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Oct 1, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford (35) acknowledges the cheers of the crowd as he comes to bat against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning at Oracle Park, in what could be his final game with the team. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY SportsJock Blog: Buster, Brandon and Boch. The eve of a symbolic celebratory Saturday
It’s Brandon Crawford Day on Saturday and the Hollywood screenwriters nailed the timing on this one. After all, Buster Posey — Crawford’s championship teammate two times over, and his frequent carpool companion from the East Bay to Oracle Park — is now running the Giants. Who better to roll out the red carpet for No.…
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Apr 23, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb (62) throws against the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Eakin Howard-Imagn ImagesGiants Bulletin: Webb outshines counterpart, Giants ride big sixth inning to victory, and perhaps a new closer issue?
Logan Webb and Freddy Peralta knew the assignment on Wednesday night. The two aces were billed as an elite starting pitching matchup, and both delivered. But Webb was just a bit better when it mattered most, and he and his team got the win because of that. Webb escaped a sixth inning jam with some…
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Apr 14, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; San Francisco Giants shortstop Tyler Fitzgerald (49) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a 3-run home run during the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn ImagesPregame Giants Bulletin: Halfway through April’s biggest test, Giants exceeding expectations
When the Giants left San Francisco last week with a 9-3 record, most fans probably would have signed up for a .500 road trip with visits to the Yankees, Phillies and Angels. Through five games, the Giants are 3-2, and despite a loss on Tuesday, they’re playing some of their best ball of the season. …
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Apr 13, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; San Francisco Giants center fielder Jung Hoo Lee (51) celebrates after hitting a a three-run home run in the sixth inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn ImagesGiants Bulletin: Jung Hoo Lee lifts Giants to another impressive series win
The sun didn’t shine once all weekend long in the Bronx, New York. Three straight days of gloomy, wet, grey spring days greeted the Giants at Yankee Stadium. But the 11-5 ballclub didn’t let the weather bring them down as they wrestled two of three from the defending American League champions, claiming their fourth of…
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Apr 9, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants players surround right fielder Mike Yastrzemski (5) after he hit a two-run RBI home run for a walk-off win against the Cincinnati Reds during the tenth inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn ImagesAll’s well that ends well: Yaz caps five run comeback with walk-off splash hit
Giants fans didn’t boo the team as it trudged off the field after a miserable top of the third inning that saw the Reds plate four runs to extend their lead to 5-0. But they probably could have. At that moment, the Giants hadn’t scored a run in 20 innings, and were staring down the…
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Adames plays hero in Giants’ home debut
When Willy Adames was introduced at Oracle Park in December after signing the biggest free agent deal in the history of the Giants franchise, he couldn’t contain his excitement to play at this yard in front of these fans. Among all other necessary pleasantries and kudos, Adames kept coming back to how highly he thought…
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© Robert Edwards-Imagn Images.Jock Blog: Buster Lays out His Values
After 20 minutes of real baseball talk with Buster Posey, it’s clear the Giants are in good hands — and even clearer that their new mantra might as well be: Get back in the dugout.
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Mar 30, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; San Francisco Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos (17) high fives shortstop Willy Adames (2) after the victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn ImagesGiants Bulletin: Takeaways from a Giants season-opening series win in Cincy
If you were to look up “bad road season opening series wins” in a baseball encyclopedia, you wouldn’t find much. It wasn’t dominant, it wasn’t always pretty, but the Giants did just that in Cincinnati to begin a highly anticipated 2025 campaign, taking two of three from the Reds to begin the season 2-1. Here…
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Mar 27, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; San Francisco Giants designated hitter Wilmer Flores (41) high fives catcher Patrick Bailey (14) after hitting a three-run home run in the ninth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn ImagesJock Blog: Nobody wanted to disappoint Buster
Two years ago, the Jock Blog penned an Opening Day missive and we led with this line: “Call it the Matt Beaty Moment.” Two years later, the Jock Blog pens an Opening Day missive and we will lead with this line: “Call it the Buster Posey Era opening moment.” A 2025 Giants roster with no…
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Mar 24, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Robbie Ray (38) delivers a pitch against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-Imagn ImagesGiants Bulletin: The Boys Are Back
The San Francisco Giants are your 2025 Cactus League champions. I’ll pause while you hug a loved one, pop champagne, and make plans to populate Market Street for a parade in a few days. Sarcasm aside, the title means next to nothing. Individual performances should be evaluated much more closely than those of teams during…
