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Category Archives: Post Game Blasts
Giants Games After the Stretch Have Become Must-See-TV No Matter the Score Because of Kapler’s Use of Pinch Hitters and the ‘Pen; Ruf’s First Grand Slam Ties Game in Seventh in Chavez Ravine
The Giants fell behind by five runs down in L.A. and didn’t seem the least bit worried. The defense was again the problem. This time Luis Gonzalez, our great-hitting rookie playing only his second game ever in right field at … Continue reading
Posted in full games, NLWest, Post Game Blasts, Road Trips, TradeDeadline
Tagged Austin, baseball, Bellinger, Betts, bums, Cody, corner, Darin, dave, defense, dodgers, Dom, Dominic, errors, Estrada, Evan, first, francisco, Gabe, Garcia, Gavin, Giants, Gonzalez, grand, Jarlin, Kapler, league, Leone, Longoria, Luis, Lux, major, Mercedes, mlb, Mookie, national, nemesis, Roberts, Ruf, salami, san, SF, slam, Slater, Thairo, Thompson, Trayce, west, Yermin
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Giants Compete Hard Against Central-Division Leaders, But Fall to Brewers in Extra Innings at Home in Fourteenth Straight Game in July
It is Friday, July 15th, and the Giants have played fourteen consecutive games this month and will play three more this weekend before the All-Star break to finally end the Gauntlet II: seventeen games in seventeen days, an exhausting stretch. … Continue reading
The San Francisco Giants are Non-Contenders Who Aren’t Even Fun to Watch Anymore
sigh. If you are a simpleton, you blame Gabe Kapler. If you are a slightly smarter person you look at the decision-making of Farhan Zaidi. But in reality the Zaidi/Kapler Era has been a middling experiment which shone with brilliance … Continue reading
Gauntlet II: Giants Hit the Road After Suffering Home Series Sweep by White Sox, Open in Arizona Against MadBum and Lose Big; Have Lost Five Straight and Eleven of Last Fourteen
It was just a terrible end to June, as the Giants finished it winning only two of the last eight games in the month. The Giants lost a three game series to the Reds at home and only split a … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, full games, GauntletII, NLWest, Post Game Blasts, Road Trips, SCRBRDWatch
Tagged Arizona, Austin, baseball, Buddy, bumgarner, Carlos, Carson, Casali, corner, Curt, d-backs, Daulton, David, Diamondbacks, Evan, francisco, Giants, Joe, josh, kelly, Kennedy, league, Llovera, Longotia, madison, major, Mantiply, Mauricio, Mercedes, mlb, national, Poppen, Rodon, rogers, Rojas, san, Sean, SF, tyler, Vashko, Villar, Wynns, Yermin
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La Barrida de la Nemesis, The Giants Sweep the Bums Outta Town in Impressive Fashion, Bullpen Shines
(slow clap) I stand corrected. The Giants are super-crisp on defense and the bullpen is stellar. Or so it would seem. The Giants just swept the Bums at Oracle to take the lead in the season series 3 – 2. … Continue reading
Posted in NLWest, Post Game Blasts, SCRBRDWatch, Series Recaps
Tagged Almonte, angeles, Austin, baseball, bullpen, bums, Carlos, corner, Craig, dodgers, francisco, Gabe, Giants, Heliot, Joc, Kapler, Kimbrel, league, los, major, mike, mlb, national, nemesis, Pederson, Ramos, Rodon, san, SF, Slater, Yasztremski, Yency
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Giants Step Up and Beat Buehler and Kershaw; Ruf Returns From Bereavement with Big Night; Kapler Manages Giants Bullpen to Dominance Over Bums
Wow! What a bounce back performance by the Giants! After that four-error game against the Rockies Thursday, the week ended with crisp defense, and the bullpen dialed-in. Thairo Estrada, who had two of those four errors on Thursday, was particularly … Continue reading
Posted in NLWest, pitchers, Post Game Blasts, Relief Pitching, SCRBRDWatch
Tagged angeles, baseball, Bill, Brebbia, bullpen, camilo, clayton, corner, Darin, dodgers, Dom, Dominic, doval, Estrada, francisco, Freddie, Freeman, Giants, Gonzalez, Jake, John, jose, Junis, kershaw, league, Leone, Littell, long, los, Luis, McGee, mlb, national, nemesis, nl, NLWest, rivalry, rivals, Sammy, san, SF, Thairo, west
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The Ninth Inning in Philly Was the Cruel Poetry of Baseball and the Power of Kyle from Waltham
Logan Webb, who had never before pitched a complete game, allowed a couple of solo shots early, but held Philadelphia scoreless after the fourth. He settled in and was cruising. Webb had a perfect eighth inning on just eight pitches. … Continue reading
Alex Cobb Throws Six Strong Innings; Longo, Brilliant on Defense, Goes Yard Again and Giants Avoid Sweep in Cincy with Explosive Eighth Inning; Lose First Road Series 1 – 2
The Giants have historically struggled in Cincinnatti, which is what made the 2012 NLDS wins there that much more special – down 0 – 2 the Giants came back and won three in a row in Cincy to win it … Continue reading
Posted in full games, Post Game Blasts, Road Trips, Series Recaps
Tagged albert, alex, Almora, baseball, camilo, Cobb, corner, doval, Estrada, Evan, Farmer, Flores, francisco, Giants, Gonzalez, Joc, Kyle, league, Longoria, LuGo, Luis, Mahle, major, mlb, national, Pederson, san, SF, Thairo, tyler, Wilmer
