Northern California - SF Giants Centerfielder is an avid Cyclist

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Lanceoldstrong
02-18-10, 09:53 AM
http://www.contracostatimes.com/giants/ci_14423077?nclick_check=1
(http://www.contracostatimes.com/giants/ci_14423077?nclick_check=1)


This is a really good article about how Aaron Rowand got "addicted" (his word) to his Pinarello and lost 10 pounds

kster
02-18-10, 12:34 PM
He seems like a really cool guy. The Giants just paid too much for him (much like the Zito signing).
BlastRadius
02-18-10, 04:19 PM
They should have had a picture of his Pinarello.

Lanceoldstrong
02-18-10, 04:32 PM
They should have had a picture of his Pinarello.

Are you thinking orange and black paint job?
caloso
02-18-10, 04:40 PM
Nice. I see Aaron as a sprinter. Bet that dude can push out the watts.
BlastRadius
02-18-10, 06:09 PM
Are you thinking orange and black paint job?

Yes!
http://www.gitabike.com/images_cart/pi_dogma_oran_me.jpg
Midland
02-19-10, 12:22 AM
Cool article, always helps legitimize cycling to the masses when a Pro athelete in "traditional" stick and ball sports talks of his appreciation for cycling.
Lanceoldstrong
02-19-10, 09:01 AM
Cool article, always helps legitimize cycling to the masses when a Pro athelete in "traditional" stick and ball sports talks of his appreciation for cycling.

Dude, how you could write such a lucid sentence 25 minutes after we got back from a hard 13821130 mile night ride is amazing to me.
bikingshearer
02-19-10, 03:08 PM
He seems like a really cool guy. The Giants just paid too much for him (much like the Zito signing).

Not to be picky, but nothing is like the Zito signing.
caloso
02-19-10, 03:58 PM
Not to be picky, but nothing is like the Zito signing.

Word.
kster
02-19-10, 09:41 PM
Zito is getting something like $18M in 2010 and Rowand is due $12M. That's ~$30M tied up with two players that had average, at best, seasons in 09. These contracts are also preventing the team from a much needed bat in the middle of the order.
save10
02-21-10, 10:56 AM
he may be a better cyclist than center fielder at this point....just sayin.
dstrong
03-05-11, 10:13 PM
It's rare I resurrect an old thread...but...

Things worked ok for the Giants, eh?
caloso
03-05-11, 10:20 PM
Not too bad.

http://photos.upi.com/view/4e00fbfdfd29d5347c24d570f50bee9c/San-Francisco-Giants-pitcher-Brian-Wilson-holds-the-World-Series-trophy-in-Texas.jpg