Comments on: The Giants are still trying to sign Matt Cain

By: nogoodtomedead

nogoodtomedead — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:01:29 +0000

Comments like this irritate me. Strong outfielder- like who? Every body acts like you can throw money around in free-agency and fix problems. Baseball doesn’t work that way- every year there are one or two players in free agency that can really make an impact- and their price gets driven up and the years get driven up to where it doesn’t make sense to sign them. You have to develop talent in your own system- and sign your stars before free agency. Thats why signing Cain is huge- if you don’t spend the money on him there isn’t anything comparable to him that the Giants will sign in FA. Sabeans a moron- he spends money in the worst ways.

By: thomas2727

thomas2727 — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:31:53 +0000

Not sure if you live in the Bay Area? But I have heard for the last 10+ years about the debt service on the ball park. I was sick of hearing about if back in 2001.

It has been beaten into the fan bases head so much that many seem accepting of the perceived lack of spending of the Giants.

Rowand and Huff will be off the books next year.

By: buffalomafia

buffalomafia — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:53:09 +0000

Not only should SF sign Cain they need another strong outfeilder?

By: purnellmeagrejr

purnellmeagrejr — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:53:17 +0000

Craig, does make an excellent point about the West Coast teams going forward – vis-a-vis the Dodgers.

By: simon94022

simon94022 — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:03:27 +0000

I don’t think you can accuse a ream with a $130 million payroll of “whining about poverty.”. Unfortunately a lot of that money is tied up in Zito, Rowand, and Huff.

The danger is the Giants will conclude that large long term contracts are always unwise, when the real lesson is not to hand out large longterm contracts to players that everyone knew at the time were mediocre at best.

By: Reflex

Reflex — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:27:10 +0000

Sonya?

By: thomas2727

thomas2727 — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:07:28 +0000

The Giants continue to whine about small market poverty. Meanwhile the owners are rolling in cash. They sold every freaking seat in the park last season. And still cry about being poor.

By: WhenMattStairsIsKing

WhenMattStairsIsKing — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:51:02 +0000

Will they be ABLE to keep CAIN?

CAIN they sign him long-term, after all?

Maybe with his big extention deal, he can afford to buy a very expensive top hat and CAIN.

And I bet you all want to know who my favorite Mortal Kombat character is, too.