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Tag Archives: Zaidi
GBC Reader 22-3: What the Giants Did at Trade Deadline and Why; Big Brother Comcast is Still the Worst
One thing can be said for Farhan Zaidi: he is precise. And he absolutely has to be for any of what he has authored to work. In this age of sabermetrics-driven baseball, the tiniest, measurable difference in the skills of … Continue reading
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
Giants Lose Home Series to Rockies, 1- 2; On Outside Looking In One-Third of Way Through Season as Dodgers Come to Town … Beat LA!
The National League West is absurdly stacked with expensive talent on two teams that play in southern California. The Dodgers have outspent every team in baseball the last three seasons. The Padres have climbed to fifth in payroll – $60 … Continue reading
Papierski Debuts Replacing Concussed Casali; Belt Scratched, Wade, Jr, Out; Giants Lose Two to Padres
Mike Papierski is the latest sudden inclusion in the ever-shifting personnel of the Kapler/Zaidi system. The 25-year-old catcher came over to the Giants a week ago in the trade with the Houston Astros for Mauricio Dubón. Curt Casali took a … Continue reading
Who is Jake Junis? They Call him June Bug, and We Need Him All of June
With Disco on the 60-day DL and not due back until late June, the Giants now turn to 29-year-old, former Kansas City Royal, Jakob Benjamin Lee Junis, born and raised in Illinois, where he played baseball and basketball very well. … Continue reading
Last GBC Reader of 2021: If Moneyball Mostly Dies in the DS, and Has Never Won it All, Do We Really Want to Commit?
This season was mathemagical and lucky. The Dodgers were the better team, that a few times only lost because of an error by one guy (Bellinger, Jansen, Turner). To their credit, our Giants seized the mistakes. The Giants played unbelievably … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Final Post, GBC Readers
Tagged baseball, corner, dodgers, Farhan, francisco, Gabe, Giants, Kapler, last, league, major, management, manager, mlb, money, moneyball, national, nemesis, payroll, post, sabermetrics, san, seaso, SF, Zaidi
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GBC Reader No. 5 – Tidrow Passes, Giants Select Fourth-Ever Indian-American Player in MLB Draft, Start Second Half in St. Louis Tonight
Before we launch into the second half, we mourn the loss of the architect of our pitching staff of the first World Series Championships in San Francisco, Dick Tidrow – who died at the age of 74 this week. John … Continue reading
Posted in GBC Readers, PreGame GBCs, Road Trips
Tagged american, baseball, Dick, dies, dirt, Farhan, Giants, Handa, India, Indian, Indian-American, injury, Jonathon Sanchez, league, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Cain, mlb, national, passes, report, Rohan, SFG, speculation, Tidrow, Tim Lincecum, Zaidi
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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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The San Francisco Giants are Alone in First Place in the NL West on the Last Day of April
The highest payroll in Major League Baseball in 2021 is that of last year’s 60-game season World Series Champs ($249m). Appearing in three of the last four World Series’, they acquired Mookie Betts two years ago, Trevor Bauer this past … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged 26-man, angeles, angels, baseball, Cardinals, diego, dodgers, Farhan, first, francisco, Giants, highest, league, los, major, Mets, moneyball, most, national, Nationals, padres, payroll, Peralta, phillies, place, san, Tauchman, ten, top, trade, Wandy, west, yankees, 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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Kapler’s Decision to Hold Cueto Pays Off, Giants Batter A’s, Bash Murphy, Take More Runs Than They Gave Up in Two Games, Prevent Season Sweep, 14 – 2
These Giants looked tough on Sunday, eh? Bob Melvin was complaining about ’em bashing his catcher and beaning Laureano (like the most hit guy in the league, btw). That’s rich. The A’s manager complaining about the Giants roughing ’em up! … Continue reading
Posted in 2020
Tagged baseball, Bcraw, Brandon, Brewers, card, cincinatti, Cincinnatti, colorado, Crawford, diego, Farhan, francisco, Gabe, Giants, grand, Kapler, league, makor, management, manager, milwaukee, national, padres, pennant, philadelphia, phillies, playoff, race, Reds, rockies, salami, san, slam, west, wild, Zaidi
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Cueto’s Start Pushed for Anderson as Cross-Bay Rivals Smite Giants’ Playoffs Dreams with TWO Six-Nothing Shutouts *PLUS* Critique of Management and Broadcast Coverage
Ugh. The A’s are a lot better than us. I hoped we’d win the Gausman outing, and it was a tense, well-fought battle until the cobbled-together outfield, created from the absence of Alex Dickerson (paternity leave) and Mike Yastzremski (calf … Continue reading
Zaidi Picks Up ‘Pen Help for Cash, Lays Back on Trade Deadline
So in the end, the trade deadline passed and Farhan Zaidi made no moves of current Giants or prospects but rather, only made one announcement, late in the day, that he paid cash to the Moneyball-Rays for a lefty to … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, Commentary, Relief Pitching
Tagged 'pen, Banda, basbeall, baseball, bullpen, cash, corner, deadline, Donavon, dubey, Dubon, Farhan, Flores, francisco, Giants, karthik, lefty, mike, mlb, mtk, pitcher, Rajan, Rays, relief, san, SF, SFG, Solano, trade, Wilmer, Yaz, Yazstremski, Zaidi
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Giants Baseball Corner 
Giants Start Second Half On the Road in the Division – Against the Nemesis in the Ravine and Wrangling Snakes in the Desert; But Then Play 20 Games in California
It is twelve days until the trade deadline. The second half of the season starts with the Giants in L.A. for four and Arizona for three. Unlike last year and the first half of this season, we know the starting … Continue reading →