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William Neukom Named Giants General Managing Partner Following Magowan's Leave

Peter Magowan expectedly announced his retirement following the 2008 season and the Giants have already decided on the man that will replace him, William Neukom. Mr. Neukom is kind of a baller. Besides formerly being the top dog attorney with this little Microsoft company until he retired in 2001, with $107 million worth...

Magowan Could Step Down as Soon as Friday

Rumors have been filtering out of the Bay Area that Giants managing partner Peter Magowan would be retiring potentially as soon as this year, but it appears it may be more imminent than that; the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Giants have called a special meeting on Friday. The likely outcome of this meeting...

There Could Be a 'Giant' Swap in San Fran Ownership Coming

Peter Magowan has been the managing partner of the the San Francisco Giants since 1993. In other words, the Barry Bonds Era -- it's squarely on his watch. That means both good and bad things, in the sense that a lot of "history" was made, a new stadium was built and paid for, and the biggest free agent signings in the...

Can Bonds Still Play in the National League?

We've already talked about Barry Bonds' feelings being hurt after being 'fired' by the Giants this year. In case you missed it, the sentimental left fielder felt like the marriage could still be repaired:"I told Peter Magowan, 'If I'm a part-time player, I'm still better than your full-time player, and it's a wise idea to...

756 Indicative of Bonds' 'Me First' Attitude

One aspect of Barry's milestone home runs that most people are missing, is that the Giants lost not only on Saturday when he crushed No. 755, but also on Tuesday when he blasted No. 756. In fact, Bonds took his selfishness to a whole new level on Tuesday, exiting the lineup in the middle of the game while his team was...

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08/18/10 Giants' Magowan on Bobby Thomson Source: SFGate.com - San Francisco CA Former Giants managing general partner Peter Magowan was vacationing in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., one day in the late 1980s when his mother-in-law walked through the door and said, "I just met some old ballplayer."