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The Best Fielding Third Basemen

On to the best three-year peaks of defensive play by Giant third basemen, as measured by baseball-reference.com’s rfield. I explained my methodology here, and we’ve previously looked at catchers, first basemen and second basemen. The list of third basemen includes … Continue reading

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The Best Fielding Second Basemen

We move today to the best three-year peaks of defensive play by Giant second basemen, as measured by baseball-reference.com’s, rfield. I explained my methodology here, and looked at catching and first base peaks here and here. While the list of … Continue reading

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The Best Fielding Catchers

This is the first of several installments (I think it will be one for each non-pitching defensive position) on the best defensive players in the Giants’ history.  For my methodology, please see this post. Here are the top ten catching … Continue reading

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Giants’ Greatest Hitting Trios

When Josh Hamilton was signed by the Los Angeles Angels this off-season, many expected the teaming of Albert Pujols, Mike Trout and Hamilton in the same lineup to create an opportunity for them to put up historic numbers and become … Continue reading

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The Dodgers are Good, But Deals Like Theirs Rarely Work Out

No, there is no feature photo today. I’m writing about the Dodgers, and I’m uncertain they deserve the usual splash. I was looking at the top 10 baseball players (by WAR) from 2009 and found something pretty amazing. I realize … Continue reading

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