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Episode 109: Standing Pat, With Beer

Episode 109: Standing Pat, With Beer

In the hundred-and-ninth episode, Thomas and Danny talk with FanGraph’s Eno Sarris about the Giants inactivity at the trade deadline, the presumptive 2014 Giants roster, potential free agents, and beer. Lots of beer.

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Sabean on Lincecum: “I see Timmy staying in a Giants uniform”, plus some wild rotation speculation

The Giants come off the All-Star break with seven games in six days, three of those games against division-leading Arizona and four against Cincinnati. How those games fall will start to determine what the Giants and general manager Brian Sabean do at the deadline. Get swept out and the team could sell off assets to contending teams; come out roaring and San Fran could be buyers at the July 31st non-waiver trade deadline. But either way, says Sabean, Lincecum shouldn’t expect to be moved.

In an interview on KNBR Thursday Sabean pooh-poohed the idea of moving Lincecum, saying, “I find it hard to believe that we’ll see Timmy in another uniform this year.” This is encouraging for fans of the diminutive pitcher, who had a career day last week in San Diego when he threw the seventh no-hitter in the San Francisco era.

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