Stuart JonesStuart Jones

Born and raised in San Jose and currently live in Long Beach, CA, I'd been a casual baseball fan for years up until the past couple years where I really started getting into the finer points of the game and the statistics of the game. Why don't I tell you a little about what I believe: -Pitching does win championships but... -Self-imposed caps are ridiculous (they'd probably be less ridiculous if I owned the team) -I would only pay $6,000,000 at the most for a closer ("Never pay for saves") -I don't understand why so many people want Jack Morris in the HoF -Buying out arbitration years in team-friendly contracts is something I'm a big proponent of -I'm not on the "you did PEDs" or "I suspect you of PEDs therefore no HoF for you" bandwagon, although I did start there -AT&T Park is the most beautiful park in ever That'll do for now. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy my writing!

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ESPN SportsNation begins “Best Jersey” contest

ESPN SportsNation likes to get the fan’s input on sports, so it’s not surprising they’ve come out with another contest for the fans to vote on. This time it’s the fans debating/voting…Read More

GIFPost: Justin Upton has played better defense

The San Francisco Giants just finished taking three out of four from the Atlanta Braves, and the Giants will enjoy a day off tomorrow before taking on the Toronto Blue Jays in Canada. Within the last two…Read More

All Star Ballot’s out! Time to vote in ALL THE #SFGIANTS

This is a direct link to the ballot where you will vote in each and every San Francisco Giant that is on that list. Make sure you click the San Francisco Giants logo, and then just go to town on the voting.…Read More

Thoughts on wearing your team’s gear to a regular season MLB game they’re not in

If you’re a baseball fan, chances are you will go to baseball games. Not all of these baseball games may involve the team you support. This can be a difficult experience, especially if you know you…Read More

A human error and BABiP loss for Ryan Vogelsong and the Giants

A game after the Giants honored Buster Posey for his NL MVP-ness in 2012 ended in the Giants seeing some of the breaks not go their way, and in the end, would see the Cardinals walk away with a 6-3 victory…Read More

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“It’s April, enjoy the games”

I saw this quote retweeted by someone somewhere over the twitter tubes, and really, it’s hard to…Read More

Spring Training with Stuart: ST in AZ Recommendations

If you haven’t been to Spring Training before, there are a lot of questions you’re bound…Read More

Spring Training with Stuart: Camelback Ranch

The first couple days were spent on the east side of the Phoenix side, so to get some momentum for a…Read More

Spring Training with Stuart: Scottsdale Stadium

Friday was Tempe, and Saturday was Scottsdale, as I was very excited to see the Giants I’ve cheered…Read More

Spring Training with Stuart: Tempe Diablo Stadium

Ever since 2011, my former girlfriend and now current wife have made it our tradition to make an annual…Read More

Season in Review: Matt Cain

Matt Cain. That sentence alone would be a solid season in review article, it really would. When you think…Read More

Season in Review: Brandon Belt (@Bbelt9)

Things I have a hard time believing about Brandon Belt in 2012: Although he had an OPS+ 21 points higher…Read More

Season in Review George Kontos (@G_Kontos)

When you get traded from the Yankees to the Giants, I wouldn’t doubt there were plenty of snickers…Read More

Season in Review: Brandon Crawford (@bcraw35)

Affectionately known as “Stamos” to some, Brandon Crawford definitely went above and beyond expectations…Read More

Season in Review: Xavier Nady

I think I’ve taken the responsibility of writing up nearly every fringe MLB OF the Giants had this…Read More

Season in Review: Santiago Casilla

The artist formerly known as Jairo Garcia, Santiago Casilla, like teammate Marco Scutaro and bullpenmate…Read More

Season in Review: Gregor Blanco

Twenty-eight year old journeyman fringe backup outfielders are not the people you would expect to have…Read More

Season in Review: Marco Scutaro

Marco Scutaro was traded to the Giants from the Rockies for Charlie Culberson. The journeyman infielder…Read More

Season in Review: Ryan Theriot YEAAAAAAA YEAAA WOOo

Imagine if you will, you’re a Major League Baseball player. You aren’t even six feet tall,…Read More

Season in Review: Justin Christian

Sometimes putting up above average numbers in Fresno can mean good things for you. Other times, you’re…Read More