First baseman Aubrey Huff has been placed on the disabled list with “anxiety,” with details of the condition unknown. SS Joaquin Arias called up...
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Giants Win, Never Have to Go Back to Cincinnati Again (Hopefully)
Well this was a game that had a little bit of everything. The Giants went down 2-0 early only to come back and score two runs of their own. Then they went down 4-2 and scratched and clawed to get back within one run. Then Scott Rolen, he of the sub-Mendoza Line batting average...
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The Baseball Gods Giveth, and They Taketh Away As Giants Drop Another
It figures that right after I spit out 500+ words about how good the Giants offense has been, they score a combined four runs in two games in one of the best hitters parks in all of baseball. But hey, thems the breaks and...
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And Then The Giants Did Say, “Let There Be Offense”
Hello again everyone, I’ve returned from my brief vacation and found that I’ve missed some strange goings-on. I leave the state for four days and Aubrey Huff plays second base, Brandon Belt gets to play, Barry Zito is still amazing somehow, and the Giants...
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Giants Win in Extra Innings in Pitching Duel for the Ages
That was one of the most impressive pitching duels I’ve ever witnessed. It was billed as such in all the pregame chatter, but this one exceeded everyone’s expectations and...
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Fun With Giant Small Sample Sizes
I’ve made a point on this site to worship at the altar of the large statistical sample. I won’t worry about Tim Lincecum after three starts. Brandon Belt’s ten...
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Phillies Take Game One, Giants Get Worked By Roy Halladay
Before I say anything, I’ll reiterate what was said in my series preview: I’m not worried about Tim Lincecum and today did nothing to change that. He’s not...
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Giants Extend Madison Bumgarner
The big news today is the extension announced for uber-lefty Madison Bumgarner. Initial reports say the deal buys out all of his arbitration years as well as his first...
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The Phillies Are Coming, the Phillies Are Coming!
There was a time when the Phillies were a scary team. They had the hitting. They had the pitching. They had the everything, and quite frankly it was annoying....
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Giants Fall to Pirates in Series Finale
Somehow that game didn’t feel all that painful given the missed opportunities that seemed to pop up left and right. The Giants continued the trend of not hitting with...
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Giants Beat Pirates As the Voodoo Continues
This game had a little bit of everything. First we had the news of Brian Wilson and his elbow troubles. This was followed by the usual raging about Brandon...
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With Brian Wilson Out, Who Gets to Close?
Bad news today for the Giants, Brian Wilson may be headed for surgery, which may end his season early. The reduced velocity we saw in Colorado was apparently the...
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Yet Another Argument About Why Brandon Belt Should Play
Let me tell you all a story about a player I’ve talked about pretty frequently. It’s a story about a young player struggling to hit at the Major League...
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