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I said I would do an off season thread when something big happened and that hasn’t really happened but it’s Christmas and I just thought I’d check in.

So far the off season is going about as predictable as most Zaidi’s off season’s go. We missed out on the two studs from Japan and of course BOTH of them and their 1 billion dollar price tag went to LA. Slusser said “the Giants were in the mix until the very end” on Yamamoto. If I have to hear that bullshit one more time….

Buster caused quite a stir a couple of weeks ago suggesting that one reason big $$$ free agents don’t want to sign here is because San Francisco has become a cesspool and when prospective players and their families walk around The City they’re turned off by the visuals. Look, you might not want to hear it but that is very likely happening. SF is a shell of what I remember it to be as a kid. Every time I go up there now I see human shit on the sidewalk. And businesses have left in droves. For good reason, the cops treat all thefts as misdemeanors and don’t even get me started how fucked up that is. I wouldn’t run a business in SF either.

We did have one noteworthy signing– Jung Hoo Lee! Come on down! I recognize the possible massive pothole this could turn out to be as the Korean League is hardly comparable to MLB. But this guy has wheels and if we learned anything last year it is that teams like Arizona have left us in the dust when it comes to athleticism. We have to get faster and more athletic. PERIOD. So, while it’s a lot of cash it’s at least a start. I’ll be cautiously optimistic on this dude.

We also signed a back up catcher who I like a lot. Tom Murphy has a big time right handed power stroke for a catcher and we need more power. Power and Speed. We need all we can get. And goodbye Joey Bart, as with so many others I am bummed we never traded you.

Where does Farhan go from here? God, I hope he doesn’t panic and overpay for Snell. That dude is primed for another one of his “off again” seasons. Honestly, after watching the Giants fail to land a big fish as I knew they weren’t going to be able to do I haven’t been too interested in following who else is out there. The Dodgers crushed us once again this off season and it’s almost ludicrous to see us competing with them comparing both teams as they are currently put together.

But hey, it’s Christmas. Time to appreciate what we have. Katie’s 89 year old grandpa George died 2 weeks ago. That was a huge loss for our family. I loved that man. But we are all together today to celebrate what we do have not what we do not.

You guys hang in there and I’ll check back in if the Giants do anything. Otherwise see you in the Spring for another year of getting thrashed and having our hopes and dreams crushed. LOL. Ok, maybe not that bad. But those 3 beauties, which I always said I was fine selling my soul for, don’t have the same shine on them that they once had. Kinda miss my soul a little bit right now if I’m being honest……