There are a few things that absolutely require commentary. Perfect games. Miracle comebacks. Winning the pennant. These are all things that merit at the very least a passing mention. Tonight falls under this umbrella of “Holy mother of Christ how can you not say something about this?” I’m going to be honest. After Bronson Arroyo...
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After a momentous occasion such as a perfect game or a World Series, everyone has their own “Where Were You When…” story to tell.  Oftentimes they tell of randomly receiving tickets to what appeared to be an ordinary game only to witness something that will be remembered forever.  Well this is not one of...
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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 managed to win on the road in New York.  All...
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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 year of free agency, and will likely be valued around $30-35 million.  The deal also has two options covering the second and third years of...
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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 result of a bum elbow, and now we find ourselves in something of a bullpen mire. In terms of pure stuff, the logical choice to close...
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As many of you may know by now, the big news today was Giants’ acquisition of outfielder Melky Cabrera in exchange for Jonathan Sanchez and minor leaguer Ryan Verdugo.  Upon the announcement, the Twitterverse exploded with fan rage, as detractors across the internet prepared to throw themselves down the proverbial staircase.  I find myself...
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Did a roundtable with the lovely folks of the Giants blogosphere today, here are the cliff notes (full transcript can be found here). On the Pirates Series Productive Outs: I wouldn’t put that much importance on it, frankly. It would suck, but they’re a decent team that’s had the tar kicked out of em the past...
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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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I wake up a little later than usual and suddenly the whole world has come crashing down.  The Blue Jays acquired Colby Rasmus in an eight player deal, rumors are flying around that the Giants have acquired Carlos Beltran for Zack Wheeler, and Ervin Santana threw a no-hitter where he still gave up a...
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In keeping with the habit of taking Astro’s middle infielders, the Giants have acquired Jeff Keppinger in exchange for minor league pitchers Henry Sosa and Jason Stoffel.  Keppinger has experience playing everywhere around the diamond, and will likely be called upon to shore up either second base or shortstop, hopefully resulting in less playing...
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