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Casilla upset he wasn’t called upon during ninth inning debacle
Santiago Casilla lost his job as the San Francisco Giants’ closer after blowing a league leading nine saves in 2016. That might have something to do with manager Bruce Bochy’s decision not to turn to the 13-year-veteran during last night’s disastrous ninth-inning meltdown.
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Belt: ‘We got a good group of people coming back’
Brandon Belt met with reporters following his team’s Game 4 NLDS loss to the Chicago Cubs, and talked about what it felt like losing a playoff series for the first time in his career.
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Strickland: It’s frustrating but we win and lose as a team
Reliever Hunter Strickland recognizes how frustrating 2016 was for the Giants and their bullpen, but agrees with the rest of the squad’s sentiment that it’s still a team game.
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Matt Moore defends Bochy’s decision to go to bullpen in 9th
“It’s a little early for the ‘what if’ Monday morning type of stuff,” said Matt Moore.
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Twitter unleashes on Giants’ bullpen
Social media leaves no remorse for San Francisco’s choking relief pitching.
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Frandsen: Giants reacted to loss vs. Cubs like world champs should
Despite the cheers from Cubs fan reverberating off the AT&T bricks well past the final out, Kevin Frandsen said he’s incredibly proud of how his former team reacted to their last gut-wrenching loss of 2016.
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Romo answers questions about the future of the Giants bullpen
After a nightmare season for the unit, it’s safe to assume there will be some changes made to the San Francisco Giants bullpen.
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Dynasty at a crossroads: Where do the Giants go from here?
San Francisco’s biggest fault caught up with them in the ninth inning. The sad part about it? Giants fans weren’t surprised at all.
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Posey shares postgame message to upcoming free agents Romo, López
With a Game 4 NLDS loss to the Cubs, the San Francisco Giants season has come to a close, and relief pitchers Sergio Romo and Javier Lopez are now officially both free agents. After the game, Buster Posey shared what he told two pitchers he’s played with for years.
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Cubs show Giants early exit following one last bullpen demise
In fitting fashion, the 2016 San Francisco Giants exited their latest even-year postseason run earlier than they had anticipated thanks to another meltdown in the bullpen.