’s all that much more dedicated to a healthy lifestyle — as he said in spring — but he’s...
View ArticleIs the season over? I wouldn’t bet against it
By SFGate.com columnist Betting Fool The blowhard Mets fans stood as one, like sheep, bellowing their insults at Barry Bonds as if they knew anything about him. They say New York sports fans are some...
View ArticleThe identity of the new “whipping boy”
By SFGate.com columnist Betting Fool Like many Giants season ticket holders, I woke up this morning and started pinching myself all over. I had several welts before I realized the news was real:...
View ArticleYour 2007 Giants: Old, boring and gutless
By SFGate.com columnist Betting Fool I could catch up on e-mail, check the blinking voice mail light or get cracking on the usual nonsense that comes with a return from vacation. But first, the Giants...
View ArticleA Fool’s Fenway memories and how will Red Sox fans react to Barry?
By SFGate.com columnist Betting Fool My main memory of Fenway Park is rather sordid, and extremely personal. About all I can remember as we walked to the “Pahk” is that I never had to use the restroom...
View ArticleOf Aurilia, Schierholtz, Zito and a long, nasty summer
By SFGate.com columnist Betting Fool As I watched the slow-motion replay, I cringed. Good Lord, Aurilia was still starting his swing as the ball hit the catcher’s glove. OK, so why he is playing? He...
View ArticleKNBR: Your home for everything . . . awful?
By SFGate.com columnist Betting Fool It’s been clear for a while that KNBR has many of its eggs in one basket — the rotting wicker container with the busted handle that is the Giants. And of course the...
View ArticleAn ode to Shooter: Rod Beck (1968-2007)
By SFGate.com columnist Betting Fool There are good Giants. And there are GREAT Giants. Rod Beck, who died on Sunday at age 38, was a GREAT Giant. The swinging arm, the messy mullet, the Fu Manchu, the...
View ArticleBonds Oyster Cult! A Fool comes up all 7s on a glorious evening
By SFGate.com columnist Betting Fool Lately, I’ve had a few too many pulls on the slot machine of life that have come up nothing but lemons. On a perfect Tuesday evening in a most perfect place, I...
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