Javier Lopez
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Giants notes: Cain’s bullpen cut short, ironman Morse could get a break soon, Lopez’s “cranky” arm
The San Francisco Giants are riding high right now, so there aren’t a lot of questions or complaints about the on-field product. But they entered the season with depth concerns, so Bruce Bochy’s pregame media sessions often focus on health questions. That will probably continue all season long. Managing 25 personalities isn’t easy, and keeping 25 guys […]
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Mid-season Progress Report: Can the Giants repeat their first half success?
It is the traditional midpoint (even if it isn’t the mathematical midpoint) of the season, which means there is no better time to give both Bay Area teams progress reports. Earlier today, I looked at the A’s, and now it is time to take a look at what the Giants have done. Offense: The Giants offense hasn’t […]
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After Santiago Casilla's latest meltdown, is it time for the Giants to replace him?
At first glance, Santiago Casilla‘s stat line doesn’t look too bad. He currently has a 2-4 record with 21 saves (good for third in the NL) with a 2.84 ERA, but when you pull back things a little further, things don’t look quite as good. After last nights disaster of a ninth inning, Casilla is […]
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Top 10 San Francisco Giants surprises (so far)
We arrived in San Diego on Thursday, and we’re heading to L.A. today and will stay there until Thursday. As always, I feel weird when I’m out of town and can’t watch (almost) every pitch of every San Francisco Giants game — so it’s really going to be an adjustment in July when my wife […]
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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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Giants give Clayton Kershaw the 2-1 treatment
Last season, the score “2-1” became symbolic of all the San Francisco Giants’ problems. About 98% of that (completely accurate) perception of the team came from three of Clayton Kershaw’s five victories over the Giants coming in games that ended with that exact score. In September Kershaw led the Dodgers to 2-1 victories over the […]
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Madison Bumgarner graduates from ‘moose’ to ‘lion’ status
I had a feeling before the game that if the Giants got anything going offensively, Madison Bumgarner would be in the middle of it. His batting practice was the best of anyone’s before today’s game, and if it weren’t for Bumgarner’s 1-out double in the 5th inning, the Giants’ streak of innings without a lead […]
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Matt Cain, Ace
Sometime last year I called Matt Cain the pitching equivalent of Xanax, because his presence makes Giants fans feel so relaxed. Everything’s...
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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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Finally, a normal game for the San Francisco Giants
Madison Bumgarner took a no-hitter into the 6th inning (it’s official: people jinxing no-hitters for fun is the worst thing about Twitter,...
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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...
