Tag: San Francisco Giants
Debunking Two Losing MLB Strategies: The “Open Window” and Having a “Core”
Updated:We often hear the following tired clichés when baseball commentators, front office executives or field managers are talking about the…
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The Real Business of Baseball: Managing the Revenue Revolution
Updated:The recent news that team spending on Major League Baseball payrolls decreased by $18 million in 2018 compared to 2017…
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National League Playoff Spots Will Be Hard to Come By in 2019
Updated:As we assess the moves made during the recent MLB Winter Meetings, and the many free agents still on the…
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SF Giants: Two Iconic Stars, Two Critical Questions to be Answered
Updated:The addition of new President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi doesn’t change the difficult immediate outlook or profound long-term challenges…
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SF Giants Turn an Era-Ending Double Play
Updated:Right now it’s difficult to envision the full effect of the San Francisco Giants’ recent hiring of former Dodgers General…
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New SF Giants Executive Team Will Inherit an Organization in Disarray
Updated:Once the San Francisco Giants go through the process of selecting a new President of Baseball Ops and a new…
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Giants Hall of Fame Slugger Willie McCovey Dies at 80
Updated:Willie McCovey 01/10/38 – 10/31/18 Willie McCovey debuted with the San Francisco Giants on July 30, 1959 at the age…
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A Giants Cove Exclusive! We Have the LA Angels’ Written Exam for Manager
Updated:Hold on to your authentic MLB-branded reversible ball caps! We recently got the news that the LA Angels of Anaheim…
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Let’s Take a Peek at the Seamy Underside of the National League
Updated:As we plunge headfirst into the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers, I ask…
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The Biggest Challenge for the SF Giants is Changing their Culture
Updated:When San Francisco Giants Chief Executive Officer Larry Baer announced on September 24th that the team’s General Manager Bobby Evans…
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Misleading and Irrelevant MLB Stats Still Roam the Earth
Updated:You would think the sports section of a metropolitan newspaper would use modern analytical statistics to support their Major League…
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9/2/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Updated:VThe New York Mets (60-75) got off to a good start in September by evening their series with the San…
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9/1/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Updated:The New York Mets (59-74) gave Zack Wheeler the full Jacob deGrom treatment last night. Wheeler pitched brilliantly against the…
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8/31/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Updated:The New York Mets (59-74) snapped a three game losing streak Wednesday afternoon when they defeated the Chicago Cubs 10-3….
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It’s Time for a Revolution in Baseball Broadcasting
Updated:2018 has been another tremendous Major League Baseball season, featuring great division races, elite-league teams, young superstar players and dramatic…
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The Myths About MLB Player Injuries Are Alive and Well in 2018
Updated:Once again this season we’ve heard the same tired cliched comments about MLB player injuries: > “Wow is it me…
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8/23/18 Game Preview: San Francisco Giants at New York Mets
The New York Mets (56-70) have bounced back nicely from a tough loss to the San Francisco Giants (62-66) on…
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8/22/18 Game Preview: San Francisco Giants at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (55-70) bounced back nicely from a disappointing loss on Monday night, tying the game in the…
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8/21/18 Game Preview: San Francisco Giants at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (54-70) had an embarrassing loss last night, falling to the San Francisco Giants (62-64) 2-1 in…
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8/20/18 Game Preview: San Francisco Giants at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (54-69) are back home after their longest road trip of the season. The trip was a…
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Are Bryce Harper, Manny Machado worth $300 million?
Updated:Are Bryce Harper and Manny Machado worth $300 million? This off-season is set to feature the biggest free agent class…
Read more »Who’s Leading the War Against Baseball? Amazingly, it’s Former MLB Players
Updated:We live in a time when ideology is more important than our basic institutions. When traditions and foundational beliefs are…
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2018 SF Giants Poised to Spiral into NL West Obscurity
Updated:As we complete the first full week after the 2018 All-Star Break, there’s a lot to suggest that the current…
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Two National League Teams with Opposite Opportunities to Reboot
Updated:It’s odd to think of the 2018 New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers as being in similar situations as…
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The 2018 MLB Trade Deadline: What the SF Giants Will Do — What they Should Do
Updated:After the first 69 games of the 2018 season, the San Francisco Giants are 34-35, in third place in the…
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Brandon Belt is quietly having a huge season
Updated:It’s pretty common to check out player leaderboards throughout any given MLB season. This exercise is fun because it allows…
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SF Giants’ Farm System: A Cluster of Hype and Myths
Updated:What do you do when your MLB team’s organizational ratings have been in the bottom 20% of all thirty teams…
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Ready for Another Shake-up Year in the NL West? Not So Fast
Updated:2017 was a paradigm shift season for the National League West. With both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies under…
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For the San Francisco Giants, the Old School is Always In Session
Updated:Let’s get one thing out of the way before those of you enjoying an adult beverage do a spit-take and…
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