Hey, blog readers. I got to write a piece for today’s SweetSpot blog entitled: “Why the Giants will win the World Series.” I think you already know the number one reason: 1. Marco Scutaro is on fire. Everyone knows about the success that Scutaro enjoyed since he joined the Giants. Since a July trade to the Giants, Scutaro batting slashed —… Read more →
Earlier today, ESPN turned over the keys to the SweetSpot blog to me. My topic: Giants starters seem to throw a lot of nonfastballs to start hitters off. In short: I found that, after running some numbers, three of the top 10 starting pitchers in baseball that start batters off with nonfastballs were Giants starters — Cain, Vogelsong, and 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 →
Share the links, share the love. McCovey Chronicles – Matt Cain Throws The First Perfect Game In Giants History The first perfect game in Giants history. One-hundred-and-twenty-nine-plus seasons and 19,781 games without a perfect game. It had to be Matt Cain. He could have retired to fight crime yesterday, and he still would have been one of the most legendary… Read more →
Chris Jaffe, of the Hardball Times, takes us back in time in today’s post on THT Live. Check that. They saw a man matching Kent’s description earlier that day attempting to do stunts on his motorcycle. He didn’t really succeed, and instead they saw him wipe out but good. He brushed himself off and moved along, and told everyone not… Read more →
Happy Friday, have some links to go with your day. I recently noticed the Giants’ motherpage has a neat non-roster invitee section that lists all the NRIs for the coming camp. It’s your normal mix of prospects with journeymen-type players looking for another shot at the majors. The always interesting Chris Jaffe of The Hardball Times has an article up… Read more →
Go listen to my terrible voice on the Curse of Benitez podcast. We talk ZiPS, Brandon Belt, Melky Cabrera (the creepy one), and a bunch of other Giants stuff. Go ahead, click, listen.
I have some links. You have some time, let’s share. Quick links, bullet-style: The Hardball Times: Chris Jaffe highlights some of Matty Alou’s greatest career moments. Lots of great facts in that link. SBN Baseball Nation: Grant Brisbee has a brief write-up on Matty Alou. MLB.com: Hungry for baseball? You can watch highlights of the MLB All-Stars playing in the… Read more →
I really don’t want to talk about this team right now. When Henry Sosa – on three days rest – shuts you down, well, that’s not a very good sign. If the Giants offense were a person, they would probably be written up somewhere in the Darwin Awards. I think the entry would go something like this: the Giants come… Read more →
Quick links, bullet point style, for your off-day reading consumption: The Hardball Times: 25th anniversary of Robby Thompson’s day in baserunning hell Stadium Journey: San Jose Municipal Stadium review San Jose Mercury News: Pablo Sandoval leaves game but expects to play against Chicago Cubs Baseball-Reference: Not a link per se, but Jeremy Affeldt is really on a roll this June…. Read more →