BaseballEvolution

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This Could Be Your Ad! Sponsor . . . Rich's World at BaseballEvolution.com Advertise your business, or pay tribute to your favorite team! A Bay Area lifer, Rich serves as the West Coast Correspondent for BaseballEvolution.com. Rich ’s passionate, lifelong love affair with the game of baseball in general, and the Giants specifically, began officially on April 21, 1978 (retrosheet.org is really cool!) when he went to his first big league game and saw his hero Willie McCovey take on Tom Seaver and the Big Red Machine out at the ‘Stick. Rich has been writing for BaseballEvolution.com since 2006. Richard Van Zandt Archive NLDS Preview - Braves vs. Giants - Back in March, four out of four Baseball Evolution prognosticators all selected the Atlanta Braves as the 2010 World Series Champions. Richard was the only one of the four who correctly predicted that the San Francisco Giants would make the postseason, and he had the two squads meeting in the NLDS with the Braves advancing in five games. With the Giants entering the postseason as one of baseball's hottest teams, will Richard change his NLDS prediction ? Giants Prospect Meter: Who ’s Hot: May 22, 2010 - Buster Posey was the San Francisco Giants' top prospect entering the 2010 season, and he hasn't done anything so far to contradict that ranking. He leads a large group of Giants prospects who have been sizzling so far this season. Learn more in the inaugural edition of The Giants Prospect Meter , a look at who ’s hot among the team ’s minor league prospects. April 18, 2010 - The Giants Two Weeks In: Almost two weeks into the season the San Francisco Giants, by the estimation of some, have been among the surprise teams out of the gate. At 8-3 at this early juncture, they sit atop the NL West, but what's been most encouraging hasn't been the way they've played (which really has been very encouraging), but the obvious confidence with which they've been playing. Not surprisingly, their pitching has been strong, posting a 3.18 team ERA in the early going, second only to the Cardinals in that category. Where the Giants have been surprising, however, has been at the plate . 2009 NL Cy Young Award Analysis There is no shortage of deserving candidates for the 2009 NL Cy Young Award. But according to Richard, the pitcher who has been the very best in the senior circuit is none other than San Francisco ’s wunderkind, Tim Lincecum. Again. The Giants at The Break A status report on the 2009 Giants and a suggestion on how they should proceed. Richard's Ultimate Guide to Hitting Streaks Upon further review, Richard is able to confirm many of the official accounts of historical hitting streaks...and add plenty information of his own. Who Are These Guys? Six weeks into the season, Pedro Feliz and Barry Zito have been among the NL's biggest surprise players. 2009 San Francisco Giants Preview Optimism is in the air for Gianrs fans, but most of it is unwarranted, writes one of the biggest Giants fans of them all. Giants Sign Renteria and Howry: Youth Movement Bogus? Here we go again.

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