Noah Lowry

The San Francisco Giants limped to a disappointing finish to the 2011 season following their run to the World Series title in 2010. However, 2012 is a brand new year in San Francisco and the Giants will be looking to repeat the success they enjoyed two seasons ago.There's no doubting the road back to the promised land isn't an easy one, with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers looking like serious contenders in the NL West.With...  

The film opens with Jack Elliot and his Yankee teammates starting spring training. They are watching a young rookie, played by Frank Thomas, crank line drive after line drive over the fence. "Anybody can pull the ball, batting practice", Elliot sighs to ...  

There are few things as exciting and hopeful as spring training. Each team has a chance to enter camp with a clean slate. A sense of possibility and chance takes over a fanbase"This is the year we finish .500"—Pirates fans"This time we get that last out"—Rangers fans"With Theo at the helm we can finally win!"—Cubs fans...but there is always the glass-half-empty fans"What if we can't pitch again?"—Red Sox fans"What if we over-paid for him...  

According to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News, controversial prospect Angel Villalonahas been approved by U.S. Immigration for a work visa. The San Francisco Giants have announced they expect Villalona to report for Spring Training on February 23.  

As reported by Jon Star at MLB.com, the league is doing a round of assessments regarding the pipeline of talent available to each of major league team through their respective farm league. In the Friday, Feb. 10 edition, Jon Star takes a look at the San Francisco Giants and their...