A long time ago, the Dodgers organization made a deal with Satan.  After selling their souls and the souls of all future Dodgers in exchange for the promise of being a successful franchise, the Dodgers went on to win a few pennants and World Series.  The Giants, in all of their bright glory, became...
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I’m repeating myself when I say that there’s no shame in being shut out by Ubaldo Jimenez.  The guy is a space assassin from  the Glornak 7 galaxy, sent to make a struggling Giants offense look even worse than they normally do.  On his home world he was genetically engineered in a lab and...
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Let’s acknowledge right off the bat that this six game roadtrip was a ferry ride through hell in terms of losing.  There was lots of Manny Ramirez, David Eckstein, tears, and the reappearance of the 2009 offense.  In summation, it was the worst first six-game roadtrip of the season since…well, last year’s first six...
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Dear Southern California Baseball, My relationship with you began the moment I decided I was a Giants fan at the age of four.  From then on, I knew that I had to possess an irrational but oddly satisfying hatred for the Dodgers.  Since then my passion for Giants baseball has not wavered.  Then 2002 came...
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It really doesn’t get much better than today’s game, plain and simple.  After a loss highlighted by a botched double-play and the continuing existence of Brandon Medders on the 25-man roster, the Giants needed to rebound to avoid losing the series to the Pirates.  And rebound they did. The day was won by the best...
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With a good series against a formidable Atlanta Braves team over and done with, the Giants enter a series against a lesser team with some momentum.  The Pirates are filled to the rafters with potential on the hitting side, with guys like Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones leading the rejuvenated offense.  Pitching-wise, things aren’t...
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Keeping their undefeated record intact with another win against the hapless Astros, the Giants now go home to begin baseball in San Francisco.  They’ll take on the scary-good offense of the Braves in a series where Todd Wellemeyer is pitching.  Translation: we’re going to get rocked in at least one game.  If Wellemeyer’s final...
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With the first two games in the books, there’s a lot to be excited about.  Let’s hear it for sample sizes!  Let’s kick this off and give some praise where it’s due; the starting pitching has been absolutely fantastic.  13 innings, no runs, and one walk between Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito (!) is...
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