A Little Tricked By Nick

OK, I got it wrong. Nick Johnson did not sign with the Giants, but instead is now one of the designated hitters for the Yankees. One year, $5.5 million.

But did you know that the Giants offered more? Rumor says $6 million to be the starting first baseman, and my insidde authorities were surprised that they didn't get him. The lure of the ring, I suspect. Am i the only one who thinks the next decade could look like the 1950's for the Yankees?

So here is what I think the Giants' move will be: a trade with the marlins for Dan Uggla. The trade will NOT include Jonathan Sanchez, as has been rumored. And Uggla will play second, with Freddie Sanchez moving to third and Pablo moving to first.

Bhy the way, i still don't understand why the Giants don't move Posey to a position and make Pablo their catcher. I'm just not convinced Posey's a catcher. His butt just isn't big enough.

Yesterday on Damon Bruce's Sports Phone show on KNBR, he offered the Tuesday Trifecta of the following questions:

1 - What was your favorite game, any sport, of the past decade?
2 - What do you predict will be different in sports in the next decade?
3 - What do you recommend as a last minute holiday gift for ?

My answers, none of which I heard:

1 - My favorite game was game #160 at Pac Bell Park in 2001. It was Friday night, and the Giants were playing the Dodgers in the final series of the season. They had to sweep the series to have a shot at the wild card. Barry had blasted #70 off a Houston rookie into the upper deck at Enron Field the night before.

The atmosphere before the game was electric. An hour before the game, the field club was packed. The Houston game was on the monitors. Barry broke the record in the 2nd inning, and then broke it again in his 2nd at bat. Chan Ho Park gave up both homers, and is famous for punching out a mirror in the locker room after he was pulled from the game. The Giants sent the Dodgers a bill for the repair.

The Giants went on to lose in a thriller, 10-9, and after the game, which ended after midnight, they had fireworks.

2 - The Bud Selig era will be over.

3 - For Pablo Sandoval - a legitimate power hitter to hit behind him.