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Tag Archives: series
Giants Win Series 2 -1 in Colorado But Rare Implosion by Alvarez Costs Webb Victory and Giants Sweep
Jose Alvarez was very good last year and has been good this year as well. In his first ten appearances he gave up only one hit and one earned run – against the Padres. It was an insurance run added … Continue reading
NLDS Game Three, Giants at Dodgers 10/11/21
Alex Wood named to start When the Giants signed Alex Wood, one of the most commonly heard praises was that, as a former standout starter for the Dodgers, he’d step up and perform for us against them with an intimate, … Continue reading
In Complete Turnaround, Giants Erase Home Sweep and Take Series in Chavez Ravine 3-1
This was like a train, the momentum of this thing since Tauchman’s catch. I’d be remiss not to mention though that Albert Pujols hit his 669th and 670th home runs in the last couple of days, toh to Phat Albert. … Continue reading
Giants Squander Leads in Pittsburgh, Split Series 2-2 as ‘Pen Loses Winnable Games; Kapler Shows Flexibility
It’s clear I’m going to need to develop a better way – meditation, yoga, breathing exercises – to deal with the fact we’re going to lose a lot of games this year despite leading for seven, eight and even nine … Continue reading
Posted in Road Trips, Series Recaps
Tagged baseball, Bucs, Cueto, DeSclafani, Gausman, league, loss, najor, national, Pirates, pitcher, pitchers, pittsburgh, relief, series, split, win, Wood
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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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Gausman Great, Coonrod Blows 7th, Costs Giants Series Win Vs. Colorado; G-men Face Padres in Doubleheader of 7 Inning Games Today
Kevin Gausman was great, giving up only a couple of runs while peppering eight hits across six innings and leaving with a 3-2 lead yesterday. But the Rockies scored two runs in the seventh off Sam Coonrod to leave Gausman … Continue reading
Giants Handle Gallen, Win Series 3-1, Achieve .500 and Sole Possession of Third in NL West
A tight, well-fought series win at home, 3-1, created still more distance between the Giants and the cellar-dwelling D-backs as San Francisco climbed to 0.500 and sole possession of third in the division. It has been a long, slow crawl … Continue reading
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
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
The 1962 World Series Between The Yanks and Our SF Giants
We’re playing in New York City against the Yankees this week, and immediately my thoughts turn to Willie McCovey whose line drive that could have won the first World Series in San Francisco was caught by Bobby Richardson in Game … Continue reading
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
The GBC Reader, Issue Four: Struggles on the Road, Infield Errors, Relievers Injured and Back to .500
It’s absurdly early in the season, so there’s no reason to panic – because the Giants have shown us what they’re capable of in flashes of brilliance with the lineup we’re currently fielding: we had come-from-behind wins and a home … 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
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
Posted in bats, full games, Opening Day, Series Recaps
Tagged AT&T, baseball, corner, francisco, Giants, mlb, park, san, series, SF, win
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I Concede. I’d Rather You Awesome Guys Just Go Out and Enjoy Some Games
Go out and have fun. It’s a shame the season turned out like it did, but not really. After a weird-bad opening we OWNED May, June swooned, badassed July, and had the bottom fall out in August – injuries. But … Continue reading
No One Has Yet Won Back-To-Back World Series in The 21st Century
… and with our current seven-game slide, looks like there won’t be one now. I am quite proud of our biennial success. 2010, ’12 and ’14 represent, at least in the absence of back-to-back championships, a kind of a dynasty. … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged back, baseball, commentary, end, Giants, mlb, mtk, series, SF, to, world, year
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Giants Baseball Corner 
After 23 Run Outburst Last Year, Giants Rack up 19 Runs in Shellacking of Reds to Complete Road Sweep 4-0, End Road Trip 6-2
Last year, what we call the Irregular Season, the Giants had a game – granted it was in Colorado with altitude – when we scored 23 runs. Today’s performance of 19 runs in more down to earth Cincinnati was another … Continue reading →