Sat on my sofa shortly before midnight, I watched Dominic Leone strikeout Eric Hosmer to seal the Giants’ 107th victory and their first NL West title since 2012. Buster Posey, behind home plate, raised up from his squat with his
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Category: San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants: Kevin Gausman, Cy Young contender?
Kevin Gausman fidgets on the mound in the late afternoon Cincinnati sunshine, taking in his surroundings at Great American Ball Park, home of the Reds. Gausman, the San Francisco Giants’ ace pitcher, actually used to call this place home, for
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San Francisco Giants: Compliments to Crawford
Brandon Crawford arrived at the Giants’ Oracle Park with the warmth of the morning sun on his shoulders. It was a beautiful day for San Francisco’s home opener as they hosted the Colorado Rockies to begin a three game series.
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One Metric For Every Giants hitter To Focus On – Outfielders
In my debut article, I wrote about one key statistic to focus on for Giants infielders. In this column, I will be doing the same for the outfielders. My choice of players is based on who I believe is likely
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San Francisco Giants: Spring Training Battle
San Francisco Giants: Third base There must be a high probability that the San Francisco Giants will never field the same lineup in consecutive games this season. There is something in the Pacific air; a west coast trait that is
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San Francisco Giants: Players we love this spring
Spring training is in full effect and it’s wonderful having baseball back on our screens. We can kick back, revel in these 6pm starts here in the UK, and get unnecessarily riled up over meaningless results. So far I’ve avoided
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San Francisco Giants Spring Preview: The Rotation
As Julie Andrews once sang amidst the picturesque mountains of Salzburg, I simply remember my favourite things, and then I don’t feeeeeeeel so baaaaaaad. And with that optimistic approach firmly in mind, I bring you our San Francisco Giants spring
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San Francisco Giants: Who’s on first?
It hasn’t sunk in yet, that we get to see our favourite baseball teams and players soon. This month in fact, if the global pandemic permits. The San Francisco Giants are busy preparing themselves for Spring Training in their Scottsdale,
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San Francisco Giants: The return of Buster Posey
When an injured player is set to return in the world of football, managers love to refer to the player as being “like a new signing.” It became one of Arsene Wenger’s catchphrases at Arsenal, such was his fondness for
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San Francisco Giants: Quintana, Odorizzi and Archer to SF?
The lack of free agent movement so far indicates most teams are unenthusiastic to commit their precious dollars to available players. With the Covid-19 shortened 2020 season significantly impacting team revenue, owners have been hesitant to splash the cash this
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