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Tag Archives: Luis
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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Giants Take Home Series Against Snakes (2 – 1); Bats Awaken Tuesday, Bullpen Game With Bench Bats Get Walkoff Wednesday; Can Still End Gauntlet of 17 Games Over .500
The Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks two games to one at Oracle Park this week, losing a cliffhanger on Monday night Giants 3, Diamondbacks 4; exploding for a massive score in a shutout on Tuesday Giants 13, D-backs 0; and … Continue reading
Posted in GauntletII, NLWest, pitchers, SCRBRDWatch, Series Recaps, walkoffs
Tagged Arizona, Austin, baseball, belt, Brandon, Brebbia, Buddy, bullpen, corner, Crawford, d-backs, Darin, Daunton, David, Diamondbacks, Estrada, Flores, francisco, Gabe, game, Giants, Gonzalez, Jake, Joc, John, Kapler, Kennedy, league, long, Luis, major, mark, Marte, McCarthy, Melancon, mike, mlb, national, Oracle, park, Pederson, Ruf, Sam, Sammy, san, SF, snakes, Thairo, Varsho, Wilmer, Winns, Yasztremski, Yaz
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Giants Compete Against World Series Champs But End Road Trip 3 – 4, Foreshadowing Moneyball Results in DS
Every game in Atlanta was close. The Giants competed hard and had a chance to win all four games, not just the high-scoring one they took by two runs. It was a good series and I was proud of our … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Road Trips, Series Recaps
Tagged atlanta, baseball, belt, Brandon, braves, Carlos, corner, DeSclafani, Disco, dodgers, francisco, Fried, Gabe, Giants, Gonzalez, Jake, Kapler, league, Logan, Luis, major, Max, McGee, mike, mlb, national, NLWest, padres, Rodon, san, SF, Webb, west, Yasztremski
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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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GBC Reader 22-2: The Fifty Game Report; Generation Gap as Giants Use 47 Players and Moneyball Management Continues; Bullpen ERA Balloons; LuGo and Jake Junis Emerge; Kapler Obsessed with PH
The Zaidi/Kapler Era of San Francisco Giants baseball embodies a contemporary generation gap. There was a large, once-in-a-generation group of fans who joined us in support of the Giants during the San Francisco World Series Championships: The Bruce Bochy Era. … Continue reading
Posted in bats, Commentary, GBC Readers, Relief Pitching
Tagged Alcantara, baseball, Brady, bullpen, corner, francisco, Gabe, gap, gbc, generation, Giants, Gonzalez, Guardado, Jake, Jeff, Joc, Junis, Kapler, Kathryn, Keown, Klopfer, league, Luis, major, Maria, marlins, miami, mlb, national, nick, Pederson, Pollack, reader, san, Sandy, SF, Xu, Young
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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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Giants Lose Season Series to Cards 3 – 4; Logan Webb Rolls On, Jakob Junis Continues to Impress, and Carlos Rodón Lays an Egg on National TV
The Giants rolled into St. Louis hot, were chilled to zilch by a shutout and then lost a laugher, as they fell to the Cardinals two games to one and lost the season series. It was announced Friday morning that … Continue reading
Game One vs. The Nemesis at Chavez Ravine, Carlos Rodón Goes Six But Takes First Loss as Depleted Lineup Can’t Produce Run Support
I always say Win/Loss doesn’t mean much until mid-June, but when it’s against the Nemesis every game counts. That’s how we took the division from them last year: Gabe Kapler and the staff managed to consistently take series wins, from … Continue reading
Posted in Covid, full games, Mid Series Reports, NLWest, Post Game Blasts, Road Trips, Two Gamers
Tagged angeles, baseball, bums, Carlos, corner, Craig, dodgers, francisco, Giants, Gonzalez, Jason, julio, Kevin, Kimbrel, league, los, Luis, Luke, major, mlb, national, nemesis, Padlo, Rodon, san, SF, Urias, Vosler, Williams
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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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The Giants Run The Gauntlet (Game 2 of 16); Cueto Back From IL, Shaky, But Defense Backs Him Up; Mets Waste Great Outing by Walker, Pulled by Rojas
The Giants are playing sixteen games in sixteen days. Tonight was game two of three against the Mets in Queens. Game 2/16 of the Gauntlet. I am writing these during the games and posting immediately after, so it’s fresh. Top … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, full games, Gauntlet, Mid Series Reports, Post Game Blasts, Road Trips, SCRBRDWatch
Tagged baseball, bryant, change, Citi, Cueto, east, field, francisco, Giants, johnny, kris, league, Luis, major, Metropolitans, Mets, national, pitching, Rojas, san, seventh, SF, SFgiants, Taijuan, Walker, west
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Giants Baseball Corner 
The San Francisco Giants are Non-Contenders Who Aren’t Even Fun to Watch Anymore
sigh. If you are a simpleton, you blame Gabe Kapler. If you are a slightly smarter person you look at the decision-making of Farhan Zaidi. But in reality the Zaidi/Kapler Era has been a middling experiment which shone with brilliance … Continue reading →