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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Author: Ash Day
San Francisco Giants writer for Bat Flips and Nerds.
San Francisco Giants: LaMonte Wade Jr. making a splash
The sun was high on a beautiful Saturday by the Bay when LaMonte Wade Jr. stepped to the plate. With two outs and a man on first, Wade Jr. looked calm and composed as he prepared to face Astros’ pitcher
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San Francisco Giants: All-Star break review
We find ourselves at the All-Star break, the annual midseason pause. Take a deep breath, stretch your legs, and take stock of what has been. And when you’re ready, prepare yourself for what will be. Before we get too far
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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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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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