Tag: San Francisco Giants

Truly Epic MLB Playoff Wars Building in the NL and AL Central Divisions
Updated:It’s usually around mid-August when the global Major League Baseball picture starts to come into sharper, more precise focus. As…
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The 2019 MLB Trade Deadline: Award-Winning Analysis and Some Other Stuff
Updated:The recent MLB trade deadline is being described in terms of what the Big Three franchises did or didn’t do…
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How will Derek Holland fit in the Cubs pitching staff?
Updated:The Chicago Cubs acquired Derek Holland of Newark, OH on Friday from the San Francisco Giants for future considerations. After starting…
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The SF Giants Serve Up a Delicious Problem
Updated:The 2019 menu for the San Francisco Giants looked to be pretty well laid out. This season they were supposed…
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New York Mets fall to San Francisco Giants in extra innings, again
Updated:The New York Mets may still want to believe they’re in a wild card race, but this weekend was a…
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7/21/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Updated:After scoring just two runs in the first two games of this series, the New York Mets (45-53) were clearly…
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New York Mets’ bats break out in 11-4 win
Updated:After scoring just two runs over two days, the New York Mets (45-53) finally put some offense on the board…
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7/19/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Updated:The New York Mets (44-52) saw their four game winning streak come to an end last night in painful fashion….
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7/18/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Updated:So far, so good for the New York Mets (44-51) in the second half. The Mets have ripped off four…
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A Critical Mid-Season Turning Point for the SF Giants and Farhan Zaidi
Updated:The Major League Baseball landscape in San Francisco is a contorted mishmash as we pause at the All-Star break to…
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6/6/19 Game Preview: San Francisco Giants at New York Mets
Updated:When the New York Mets (29-32) needed a big performance from a starter, few were expecting it to came from…
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6/5/19 Game Preview: San Francisco Giants at New York Mets
Updated:The heat under Mickey Callaway’s seat is getting warmer as the New York Mets (28-32) are in danger of letting…
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6/4/19 Game Preview: San Francisco Giants at New York Mets
Updated:After another disappointing road trip, the New York Mets (28-31) return home under .500 again. The Mets have dropped 21…
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Andrew McCutchen is turning back the clock with Phillies
Updated:For a majority of last season and the offseason, the conversation in Major League Baseball was dominated by where superstar…
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In the SF Giants Dugout the Veterans are Leading by (Worst) Example
Updated:With the recent embarrassing outburst by demoted San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Derek Holland criticizing his team’s leadership, the discord…
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Jordan Lyles spins another gem, makes fans a believer
Updated:Mike Nicastro is the author of this article. When the Pirates signed Jordan Lyles in December, Pirates general manager Neal…
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The SF Giants and the First Rule of Holes: Just Stop Digging
Updated:After the first three weeks and 20 games into the 2019 season, the San Francisco Giants appear on the surface…
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For the SF Giants “Rebuild” Doesn’t Begin to Describe What’s Happening
Updated:The San Francisco Giants are definitely not rebuilding. Because a “rebuild” suggests that there was something worthwhile there in the…
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“Playing Pepper” Adds Spice to the 2019 MLB Season
Updated:“Playing Pepper” is back. Despite the best efforts of science to stop its virulent spread, Daniel Shoptaw’s annual review of…
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2019 MLB Teams: False Positives and Completely Wrong Negatives
Updated:Every year we get all worked up about the success or failure of various MLB teams, based on what we…
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The SF Giants: Smoke, Mirrors, and Bryce Harper
Updated:One way or another the San Francisco Giants intend to get a piece of superstar free agent outfielder Bryce Harper….
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One Potential Impact Rookie For Each NL West Team
Updated:Other Divisions: AL East | AL Central | AL West | NL East | NL Central As Spring Training approaches,…
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How Peter Magowan Saved The San Francisco Giants
Updated:With the death yesterday of Peter Magowan, a principal member of the SF Giants ownership group, the story of how…
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Relive the final out of every World Series since 2000
Updated:Editor’s note: This article has been slightly updated from its original version. Although it’s nearly impossible to tell by looking…
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Debunking Two Losing MLB Strategies: The “Open Window” and Having a “Core”
Updated:We often hear the following tired clichés when baseball commentators, front office executives or field managers are talking about the…
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The Real Business of Baseball: Managing the Revenue Revolution
Updated:The recent news that team spending on Major League Baseball payrolls decreased by $18 million in 2018 compared to 2017…
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National League Playoff Spots Will Be Hard to Come By in 2019
Updated:As we assess the moves made during the recent MLB Winter Meetings, and the many free agents still on the…
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SF Giants: Two Iconic Stars, Two Critical Questions to be Answered
Updated:The addition of new President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi doesn’t change the difficult immediate outlook or profound long-term challenges…
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SF Giants Turn an Era-Ending Double Play
Updated:Right now it’s difficult to envision the full effect of the San Francisco Giants’ recent hiring of former Dodgers General…
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