Whether they’re willing to admit it or not, every baseball fan has a favourite baseball player. Maybe it’s their favourite team’s current ace, the random right fielder whose jersey they received as a Christmas gift when they were eight years
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The offseason is in full effect, the Hot Stove is here. I love this time of year. The speculation, the rumours, the uncertainty, and the hope. Fans want the best and brightest free-agents to join their ballclub. Is Shohei Ohtani
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Disappointing. Uninspiring. Boring. The 2023 Giants were all of these things. There were a smattering of highlight moments, of course, but they were too few and far between. By September an unpleasant air of apathy and disinterest had settled over
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Move over Shohei Ohtani. You’ve got competition for the title of ‘best player in the game.’ Step forward Giants fan-favourite Wilmer Flores. Alright, let’s get serious; Flores isn’t in the same category as Ohtani, the once-in-a-lifetime force of nature every
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They call him Camilo Tranquilo and he’s the best closer in baseball. For those unfamiliar, we’re talking about Camilo Doval, the Giants’ unflappable All-Star reliever and burgeoning superstar. Doval is the first man in 2023 to reach 30 saves and
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Alex Wood takes a deep breath, sets himself, then kicks and fires an 86 mph changeup, low and away. Wood’s pitch hasn’t caught enough of the plate to entice a swing from Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen but someone else
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LaMonte Wade Jr. was something of an afterthought before his breakout season in 2021. Two unremarkable cups of coffee with the Twins were not an indication of the impact Wade would later enjoy after his February 2021 trade to the
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The Giants have been a streaky club in 2023 thus far. Days of consecutive losses followed by a burst of victories. Rinse and repeat. Injuries have been a factor. Aches and pains have taken their toll, exposing the lack of
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We’re just a few weeks into the season and I’m being polite when I say the Giants haven’t enjoyed much success to begin 2023. Lumped with a losing record entirely of their own making, it hasn’t been much fun for
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Following an eventful winter, the Giants welcomed a straightforward, fuss-free spring, and that’s mostly what they got. They avoided any devastating long-term injuries to the roster and a few bright spots emerged on the horizon. Perhaps the brightest and most
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