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February 1, 2013

Pebble Hunting

Standing Pat in San Francisco

by Sam Miller

It’s been a quiet winter in Lake Wilsonbegone, my hometown. The local nine had a nice parade down Market Street, and the smell of the city made everybody act a bit peculiar that night. A few weeks later Frank Romo’s boy was on his way home to see his sweetheart when he got fired up by the protest spirit and ended up serving a few minutes of hard time in the custody of the Las Vegas Police Department. Skinny Timmy won a GIF contest, and the old-timers at the Chatterbox Cafe had a fun time guessing what a GIF contest is.

There’s not much other action for GM Brian Sabean these days. His Giants won the World Series last year, and when you win the World Series your honey-do list gets pretty simple.

1. Re-sign everybody.
2. To reasonable deals, if possible.
3. But if it’s not possible
4. No worries, just do it anyway.
5. The screen door is squeaking, make it stop.
6. If you have time left, sign Aubrey Huff again?

He figures he's got a formula that works, after all, and he’s got a gang of winners everybody likes, and even if everything goes wrong he’s got a 12-month head start on all the second-guessing.  

But a lot of things could have happened other than World Series winning. Back when Frank Romo’s boy was pitching in Game 3 of the NLDS, for instance, and the Giants were down two games to none and it was a tie game in the bottom of the ninth, and Frank Romo’s boy began to



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