Brian Sabean, Gm of the World Champion, and "loveable" SF Giants went on the Ralph and Tom show, and shows his intelligence.

Giants general manager Brian Sabean on Thursday tore into Scott Cousins of the Florida Marlins for his devastating hit on Buster Posey, saying the Giants will have a "long memory" of the play and everyone in the organization will be happy if Cousins is through as a major-league player.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/02/SPK41JP1PV.DTL#ixzz1OEMxUJer  On the A's front, VK wonders if they should blow it up.

There's no obvious replacement for Barton in the system, but the hard-hitting River Cats (stats) have several strong candidates at 2B and 3B, including Jemile Weeks, newly acquired Scott Sizemore and the rehabbing Adam Rosales. Among outfielders, Jai Miller is having an excellent season at Sacramento and Jermaine Mitchell's numbers in Midland are amazing.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/athletics/index#ixzz1OEOC7pOm Speaking of getting lit up, the super store of the future has opened in Az.

PHOENIX (Reuters) – Some local wags are calling it the "Wal-Mart of Weed" or "Home DePot."

Seeking to capitalize on Arizona's newly enacted medical marijuana law, a California-based company on Wednesday opened a superstore-sized garden center in Phoenix catering to those who want to grow their own cannabis.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110602/od_nm/us_marijuana_arizona

 

Have a great Friday, and hopefully a few A's wins this weekend.