To say this was a strange game would be the understatement of the season.  This was a supremely peculiar game in every sense of the word.  Orlando Cabrera hit fifth, the Diamondbacks threw out a white flag lineup by deciding to rest their catcher, left fielder, and second baseman, and Guillermo Mota might have...
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Giants score more than 6 runs at home for the first time all season.
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Orlando Cabrera hitting fifth, Huff starting again.  It’s almost like Bochy’s trying to lose…
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Rarely do I go out of my way to doubt the will to win of an entire team with such cliches as “they don’t want it enough.”  If these last few games have been any indicator though, the Giants really don’t seem to have any interest in winning ballgames right now.  Carlos Beltran and...
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Giants’ BABIP last two weeks is .252. Over that same period they’re hitting .209/.256/.321 with the lowest BB% in all of baseball (5.5%).
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CF Cody Ross 2B Jeff Keppinger RF Carlos Beltran 3B Pablo Sandoval 1B Aubrey Huff LF Nate Schierholtz SS Orlando Cabrera C Chris Stewart P Tim Lincecum
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Just a week ago, things were looking up.  The Giants had just acquired Carlos Beltran as they rolled into Philadelphia and won two of three against the team with the best record in baseball.  Then we got swept by the Reds, followed by a loss to the Diamondbacks.  In case you blinked, the Giants’...
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Whenever division rivals face off in a situation where one team can come out on top in the standings, the temptation to label it the “biggest series of the season” is ever-present.  While I won’t downplay the importance of beating the Diamondbacks here, I will make the argument that these three games are far...
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Come on, admit it.  You knew that Edgar Renteria would play a part in some manner of losing this weekend; this is the Giants we’re talking about.  The stage was set perfectly: Brian Wilson was in, Renteria was at the plate with a runner in scoring position.  Two World Series heroes squaring off, face...
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To say that today’s been an emotional rollercoaster would be the understatement of the century.  The ride began the moment I woke up this morning, when I was flooded with news of Colby Rasmus going to the Blue Jays, Ervin Santana’s no-hitter, and Carlos Beltran coming to the Giants.  The fun didn’t stop there...
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