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Tag Archives: alex
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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Disco’s Back – Giants Take Two in Pittsburgh Then Lose Two Walkoffs Back-to-Back On Road
The Giants took the road series in Pittsburgh two games to one. They won the first game Giants 2, Pirates 0, behind a dominant outing by Carlos Rodón. Brandon Crawford rallied the team to victory in game two Giants 7, … Continue reading
Posted in Mid Series Reports, Road Trips
Tagged alex, Anthony, Arcia, atlanta, baseball, Brandon, braves, camilo, Carlos, Cobb, corner, Crawford, DeSclafani, Disco, Dominic, doval, francisco, Giants, Jack, league, Leone, Logan, major, mlb, national, Orlando, Pirates, pittsburgh, Rodgers, Rodon, san, SF, shot, solo, Suwinki, tyler, walkoff, walkoffs, Webb
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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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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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Stay Up, Swan, Mind Your Delivery and Work with Staff on Maintenance to Avoid Blisters and Muscle Pulls
Alex “Swan” Cobb is 34 years old and has been in the majors since 2011, when he started for the Tampa Bay Rays, who had drafted him five years earlier. However he missed all of the ’15, ’16 and most … Continue reading
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
Injury and Covid-plagued Giants Drop Home Series to Nationals 1 – 2; Alex Cobb Returns But Implodes in First
The Giants went out east and swept the Nationals in the District last week, which made this a little less painful, because the G-men won the season series against the Nats, four games to two. The team was dealing with … Continue reading
Posted in Covid, Relief Pitching, Series Recaps
Tagged Aaron, alex, Austin, baseball, Beede, Castro, Cobb, corner, Dubon, Estrada, francisco, Gabe, Garcia, Giants, Jake, Jarlin, Jason, Juan, Kapler, Kervin, league, Llovera, Logan, major, Marte, Mauricio, McGee, mlb, national, Nationals, Nats, san, Sanchez, Slater, Soto, Thairo, tyler, Vosler, washington, Webb, Wood, Yunior
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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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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
The Giants Run the Gauntlet (Game 3 of 16); Carrasco Outduels Wood, Who Again Gets Tagged Third Time Through Order; Giants Win Battle of ‘Pens, Sweep Mets
The Giants are playing sixteen games in sixteen days. Tonight they went for the sweep against the Mets in Queens. Game 3/16 of the Gauntlet. I’m writing these during these sixteen games and posting immediately after, so it’s fresh. Alex Wood (10-4, 4.11 … Continue reading
Posted in full games, Gauntlet, Post Game Blasts, Road Trips, SCRBRDWatch, Series Recaps
Tagged 3-2, alex, Alonso, Alvarez, Baez, baseball, bryant, Carlos, Carrasco, east, francisco, Giants, Javy, Jeff, jose, kris, league, Lindor, major, McNeil, Metropolitans, Mets, national, pete, rogers, san, sweep, tyler, west, Wood
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Leading National League West by One Over Pads, Two Over Bums, SF Giants Welcome Weekend Challenge by Nemesis; Giants. Dodgers. Game One.
Giants. Dodgers. Regarded as one of the most competitive and longest-standing rivalries in American baseball, with some observers considering it the greatest sports rivalry of all time, says wiki. Fans of both sides, each and all, have memories of great … Continue reading
Posted in history, PreGame GBCs
Tagged alex, angeles, Anthony, baseball, Bauer, belt, Beuhler, Beuller, Brandon, Buhler, Buster, Crawford, DeSclafani, division, dodgers, Donovan, first, francisco, game, Gausman, Giants, julio, Kevin, leading, league, los, major, mike, national, pitchers, pitching, Posey, rivalry, san, season, Solano, starting, Trevor, Urias, Walker, west, Wood, Yasztremski
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Jolly Olive on YT Marvels at Giants Rotation
May 1st, this cat posted this about our rotation:
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 →