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Category Archives: SCRBRDWatch
GBC Reader 22-3: What the Giants Did at Trade Deadline and Why; Big Brother Comcast is Still the Worst
One thing can be said for Farhan Zaidi: he is precise. And he absolutely has to be for any of what he has authored to work. In this age of sabermetrics-driven baseball, the tiniest, measurable difference in the skills of … Continue reading
The Farhan Zaidi Era FAILS to Deliver a Contender
It is 30 hours until the trade deadline. The Giants are not in it. After the greatest regular season in team history last year, in which we were absurdly lucky, the team has fallen back to earth, and regressed to … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, SCRBRDWatch, TradeDeadline
Tagged baseball, corner, francisco, Giants, league, major, mlb, national, san, SF
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Hang Around, Hang Around, Hang Around and We’ll Punch ‘Em in the ‘Pen with Pinch Hitters is Fascinating, and Hella Exciting From the Seventh Inning On, But Not a Championship Philosophy
The trade deadline is now eight days away. The Nemesis swept the Giants over all four games of a series at the Ravine for the first time in 27 years to add to the brace they “swept,” back in May, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, GBC Readers, pitchers, Relief Pitching, Road Trips, SCRBRDWatch, Series Recaps, TradeDeadline
Tagged baseball, corner, francisco, Giants, league, major, mlb, national, san, SF
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Giants Start Second Half On the Road in the Division – Against the Nemesis in the Ravine and Wrangling Snakes in the Desert; But Then Play 20 Games in California
It is twelve days until the trade deadline. The second half of the season starts with the Giants in L.A. for four and Arizona for three. Unlike last year and the first half of this season, we know the starting … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, NLWest, SCRBRDWatch, SFG Off Day Posts
Tagged baseball, bums, Carlos, chicago, clayton, corner, cubs, Diamondbacks, diego, dodgers, Farhan, francisco, Giants, Kapler, kershaw, league, Logan, major, mlb, national, nemesis, padres, Pirates, pitcher, pitchers, pittsburgh, Rodon, rotation, san, SF, starters, starting, Webb, west, Wood, Zaidi
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Giants Take Home Series Against Snakes (2 – 1); Bats Awaken Tuesday, Bullpen Game With Bench Bats Get Walkoff Wednesday; Can Still End Gauntlet of 17 Games Over .500
The Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks two games to one at Oracle Park this week, losing a cliffhanger on Monday night Giants 3, Diamondbacks 4; exploding for a massive score in a shutout on Tuesday Giants 13, D-backs 0; and … Continue reading
Posted in GauntletII, NLWest, pitchers, SCRBRDWatch, Series Recaps, walkoffs
Tagged Arizona, Austin, baseball, belt, Brandon, Brebbia, Buddy, bullpen, corner, Crawford, d-backs, Darin, Daunton, David, Diamondbacks, Estrada, Flores, francisco, Gabe, game, Giants, Gonzalez, Jake, Joc, John, Kapler, Kennedy, league, long, Luis, major, mark, Marte, McCarthy, Melancon, mike, mlb, national, Oracle, park, Pederson, Ruf, Sam, Sammy, san, SF, snakes, Thairo, Varsho, Wilmer, Winns, Yasztremski, Yaz
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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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NLDS Game Five, Dodgers at Giants 10/14/2021, Two of the Five WORST Umpires in MLB are Calling This One
Dodgers at Giants Game Five. Julio Urias vs. Logan Webb for all the marbles. Historic, epic game. But let’s talk about the umpires. Because two of the five worst umpires in the game today are on the crew for tonight’s … Continue reading
Posted in NLDS, NLWest, PreGame GBCs, SCRBRDWatch
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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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NLDS Game Three, Giants at Dodgers 10/11/21
Alex Wood named to start When the Giants signed Alex Wood, one of the most commonly heard praises was that, as a former standout starter for the Dodgers, he’d step up and perform for us against them with an intimate, … Continue reading
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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Giants Lose to Pads, Dodgers Win. All the Drama as Season Comes Down to Last Day with Tie and 163rd Game Possible
Padres 3, Giants 2 Everything below is from AP: SAN FRANCISCO — — The San Francisco Giants missed a chance to clinch the NL West on their own field, falling to the San Diego Padres 3-2 when Jake Cronenworth hit an RBI double in the 10th … Continue reading
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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 →