There are times when you know you’re watching a superb pitching performance. Much like when you turn on a classic movie, or put on a great record, you just know that you’re in for a treat. Today was one of those times. In the Giants home opener against the Pirates, Matt Cain threw one of . . . → Read More: Matt Cain throws one-hitter, dominates Pirates
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Over the weekend it was reported that the Giants and Matt Cain are still having, in what Larry Baer has described as, “back-and-forth conversations” in regards to a potential contract extension. The Matt Cain Contract Extension plotline has been, and will most likely continue to be, one of the more interesting threads of this year’s . . . → Read More: Matt Cain and fair value A common statement, from both fans and the front office, this offseason has been, “One of the reasons we haven’t spent larger on the free agent market is that we need to lock up our starting pitching (Cain and Lincecum). And spending dollars today, might prohibit that goal tomorrow.” Matt Cain is earning $15M this season, his last . . . → Read More: Should we assume that the Giants will be able to retain Matt Cain? Watching last night’s game against the Diamondbacks, and the eventual celebration that took place, left me with a funny feeling. As I tweeted during the game, I found it supremely appropriate that Aubrey Huff, a leader of the 2010 team, but a huge liability this season, made the last out by flying out weakly to center. . . . → Read More: It’s what you make of it I wrote a quick blurb for the mothership blog that was posted yesterday on the Giants’ second-half needs. What needs to be fixed or accomplished in the second half? The offense. Plain and simple, the Giants will need to score more runs if they want to stay in the mix for a playoff spot. It’s . . . → Read More: Giants second-half preview Yesterday I gave you the Bad and the Ugly in the form of a chart reflecting how abysmal the Giants offense is, position by position. The end result was depressingly remarkable: really, really bad. On a positive note, though, Giants hitters have been better than the Mariners’ hitters, which I guess is something. And . . . → Read More: The Good Think of this post as a sort of addendum to Rory’s post, ‘The Giants’ thin margin‘. If I had to describe this season, besides using the word ‘injuries’, I would pick ‘tightrope-ish’. Rory talked about the thin margin for Giants’ victories this year — the team has often won games by one run. One run . . . → Read More: More runs, please. The first day of the 2011 First Year MLB Player Draft has completed and the Giants picked up two prospects with their #29 and #49th overall picks. I’m no draft guru, but the Panik pick feels like a bit of a reach – most pre-draft rankings had him in the 60’s. I’m always a little . . . → Read More: The Joe Panik pick The Giants and Athletics are set to square off tonight in the first of a three game series in San Francisco. If you haven’t been paying attention, the A’s pitching staff is one of the best in baseball right now. If you examine things by fWAR, A’s starters have already tallied 6.2 wins above replacement. . . . → Read More: Athletics Series Preview with Dan Hennessey It’s a dream for him; it gives him not one, but two strikeout pitches – one for both righties and lefties. For right-handed hitters, it’s just no fun at all. He was plenty successful with his changeup alone, a pitch that typically is far more effective versus your Joey Vottoes and Ryan Howardes. But his . . . → Read More: Lincecum’s slider is a dream, nightmare |
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