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	Brian Sabean Information
		Brian Sabean is the General Manager of the San Francisco Giants, a Major League Baseball franchise.
		Prior to the 2004 season, Sabean again faced strong criticism for his offseason moves, especially for not signing a closer to replace the injured Robb Nen and the departing Tim Worrell, and for not signing a power hitter to protect Barry Bonds in the lineup.
		Sabean was named Executive of the Year by the Sporting News in 2003, the first time a member of the Giants organization had received that award since Al Rosen in 1987.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Brian_Sabean (509 words)

	KFFL - Brian Sabean, GM, San Francisco Giants
		Giants general manager Brian Sabean also said the team would be "tweaking the roster right through to opening day", meaning a trade isn't out of the question.
		Giants' general manager Brian Sabean said they are "still in the market, we still have money to spend" on pitching, and while the New York Mets are zeroing in on Zito, the Giants and the Texas Rangers are still in the chase.
		Giants' general manager Brian Sabean said, however, that the two sides are "not in the same ballpark" financially.
	www.kffl.com /player/13108/mlb (1214 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - GM Sabean agrees to stay with San Francisco
		Sabean said it was important for him to agree to a preliminary deal with the Giants, because decisions must be made quickly on other important matters -- including the future of manager Dusty Baker.
		Sabean put together the San Francisco team that won the NL pennant this year and lost the World Series in seven games to the Anaheim Angels last Sunday.
		Sabean, hired as GM after the 1996 season, built a team that went to the World Series for the first time since 1989.
	espn.go.com /mlb/news/2002/1031/1453846.html (763 words)

	San Francisco Giants: Front Office
		Brian Sabean, whose distinguished baseball pedigree and shrewd player acquisitions have transformed the Giants into the National League's second-winningest team over the past ten seasons, was named San Francisco's senior vice president and general manager Sept. 30, 1996.
		Before his promotion to GM in 1996, Sabean served one season as the club's senior vice president, player personnel in 1995 and enjoyed a three-year stint as assistant to the general manager and vice president of scouting/player personnel.
		Sabean, who graduated from Concord (NH) High School in 1974 and Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL) in 1978, served as an assistant baseball coach at St. Leo College in St. Leo, FL in 1979 and the University of Tampa from 1980-82.
	sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/sf/team/frontoffice_bios/sabean_brian.jsp (584 words)

	San Francisco Giants @ Bare Baseball - Baseball MLB Blog: Brian Sabean chat transcript
		Sabean: In our judgment, we are not only a stronger team from top to bottom that started the season last year, but are also stronger than the team we had to finish the year.
		Sabean: We certainly hope so, but believe it or not, there are times when players of his stature are virtually given a complete day off, which means they aren't available to pinch-hit or even play defense.
		Sabean: We had bona fide interest in Richie, but unfortunately his signing would have cost us another draft pick and we felt with the picks we lost last year, and the two we've already lost this year, that it was time to hold onto our picks.
	sanfranciscogiants.barebaseball.com /2006/02/brian-sabean-chat-transcript.html (2179 words)

	Brian Sabean chat transcript
		Sabean: Herges has been told to get ready and have the mindset that he is going to be the closer, which means we're going to allow Robbie all the time he needs and have him surprise us rather than disappoint us with not being ready.
		Sabean: Barry and Felipe are in constant conversation about the feelings and relative strengths that he is able to bring with his spot in the order.
		Sabean: There is some truth to that, especially when pitchers try to overcompensate in games, but they have enough side work and do enough throwing to be able to get a feel for the pitch in general.
	www.mlb.com /content/printer_friendly/sf/y2004/m03/d24/c669065.jsp (1302 words)

	Brian Sabean - Wiki Gonzalez
		Brian Sabean is the General Manager of the San Francisco Giants.
		Notorious for publicly dissing sabermetrics, saying it gives him a headache, Sabean has lately become famous for signing a whole lotta veterans, particularly free agents early in the offseason.
		Although he is throwing away amateur draft picks by signing them before arbitration is offered, he maintains this is by design, so that he can acquire the players he wants while not paying huge signing bonuses to unproven talent.
	digamma.net /btfwiki/Brian_Sabean (171 words)

	ContraCostaTimes.com - Sabean held back in critiquing team
		Sabean's next act was to trade Benitez -- but not the bulk of his $4.7 million salary -- to the Florida Marlins.
		Sabean maintained he was forced to trade Benitez because of unrelenting disapproval from the media and fans.
		What we're left is a portrait of a man apparently frustrated with his team, by the manner in which he was forced to assemble it, and the prospect of having his job hang in the balance -- to the point that he did something he rarely does.
	contracostatimes.com /giants/ci_6052069 (782 words)

	cbs5.com - Giants Considering Benching Benitez As Closer
		Sabean didn't say who would close games now, but hinted several pitchers might be given the chance depending on matchups.
		The Giants have said before that Brian Wilson has the stuff and the makeup to be a closer, but might be cautious about putting too much pressure on the 24-year-old right-hander.
		Sabean spoke to teams up to an hour before Monday's deadline but nothing got serious regarding Schmidt, whose contract is up after this season.
	cbs5.com /sports/local_story_213110440.html (569 words)

