2017 McC Draft – Custody Hearings

It’s that time of the year! The time when parents must check in on their adoptees and decide to continue supporting them for another year or release them into the wild. If you currently have an adoptee, you MUST comment here even if you want to keep them and not participate in the draft, otherwise they are considered released and draftable by anyone.

World Ag Expo 2017 gearing up for 50th year

Two men in masks and hoodies robbed a Valero gas station in Caruthers at gunpoint on Thursday, Feb. 2. The incident happened just before 9 p.m. on the 2400 block of west Tahoe Avenue. Anyone with information should call Detective Carl Chalmers at 600-8174 or Crime Stoppers at 498-STOP.

How would past Giants stars have fared on Twitter?

Former Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff got into a bit of trouble over the weekend, tweeting out a not especially well considered political opinion and getting roasted for it. But that’s already over and done with now, and while there’s no use dwelling on that one specific event other than to think about it for a second and roll your eyes heartily, it does bring up a very important question: What if old time Giants had Twitter accounts? You might think that this is the single most vital issue of our time, and you’d be right.

Jimmy Rollins receives minor league contract from Giants

Shortstop Jimmy Rollins could be headed back to his native Bay Area, agreeing to a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants that includes an invitation to big league spring training camp. While the Giants’ infield is all but set, San Francisco has learned the importance of depth at all of those spots with injuries to third baseman Eduardo Nunez down the stretch and also second baseman Joe Panik the past two seasons.