Tag Archives: AT&T

The Giants Biggest Home Stand of the Year

And so it comes to this. The best first half in the majors and the second-worst second half in the majors sums to the most important home stand of the year with twenty games to play. Seven games: three against … Continue reading

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The GBC Reader, Issue Twelve, As In a Dozen – with Four Dozen Games Left to Play, BCraw’s 7 Hit Game

With 48 games left to play, the San Francisco Giants hold a one game lead over the nemesis in the NL West and have returned home to the confines of AT&T nee´ Pac-Bell Park for a much needed ten game … Continue reading

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Belated Apology to Jake Peavy

Wrote this ten days ago but didn’t have internet access to upload it. June 1st, 2016 Giants Baseball Corner I owe Jake Peavy an apology. Jake, on your 35th birthday you were a badass. I don’t know anyone who can … Continue reading

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Lincecum Showcase

It’s been an up and down couple of weeks for the Giants – with Bumgarner, Cueto and Samardzija providing the ups and Peavy, Cain and the batting lineup bringing us down. And of course last Friday brought the highly anticipated … Continue reading

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The GBC Reader, Issue 5: John Shea With Fresh SP-in-the-8 Data, Brisbee Covers the State of the Shift and some Cool Barry Lamar

Giants got a couple back against the Marlins, but the last one we should have won … and let get away. Josh Osich may just need a second after the week he had. Consecutive beanings of the same DBacks player … Continue reading

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Using Timely Hitting the Giants Open the Yard with a 3-1 Series Win Over the Nemesis

In case you haven’t been paying attention to baseball yet because you’re wrapped up in Warriors or Sharks or The Masters coverage, our San Francisco Giants are looking really good at the plate. Yes, that’s right, THE GIANTS ARE HITTING! … Continue reading

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The GBC Reader, Issue 3: feat. Baggs, AlPav, Haft and Brisbee

Welcome to the Giants Baseball Corner link archive, a reader of contemporary SF Giants stories of interest to us: Andrew Baggarly has a nice longform piece here wherein he talks closely with Posey about his relationship with the new pitchers … Continue reading

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Kayaking a Giant Game [feat. McCovey Cove Dave]

wow. this was something I’ve wanted to do for fifteen years. McCovey Cove Dave has always encouraged me to do it via twitter (@McCoveyCoveDave). I am so glad my son and I went – HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.  

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Lincecum and Vogelsong Continue Giants AL Dominance

The Minnesota Twins are tied for second in the AL Central but have a .500 record because it’s a division dominated by the powerful Detroit Tigers. Their power hitter Joe Mauer has been struggling terribly, but still, they have Kurt … Continue reading

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Marlins Continue Hitting AT&T, Take Two From Giants

After the come-from-behind victory in game one, the Giants were forced into another come-from-behind situation in game two, when Yusmeiro Petit was burned by Marlins bats for four runs in the first four frames. In fact, the very first batter … Continue reading

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Batty, Batty, Batty in the Heat; Giants Crush Braves 10-4, Win Series

What a day for baseball at AT&T Park. Temperatures crossed 80 degrees and the bats responded as they have in the past. The two ace starters, Julio Teheran for the Braves and Madison Bumgarner for the Giants, were forced into … Continue reading

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Hudson One Pitch from 89-pitch CG, Giants Win 3-2

Tim Hudson was incredible. He averaged only ten pitches an inning over eight innings during which he allowed one run amongst five hits. It was a stunning display of command over himself and control of an opponent’s  lineup. Thus, in … Continue reading

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Vogey QS, Brandon Hicks Walkoff HR Giants Sweep Indians

yeah. great way to start the Interleague action. Three run homer for Brandon Hicks with two out in the bottom of the ninth. Ryan Vogelsong had a major bounce-back game, throwing seven shutout innings, his longest start of the season. … Continue reading

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Giants Score 4 Runs in 5th Inning, Beat Indians 5-3

Tim Lincecum struggled from the beginning of this one, giving up 9 hits and 3 runs in 4 and 2/3 and leaving the bases juiced with two outs for Juan Gutierrez, who struck out one batter and left the game. … Continue reading

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Series Recap: Melky Comes to Town, Hits Well, Loses, RA Dickey Wins

In Melky Cabrera’s first game back at AT&T Park he received boos and catcalls, but still hit well. However, the day belonged to Tim Lincecum, Andres Torres and Sergio Romo as the Giants won 2-1 on seven strong innings from … Continue reading

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GBC 18 – Melky Context Theory

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Series Recap: Giants Come Back Against the Rox (2-1)

The Rockies won the first game 5-0 and it seemed their recent success against the G-men was going to continue, but the G-men stormed back to score 13 runs in the next two games to win 6-5 and 7-3 behind … Continue reading

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Series Recap: Giants Come Home Beat Nats Vogey Breaks Hand (2-1)

Game 1: Giants 8, Nationals 0 Ryan Vogelsong came out of his slump and got the win, but then had his hand broken when hit by a pitch and will be out 6 – 8 weeks. But it was a … Continue reading

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Series Recap: Turning Point for Giants Starting Pitchers (3-1)

Save for Ryan Vogelsong’s fifth inning implosion that lost game one of these four with the Atlanta Braves, this series was a smile that became a grin as everything from starting pitching to batting came together. Starting Pitching Matt Cain, … Continue reading

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