	Coming to a crossroads / Sabean's legacy may depend on Giants' future without Bonds
		Sabean's first act was a showstopper: He traded Matt Williams, one of the most popular Giants ever, for a bunch of names that meant little to fans in San Francisco.
		Sabean, then an assistant, knew he was going to be promoted to GM and knew the Giants could not thrive with Williams and Bonds consuming 40 percent of the payroll.
		That prompted Sabean to sign Alfonzo to be the new run producer, a four-year, $26 million contract that became an albatross around the Giants' neck for three years as the third baseman underperformed.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2006/02/19/SABEAN.TMP (2769 words)

	SportingNews.com Blogs
		When Brian Sabean took over as General Manager of the San Francisco Giants after the 1996 season, I was an extremely skeptical 17 year old fan.
		Sabean's first major move was to deal popular third baseman Matt Williams, who had been around the organization since before I started watching baseball, to the Cleveland Indians for what amounted to, at the time, a bucket of parts.
		Brian Sabean needs a super special assistant who will probably wind up showing him the ropes after 2007, when Bonds finally fades into the sunset, with no World Series ring and the number 754 next to his name for the rest of eternity.
	www.sportingnews.com /blog/JdEarly/tag/Sabean (831 words)

	Steven Rubio's Online Life: brian sabean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Brian Sabean brought this excellent player to the Giants, in a deal that was rounded criticized at the time (resulting in the classic quote "I am not an idiot" that Brian bashers have treasured ever since).
		Sabean was right to deal Williams, although as it turns out, that was a very uncharacteristic deal for Brian...
		Sabean is never satisfied, and his willingness to deal has helped the Giants many times in mid-season.
	begonias.typepad.com /srubio/2004/08/brian_sabean.html (3705 words)

	Giants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Brian Sabean has done a marvelous job this summer signing good players to fill the holes the Giants had last year.
		Sabean was right, as the Giants played right until that second to last day of the year before they were eliminated from any post season play.
		Sabean obviously felt that the pitching was good enough to compete for the division title.
	homepage.mac.com /bhelm2/iblog/C1221144494 (4082 words)

	Las Vegas Mercury: Basement Files: When I grow up
		Don't patronize me. Brian, when I was 9 years old, all I wanted to be was a wide receiver for the Baltimore Colts, an astronaut or the third baseman for the Giants.
		SABEAN: No, it's definitely "The River," and it's his wife, Mary, who acts like she don't care.
		SABEAN: Look, I'm sure every little boy dreams of being a famous athlete...but most of us, as we mature, we face facts and we adopt adult ambitions.
	www.lasvegasmercury.com /2004/MERC-Sep-23-Thu-2004/24812991.html (694 words)

	Concord native takes some heat - A Concord Monitor Article - Your News Source - Concord NH 03301
		Sabean, a Concord native, has been criticized amid reports that Bonds used steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs for several seasons.
		They contend that Sabean, regarded as one of the best general managers in the business, could have tried to confront the growing controversy head on, could have taken charge as things began to spiral out of control.
		It's unclear what role Sabean, who is not commenting on the Bonds controversy at the Giants camp in Scottsdale, Ariz., played through the past few years as Bonds's head and home run totals grew to legendary proportions.
	www.concordmonitor.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060310/REPOSITORY/603100317/1154/Col31 (920 words)

	San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball - CBS SportsLine.com
		Sabean gathered Colletti's files on Monday once he knew his right-hand man likely was headed down the coast to Southern California.
		Sabean "did everything I could to contact everybody we had interest in," though some of that work will have to wait a few days.
		Sabean wants to do a thorough search, which might not be possible before the winter meetings commence Dec. 5.
	www.cbs.sportsline.com /mlb/story/9047157 (607 words)

	Giants Blogs Or Suicide Hotlines?, January 25, 2005
		This is Brian Sabean drinking rubbing alcohol and hitting on his brother’s wife, because this is as low as our fearless general manager can get… This is terrible on so many levels …You can spread that kind of stupidity on a sandwich…” Okay, I think you get the picture.
		Sabean and Peter Magowan are clearly trying to win right now, which is fine by me. 2007 looks pretty bleak, but it also seems awfully far away.
		Sabean may have overpaid some people, and he might not have improved this team the way you would have, but he did improve it.
	www.pantstalk.com /2004/pt101904l.html (1252 words)

	Glenn Dickey . com
		Sabean always has to keep Magowan in the loop on decisions he wants to make, whether it’s signing free agents or making trades, though I’ve not heard of any proposed move that Magowan has vetoed.
		Sabean strengthened the regular lineup at three positions, with outfielder Moises Alou, shortstop Omar Vizquel and catcher Mike Matheny, all of whom are having excellent years — but the Giants are dismal without Bonds.
		The best Sabean trade, though, was probably the 2001 one in which he stole Jason Schmidt from the Pirates for minor league pitcher Ryan Vogelson and outfielder Armando Rios, who had played enough with the Giants to show his limitations.
	www.glenndickey.com /_gd.php?view_one=yes&which=134 (1240 words)

