San Francisco Giants Wiretap

Wife Of Bonds Files For Divorce

Barry Bonds' wife of 12 years has filed for divorce, according to court records in Los Angeles.

Liz Watson filed to end the couple's marriage on Thursday, citing irreconcilable differences.

Via ESPN


Sandoval's Glasses Could Increase '09's .943 OPS

Pablo Sandoval was one of baseball's best hitters in 2009 with an OPS of .943 and the vision out of his left eye wasn't very good.

"It's so clear now," Sandoval said of his new glasses.

His teammates think about what Sandoval did last year, and just shake their heads.

"He's says he couldn't see the ball," said Bengie Molina. "It's going to be scary [this year]. He might end up hitting .500."

Manager Bruce Bochy said Sandoval isn't the first hitter with less-than-perfect vision, pointing to Tony Gwynn as one example.

"He's just an incredible athlete," Bochy said. "It's hard enough to hit a baseball [with good vision]. Hopefully this makes Pablo even better."

Via CBS Sports


Giants Wearing Horizontal Striped Socks

The Giants have introduced horizontal striped socks for their team this season.

"No, it's entirely voluntary," managing partner Bill Neukom insisted. "I just saw the pictures of some of our Hall of Famers in the '30s with their stirrups and stripes, and I thought that it's just a good look."

The majority of players now wear pants that don't show any sock.

The only Giants likely to show their stripes are Barry Zito, Eugenio Velez, Juan Uribe and Nate Schierholtz.

Via San Francisco Chronicle


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