Most of my blog posts are more like features or columns… or something. Humans are creatures of habit. This post will not be a feature or a column. This one will be different, likely a side effect of missing most of the games over the past week – aside from scrutinizing over the box scores and catching Friday night’s game in… Read more →
So, today is the day that Cody Ross comes off the disabled list, and the Giants must decide whether or not to send Brandon Belt down to Fresno. Personally, I wouldn’t have much of a problem with that, but I think my reasoning is slightly different than a few other fans. Sample size be damned, I’m pretty sick of watching… Read more →
Blog post caveat: It’s still extremely early in the season. I had to get that out of the way. I’ve really enjoyed watching Brandon Belt work at-bats this season. We know that certain things like how often a player will swing at pitches tends to become reliable pretty early. And we should wait until we reach some of those mile… Read more →
So, a 3:35 PM start, huh? Well, that was fun… can’t wait for round two tomorrow! There’s nothing quite like the extra-special way the Giants have lost to the Padres the past two seasons. Nothing quite like it. I was just sure they were going to right the ship and sweep the Padres out of their own yard, and during… Read more →
The Giants gave the Dodgers a drubbing on Saturday afternoon, beating them 10-0 behind a what-we’ve-come-to-expect start from Matt Cain. It was a six-inning, four-leaf-clover charmed effort with only three strikeouts. Three strikeouts! What a fraud. Fortunately, his luck will run out in another 1,000 innings or so. Other than that, they looked (and smelled) like hot garbage on Thursday,… Read more →
What better day is there, other than Opening Day, to have what can only be described as blind optimism? Easy. It’s Opening Day… after winning the World Series for the first time in 53 San Francisco seasons. I know, I know, you’re tickled. Me too. Yesterday, I concluded that Brandon Belt would make his major league debut tonight at Chavez… Read more →
Last night, a tweet by John Shea really sent shockwaves throughout the Giants’ fan base: Heard management wants to keep Brandon Belt, leaning toward making him their starting first baseman. Announcement Wednesday. At the risk of jumping the gun, I think Belt’s going to be playing in Los Angeles tomorrow. And it’s not so much the tweet by Shea, but… Read more →
When trying to decide what the Giants’ X factor is, you could probably run down a few different paths. Pitching health and infield defense are definitely directions that I considered before writing this post. Without pitching health, like most teams, the Giants are in hot water. If you remove Tim Lincecum or Matt Cain from the equation that is the… Read more →
When Giants fans see Cody Ross, they see a bald, smiling saint that crushes home runs off of Roy Halladay. Luckily, though, not all Giants fans are created equal. You see, about half of today’s Giants fans were yesterday’s casual baseball fan – or maybe last August’s casual baseball fan. Certainly, half is probably an exaggeration, but you get the… Read more →
There are a myriad of Giants topics currently being covered (and covered… and covered*) by the beat writers and bloggers – Is Brandon Belt better off in Triple-A or starting at first base for the Giants? Should the Giants release Aaron Rowand? Who should replace Brian Wilson? Is Jeff Suppan’s fastball better than Tim Wakefield’s? Are you sure? Seriously… I… Read more →