Monthly Archives: July 2016

The GBC Reader, Issue Ten: Season on the Blade’s Edge

Posted on July 26, 2016 by mtk

Well Dear Reader, the G-men have plummeted back down to earth in the second half. Though we are 58-41 and in first place in the NL West, that lead has shrunk from six and a half to just two and … Continue reading →

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Remembering and Forgetting the 1-7 Road Trip to Fenway and Yankee Stadium

Posted on July 25, 2016 by mtk

ugh. I hate Inter-League. I’ve NEVER liked it. have been forced to tolerate it by idiots who spend absurd amounts of their energy trying to destroy the beautiful chess match that is the National League game. These loud, brutish and … Continue reading →

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The 1962 World Series Between The Yanks and Our SF Giants

Posted on July 22, 2016 by mtk

We’re playing in New York City against the Yankees this week, and immediately my thoughts turn to Willie McCovey whose line drive that could have won the first World Series in San Francisco was caught by Bobby Richardson in Game … Continue reading →

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Who will be our Scutaro, Ross, or Peavy This Year?

Posted on July 20, 2016 by mtk

The Trade Deadline is 11 days away and it is clear the Giants, like many other teams, need a consistent reliever who can close. But I think we also need another bat even though Panik, Pence and Duffy are coming … Continue reading →

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The GBC Reader, Issue Nine: Confidence is High Despite the DL

Posted on July 16, 2016 by mtk

So the second half begins with the G-men in first place in the NL West holding the best record in baseball, which is why we lost last night naturally to the Padres for the first time this year and once … Continue reading →

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The GBC Reader, Issue Eight: G-men Stay Hot, MadBum Has One for the Ages

Posted on July 3, 2016 by mtk

First off, Madison Bumgarner was the first pitcher in 40 years to intentionally bat in an American League park as future HoF manager Bruce Bochy elected to refuse the DH in Oakland versus the A’s. It was rad … and … Continue reading →

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A Rare MTK on the M-I-C Radio Drop

Posted on July 3, 2016 by mtk

Adam the Bull hosts a great Saturday Morning show called Eye On Baseball on CBS Sports Radio and he let me drop in last week.   I think I will call back to represent our G-men more this summer.

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