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Greatest Game of the Year to Date; Joc Pederson Hits Three Home Runs, Drives in Tying Run Bottom Ninth and Plates Eight; Forces Rubber Match v. Mets
This was the biggest game of the young season. And it was a wild one the Giants won on a walkoff. I don’t even know how to write this one up. The Giants jumped out to an 8 – 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Post Game Blasts
Tagged baseball, corner, francisco, Giants, Joc, league, major, Metropolitans, Mets, mlb, national, new, Pederson, san, SF, york
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Wood Embattled Early; Manny Machado Goes Four for Four with Three Doubles and a Triple; Padres Pulverize and Sweep Giants at Oracle to Establish Superiority
The Padres looked a little better than the Giants in every aspect of the game and a lot better at batting. All weekend, their starting pitching was better, their batting was much better, their relievers were better, their fielding was … Continue reading
Posted in full games, NLWest, Post Game Blasts, Series Recaps
Tagged alex, Austin, baseball, Brebbia, Darin, diego, doubles, four, francisco, Giants, Gore, Ha-Seong, hits, John, Jurickson, Kim, league, Littell, Machado, Manny, McKenzie, mlb, Myers, national, Nola, padres, Profar, Ruf, san, SF, sweep, Wil, will, Wood, Zach
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Giants Bounce Back at Altitude as Casali Homers Twice and Yaz Smashes Game Winner in Ninth; Doval Closes Out Rox for Sixth Save
This was a good game against an inferior team in which we stayed aggressive on the road. This was a bullpen game for the Rockies, and they used seven pitchers. If we had lost I’d have been enraged, because we … Continue reading
Giants Come Roaring Back Behind Logan Webb and Jakob Junis to Earn Draw with Cardinals 2 – 2; Flores Rolls, Dubón Turns Up, Yaz Smashes 93rd Splash Hit as Game-Winner
My concerns were for naught. I was being too negative. The Giants lined up behind Logan Webb and cranked three home runs (Wilmer Flores grand slam, Darin Ruf and Mauricio Dubón) in a nine-hit, 13-run performance in game three. Giants … Continue reading
Posted in McCovey Cove, Post Game Blasts, Series Recaps
Tagged baseball, Brebbia, camilo, Cardinals, corner, cove, Darin, dave, Dominic, doval, Dubon, Flores, francisco, Giants, John, league, Leone, Littell, Louis, major, mccovey, mike, mlb, national, Ruf, san, SF, St., Wilmer, Yastrzemski, Zach
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Giants Lose Another Bullpen Game, Cardinals Pound Relievers in Support of Mikolas
Cardinals 7, Giants 1 The Giants are without key players so strategy in the losses this past week has been complicated by the very real fact of attrition. It is hard to assess a team filled with guys who are … Continue reading
Giants Drop Second Game at Chavez Ravine
Joc Pederson and Mike Yastrzemski were back in the lineup, and Alex Wood kept it close through five, but the Giants lost the bullpen battle in game two of the season series with the Dodgers. For the second night in … Continue reading
Posted in NLWest, Post Game Blasts, Relief Pitching, Road Trips
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Game One vs. The Nemesis at Chavez Ravine, Carlos Rodón Goes Six But Takes First Loss as Depleted Lineup Can’t Produce Run Support
I always say Win/Loss doesn’t mean much until mid-June, but when it’s against the Nemesis every game counts. That’s how we took the division from them last year: Gabe Kapler and the staff managed to consistently take series wins, from … Continue reading
Posted in Covid, full games, Mid Series Reports, NLWest, Post Game Blasts, Road Trips, Two Gamers
Tagged angeles, baseball, bums, Carlos, corner, Craig, dodgers, francisco, Giants, Gonzalez, Jason, julio, Kevin, Kimbrel, league, los, Luis, Luke, major, mlb, national, nemesis, Padlo, Rodon, san, SF, Urias, Vosler, Williams
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The Milwaukee Game
The Giants played a single game against the Brewers in Milwaukee as a one-off due to the lockout. It was tacked on to their first road trip. It was also the best example of how the Giants new process of … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, full games, Post Game Blasts, Relief Pitching, Road Trips, Series Recaps
Tagged Alvarez, baseball, Brebbia, Brew, Brewers, Burnes, camilo, Corbin, Crew, Dominic, doval, francisco, Giants, Gonzalez, Jake, Joc, jon, jose, league, Leone, Littell, long, Luis, major, Marte, McGee, milwaukee, mlb, national, Pederson, Sam, san, SF, Yunior, Zach
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Giants Baseball Corner 
26 Guys One Common Goal: Now That We Know Who They Are, the San Francisco Giants are a Viable Wildcard Contender, After Sweep of Pirates Brings Them Back to .500 with Snakes Coming to Town
Wow. Tonight’s game, that ended on the Thairo Estrada walkoff home run, definitely had the feel of 2010. Bam. Said it. The Giants could get hot at just the right time. The team we will be fielding from here out … Continue reading →