Emmanuel Burriss
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2.4K2
So far, it’s been the Year of Cain
All spring, it was about Matt Cain. Sure, we were monitoring the progress of injured Giants like Buster Posey, Brian Wilson and Freddy Sanchez, and there was the issue of figuring out the roster, but Cain’s contract discussions were of greatest concern throughout March. In Cain’s first start of the season, six days after signing […]
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The San Francisco Giants and their supposed leadership void
With the San Francisco Giants unable to break free from their .500 prison, people are looking for answers. The manager creates each lineup by playing “Bochy Boggle,” where he shakes the names around a plastic container in hopes of more points runs. The defense? Dreadful. The players? Fragile. There have been some rousing moments and excellent […]
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Bruce Bochy’s plan without Pablo Sandoval
It’s been a gray, gloomy morning at AT&T Park, marked with periods of light rain about an hour before first pitch. The...
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Monday aside, Giants still built on pitching (Bumgarner!)
Doubleheaders are weird, and the San Francisco Giants sure seem to dominate whenever they’re forced into this rare scheduling quirk. Alright, that...
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Giants win what could be Bruce Bochy’s favorite game ever
I asked Brian Sabean what Bruce Bochy brings to the table during Media Day, and immediately regretted it because Bochy stared me...
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Barry Zito rises above the nonsense
Twitter can give you the best and the worst in a moment’s time … on my way to a game where...
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2012 San Francisco Giants: better than 2011 (we think)
Watching the San Francisco Giants grew to be a chore near the end of the 2011 season. Not just for fans, but...
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SF Giants’ 25-man roster decisions signal shift toward youth, offense
The Giants know they have the pitching to compete in the National League West. After announcing their Opening Day 25-man roster,...
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Giants just realized they signed both Theriot AND Fontenot (honest mistake)
Brian Sabean walked into the Giants’ clubhouse and did a double-take. To his left stood a short utility infielder with dark brown...
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Giants beat Cubs 3-2, led by Surkamp, Burriss and Whiteside (lots of photos)
Kind of a sloppy game today at Hohokam Stadium, and that’s not just in reference to the thousands of Old Styles consumed...
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Objectivity went out the window today
Put the above headline in the category of “relatively speaking.” Objectivity has always been a selectively used tool in this space, and...
