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Tag Archives: Cain
GBC Reader Vol. 2, Issue 2: 2017 Giants, a Work in Progress
Well the first fourteen games (four series) of the season are behind us and a couple of things are already clear. The NL West is going to be a dogfight. The Rockies, Dodgers and D-backs all expect to be in … Continue reading
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Tagged alex, baseball, blackburn, bumgarner, Buster, Cain, chris, clayton, de la rosa, frandy, gbc, Giants, hundley, Jake, jarrett, Jeff, karthik, league, M.T.Karthik, madison, major, marrero, mastroianni, Matt, mlb, moore, mtk, national, nick, olney, parker, pavlovic, Posey, reader, samardzija, SF
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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
Consensus Opinion Among Giants Fans? Screw Coors Field! Giants Lose Series 1-2
Game One It is easy to forget the lone victory in our three games in Colorado, but it is important not to do so. Jeff Samardzija looked as good as he has yet looked in a Giants uniform and the … Continue reading
The Bruce Bochy Era of SF Giants Baseball
(all photos: me) The last few days have been good for serious reflection on what the San Francisco Giants and their fans have experienced over the last five years, which has been historic and secures this period of SF Giants … Continue reading
Double Hammy Whammy – Giants Win, Lose Cain, Casilla to DL
Even when the Giants win lately there’s some weird issue – an HBP directly on the thumb sidelines Brandon Belt, plays that should be routine for a first baseman in little league bungled by Michael Morse, nutty throwing errors by … Continue reading
Finally! Cain Gets Run Support, First Win; Giants Overcome Marlins
When the Miami Marlins came to town last year with Matt Cain on the mound, my son and I took his grandmother visiting from India. Here they are after the game, and you can see the Marlins crushed us 7-2: … Continue reading
Yusmeiro Petit to Start vs. Pirates in Gm1
Today the Giants have landed in Pittsburgh, PA. Yesterday, the team announced they are giving the Big Horse, SP Matt Cain, an extra start off to allow the small cut on his finger to completely heal and that today in … Continue reading
Series Recap: The Cardinals Have “Figured Out” Matt Cain
Crazy double header in which the Cards scored an obscene number of runs off Matt Cain for the second time in a row in, specifically, the third inning – representing some adjustment they are making to a habit he has … Continue reading
Posted in Series Recaps
Tagged 2013, baseball, busch, Cain, Cardinals, doubleheader, Giants, June, Louis, Matt, mlb, recap, sanfrancisco, series, SF, St., stadium
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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
Giants Come Back on the Snakes in the 8th
The Giants five game losing streak ended with Matt Cain on the mound in Arizona, but sadly, The Big Horse got tagged for three home runs and gave up four runs and so has yet to earn his first win … Continue reading
Posted in Post Game Blasts
Tagged Arizona, baseball, Cain, Diamondbacks, Giants, Matt, SF, win
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Giants vs. Cubs at Wrigley Series Recap (3-1)
This was a wild one in the windy city. Let Cain and Bumgarner go six innings for the quality start and then pull them as standard procedure for a few months, maybe even the whole first half of the season. … Continue reading
GBC Recap – The Opening Series v. LA (2-1)
It took a perfect outing from one of the best lefties in baseball – including the first home run he ever hit in his life – to mar what was otherwise an excellent opening series for the San Francisco Giants. … Continue reading
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Tagged 16, 2013, angeles, Arias, Arizona, baseball, bumgarner, Cain, Cardinals, Casilla, champion, chavez, classic, corner, Diamondbacks, dodgers, francisco, George, Giants, gold, hunter, inning, Joaquin, kershaw, Kontos, Lincecum, los, Louis, madison, Matt, mlb, opening, Pablo, pence, platinum, ravine, recap, reliever, Romo, san, Sandoval, santiago, Sergio, series, solid, St., stellar, Tim, world
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Developing Middle Relief – Masterful Bochy Evolves
Last year, forced into it by injuries to staff, Bruce Bochy became masterful at relief by committee and in so doing joined managers of the future who recognize that the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series in 2011 under … Continue reading
Posted in Relief Pitching
Tagged 50-49, Bochy, Bruce, Cain, closers, day, developing, development, freakswing, George, innings, kershaw, Kontos, LaRussa, manager, Matt, middle, opening, pitchcount, pulling, pulls, relief pitching, relievers, Tony
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Giants Baseball Corner 
The Trade Deadline Was Smart and Effective Use of The SF Giants System Under Sabean, Boch, and Evans
A lot of fans were emotional yesterday upon hearing the news the SF Giants had traded Matt Duffy, but I was surprised long-time fan Grant Brisbee was among them – he practically wept. I figured old guys like us were … Continue reading →