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Chin up, Giants fans: At least they’re not the Cleveland Spiders
When your team is compared to the 100-loss 1985 San Francisco Giants, you know you’re doing something historic. When it’s all said and done, this year’s version of the Giants may well be the worst since the franchise moved west. If this squad had been the 1958 version, the city might have sent them back…
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Jun 23, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ty Blach (50) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the New York Mets at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY SportsSleepless Giants live out another nightmare against Mets
After playing past midnight in Atlanta on Thursday night (well, Friday morning), Bruce Bochy’s ballclub endured a five-hour cross country flight back to San Francisco and didn’t land until the sun was rising. So when San Francisco fell behind 7-1 on Friday evening against the New York Mets, it shouldn’t have come as much of…
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Jun 22, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a run against the Atlanta Braves in the third inning at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY SportsCrick’s long-awaited Major League debut well received by Bochy, Giants
Kyle Crick fought his way to the big leagues. So it’s no surprise that when Crick made his Major League debut on Thursday evening in Atlanta, the 24-year-old right-hander came out punching. After spending six years in the Giants’ organization, the team’s second overall draft pick from 2011 threw 2 and 1/3 scoreless innings against…
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May 16, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants third baseman Eduardo Nunez (10) fields a ground ball against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY SportsGiants place Eduardo Nunez on disabled list
After Giants third baseman Eduardo Nunez sat out the final three games of the team’s four-game set in Atlanta this week, San Francisco reevaluated Nunez on Friday upon returning home to AT&T Park. Nunez tweaked his hamstring last week in Colorado, and returned to the lineup against on Monday in Atlanta, but the issue continued…
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Apr 26, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Steven Okert (48) delivers a pitch during the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY SportsGiants call up Okert, designate Morris for assignment
For the second time this week, the San Francisco Giants have dug into the AAA ranks and called up a relief pitcher. On Friday, the Giants announced they’ve recalled left-hander Steven Okert from AAA Sacramento and designated right-hander Bryan Morris for assignment.
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Krukow: Kyle Crick ‘had to overcome some demons’ before being called up
Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow joined Murph & Mac on Friday and said that he was impressed with Kyle Crick’s first ever performance in a major league uniform.
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Jun 20, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; San Francisco Giants right fielder Hunter Pence (8) reaches for a ball against the Atlanta Braves in the seventh inning at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY SportsLosing 100 games would make Giants baseball’s most disappointing team in at least a decade
If the Giants drop 100 games, it would be the first time a team with an Opening Day payroll of more than $150 million has ever lost more than 93 games. While there aren’t advanced analytics that prove deeper pockets will lead to deeper playoff runs, at the very least, outspending their peers should keep…
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Jun 22, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; San Francisco Giants center fielder Gorkys Hernandez (66) is tagged out by Atlanta Braves third baseman Johan Camargo (17) on a steal attempt in the fourth inning at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY SportsCain, Morris implode in eight-run fifth inning, Giants lose seventh straight series
It’s hard to imagine a worse way to lose than on a walkoff, and in the past week, the San Francisco Giants have watched their opponents’ sprint onto the field to celebrate game-winning hits on three separate occasions. For the 2017 Giants, though, there are worse ways to lose, and sure enough, they found one…
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Jun 6, 2017; Milwaukee, WI, USA; San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain (18) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY SportsCain, Garcia set for rematch in Giants-Braves series finale
Jamie Garcia got the best of the Giants’ Matt Cain in a pitching duel at San Francisco on May 26, the decisive seventh-inning hit in the 2-0 victory coming from the Atlanta Braves pitcher himself.
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Jun 13, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Sam Dyson (49) pitches against the Kansas City Royals in the ninth inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY SportsIn unstable Giants bullpen, Dyson’s emergence a welcome sight
When the Texas Rangers designated reliever Sam Dyson for assignment in late May, a small handful of clubs looking to stock their bullpens for a run at the postseason reportedly expressed interest. That’s why it came as a surprise when Dyson landed with the San Francisco Giants, a team that already dropped off the playoff…
