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Category Archives: Post Game Blasts
Giants Lose Doubleheader in Queens and Alex Cobb to 10-day IL; Max Scherzer Hurls Six and Two-Thirds No-Hit Innings in Mets Debut, Outduels Logan Webb; Francisco Lindor Goes Off; Giants Use Ten Relievers
Ugh. What a terrible day for the Giants. Forced to play a double-header because of a rain-out upon arrival in New York yesterday, the Giants went into game one with Alex Cobb on the mound facing the Metropolitans’ Tylor Megill. … Continue reading
Posted in full games, Mid Series Reports, Post Game Blasts, Relief Pitching, Road Trips
Tagged alex, baseball, camilo, Cobb, corner, double, doubleheader, doval, francisco, Giants, header, Jake, James, Jeff, league, Lindor, Logan, major, Marte, Max, McCann, McGee, McNeil, Megill, Metropolitans, Mets, mlb, national, new, NYM, san, Scherzer, SF, SFG, Starling, Sterling, Tylor, Webb, york
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Giants Look Sharp, Sweep Guardians in Cleveland; Thairo Estrada Explodes for Four RBI, Alex Wood Goes Five Scoreless, Belt Yards Two-Run Big Fly, Sammy Long Gets First Save
The day game of the series on Sunday was not, as hoped, warmer in Cleveland than the night games as temperatures hovered around 36 degrees, but the Giants, and especially Thairo Estrada, took to the sunshine. They scored eight runs, … Continue reading
Posted in bats, full games, Post Game Blasts, Road Trips, Series Recaps
Tagged Aaron, alex, Andres, baseball, Beede, Cevile, cleveland, corner, Estrada, Flores, francisco, Gabe, Giants, Gimenez, Guardians, Joc, Kapler, Konnor, league, Littell, long, major, mlb, national, Pederson, Pilkington, Sammy, san, SF, Thairo, tyler, Wilmer, Wood, Zach
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Giants Win Tight Defensive Opening Series Over Marlins 2-1, Kapler Uses Bullpen Brilliantly, 3B Coach Mark Hallberg Shines, Thairo Estrada Impresses
San Francisco beat Miami, Giants 3, Marlins 2, Sunday, to win the opening series of the season two games to one. The Giants were transparently following the plan elaborated and executed to success by Kapler and coaching staff last year. … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Post Game Blasts, Relief Pitching, Series Recaps, TradeDeadline
Tagged 3b, Anthony, base, baseball, coach, corner, DeSclafani, Dominic, Estrada, francisco, Giants, Hallberg, Jacob, Jorge, league, Leone, major, mark, marlins, miami, mlb, national, Okert, san, SF, Soler, Stallings, steven, Thairo, third
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Still No Back-to-Back World Series Champions in the 21st Century
No team has won the World Series back-to-back in the 21st century. The Yankees ended the previous century with the repeat, but since, no one has won the ultimate series twice in a row. With the elimination of the Dodgers … Continue reading
Posted in Post Game Blasts, SFG Off Day Posts, World Series
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The Greatest Giants Season Ever Ends Sabermetrically as Moneyball Again Doesn’t Get Past the DS
Let me start by saying Doug Eddings was excellent behind the plate. His strike zone was tight, crisp and fair all night. Despite my concerns, at least the zone was good and the ump behind the plate was fair. Secondly, … Continue reading
Posted in NLDS, NLWest, Post Game Blasts
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NLDS Game Four, Giants at Dodgers 10/12/2021
I knew we weren’t going to win it down there. I mean of course I would have taken it, but these Dodgers, with this salary and their backs against the wall, putting Walker Buehler on the mound on short rest, … Continue reading
Posted in NLDS, NLWest, Post Game Blasts, SCRBRDWatch
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One for the Ages
Yesterday I said Evan Longoria wasn’t scared of Max Scherzer. and that is all it took. This was one for the ages – a National League pitchers duel between the two best teams in the country, played with crisp, stunning, … Continue reading
Posted in NLDS, NLWest, Post Game Blasts, Road Trips, SCRBRDWatch
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107 Wins and 55 Losses, the Greatest Season in Giants History Comes to a Close; Giants Win NL West by One Game
wow. The Giants came out for this must-win 162nd game with their best foot forward: Logan Webb on the mound. He didn’t disappoint. Rather, he delivered an unflappable, dominant performance – eight K’s over seven innings – and at the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Final Post, Post Game Blasts, SCRBRDWatch, Series Recaps
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The Greatest Giants Team Anyone Has Ever Seen Sweep Snakes on a Walkoff and Achieve 105 Wins; Lead NL West by Two with Three Left to Play
It’s official. This is the best Giants team I have ever seen. Having surpassed the 103-win team of the year I moved to the city, the San Francisco Giants have now done something no one alive can say they’ve ever … Continue reading
Giants Sweep Rockies on the Road Again; Stay Two Games Up in Division with Six Left to Play at the Yard
Beat reporters Maria Guardado (SF) and Juan Toribio (LA) collaborated to say it best in, One Week to Win the West, posted tonight to answer FAQs about the Giants-Dodgers rivalry and the last week of the season. Everything is up … Continue reading
Posted in GBC Readers, Post Game Blasts, Road Trips, SCRBRDWatch, Series Recaps, SFG Off Day Posts
Tagged baseball, belt, Brandon, camilo, Castro, colorado, dodgers, doval, francisco, Gausman, Giants, Kervin, Kevin, lad, league, major, national, rockies, san, SFG, sweep
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first to 100 wins
Mike Yastrzemski hit a three-run homer, one of four homers by our guys, and the Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 Friday night to become the season’s first team with 100 wins. Rookie Kervin Castro (1-0) opened and went two innings for his first … Continue reading
Posted in full games, NLWest, Post Game Blasts, Road Trips, SCRBRDWatch
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Giants Take Thriller in San Diego on 3-6-1 DP in Bottom of the Ninth, and The Man Gets a Nickname: “Late Night LaMonte”
Wow! What a game. This one was a hard-fought road win with LaMonte Wade, Jr, getting it done in the clutch once again. “Late Night LaMonte, that’s what everybody’s been calling him,” said starter Kevin Gausman, “It seems like he always … Continue reading
The Giants Ran the Gauntlet (Game 16 of 16) and Came Out Winners; Only Opposing Team to Sweep Rockies in Denver; First to 90 Wins
The Giants played 16 games in 16 days, and today was the last game of the stretch of sixteen, without an off day – the longest consecutive games stretch of the Giants’ season. On the line was: staying ahead of … Continue reading
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Giants Baseball Corner 
DeSclafani Manages Almost Five; Giants Take Advantage of Guardians Mistakes to Steal Battle of Bullpens; Jake McGee Digs Deep and Gets First Save
Another close contest on a cold night in Cleveland as Anthony DeSclafani and Cal Quantrill dueled for five taut innings. In the bottom of the first, DeSclafani gave up a lead off triple to Myles Straw, whom he allowed to … Continue reading →