Thanks to all those who submitted entries for the Matt Cain Perfect Game DVD contest. After hours of deliberation, I hand-picked my two favorite Cain-related works of art. The winners: Artist: Wakiza Gamez I’m pretty sure this Cain art could double for a ’80s metal album cover, and that’s why I love it so much. You know what they always… Read more →
Pitching to Paul Goldschmidt is probably one of the most annoying things I can think of. Guy is hitting a career line of .301/.406 /.602 against the Giants. So. Annoying. Finally I understand what it must have been like for Arizona fans all those years that Randy Winn was terrorizing the D-Backs like some kind of crazed peak-level Ellis Burks… Read more →
Tonight, the Giants beat the San Diego Padres 8-4 and, in the process, clinched their first divisional title since 2010, when the team went on to win its first World Series title in the San Francisco era. Obviously this means that the Giants are on their way to winning their second World Series title in San Francisco. Science. Book it…. Read more →
I bet you do! If you’re one of the few people on the Internet that has yet to win a free Matt Cain Perfect Game DVD from the good folks at A+E Networks Home Entertainment/MLB Productions, well, I’ve got something great for you! It’s a free Matt Cain Perfect Game DVD! Two of them to be exact! This splendid, excellent,… Read more →
1. The advanced metrics love him: Posey ranks 5th in all of baseball in fWAR (7.1), wRC+ (159), and wOBA (.403). It’s easy to turn this into a numbers humpfest – which let me tell you, I love a good numbers humpfest – but what Posey has done this year – is doing – is simply amazing/great/stupendous/other adjectives. 2. He’s… Read more →
For the longest time – and by ‘longest time’ I mean the past 4-5 years – the Giants have followed a formula that included great pitching with just-enough-offense to win games. This is known as “Giants Baseball.” And to the uninitiated it’s often a frustrating blend of baseball, but it’s hard to feel bad for yourself when you get to… Read more →
The best catching seasons – minimum 75 percent games played at C – for the Giants’ franchise. Rk Player WAR/pos Year Age Tm 1 Buster Posey 6.1 2012 25 SFG 2 Roger Bresnahan 5.6 1908 29 NYG 3 Walker Cooper 5.1 1947 32 NYG 4 Buck Ewing 4.6 1888 28 NYG 5 Buck Ewing 4.5 1884 24 NYG 6 Chief… Read more →
The expanded rosters in September are, in theory, a great idea. You get some reinforcements for a tired bullpen, a few interesting minor league types that you haven’t seen yet (as in, “Ah, that’s what Francisco Peguero looks like.”) and did I mention bullpen reinforcements? You get lots of bullpen reinforcements. Fungible relievers, come on downnnn! This is a line… Read more →
After last night’s game – and the Sandoval 0-5 that came with it – I’ve heard many fans voice an opinion that’s becoming more and more prevalent: What do we do with Pablo Sandoval? In 88 games this year, Sandoval is batting an above-average slash-line of .280/.333/.429. If you go with OPS+, he’s about 17 percent better than league average;… Read more →
From tonight’s ongoing game against the Dodgers: Amazing.