Nightengale: Giants' title should make others green with envy

I like the comparison to the Yankees as far as results as well as overall approach. A lot of organizations are making strides with the old-school Scout, draft, sign and develop approach. Some take the Moneyball / Stats approach, but most are employing a mixed or hybrid approach.

The Giants now move in behind the Cardinals in the NL in terms of productivity in the 2000-2012 era.

The Cardinals have 9 Play-off appearances, 3 League Championships and 2 World Championships for a (9-3-2) score.

The Giants now slide in right behind with a (5-3-2). Atlanta has an (8-0-0) record and then Philadelphia at (5-2-1) and Arizona (4-1-1) round out the NL elite.

The Dodgers (4-0-) Houston (3-1-0) and the Cubs (3-0-0) are next followed by Colorado (2-1-0) and the Mets (2-1-0).

You have to slide the Marlins in here somewhere at (1-1-1) because the one World Championship has to count for something. However, after taking the new-stadium / open check-book approach, they are still searching for an  approach that works. They are good at the scout, draft, sign, develop part, it's hanging on to the fruits of their labor that have gotten them in trouble.

Rounding out the NL is MIL (2-0-0), SD (2-0-0) CIN (2-0-0) and Washington (1-0-0). Pittsburgh still needs to crack the post-season.

from USAToday.com
Nightengale: Giants' title should make others green with envy:

"Giants GM Brian Sabean, the former Yankees' scouting director, was Quinn's first hire. Dick Tidrow, vice president of player personnel, was a former scout and pitcher for the Yankees. Dave Righetti, the pitching coach, is a former Yankees star. Hitting coaches Hensley Muelens and Joe Lefebvre and first-base coach Roberto Kelly are former Yankees. So is advance scout Steve Balboni.

"If you pin Brian down," Quinn sai, "he'll tell you the Yankee way ain't all that bad. Brian is old school. That's the way we did things in New York. He's taking the same motto we used in New York. SDSD. Scout, draft, sign and develop."

It might have been the New York dictum, but the Giants have perfected it. The Giants' legacy will be forever remembered, with a flair of New York style."

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On the AL side, the Yankees are the standard-bearer at (12-4-2). Their seemingly limitless check-book balance gives them potent ammunition to take an "all of the above" approach that makes them the envy (hated) of MLB.

Boston -- still licking their wounds from the Bobby V. experiment -- are successful at (6-2-2).

BOBBY V. GUILTY OF IMPERSONATING A MANAGER ONCE BEFORE 

The Angels are making noise at (6-1-1). The A's continue their "make the play-offs, no title belts" with the Moneyball approach at (6-0-0) and the Twins -- with an SDSD approach also come in at (6-0-0).

After that level, the Rangers (3-2-0) and Tigers (3-2-0) lead the WhiteSox (3-1-1) and the Rays (3-1-0). Cleveland (2-0-0) and Seattle (2-0-0) lead the promising, upstart Orioles -- who break though this year under Uncle Buck -- at (1-0-0).

Kansas City and Toronto are still pitching a shut-out for the century.


Post-Season Awards:
COTY: Showalter and Davey Johnson (Bochy if post-season is considered)
ROTY: Trout and Harper
MVP: Cabrera / Trout / Cano and Posey / McCutchen / Braun
Cy Young: Verlander / Price / Sale and Kershaw / Ceuto / Dickey