In a move that’s been bubbling away since Monday, the Giants have officially traded for Hunter Pence. First, what the Giants gave up in Tommy Joseph, Nate Schierholtz, and Seth Rosin. In my trade value post a few days ago, I wrote the following about Tommy Joseph: Joseph is still a young catcher – he just turned 21 – that’s… Read more →
Per Andrew Baggarly’s twitter feed: A couple of thoughts … First, it’s really hard to not like this move from the Giants’ perspective. The team has had middle infield troubles all season long and bringing in Marco Scutaro helps to round things out. When Scutaro is playing well, he’s a versatile player that can play around the diamond – 3B,… Read more →
Tweet The trade deadline approaches. When I read stuff like this, I get a funny feeling in the pit of my stomach. Trading for Marco Scutaro — when he was easily available earlier in the offseason — seems like a particularly Giants thing to do. A trade is coming. Or not, I have no idea. It’s no lie to say that… Read more →
Tweet I once read that in the sea of mediocrity, the guy with his own jet ski is king, or something. The Giants’ bullpen is by no means mediocre – all things considered, the relievers have done an admirable job – but, I still get a little twitchy in the late innings. I say that because I mostly know that… Read more →
Tweet See attached image: There’s really no reason for this image to ever exist, but holy crap I’m so glad that it does. I always knew that throwing unhittable sliders was a Force power. Now I have definitive proof. Rest of video can be found here. Follow @baycityball
Tweet (I hate trade posts. Most of them fall into Bleacher Report-styled musings, so I’m sorry for doing this to you.) The Giants find themselves at 53-42 and 1.5 games up in the National League West. The team, coming off a pretty successful road trip, has gone 7-3 in their last 10 games and looks to continue to build upon… Read more →
Everything is Brandon Belt. The trees, the air, your cat, your new TV, your video game console … they’re all Brandon Belt. I thought about starting this post by just writing Brandon Belt? Brandon Belt. Brandon Belt? Brandon Belt! I recently joked on Twitter that Brandon Belt might be the most interesting Giant I can recall in recent memory. For… Read more →
Tweet Small sample size. It’s the phrase that’s often beaten to death in the statistical community. This being a statistical-leaning blog, I thought it would be a good idea to briefly touch on the topic. “SSS,” in its simplest form, merely means that we need more data before we can draw a conclusion. How much data you need can vary… Read more →
Tweet If you watched last night’s game against the Astros, you probably noticed this at-bat in the fourth inning: Oh my. That’s Chris Johnson — who at that moment was probably hating his life — trying to hit a 88 mile per hour slider from Bumgarner that was absolutely buried down and in. We’ve written a lot about Madison Bumgarner… Read more →
I wrote a little blurb today for ESPN’s Sweetspot Blog on the Giants and their second-half keys. Second-half key: It’s hard not to look at Tim Lincecum as the Giants’ second-half key. His struggles have been crushing and numerous: He’s throwing slower these days, having trouble pitching out of the stretch, and his command, something that was once an improved… Read more →