Sep 18th 2008 6:31AM by Craig Calcaterra (author feed)
Henry Schulman reports that Giants’ General Manager Brian Sabean is probably safe for next year:
William Neukom will have many important items on his agenda when he becomes the Giants’ managing general partner Oct. 1, but it appears his to-do list will not include a general manager search. Numerous team insiders say they expect Neukom to retain Brian Sabean for the final year of his contract.

They stressed that no decisions have been finalized ahead of Neukom’s official ascension to the No. 1 chair, but he is leaning strongly toward retaining Sabean for a 13th season as general manager.There are about 18 different brands of spin in article about why this is a good idea. None of them seem to hold water for me, but that’s probably not important as it is Giants’ fans and not grumpy bloggers who will make the final determination of whether keeping Sabean is a good idea.

Here’s one that is particularly troubling, though:
The Giants’ downfall after eight straight winning seasons stemmed from an overplayed strategy of building around Barry Bonds. Those above Sabean in the front office were culpable, too, so the blame cannot fall entirely on the GM even if he made some poor choices along the way. This is rather incredible to me.Continue Reading