Now that was an exciting game. Giants beat the Cardinals, 6-5, in a 12 inning affair that ends with a walk-off RBI single from Rich Aurilia. The game was almost 4 hours long and it prompted me to stay up till after 2 AM to watch the conclusion. I just couldn’t pull myself away from it. The game was a… Read more →
Another terrific start from Matt Cain, a bullpen meltdown, and some questionable moves all cascade into a loss. It almost sounds like the average Giants game doesn’t it? The Giants drop the final game in the 2 game series to the Rockies in dramatic fashion 5-3. Once again Matt Cain looked awesome and received little support from the rest of… Read more →
The Giants dispatch the Rockies 8-0 in a much needed win that pushes their season total to 4 in the big ‘W’ column. With Zito’s tendencies as a slow starter I feared for his life in Coors. A curveball pitcher in high altitude? Ick. I was prepared for a blood bath but Zito and his curveball navigated the thin aired… Read more →
Let me start this post by saying Ugh. Ugh-ugh-ugh-ugh! It’s hard to wash that taste out of your gullet. That bitter flavor you might be experiencing is the taste of getting swept by the Evil Ones, the Dodgers. I once heard someone say “When it rains, it pours” sage advice is one thing, but this feels more like nuclear fallout… Read more →
Any time you lose to the Dodgers it’s a frustrating loss but somehow this loss felt even more frustrating than usual. The Giants drop the first game of the year against the Dodgers 2-1. A game in which the offense pounded out 12 hits but could only bring home one run to score. The Giants ran themselves into a couple… Read more →
The good news is that baseball is finally back. No more spring training, the real thing is here. The bad news? The Giants dropped their home opener in what seemed to be a eery extension of 2006. Here is some points of interest that dawned upon me while I watched todays game. Barry Bonds really looks to be running well…. Read more →
In a recent interview with Brian Sabean we learn that the team is going to push Sanchez into the bullpen. What does this mean for the future of Jonathan Sanchez? Back in February the word was that Sanchez was going to be given a role and he would stick with it. No moving back between starting and relieving like he… Read more →
It appears that everyone’s premonitions regarding Mark Sweeney as the odd man out are materializing. In a San Jose Mercury article aptly titled ‘Sweeney unlikely to stay a Giant‘ we learn that Sweeney was not a part of a team meeting involving the veterans. The other rumor is that Sweeney was placed on waivers this week but no one claimed… Read more →
Lincecum officially to begin the season in AAA Fresno. Lincecum could easily have made it as a reliever on this team but the Giants want to keep him starting every 5th day. Depending on how the Giants view Sanchez, a very good chance exists that Lincecum could be moved into the rotation this season once injury strikes or when Russ… Read more →
Spring Training is winding down and so are the remaining roster spots. The team looks to be set in every position except for the final bench spot. The Giants must decide whom out of a trio of Mark Sweeney, Jason Ellison, and Lance Niekro to chose for that last spot. Ellison and Niekro are both out of options and Sweeney… Read more →