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Pre-Show Stalwart
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
Finally, Spring(Training, at least) has sprung!
I'm fairly new to this board and haven't seen much baseball talk. Are there many baseball fans here? If so, please feel free to contribute anything-your favorite team, predictions, fun stories, trivia, favorite memories, anything baseball-related is interesting to me.
I'll start....
I've been a baseball fan as long as I can remember, about thirty-five years. I'm a huge fan of the NFL and to a lesser extent the NBA(go 49ers and Warriors) but it is baseball that is my true love. I was starting to sweat that I'd never see the Giants win a World Series and then 2010 happened and I was ecstatic. 2012 and 2014 were icing on the cake. Now I'm greedy and fully expecting them to continue their even year magic, lol.
I have high hopes for them this year. My main concerns are the health of the outfield and effectiveness of the starting rotation. I'm leery of the Samardzija deal and skeptical Cain can return to being an effective starter. Pagan is an injury waiting to happen and two other outfielders, Span and Pence, are coming off of injury-plagued seasons. I'm basing my hopes on their strong, young infield; a true superstar in Buster Posey; Bumgarner continuing his progression into being one of the games elite starters; and finally, the steady hand of future HOF manager Bruce Bochy.
I'd enjoy hearing from anybody else on what they expect or are looking forward to this year.
-Rogers Hornsby
Finally, Spring(Training, at least) has sprung!
I'm fairly new to this board and haven't seen much baseball talk. Are there many baseball fans here? If so, please feel free to contribute anything-your favorite team, predictions, fun stories, trivia, favorite memories, anything baseball-related is interesting to me.
I'll start....
I've been a baseball fan as long as I can remember, about thirty-five years. I'm a huge fan of the NFL and to a lesser extent the NBA(go 49ers and Warriors) but it is baseball that is my true love. I was starting to sweat that I'd never see the Giants win a World Series and then 2010 happened and I was ecstatic. 2012 and 2014 were icing on the cake. Now I'm greedy and fully expecting them to continue their even year magic, lol.
I have high hopes for them this year. My main concerns are the health of the outfield and effectiveness of the starting rotation. I'm leery of the Samardzija deal and skeptical Cain can return to being an effective starter. Pagan is an injury waiting to happen and two other outfielders, Span and Pence, are coming off of injury-plagued seasons. I'm basing my hopes on their strong, young infield; a true superstar in Buster Posey; Bumgarner continuing his progression into being one of the games elite starters; and finally, the steady hand of future HOF manager Bruce Bochy.
I'd enjoy hearing from anybody else on what they expect or are looking forward to this year.