	Sports Betting and Gambling Odds Online
		Sabean gathered Colletti`s files on Monday once he knew his right-hand man likely was headed down the coast to Southern California.
		Sabean ``did everything I could to contact everybody we had interest in,`` though some of that work will have to wait a few days.
		Sabean wants to do a thorough search, which might not be possible before the winter meetings commence Dec. 5.
	www.covers.com /articles/articles.aspx?theArt=61504&tid=24&t=1 (658 words)

	Giants extend general manager’s contract - Baseball - MSNBC.com
		Sabean became the club’s general manager before the 1997 season and was the architect behind NL West titles in 1997, 2000 and 2003, and a pennant winner in 2002.
		“Brian’s not one to call attention to himself.
		“Brian’s personality is not such that he’s a chest thumper.”
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6937046 (416 words)

	BeyondChron: San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News » Why Don’t Giants Fans Blame Brian Sabean?
		It was Sabean who traded Joe Nathan and Francisco Liriano away to the Twins for a player the Giants kept for one year---many see this deal as the most one-sided of the 21st century.
		It was Sabean who felt that Barry Bonds would continue in 2006 where he left off in 2004, despite knowing that the absence of steroids and two additional years would leave Bonds a different player.
		But as good a general manager as Brian Sabean has been, if blame is to fall on a single person for the collapse of the 2006 Giants, it should be on him.
	www.beyondchron.org /articles/Why_Don_t_Giants_Fans_Blame_Brian_Sabean__3551.html (650 words)

	The 2+2 Forums: Brian Sabean
		i was listening to the radio earlier today and the discussion of brian sabean came up.
		The best part about Sabean is that he's had to utter the phrase "I am not an idiot" in public.
		Sabean has had a reasonably good track record in playing veteran hunches.
	forumserver.twoplustwo.com /showflat.php?Number=5041086 (754 words)

	BallparkAnalysis.com
		In San Francisco, Brian Sabean is generally considered the pick of the litter, and was last year named Executive of the Year by the The Sporting News.
		In essence, Sabean dealt two former first round picks for a pitcher who an ERA of 4.76 at the time of the deal (leading even John Sickels to call the price paid as extremely generous) and came out the clear winner.
		For the most part, Sabean and co have had an uncanny ability to project their pitching talent, especially in the minors- in his nine year tenure, the best prospect he has given up in a deal has probably been Keith Foulke and the vast majority of them have never come made the big leagues.
	www.ballparkanalysis.com /articles/020104.htm (1549 words)

	USATODAY.com - Giants GM (re)builds a winner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		But you look for a track record of professionalism, a high-water mark of their production, relative health because health is very important, and you also look for guys who can be a switch-hitter or multipositional because it's like having an extra player.
		Sabean, 48, a native of Concord, N.H., is in his 11th year with the Giants and 18th as a baseball front office executive.
		Sabean keeps a low profile but is starting to be acknowledged for his team's consistent success.
	usatoday.com /sports/baseball/nl/giants/2003-09-24-cover-sabean_x.htm (2344 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Alou, Sabean to stay with Giants through 2005 season (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sabean, 47, became the club's general manager prior to the 1997 season and has been the architect behind division championships in 1997, 2000 and 2003, and a National League championship in 2002.
		Sabean said both moves were formalities, squelching long-time speculation he would seek employment elsewhere when his contract expired at the end of this season.
		When Brian came to me, I knew he was serious about a three-year deal.
	signonsandiego.com /sports/baseball/20040305-1227-bbn-giants-alou.html (402 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - Sabean's strong beliefs fueling Giants' success
		Sabean: "The first thing we look at, when we're identifying who to keep or who to bring in, is what kind of baseball players they are.
		Sabean: "No." (No?) "Ned read it" -- Ned Colletti is the Giants' assistant GM -- "and he thought there were some good lessons learned, some passages that he found interesting.
		But you know, considering how many games Brian Sabean's teams have won over the years, I'm pretty sure he doesn't give a tinker's damn what I think.
	espn.go.com /mlb/columns/neyer_rob/1591382.html (1680 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Sabean promises changes
		SAN FRANCISCO – Giants general manager Brian Sabean promised changes to the roster, with a move expected after Sunday's game against the Cleveland Indians.
		Sabean and Giants manager Felipe Alou meet for nearly an hour before the game to discuss possible changes, with an emphasis on starting pitching.
		Both Sabean and Alou cited a starting staff that has failed to complete six innings 11 times in the past 15 games.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/baseball/20050612-1353-bbn-giants-sabean.html (349 words)

	Can’t Stop The Bleeding » Olney’s Journalism Tips For Sabean
		If Sabean was tough, he wouldn’t go after Bloom, a reporter who is just doing his job; Sabean would go after the guy who ultimately oversees the company for which Bloom works.
		That would be like saying that Sabean’s failure to sufficiently stock the Giants’ bullpen last year was because of some secret desire for the Dodgers’ to win.
		Sabean’s claim that stories have been fabricated is a fabrication, in itself.
	www.cantstopthebleeding.com /?p=1942 (575 words)

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