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Tag Archives: doval
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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Giants Handle Royals Series 2 – 1, End Home Stand 6 – 3 Including Sweep of Dodgers
The homestand had a rocky start as we fell to Colorado twice. The last game against the Rockies was atrocious, worst of the year so far for the Giants, who made four errors. Things looked bleak. Then the Giants swept … Continue reading
Posted in Series Recaps, SFG Off Day Posts
Tagged american, Andrew, baseball, Benintendi, Brandon, camilo, city, corner, Crawford, Darin, doval, Estrada, francisco, Gabe, Giants, Gonzalez, inter, interleague, Jake, Kansas, Kapler, LaStella, league, Llovera, Logan, long, Luis, major, Mauricio, McGee, mike, mlb, national, Royals, Ruf, Sam, Sammy, san, SF, Stella, Thairo, Tommy, Webb, Yastrzemski
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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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Giants Take Season Series from Marlins With Split in Miami, Go .500 on Road Trip
The Giants went five and five on the ten day road trip, losing two of three to the Reds, taking two of three from the Phillies, and finally, splitting the series 2 – 2 with the Marlins. Miami’s Sandy Alcantara … Continue reading
Posted in Road Trips, Series Recaps, SFG Off Day Posts
Tagged Aguilar, Alcantara, Avisail, baseball, camilo, corner, Dominic, doval, francisco, Garcia, Giants, Hjelle, Jesus, league, Leone, Logan, Lopez, major, marlins, miami, mlb, national, Pedro, Rodgers, san, Sandy, Sean, SF, tyler, Webb
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The Ninth Inning in Philly Was the Cruel Poetry of Baseball and the Power of Kyle from Waltham
Logan Webb, who had never before pitched a complete game, allowed a couple of solo shots early, but held Philadelphia scoreless after the fourth. He settled in and was cruising. Webb had a perfect eighth inning on just eight pitches. … Continue reading
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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Giants Come Roaring Back Behind Logan Webb and Jakob Junis to Earn Draw with Cardinals 2 – 2; Flores Rolls, Dubón Turns Up, Yaz Smashes 93rd Splash Hit as Game-Winner
My concerns were for naught. I was being too negative. The Giants lined up behind Logan Webb and cranked three home runs (Wilmer Flores grand slam, Darin Ruf and Mauricio Dubón) in a nine-hit, 13-run performance in game three. Giants … Continue reading
Posted in McCovey Cove, Post Game Blasts, Series Recaps
Tagged baseball, Brebbia, camilo, Cardinals, corner, cove, Darin, dave, Dominic, doval, Dubon, Flores, francisco, Giants, John, league, Leone, Littell, Louis, major, mccovey, mike, mlb, national, Ruf, san, SF, St., Wilmer, Yastrzemski, Zach
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The Milwaukee Game
The Giants played a single game against the Brewers in Milwaukee as a one-off due to the lockout. It was tacked on to their first road trip. It was also the best example of how the Giants new process of … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, full games, Post Game Blasts, Relief Pitching, Road Trips, Series Recaps
Tagged Alvarez, baseball, Brebbia, Brew, Brewers, Burnes, camilo, Corbin, Crew, Dominic, doval, francisco, Giants, Gonzalez, Jake, Joc, jon, jose, league, Leone, Littell, long, Luis, major, Marte, McGee, milwaukee, mlb, national, Pederson, Sam, san, SF, Yunior, Zach
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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 Sweep Rockies on the Road Again; Stay Two Games Up in Division with Six Left to Play at the Yard
Beat reporters Maria Guardado (SF) and Juan Toribio (LA) collaborated to say it best in, One Week to Win the West, posted tonight to answer FAQs about the Giants-Dodgers rivalry and the last week of the season. Everything is up … Continue reading
Posted in GBC Readers, Post Game Blasts, Road Trips, SCRBRDWatch, Series Recaps, SFG Off Day Posts
Tagged baseball, belt, Brandon, camilo, Castro, colorado, dodgers, doval, francisco, Gausman, Giants, Kervin, Kevin, lad, league, major, national, rockies, san, SFG, sweep
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Desclafani Solid, Giants Support Him, Slater Wins the Day, Bullpen Doesn’t Blow It, McGee Gets 8th Save
Game one of the three game series between the NL West division-leading San Francisco Giants and the half-game back and charging San Diego Padres at Oracle was a back and forth affair that ended with young Camilo Doval getting a … Continue reading
Despite Series Loss in Colorado, Giants Remain a Half-Game in First in the NL West; Happy 90th Revolution Around the Sun to Willie Mays
Our greatest weakness now has become glaring: win or lose, we have a terrible ‘pen, likely to give up one or more runs once they’re handed the ball. Bullpen losses are the worst, gut-punching. They un-do all the good of … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, GBC Readers, Relief Pitching, Road Trips, Series Recaps
Tagged 90th, baseball, birthday, blown, bullpen, camilo, colorado, doval, francisco, Giants, Jake, league, loss, Magee, major, Mays, national, punch, rockies, san, save, series, SFG, willie
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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 →