Giants' taxi squad will start training at Sutter Health Park

Mark Demsky reports

HAS A CLOSER LOOK AT HOWBASEBALL IS BACK AT LEAST SORTOF HERE LOCALLY.

SUTTER HEALTHPARK HAS BEEN QUIET SINCE LASTSEPTEMBER BUT NOT FOR MUCHLONGER BASEBALL IS BACK ANDWE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT THATWE'RE THRILLED.WE GOT WORD TODAY THATEVERYTHING'S OFFICIAL THEGIANTS WILL BE BRINGING THEIRTAXI SQUAD HERE TO WESTSACRAMENTO, A SUTTER HEALTHPARK, THE TAXI SQUAD WILLCONSIST OF THE PLAYERS NOT ONTHE BIG LEAGUE ROSTER, THEY'LLBE ABOUT 30 OF THEM LIVINGHERE IN SACRAMENTO, WAITINGFOR THAT POSSIBLE CALL TO JOINTHE TEAM AND THE TRICK WILL BETO KEEP IT AS COMPETITIVE ASPOSSIBLE, SO WE KNOW THEY'LLBE HERE DOING WORKOUTS WE KNOWTHAT TRYING TO SOME INTERSQUADSCRIMMAGE IS HOPEFULLY DOWNTHE ROAD, HOW ONCE EVERYTHINGIS IS SAFE AND CLEARINAPPROPRIATE THINGS STARTDOING SOME SCRIMMAGES AGAINSTMAYBE THE A'S OR SOMEONE ELSE.FANS TOO COULD BE PART OF WHATGOES ON AT THE BALLPARK, THERIVER CATS ARE LOOKING AT ALLOPTIONS WHETHER IT'S VIRTUALLYWHETHER IT'S BROADCAST THEM ONTV OR WHETHER HOPEFULLY INPERSON WILL BE ABLE TO INVITEFANS OUT HERE IF IT'S AND YOUCAN BUY A TABLE AND HAVE AMEAL UP ON THE CONCOURSE WHILEYOU'RE WATCHING A SCRIMMAGESOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINESTHAT'S A WORD.

THAT'S WE'REGOING TOWARDS WITH NO MINORLEAGUE SEASON AT ALL THE RIVERCATS HAVE HAD TO SCRAMBLE JUSTTO STAY AFLOAT THIS DEAL WITHTHE GIANTS ONLY ALLOWS THEM TOBRING BACK A SMALL AMOUNT OFTHEIR 600 SEASONAL EMPLOYEESADD TO IT A MONTHLY MORTGAGEPAYMENT ON THE BALLPARK.

BUTREST ASSURED THEY'LL BE BACKTHE RIVER CATS WILL BE HERENEXT YOU KNOW WE'RE NOTWORRIED ABOUT BUT GOING AWAYOR ANYTHING LIKE I'LL SAYWE'RE NOT ENOUGH FOR ANYFINANCIAL GAIN, YOU KNOW FORUS IT'S IT'S EXCITING TO BRINGBASEBALL BACK HERE.REALLY MARKETS.

IT'S GREATBECAUSE WE CAN BRING A FEWMORE STAFF BACK ON AS FAR ASTHE PLAYERS COMING HERE TOSACRAMENTO.

I'M TOLD THEYWON'T START ARRIVING UNTILSUNDAY.

AND THEN YOU CANEXPECT THEIR FIRST WORKOUT TOBE HERE AT THE BALLPARK,SOMETIME EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR