Before we start, I want to make it clear that I will not be using this article just to remind everyone that in this post last year, I predicted Aaron Judge would win AL MVP. Although I will remind you
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Tag: San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants: Who is Blake Sabol?
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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San Francisco Giants: Spring Watch – Brandon Crawford’s legacy
Welcome back to Spring Watch, the San Francisco Giants edition. Part one focused on a prized prospect and part two looked at the big position battle to watch out for in camp. In this third and final part, our attention
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MLB 2023: Matt’s 30 in 35 Challenge
In July 2023, Matt leaves the UK for New York at the start of his epic challenge to visit watch a game in all 30 MLB grounds in 35 days.
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San Francisco Giants: Spring Watch – Third Base Battle
Welcome back to Spring Watch, the San Francisco Giants edition. No, this isn’t your grandad’s Springwatch on BBC Two. We’re not out here watching birds and flowers. Springtime for baseball fans has us carefully examining the intricate shaping of our
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Episode 304 – National League Offseason Review
Russell, Darius, Ben and Gav continue the Bat Flips & Nerds review of the offseason but this time for the National League teams. Each team is given a grade based on the traditional 80-20 baseball grading scale. Listen to “Episode
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San Francisco Giants: Spring Watch – Kyle Harrison
Spring is (almost) in the air! Warmer weather and brighter days are just around the corner, and with that comes baseball. Wonderful, glorious baseball. Ahead of the Giants’ equipment trucks pulling into their Scottsdale facility in sunny Arizona, our attention
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San Francisco Giants: A Winter To Remember Part 2: Position Players
Welcome back to our look at the Giants offseason to remember, a recap of the players the club have secured for 2023 (and beyond). Let’s get the obvious out of the way: of course it was disappointing, nigh excruciatingly painful,
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San Francisco Giants: A Winter To Remember Part 1: Pitchers
For a while there, the Giants’ offseason was looking downright awful. When the club missed out on Aaron Judge in agonising fashion, that was a low point. Then the Carlos Correa saga began; another twist of the knife for Giants
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San Francisco Giants: Carlos Correa is a Giant*
* Update: A week after publishing this post, Correa’s introductory press conference in San Francisco was postponed. His medical exam raised an issue that made the Giants reconsider the deal and before you knew it, Correa was off to the
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