http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ Paul Gutierrez Raised in Barstow, Calif., where he played community college baseball for two years, Paul Gutierrez has worked at Sports Illustrated and the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where he covered his alma mater's Runnin' Rebels at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. During a six-year stint at the Los Angeles Times, he co-authored Tommy Davis' "Tales from the Dodgers Dugout." He came to The Bee in October 2005 and is now a Bay Area sports features writer who concentrates on baseball during the spring and summer. en-us bblomster@sacbee.com 2008-02-15T09:20:24-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/archives/010624.html Question: When was the last time the Giants and A's made a trade together? It seems like they could/should work a little more closely together. How about Chavez to the Giants to shore up 3B and give a little help... 10624@http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ 2008-02-15T09:20:24-08:00 http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/archives/010338.html Question: Curious if you could compare a healthy Joe Crede to Pedro Feliz. There are a lot of rumors that if Crede is healthy in spring training the giants will make a move for him by either dealing Hennessey or... 10338@http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ 2008-02-02T15:11:56-08:00 http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/archives/010283.html Question: I have been an A's fan for 30+ years. Your article in Sundays paper really irked me. Billy Beane's attitude towards the fans was unreal. As a fan, I am tired of just getting to the playoffs being thought... 10283@http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ 2008-01-30T17:31:31-08:00 http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/archives/010282.html It seems as though not all Yankee fans are as tech savvy as I gave them credit for, or, news simply travels at a slower speed throughout the Evil Empire. Because while I did receive plenty of "hate" e-mail back... 10282@http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ 2008-01-30T17:28:43-08:00 http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/archives/010231.html Question: What's the deal with Barry Bonds? Will he play this year? If so, what teams might have interest in him? The legal issues shouldn't keep him from playing one more year, should they? I'd like to see him get... 10231@http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ 2008-01-28T15:51:13-08:00 http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/archives/010166.html There's nothing like hanging with your friends and shooting the breeze about sports, even if logistics force you to do it in cyberspace, right? So it's always a good time when a random e-mail battle breaks out and the bar-room-style... 10166@http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ 2008-01-24T16:12:20-08:00 http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/archives/010162.html Question: You are right about the miserable A's. At 9 years old I saw my first pro sports game, A's vs. Blue Jays, Rickey Henderson's first game back in Oakland after being traded by the Yankees in 1989. I can... 10162@http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ 2008-01-24T15:56:18-08:00 http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/archives/010027.html Question: Do you vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame? If so, did you vote for Bert Blyleven and Andre Dawson? - Jonathan Goldstein, San Jose Answer: Unfortunately, I do not vote for Cooperstown ... yet. Only members of the... 10027@http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ 2008-01-15T12:09:37-08:00 http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/archives/009967.html A week has passed and the fallout from the stunning trade of Nick Swisher to the Chicago White Sox still is slowly floating to the ground at McAfee Coliseum, and all I can think is this: Thank my lucky white... 9967@http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ 2008-01-10T17:08:56-08:00 http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/archives/009964.html In getting the thoughts Tuesday of West Sacramento native Steve Sax, the Dodgers’ 1982 National League Rookie of the Year, on Rich Gossage FINALLY being elected to the Hall of Fame (http://www.sacbee.com/100/story/620735.html), Sax had a few other noteworthy views on... 9964@http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ 2008-01-10T15:33:11-08:00 http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/archives/009951.html Question: Is it the offseason for reporters as well? If so, when do you report for spring training? BEFORE spring, I hope. -Jason, Sacramento Answer: Good one, Jason, and a Happy New Year to you and yours as well. It... 9951@http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ 2008-01-10T11:13:57-08:00 http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/archives/009012.html Question: My wife and I are extremely concerned about the Giants' move to San Jose's KNTV television...I am hoping that you can enlighten us about the availability of the Giants on television in this (Sacramento) area next season. We are... 9012@http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ 2007-11-08T17:26:28-08:00 http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/archives/008989.html Alex Rodriguez may or may not be a target for the Giants in the free-agent market and while the best regular season player in the game goes by A-Rod, he has also been called everything from A-Fraud to Boo-Rod to... 8989@http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ 2007-11-07T17:50:22-08:00 http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/archives/008988.html Question: I want to know who the Arizona Cardinals are. Baseball? Football? And when did they come about? -L. Lamanna, Sacramento Answer: Well, the short answer is that they are as irrelevant in the sporting world as one can get,... 8988@http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ 2007-11-07T17:49:12-08:00 http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/archives/008987.html Question: After a nearly two-week layoff and (being swept) in the World Series, the Colorado Rockies appeared to lose the momentum that fueled their drive to the National League championship. Apart from the possibility of playing baseball in the snow,... 8987@http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/baseball/ 2007-11-07T17:48:19-08:00