Monthly Archives: May 2013

Series Recap: Giants Come Back Against the Rox (2-1)

The Rockies won the first game 5-0 and it seemed their recent success against the G-men was going to continue, but the G-men stormed back to score 13 runs in the next two games to win 6-5 and 7-3 behind … Continue reading

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Series Recap: Giants Come Home Beat Nats Vogey Breaks Hand (2-1)

Game 1: Giants 8, Nationals 0 Ryan Vogelsong came out of his slump and got the win, but then had his hand broken when hit by a pitch and will be out 6 – 8 weeks. But it was a … Continue reading

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Series Recap Rox Roll, Score 31 Runs on Giants (1-3)

after stealing Game 1:  Giants 8, Rockies 6 the Giants made numerous errors and endured horrible pitching that made the end of the road trip miserable. Game 2:  Giants 9, Rockies 10 this one was painful as the Giants almost … Continue reading

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GBC 17 – Kraig Debro and MTK Talk Melky, Giants and More

Go Hanshin Tigers!

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Series Recap – Giants Shat On by Blue Jays (0-2)

The Giants traveled to Toronto for two games and upon arrival Bruce Bochy gave Melky Cabrera his World Series ring. Fans discussed whether he “deserved” it or not – which bugged me. Melky became a new father in June of … Continue reading

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Series Recap: Turning Point for Giants Starting Pitchers (3-1)

Save for Ryan Vogelsong’s fifth inning implosion that lost game one of these four with the Atlanta Braves, this series was a smile that became a grin as everything from starting pitching to batting came together. Starting Pitching Matt Cain, … Continue reading

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Giants Roll Over Braves 10-2

Sandoval homer, triples by Blanco and Scutaro and another strong outing for Bumgarner. Chad Gaudin may have been the only issue. I’ve got nothing original to say this time – this mostly a placeholder. I’m watching a lot of NBA. … Continue reading

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BIG WIN! Giants Handle Braves

The Giants won 8-2 against the HIGHLY TOUTED Braves in a game that was played exactly the way we wanted to play. Matt Cain went eight innings and turned in his second straight stellar outing after going winless over his … Continue reading

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Vogelsong Implodes in 5th, Braves Take Game One

Mechanics. Ryan Vogelson struck out seven, but then imploded in the fifth inning giving up two triples to stack more runs onto the home run he had already yielded to McCann. Everybody’s talking about it, so there’s not much more … Continue reading

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Series Recap: Phillies Take Two, Giants Fight Back (1-2)

The Philadelphia Phillies came into AT&T Park with a chip on their shoulder. They had just endured a a 12-run loss to the lowly Marlins at home and were eager to prove they were a solid pitching, good hitting team … Continue reading

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Giants Beat Philly 4-3 in 10th After Romo Blows Save

Giants Beat Philly, Avoid Sweep, but this was a ‘blown save’ – words Jon Miller never uses. The Giants beat the Phillies in the bottom of the 10th on a game-ending line drive by Andres Torres, to make the final … Continue reading

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ningunas preocupaciones, Jose Mijares, respecto a vos abuela

Oye Jose. Don’t worry, you’ll come back. Sorry to hear about your grandmother. Our best, GBC

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Lee Continues Reg Season Giants Ownage, Phils Win 6-2

I didn’t watch or listen to much of this one because it was on at the same time as the Warriors vs. Spurs Game One of NBA Playoffs second round. Cliff Lee was workmanlike and manhandled our line up – … Continue reading

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Home Sweep of the Hapless Nemesis (3-0)

That was a great way to close out the Dodger series. I do think it’s important to remember it wasn’t that long ago the mojo was all with LA. Long time fans of the Giants know how frustrating it was. … Continue reading

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Lifetime Minor-Leaguer Quiroz Walk-Off HR over Dodgers

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Buster Posey’s First Walkoff Home Run Smacks the Nemesis

Wow. There were a lot of people calling for it on twitter, asking Buster to hit the walkoff homer like it’s just that easy. The trend is to do it so you can retweet later that you “called it” … … Continue reading

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Series Recap: Snakes Swept! (3-0)

After opening on the road with a less than stellar performance in San Diego that resulted in a sweep of the Giants by the lowly Pads, Giants fans were eager for big wins in Phoenix to wrap up the road … Continue reading

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