The Giants are in first place once again, and with a pitching rotation that sports such names as Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, and Madison Bumgarner, you’d think the main reason for their ranking atop the NL West would be due to some superlative pitching. Well, think again. The Giants currently sport a 23-15 record and a hold a seat on more »
Brandon Crawford’s Hot Hitting Is Providing Giants With Early Spark
Last Tuesday, April 9th, in a game against the Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford came to the plate with two runners on and the team down 6-2. Crawford, never known for his hitting acumen in the first place, was off to a slow start to the season. He came into the game hitting just .217 in the more »
3 Reasons Why Joaquin Arias Should Be the Giants’ Everyday Shortstop
The Giants have had their share of issues, but none of those problems are quite like shortstop. Joaquin Arias had provided the thump lately, while Brandon Crawford has flashes the leather. However, Arias deserves the starting job. Here are three reasons why: Platooning Isn’t Effective In the Giants’ situation, platooning seems like the only plausible solution to having two average more »
Trade Deadline: Are the Giants Looking at Stephen Drew?
There’s no doubt that the Giants will make some minor moves to sure up their roster for a postseason run. Tim Kawkammi talked with GM Brian Sabean over the phone on Tuesday. The main takeaway from the chat transcript was that Sabean won’t be making any blockbuster moves. However, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, reported earlier Tuesday that the Giants more »
Trade Deadline: Giants Should Stand Pat With Their Current Infield
Forget it. The Giants aren’t going to be making a move for a top notch bat in the upcoming trade deadline. GM, Brian Sabean went all in on Carlos Beltran at the deadline last season, and that came back to bite him in more ways then one. One, Beltran is tearing it up for the Cardinals right now, And two, more »
Why Angel Pagan Should get a Second Chance in the Leadoff Spot
It’s time for Bruce Bochy to use some of his mixing and matching skills with Angel Pagan, whose struggling mightily at the plate. The former Met hit an astounding .375 in May, but the summer has brought everything but astounding numbers for Pagan. He hit .245 in June, and while we’re only halfway through July, Pagan is hitting just .229. more »
Nats’ Bats, Heat Overwhelm Lincecum, Giants 9-3
The temperature at first pitch was over 90 degrees, and while the Nationals players might have been used the heat, it became abundantly clear early the Giants’ starter was not. Tim Lincecum was quickly outmatched by the Nationals’ offense and the heat, yielding eight runs in just three and one third innings pitched as the home team emerged victorious from more »
The Giants Will be Represented Well in the Midsummer Classic, With 4 Players Headed to Kansas City
The Giants had a very successful day before the game was even played. Not only will the Giants have three of their positional players start the Midsummer Classic in Kansas City, but all of their infielders received big-time votes as well. Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford both finished in close seconds at their respective positions. Crawford was 300,000 votes away more »
San Francisco Giants: Needs The Team should Address at the Trade Deadline
The Giants are on top of the world right now. The pitching staff has tossed four straight shutouts, and they have regained the lead in the N.L West over their rival Dodgers. However, there are some areas of weaknesses that they could address at the July 31, trade deadline. Here are three of them: Bullpen Depth The Giants have a more »
Why the San Francisco Giants Must Flip Flop Brandon Crawford and Ryan Theriot
Ryan Theriot and Brandon Crawford aren’t the flashiest names on the San Francisco Giants’ roster, but they are vital to the Giants success on offense. Theriot stepped up as the everyday second basemen after returing from a shoulder injury that supposedly limited his ability to extend when swinging the bat. However, Bruce Bochy is making a costly mistake by hitting more »
