San Diego Padres
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2.8K1Against all odds, Giants come back and win a game Tim Lincecum didn’t start
I had an entirely different post ready to go in the top of the ninth. Can you blame me? The Giants were down 3-2, they had only two hits, and for the second time in two weeks they looked despondent after facing their new Cuban nemesis, Odrisamer Despaigne. Somehow, a squad that had spent the better part […]
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2.8K5Tim Lincecum is “gonna party” after no-hitting the Padres for the second time in less than a year
After last night’s loss, Bruce Bochy called out the collective performance of the starting rotation as the “biggest issue right now through this tough stretch.” That wasn’t the case on Wednesday afternoon, as Tim Lincecum tossed his second no-hitter in less than a calendar year against the Padres. Lincecum threw 148 pitches in last year’s no-hitter […]
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2.9K7Hudson gets knocked around again, Giants lose to Padres … again
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard those familiar songs from Rick Ross, Drake, 2Pac and Eminem (which might as well be known as the “B-Craw Win Mix” on the clubhouse iPod). The Giants have lost eight of their last nine home games, and the lone victory came on a Thursday afternoon when I was on […]
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Giants look clueless against Odrisamer Despaigne (the new Kirk Rueter)
Before Monday night’s game I asked Manolo Hernández Douen, the writer behind beisbolporgotas.com, what he knew about Odrisamer Despaigne. He compared the 27-year-old Cuban right hander — who was set to make his MLB debut against the Giants — to Orlando “El Duque” Hernández. In other words, he’s one of those snowflake guys, where no pitch […]
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3.1K7Tony Gwynn will be greatly missed
Baseball lost one of its best today. Tony Gwynn died at the age of 54, which is really too young for anyone, but seems especially cruel in this particular case. There has been an outpouring of sadness this morning from players and journalists who’ve had the pleasure of talking to Gwynn. I never got that […]
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2.3K4Tim Hudson’s gem gives Giants a 5-1 homestand
Is Tim Hudson really 38? It sure didn’t seem like it on Wednesday night during a neat and tidy 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres that sends the Giants on the road with a 17-11 record, first place in the National League West, and a clear April ace. According to the Giants, Hudson joined Johnny Cueto and […]
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Bumgarner’s struggles at AT&T continue, Bochy getting impatient with Belt and Sandoval
Recent events should’ve prepared us for this. The Golden State Warriors got new life in their playoff series because the team that was more talented is owned by a man who can’t handle his women or post-slavery America. Ryan Vogelsong pitched seven shutout innings when most of the Bay Area was ready to hand his spot in […]
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2.5K1Why Bruce Bochy kept Brandon Belt in the lineup (and in the No. 3 spot)
Some thought Brandon Belt might get a day off tonight against the Padres after striking out 11 times in his last four games, but he’s starting at first base. Not only is he in the lineup, he’s hitting third — despite some thinking that the pressure of hitting in the three-hole (as Bruce Bochy would call […]
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2.0K6Offense explodes for FOUR RUNS as Giants avoid sweep in San Diego
After amassing two runs combined on solo homers in the first two games of their series against the Padres, the Giants matched that total in the first inning on a two-run blast from Buster Posey that traveled 427 feet. The offense kept rolling in the second inning, when San Francisco loaded the bases with a […]
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2014 MLB Predictions
I hadn’t planned on doing this, but after Marty Lurie asked me for some baseball predictions on Saturday — you can listen to my segment here — I figured it’d make sense to go through with this incredibly unique and revolutionary sports journalism process. Sometimes you’ve got to think outside the box, go out on […]
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2.6KBumgarner changes speeds masterfully as Giants beat Padres 11-3
The Giants won Madison Bumgarner’s last start, 4-0. That was followed by four straight losses in games started by the other members of the rotation (the Giants did win 13-6 against Seattle in a split-squad game on Saturday, a game where Edwin Escobar was the starter). The Giants dropped a 12-11 slugfest on Tuesday, but […]
