Tag: San Francisco Giants
8/17/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Times have been tough for the New York Mets (59-59), who are in the midst of a brutal stretch of…
Read more »Why the Team with the Best MLB Record is Getting No Respect
Updated:If the Los Angeles Dodgers, or New York Yankees, or even the Houston Astros had the highest win total by…
Read more »8/16/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Updated:Things are getting dire for the New York Mets (59-58), who are in the middle of a 13-game stretch that…
Read more »Yankees trade outfielder Mike Tauchman to the Giants
Updated:The New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants were involved in a Major League Baseball trade on Tuesday according to…
Read more »Four Prescient Takes on MLB Opening Week 2021
Updated:1. Let’s First Answer Baseball’s Most Pressing 2021 Global Questions Will the Baltimore Orioles lose 100 games in 2021? No,…
Read more »SF Giants Playing Pepper 2021: The Unedited Director’s Cut
Updated:I can’t swear to this, but there’s a rumor that high up in the rafters of Busch Stadium in St….
Read more »Giants sign possible closer Jake McGee
The San Francisco Giants might have found their closer for 2021 on Wednesday, with the signing of Jake McGee of…
Read more »Tales of Candlestick Park: When Tommy Lasorda Roamed Free
Updated:The news of Dodger legend Tommy Lasorda’s sad passing last January brought a remarkable flood of stories and remembrances surging…
Read more »Giants sign infielder Tommy La Stella
Updated:Second baseman Tommy La Stella is remaining in northern California, but is just switching teams and leagues. On Thursday, La…
Read more »Giants sign catcher Curt Casali from the Reds
Updated:The San Francisco Giants signed catcher Curt Casali of Walnut Creek, CA to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million on…
Read more »Giants sign reliever Matt Wisler from the Twins
Updated:The San Francisco Giants improved their bullpen on Tuesday. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Giants signed reliever…
Read more »MLB 2020 Labor Day is Over—Time to Get to Work
Updated:This week most Major League Baseball teams have passed the 40 game two-thirds point of this most unconventional and paradigm-changing…
Read more »“Playing Pepper” Brings the Heat to the 2020 MLB Season
Updated:There is no spicier MLB blog series in the greater sports webisphere than “Playing Pepper” from the esteemed Daniel Shoptaw….
Read more »In the History of High-Tech MLB Cheating the Giants Were Pioneers
Updated:For 19 years we’ve known that the infamous “Shot Heard Round the World” winning home run in the 1951 National…
Read more »How the SF Giants Are Turning Their Broken Farm System Around
Updated:When, you might wonder, was the last time the San Francisco Giants had four players on Major League Baseball’s Top…
Read more »Why the World of the San Francisco Giants Got Blowed Up Real Good
Updated:As we move through the 2020 MLB pre-season, San Francisco Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi continues to clean…
Read more »Cubs sign relief pitcher Dan Winkler from the Giants
The Chicago Cubs signed Dan Winkler of Effingham, IL to a one year contract worth $750,000 from the San Francisco…
Read more »MLB rumors indicate Phillies interested in Madison Bumgarner
Updated:After failing to upgrade their starting rotation last offseason, the Philadelphia Phillies will be one of the more active teams…
Read more »Bruce Bochy becomes 11th MLB manager to win 2000 regular season games
Updated:Bruce Bochy of Bussac-Foret, France made Major League Baseball history on Wednesday by becoming only the 11th Major League Baseball…
Read more »Truly Epic MLB Playoff Wars Building in the NL and AL Central Divisions
Updated:It’s usually around mid-August when the global Major League Baseball picture starts to come into sharper, more precise focus. As…
Read more »The 2019 MLB Trade Deadline: Award-Winning Analysis and Some Other Stuff
Updated:The recent MLB trade deadline is being described in terms of what the Big Three franchises did or didn’t do…
Read more »How will Derek Holland fit in the Cubs pitching staff?
Updated:The Chicago Cubs acquired Derek Holland of Newark, OH on Friday from the San Francisco Giants for future considerations. After starting…
Read more »The SF Giants Serve Up a Delicious Problem
Updated:The 2019 menu for the San Francisco Giants looked to be pretty well laid out. This season they were supposed…
Read more »New York Mets fall to San Francisco Giants in extra innings, again
Updated:The New York Mets may still want to believe they’re in a wild card race, but this weekend was a…
Read more »7/21/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Updated:After scoring just two runs in the first two games of this series, the New York Mets (45-53) were clearly…
Read more »New York Mets’ bats break out in 11-4 win
Updated:After scoring just two runs over two days, the New York Mets (45-53) finally put some offense on the board…
Read more »7/19/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Updated:The New York Mets (44-52) saw their four game winning streak come to an end last night in painful fashion….
Read more »7/18/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Updated:So far, so good for the New York Mets (44-51) in the second half. The Mets have ripped off four…
Read more »A Critical Mid-Season Turning Point for the SF Giants and Farhan Zaidi
Updated:The Major League Baseball landscape in San Francisco is a contorted mishmash as we pause at the All-Star break to…
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