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Category Archives: TradeDeadline
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 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 Win Season Series With Milwaukee Aided by Game-Winning Score From Bases Loaded Balk in Eighth; Gauntlet of 17 Straight Games Concludes Today; Is Everybody Trade-able?
The Giants defeated Milwaukee Saturday night by standing still while they flinched. It would be easy to say the Giants had no business winning this one – I’m sure that’s what the east coast media thinks – but that viewpoint … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, etiquette, GauntletII, GBC Readers, Mid Series Reports, TradeDeadline
Tagged alex, baseball, belt, Brandon, Brebbia, Brewers, camilo, Carlos, Cobb, corner, Crawford, Crew, David, Dominic, doval, francisco, Gabe, Garcia, Giants, henry, Jarlin, Joc, John, Junis, Kapler, league, Leone, Llovera, Logan, major, Marte, Mauricio, Mercedes, mike, milwaukee, mlb, national, Pederson, Rodon, rogers, san, schulman, SF, Shillman, tyler, Villar, Webb, Wood, Yastrzemski, Yermin, Yunior
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Papierski Debuts Replacing Concussed Casali; Belt Scratched, Wade, Jr, Out; Giants Lose Two to Padres
Mike Papierski is the latest sudden inclusion in the ever-shifting personnel of the Kapler/Zaidi system. The 25-year-old catcher came over to the Giants a week ago in the trade with the Houston Astros for Mauricio Dubón. Curt Casali took a … Continue reading
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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Giants Take Series in Desert (3-1) with Astonishing Comeback Win, 5-4, in Extras Featuring Kris Bryant Who Sees Who We Are
After hits in his last three plate appearances led a ninth inning comeback, the newest Giant told AP, “We had no business winning that game.” Kris Bryant was clutch and consistent as he doubled to start the rally in the … Continue reading
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Veteran to Stabilize ‘Pen and All-Star Utility Man Considered One of the Games Best: Farhan Zaidi Surgical in Last Half-Hour of Trade Deadline
whew. now that was a nutty trade deadline. I was sitting with a Dodgers fan at Perry’s and he had a watch that kept going off with an alert about fifteen seconds before my phone’s alert so he started giving … Continue reading
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Concerning the Two Managers in Texas and the Chairman in San Diego, a VIDEO BLOG from mtk
Bruce Bochy, 67, has been hired on a three-year contract to manage the Texas Rangers. Dusty Baker, 73, is about to manage the Houston Astros to the World Series for the second year in row. Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres, … Continue reading →