Week in Review (6/27-7/3)
Results: 4-3 (48-38, 2 game lead in NL West) 13-7 W @ CHC; 6-3 W @ CHC; 2-1 L @ CHC; 5-2 L @ CHC; 4-3 W @ Det; 15-3 W @ Det; 6-3 L @ Det What a strange week. Do we rejoice in the offense breaking out a...
View ArticleBon Iver
So, the Grammy nominations came out last night and it was hilarious to drive around this morning and listen to the top 40 station DJ’s here in Boston trying to figure out Bon Iver. Is that like Bon...
View ArticleWhat the Burriss!
I might be in the minority, but I actually don’t mind the moves the Giants have made this offseason. Especially if they lock up Timmy and Matty then they accomplished some key things: Locked up their...
View ArticlePros and Cons (From the First Week of Baseball)
I know it’s early and all lot of this is small sample size, but let’s take a look at the early happy things and early sad face things about the Giants this young baseball season. PROS Melkey Cabrera: I...
View ArticleWeek in Review (5/7-5/13)
Results: 9-1 L @ LAD; 2-1 W @ LAD; 6-2 L @ LAD; 5-1 L @ Ari; 5-2 W @ Ari; 7-3 W @ Ari 3-3 (17-17, 6.0 GB in NL West) Kind of roller coaster week. After game one against the Dodgers it looked like the...
View ArticleWeek In Review (8/6-8/13)
Results: 4-4 (63-53, tied for First in NL West) We’re just going to pretend that last night never happened and instead bask in the glory that was Sunday afternoon…the come-from-behind victory…the...
View ArticleOh Glory! (or the Immortality of Buster Posey)
I’ll be honest: after the Giants were bamboozled by Bronson Arroyo in Game 2 I figured it was over. Nice season Giants, thanks for the ride, loved it, but not every year is like 2010. Not that many...
View Article#SFGiants Week In Review (4/15-4/21)
What a weird week. Absolutely horrible in Milwaukee (a place the Giants seem to do well, and against a bad team), and then awesome at home against the Padres. The Giants are now 8-1 in the...
View Article3 Thoughts on Last Night’s Game #SFGiants #2014playoffs
Well, that was awesome! I love being wrong. Three thoughts coming your way: I will take Madison Bumgarner against anyone. Clayton Kershaw is awesome. The Tigers have the last three guys to win the AL...
View ArticleReflections, Thoughts, Memories, Heroes. #SFGiants #THREERINGS #WorldChampions
Where to start? Let’s begin with second guessing: 1. Ned Yost was destined to cost the Royals a game at some point in this postseason. It was going to happen in one of three ways: (1) bunting, (2)...
View ArticleWeek [1] In Review (4/1-4/7) #sfgiants #weekinreview
Well… Quite a lot has happened since I last posted, far too much to cover! My goal is to keep this going for another year, so stay tuned. Let’s start with a quick preview/keys to 2016. I’m not saying...
View ArticleWeek [7] In Review (5/16-5/22) #sfgiants #weekinreview
The Giants are rolling now, although, in keeping with the oddness theme for the year, it’s been three weeks since they scored more than five runs! Nonetheless, they’ve won 10 of their last 11 and...
View ArticleFirst Half Recap #sfgiants #2016
If you had of predicted, at the start of the season, significant DL time for Hunter Pence, Matt Cain, Sergio Romo, Matt Duffy, Angel Pagan, Joe Panik, and various other contributors from the bench and...
View ArticleWeek [19] In Review (8/8-8/14) #sfgiants #weekinreview
I have no idea what to say today. Part of me wants to write about the positive signs, because there were many this past week: better starts, better offense, better bullpen (until Sunday). Part of my...
View ArticleSigns of Blah #sfgiants
We’ve officially hit the doldrums. Maybe they hit you on opening day, maybe you are still, pathetically, excited about the 2017 SF Giants (I don’t know, there might be one of you). Chances are you are...
View ArticleBrandons and Other Things That Are Good #sfgiants #weekinreview
Thanks to exciting wins on Saturday and Sunday, the Giants turned a potentially disappointing week into something kind of awesome. They started off the week by taking the first 2 of a 3 game series...
View ArticleA Quick Update #sfgiants #weekinreview
I’ve been in the midst of a move, staring a new job, and then also the Warriors have grabbed what little sports attention I’ve had recently (they are a good basketball team, but that’s not what we are...
View ArticleA Couple Quick Thoughts… #weekinreview #sfgiants
The Giants are on a roll right now and for the first time this season it feels real. They are two bullpen meltdowns away from being tied for first place. So, a couple of quick accolades: Austin Slater:...
View ArticleAll-Star Break Review
50-48 That’s where we stand at the traditional All-Star break evaluation point. The Giants lost 6-2. They’re 50-48 at the All-Star break. Last year they were 34-56. Progress! — Alex Pavlovic...
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