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Jun 26, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt (9) and starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija (29) after a play against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY SportsSamardzija rises to occasion, delivers win Giants have been waiting for
Think of a worse two-week stretch of Giants’ baseball than the one the franchise just endured. If you’re under 25 years old, your mind is going to race for awhile. But if you were around to witness the Giants lose 12 of 13 games over a two-week period in 1992, you know what bad baseball…
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Jun 26, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) hits a sacrifice fly to send in a runner against the Colorado Rockies during the third inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY SportsGiants rise from the dead, blow out Rockies in series-opener
Monday was supposed to be the day the Giants were lowered down into their grave. After losing 12 of their past 13 games, including three non-competitive weekend contests against a fourth-place New York Mets team, a Giants’ team that was left for dead long ago should have been buried by the Colorado Rockies.
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Jun 20, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Mark Melancon (41) throws a pitch against the Atlanta Braves in the ninth inning at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY SportsBochy: Melancon story is ‘pole-vaulting over mouse turds’
The Giants have lost 51 of their first 78 games, and are on pace to become the first team in franchise history to lose more than 100 games in a single season. What’s to blame for the team’s monumental struggles?
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Melancon: ‘I feel like Allen Iverson talking about stretching’
If it’s time to find a scapegoat, Mark Melancon says “bring it on.” The 2017 season has been nothing but a disappointment for a San Francisco Giants team loaded with veteran players and players who have demonstrated they know how to win at the Major League level, yet the team is 24 games under .500…
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Bonds says he can ‘without a doubt’ still hit one in McCovey Cove
Barry Bonds joined Kruk and Kuip in the booth Sunday and predicted he could still smash a ball into McCovey Cove.
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Krukow on Giants’ chemistry: ‘I don’t see any friction’
Mike Krukow joined Murph & Mac on KNBR to discuss the state of the Giants, both on the field and in the clubhouse. Krukow explained that he didn’t see much of any chemistry issue with the Giants, despite reports surfacing that there may be some tension.
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Melancon ‘rubbed some teammates the wrong way’ early this season [report]
New Giants closer Mark Melancon reportedly rubbed some of his teammates the wrong way earlier this season, but a lot of the frustration can likely be credited to the team’s failures as a whole this year.
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Morse ‘barely remembers’ brawl, still has symptoms [report]
Nearly a month after the brawl sparked by Hunter Strickland beaning Bryce Harper, Michael Morse is still facing lingering concussion symptoms.
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Giants’ disdain of Angel Pagan may have provided unity they miss [report]
The struggling Giants may be missing Angel Pagan, but not for reasons most would think. A report from Ken Rosenthal says the outfielder’s presence may have been unifying for the other team members in the clubhouse.
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Jun 25, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) fouls a ball in the eighth inning at AT&T Park. The Mets won 8-2. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Villa-USA TODAY SportsGiants passing the eye-test, ready to write the wrong kind of history
Johnny Cueto called it sad. Brandon Belt said nobody expected it to be this way. Bruce Bochy said it can be embarrassing. The Giants are still two weeks shy of the All-Star break, and on Saturday, San Francisco lost its 50th game of the season.
