Buster Posey
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3.0K3Despite dropping series to Cardinals, Giants head to L.A. with confidence
Yesterday’s game was a snoozer, and today’s 7-5 loss was frustrating for a variety of reasons, some of which we’ll get to in a bit. But the Giants are on their way to Los Angeles as I write this story, with a chance to make everything — all the losses to the top teams in […]
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3.0K4Giants lose, Buster Posey looks exhausted
The Giants lost 5-2 to the Pirates on Sunday Night Baseball (do they ever win on ESPN?), punctuating their seven-game road trip with one last message for the NL Central from the NL West: “You’re better than we are.” We can point to some fat pitches here and there from Giants hurlers over the last […]
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2.5K9Giants lose 2-1, Leake isn’t ready yet, Crawford really misses Panik
The atmosphere was quite playoff-like. It was the kind of game one would expect when the Giants face the Cardinals. Maybe things would’ve gone differently if this game occurred in October, because these two teams traded places on Monday night. It was the Cardinals who got the better performance from their starting pitcher. It was […]
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2.6K6Giants pull within 2.5 games of Dodgers with 3-1 win over Nats
After Yunel Escobar lined Ryan Vogelsong’s first pitch over the left field wall, the Giants played their game against the Nationals. They pitched, striking out 14 while allowing just four more hits after Escobar celebrated his leadoff blast. Other than a Kelby Tomlinson no-throw in the first inning, they played solid defense. And while the […]
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3.6K3Kyle Schwarber enjoyed Bone Thugs more than Jake Peavy would’ve liked
Jake Peavy is a Grateful Dead guy, and fans of the Grateful Dead and Bone Thugs in Harmony rarely mix. That’s one possible explanation for Peavy saying something to Cubs catcher/outfielder Kyle Schwarber on Sunday. More likely, Peavy just wanted the rookie to get in the danged batter’s box already, God bless it! Thanks to […]
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3.5K2A’s and Astros: A contrast in ambition
Investing money in any venture or pursuit is always a risky proposition. And when it comes to professional sports, we constantly hear sad tales of athletes who have squandered all their money through poor investments or who have simply spent themselves into oblivion. Yet when it comes to owners of sports franchises, almost all of […]
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2.7K9Giants end homestand with 5-0 win, now it’s time to get David Price
I’ve been really rational about up to this point. The Giants are only screwing around with the Dodgers, I wrote. They should set their sights on Mike Leake, I wrote. It’s in the Giants’ nature to stand pat and trust in their veterans, I wrote. In David Price trade talks, #Tigers expected to prioritize major-league-ready […]
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3.5K15SF sweeps Oakland: Giants rotation, closer aren’t perfect, but they can hit
What else could Giants fans, or the Giants themselves, ask for? They lost two starting pitchers before the season even started. They lost their two best outfielders for extended periods. Earlier this month they dropped six games in Miami and Washington, and looked primed for a flight into the Bermuda Triangle. Instead, they were more […]
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3.7K12Several positives for Giants heading into All-Star break
It’s the Phillies, sure. After losing 4-2 to the Giants today to finalize a series sweep, the worst team in baseball has lost 15 of their last 18 games. They’ve been swept a mind-boggling eight times. Yet the Giants (46-43) looked like a team that could actually hit and catch and pitch semi-competently over the […]
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Giants have the best battery in baseball
You won’t find too many people who’d call Buster Posey the best player in baseball. Mike Trout is the God of WAR,...
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2.8KGiants come back to beat Rockies, lose Lincecum, gain new starting catcher
The Giants fell behind 3-0 early. After San Francisco tied the game with a three-run rally in the third inning, the Rockies took a 5-3 lead the very next inning. With the way Colorado has spanked the Giants so far this season, it looked like another Giants losing streak was on its way. Instead, the […]
