MLB
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11.9KBoss Baby and Magic Mike spark comeback, bring fun back to Giants dugout
The Giants came back after being down heading into the eighth inning! They beat the Dodgers in extras! Hunter Pence was mobbed at the end, and if you didn’t know any better you’d think he had just helped clinch a playoff berth! Apologies for the exclamation point overload, but the Giants seemed to lack a little mmph (or […]
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5.5KTerrible start forces Giants to make correct move earlier than planned
You knew a shakeup was coming; the question was whether it would be reported before they landed in San Francisco, after a low-water mark kind of series at high altitude, or a few hours before they played the Dodgers tonight. The answer was this afternoon, as the Giants promoted Christian Arroyo and Drew Stubbs. Chris Marrero was designated […]
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5.6KGiants (especially Bochy) need break from “real life” difficulties
Remember when we were all looking forward to the 2017 baseball season for a distraction from “real life”? What has gone better than expected so far for the Giants? Let’s see … Matt Cain has been outstanding for two of his three starts. Who would’ve predicted that? Certainly not this guy. Joe Panik has been really good. […]
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5.1KBuster Posey survives beaning, Giants win emotional home opener
“It was a very emotional day,” said Bruce Bochy. This wasn’t a manager overstating the importance of winning the first home game of the season after a lackluster road trip. Everything about this 4-1 victory over the D-Backs seemed to be fraught with pain, anxiety, and catharsis. Pain: what happened in the first inning, when Taijuan Walker’s […]
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5.9K2Giants sign Melvin Upton, and no, they won’t re-sign Angel Pagan
You might have noticed that the Giants have gotten nothing out of their left fielders over their first five games. One could say they’re desperately seeking someone to play the position reasonably well, since they recently signed Drew Stubbs to a minor league deal and today they effectively purchased another cheap lottery ticket with hopes of […]
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4.9K1Giants’ early slide continues (and it’s not all the bullpen’s fault)
The Giants have lost eight leads this year, which you’d figure would indicate that the only thing keeping them from being 4-1 instead of 1-4 (which is where they find themselves after a 7-6 loss in San Diego this afternoon) is a good bullpen. It’s ripe, juicy fruit that hangs lower than the Giants in the […]
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4.5KGiants’ latest bullpen meltdown: It’s just one game, but …
It was like the offseason never happened. One season ends, the other begins … tomorrow! Madison Bumgarner did bigger and badder Bumgarner things than ever before, Conor Gillaspie came through with an outstanding at-bat to give the Giants a late lead, and the bullpen gave up leads in both the eighth and ninth. Once again, a parade of hitters […]
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6.6KGiants experimenting with +1 pass ticketing system for millennials
I attended the annual AT&T Park media open house for one obvious reason: you get to sample each new ballpark food option, and the restaurants are trying to put their best foot forward. It’s a great way to gain 3-4 pounds in a span of an hour. Other than new condo buildings popping up every […]
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5.5KGiants roll into 2017 with same strengths, weaknesses as before
Maybe it’s the fact that the world seems to have gone insane in recent months, but I can’t remember looking forward to a baseball season, at least to this extent, for quite some time. What’s remarkable about these anticipatory feelings is that the upcoming season shouldn’t be all that different from the previous one. In case […]
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8.8K5Giants can’t afford to be patient with Matt Cain
Matt Cain allowed three consecutive two-out singles, followed by a triple to the gap in right-center to give the Dodgers a 3-0 lead. Then he made the face above, and that’s when I turned the game off. I had seen enough. I think we’ve all seen enough. Cain was one of the best pitchers in […]
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10.6K53Nightengale on Giants: “Starting left fielder isn’t on that team yet”
It’s the middle of January and the San Francisco Giants have only signed one new player to a major league contract. Sure, it’s a pretty important player in closer Mark Melancon, but this has been one of the quietest offseasons in quite some time. The Oakland A’s, to make a comparison, have signed three players […]
