Santiago Casilla
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3.1K11Giants come back from three runs down to take 3-1 NLCS lead over Cardinals
It’s humbling for just about everyone but the Giants themselves, as predicting what’ll happen in this series is impossible. The Cardinals certainly figured they would’ve picked up a game at AT&T by now. Juan Perez is drawing walks in playoff games, and Giants fans are on the edge of their seats in hopes of seeing […]
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2.5K17Giants take 2-1 lead on walk-off bunt, error (and I took photos)
What else can you say about a game like that? It’s a wonderful time to be in San Francisco. My days as a credentialed baseball reporter are over in 2014, so I waited until the last minute, “bought” a ticket on Stubhub (Rewards FanCode bucks really are the best), and walked down to AT&T Park. I […]
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Projecting the Giants postseason roster
Assuming the Giants make the postseason, here’s my roster projection. They’ll probably need to win a Wild Card “play-in” game against the Pirates just to make it to the NLDS, unless they somehow overtake the Dodgers. The Cubs aren’t helping the Giants in their series against the Dodgers so far, and the Giants can’t sleep […]
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3.5K4Buster Posey hits walk-off HR to cap milestone night for Tim Hudson and Bruce Bochy
It’s not quite accurate to say Buster Posey is carrying the Giants, even over the last two games. Madison Bumgarner, Tim Hudson and a host of other contributors have helped the Giants keep this series from turning into flaming wreckage. But the Giants wouldn’t have scored without Posey’s two home runs last night, and tonight […]
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2.6K4Romo blows second save in less than 24 hours as Pagan’s misplay leads to inside-the-park HR
After Sunday’s Tim Hudson-led win over the Mets, Bruce Bochy was honest: “No, there’s nothing I can complain about.” This game has a painful way of evening things out. “It’s baseball,” Bruce Bochy said. “So many good things have happened to us, we’ve made some good comebacks. We’ve hit a bump in the road, so it’s going […]
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3.3K1Hudson has horse racing opinions, Bochy compares Romo to Wilson, considers himself a “Superman guy”
Starting pitchers always face the media after they pitch, but they’re usually left to themselves in the hours before their starts. That was also the case today, but Tim Hudson seemed like a guy who wouldn’t mind if anyone asked him a question. A handful of players, most of the clubhouse attendants (including Mike Murphy, who was […]
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3.1K4Giants in tough spot after two injuries to pitchers (including one that was completely avoidable)
A day earlier, Colorado enjoyed a walk-off win in a game that left Giants fans and announcers upset with the Rockies’ MVP, mascot and official scorer. After a 5-1 win on Tuesday, the Giants are upset at themselves. Three impressive home runs, just one run allowed to the home team at Coors, and arguably the best double play […]
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2.9K3Madison Bumgarner hits grand slam, Giants beat Rockies 6-5
It seemed inevitable when Jorge De La Rosa walked Brandon Crawford on four pitches. Madison Bumgarner barely missed hitting a home run in his first at-bat, driving one all the way to the Budweiser sign in left center for a sacrifice fly to drive in the Giants’ first run. That one fooled me, actually. But […]
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3.6K5Giants home opener notes – Hudson makes fun of himself, Belt’s start “doesn’t suck,” what motivated Pagan
From the moment Batkid stepped out of his Batmobile, the home opener went just about perfectly for the San Francisco Giants. They once again beat up on the D-Backs, who the Giants probably don’t mind seeing plenty of these days. This time the score was 7-3, marking the fifth time the Giants (6-2) have scored […]
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3.8KGiants Bullpen hijinks: Romo’s secret handshake, protein shake basketball and the rock/paper/scissors champion
One year ago I was posting photos of Jeremy Affeldt throwing sunflower seeds at Billy Hayes in the visitors’ bullpen at Dodger Stadium. Affeldt is making rehab appearances for the Fresno Grizzlies these days, but his absence only meant more camera time for Santiago Casilla. Casilla is known as the eighth inning guy, and that’s mostly it. […]
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3.3K5Giants come back again, win opening series in AZ
After Tim Lincecum’s otherwise fine 2014 debut was tarnished by a pair of two-run home runs over six innings, the Giants came back to win 8-5, thanks to a dinger-laden late-game rally. The Giants got a solo homer in the seventh from pinch-hitter Brandon Hicks, and Angel Pagan capped a five-run eighth with a home […]
