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Tag Archives: Evan
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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Gauntlet II: Giants Hit the Road After Suffering Home Series Sweep by White Sox, Open in Arizona Against MadBum and Lose Big; Have Lost Five Straight and Eleven of Last Fourteen
It was just a terrible end to June, as the Giants finished it winning only two of the last eight games in the month. The Giants lost a three game series to the Reds at home and only split a … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, full games, GauntletII, NLWest, Post Game Blasts, Road Trips, SCRBRDWatch
Tagged Arizona, Austin, baseball, Buddy, bumgarner, Carlos, Carson, Casali, corner, Curt, d-backs, Daulton, David, Diamondbacks, Evan, francisco, Giants, Joe, josh, kelly, Kennedy, league, Llovera, Longotia, madison, major, Mantiply, Mauricio, Mercedes, mlb, national, Poppen, Rodon, rogers, Rojas, san, Sean, SF, tyler, Vashko, Villar, Wynns, Yermin
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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 Handle Cubs 3-1 but Sustain Injuries; Longo Out at least a Month; PLUS Sabermetrics/Injury/Trade Report
In the ninth inning of the last game of a series we had already won, in a collision between two excellent veteran infielders going hard for a ball that was of indefinable responsibility (probably because of all the shifting), we … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, GBC Readers, pitchers, Relief Pitching, Series Recaps, SFG Off Day Posts, steals
Tagged Brandon, Bruce, carcher, chicago, Crawford, cubs, Evan, francisco, Giants, giantsTagsbaseball, injury, knee, league, Longoria, major, Maxwell, mlb, national, report, san, SFG, trade
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Tauchman Etches Name in Giants-Dodgers Rivalry Lore, Robs Pujols of Walkoff; Giants Get First Win Over Bums in Extras
This was a Giants-Dodgers classic with a stunning catch to prevent what would have been Albert Pujols’ 669th home run and his first walkoff at Chavez Ravine. But for the guy Farhan Zaidi traded for in the last week of … Continue reading
Posted in full games, Mid Series Reports, Post Game Blasts, Road Trips
Tagged albert, angeles, baseball, Beuhler, catch, catches, DeSclafani, division, dodgers, Evan, Farhan, fence, francisco, Garcia, gem, Giants, grab, incredible, Jarlin, Jr., league, leaping, leaps, LeMonte, Longoria, los, major, mike, national, Peralta, Pujols, rivalry, robs, san, Tauchman, Wade, Walker, wall, Wandy, web, webgem, west, Zaidi
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Letter to the President of Baseball Operations, GM and Managers of the San Francisco Giants in Advance of Last Game of the Irregular Season, PLUS Final Starting Lineup
Dear Farhan Zaidi, Sam Harris, Gabe Kapler and Giants Staff: Whew! If that incredible, short, sharp blast of games was a vision of what can be expected in the years to come, I am very excited for what we are … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, Commentary, Covid
Tagged 2020, alex, baseball, corner, coronavirus, Covi-19, Covid, Dickerson, diego, Donovan, Dubon, Evan, Farhan, final, Flores, francisco, Gabe, Giants, Harris, Kapler, last, league, Longoria, major, management, Mauricio, mike, national, post, quarantine, Ron, san, Scott, season, Solano, team, Wilmer, Wotus, Yastrzemski, Zaidi
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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 →