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Sweeney's Future In San Francisco Doesn't Look GoodA club source said the Giants are so intent on keeping outfielder Jason Ellison and first baseman Lance Niekro, both of whom are out of options, that they are resigned to starting the season with just an 11-man pitching staff. Even with the extra position spot, there doesn't appear to be room for Mark Sweeney at the end of the bench. Sweeney acknowledged disappointment at being left out of Monday's meeting. He can see the writing on the wall, but he isn't giving up on being a Giant when the club opens its season a week from today. "The only time you give up on a team is when you're not in uniform," Sweeney said. "Something can happen any given day that can put you in a good light." According to an industry source, the Giants placed Sweeney on revocable waivers and no team claimed him within the 48-hour window - which only indicates that other clubs didn't want him at his $950,000 salary. The Giants wouldn't attempt to outright Sweeney to Triple-A Fresno because he has the right to refuse the assignment. "I'm sure there will be interest if Mark is let go," agent Barry Axelrod said. San Francisco Giants Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Giants Install Rare Hi-Def ScoreboardThe Giants have installed a more than $3 million, high-definition scoreboard, one of only three in a professional sports stadium in the United States. It plans to officially unveil the screen, made by Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Vision, on Tuesday. The new display, 31 1/2 feet high by 103 feet wide, is the latest addition to the high-tech ballpark. The team is also adding thirteen 17-inch LCD televisions on the stadium's Dugout Club level. San Francisco Giants Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Former All-Star Catcher Ed Bailey Dies At 75Ed Bailey, an All-Star catcher with the Reds in the 1950s, died of cancer on Friday. He was 75. Al Neil, Bailey's brother-in-law, told The Knoxville News Sentinel that Bailey died at Parkwest Medical Center after being diagnosed with throat cancer about six months ago. He was chosen for the All-Star team in 1956, 1957 and 1960 with the Reds. He also made it in 1961 and 1963 when he was playing for the Giants. Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Giants Mar 2007 Archive
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