Tonight, the Giants capped off an amazing comeback run in the NLCS by defeating the Cardinals 9-0. The Cardinals, who’ve got to be kicking themselves right now after failing to capitalize on a 3-1 lead in the series, never were really in tonight’s game. The Giants tacked on runs in the 1st and 2nd innings before exploding for five runs… Read more →
It’s sort of funny, you know. I thought the Giants ought to go after a first baseman that had been highly productive in the past after winning the World Series in 2010, rather than re-signing Aubrey Huff, who was likely to decline and cost more. You know, someone like Carlos Pena. Or Lance Berkman. Someone that would fit in nicely… Read more →
Well, you can’t complain much about that series. The Giants had already given a few games away to the Dodgers and Padres. It was very thoughtful of Colby Rasmus to let Miguel Tejada’s drive kick of his heel on Saturday. Pay it forward, kid. Speaking of Tejada, that AB against Franklin was a moment where a number came to life… Read more →
The Giants’ offense was supposed to be punch-less this year and for the most part is has been. Let’s take a quick look at how the offense has performed so far, courtesy of The Hardball Times team statistics page. R/G OPS GB% LD% BABIP SF 3.15 .655 47% 20% .286 League 4.53 .739 45% 19% .289 The average team in… Read more →