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Glenn Dickey
- Barry Bonds proved he was bigger than the Giants, major league baseball and the ever critical media when he showed up for the team’s 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday night.
- When Brian Sabean and Ned Colletti renew their friendship before the start of the Giants-Dodgers series tonight, perhaps they can reflect on the fact that they’re two of the worst general managers in major league baseball.
- The decision on the 49ers starting quarterback could be made as early as today, offensive coordinator Mike Martz told me after the morning practice at Santa Clara on Saturday.
- In pro football, smart coaches let personnel dictate strategy, which is why the Raiders will be a run-first, pass-second team this season.
- If the Cal Bears bounce back big this season, it will be because of the seeds that were sown in the four weeks before their win over Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl in December.
- The Brett Favre case took another twist this week when The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the Green Bay Packers have a record of calls Favre made to Minnesota Vikings coaches — because Favre was using a cell phone given him by the Packers and they got the bills!
- July traditionally is the month that separates the pretenders from the contenders in baseball, as it has been for the Giants this season. Because his team was playing in the pathetic NL West, general manager Brian Sabean deluded himself into thinking that the Giants had a shot at the postseason. When they had to play nine games against top teams from the East and Central, eight of which the Giants lost, that dream was shattered.
- The A’s are one big bat away from serious contention in the American League postseason race. The question is: Will ownership be willing to step up?
- Baseball is prospering, but there are changes that could improve the game, starting with the All-Star Game. Here are some suggestions:
- As major league baseball approaches the All-Star Game, reality is setting in. Even in their pathetically weak division, the Giants are not serious contenders, closer to last place than first. The emphasis should still be on developing a team that can be a contender in the near future.
- Former Cal quarterback Aaron Rodgers faces a daunting task this season, replacing Brett Favre. A Sports Illustrated article last week detailed the careers of quarterbacks who have largely failed when they replaced legends, but the best lesson for Rodgers is the one who succeeded: Steve Young.
- It’s always sad to see a great player lose his special skills while still unwilling to acknowledge that. Willie Mays lost his home run stroke three years before he retired and famously misjudged a fly ball in the 1973 World Series.
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