Tag Archives: 1924 Giants

The Giants’ Most Lopsided Teams, Part 1

In 2012, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim powered their way to 89 wins primarily on the strength of their offense. Mike Trout led the Halos’ effort with an amazing 8.6 offensive WAR (or “oWAR,” which is WAR without consideration … Continue reading

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The General Managers: John McGraw, 1919-32

In our first two installments, we used a refinement of a Bill James method to evaluate the success of John McGraw as a general manager of the Giants during the periods 1902-1912 and 1913-18. Back in those days, and in … Continue reading

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The Vagaries of a Career

We see it happen all the time. A can’t-miss prospect finally makes it up to the bigs, and we anticipate great things, only to see him disappoint.  Andy Marte, Brandon Wood, Justin Smoak, Jesus Montero. All were supposed to be … Continue reading

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