I never do stats, except for this morning. I did stats. Grant let me into the beauty of OPS+. Millions of people know about OPS+ and even consider it outdated. Me, I'm not into stats and don't know from OPS+. I wrote my Tuesday column about OPS+ and what it [...]
I'm about to head to the ballpark -- yes, reporters get there very early. I want to leave you with this thought. The third game of the World Series is crucial -- especially in this series. If the Giants win you must say they will win the World Series; it's [...]
My press seat for the World Series at AT&T Park is in the auxiliary box, way down the left field line in the upper deck. I never sat there before and I find it interesting, mostly because of the foul pole. I sit above the foul pole. I never have [...]
It is a good feeling, I'm sure, for Giants fans. Their team is up 2-0 and twice the Giants murdered the Rangers. But I advise a feeling of caution to go along with your terrific feeling of exuberance. I am not trying to be a drag. But I don't feel comfortable [...]
Just want to give you a heads up on how today works for the two teams and the media. It's a big interview day. 4:20 pm -- 4:45: Bobby Cox and Derek Lowe in the interview room at AT&T Park 4:45 -- 6:00: Braves workout 5:30--6:00: Bruce Bochy and Tim [...]
Today I'm asking a hypothetical question: Do the San Francisco Giants have an ace pitcher? I can ask this question another way -- and this is the hypothetical part -- if the playoffs started today, who would pitch the first game for the Giants and who would be the other [...]
Note to readers. Grant sent me his preferred Giants lineup but I have been slow to post it. Sorry. Here goes. Bruce Bochy made his third different lineup in three days. He likes to tinker. If I were the manager, I wouldn't tinker so much. I would roll with this [...]
Lowell Cohn, retired columnist for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, covered sports for almost 40 years and never ran out of things to say.