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: Giants Must Target Hunter Pence to Bolster Their Outfield
It’s quite obvious that the Giants need another bat, if not two, after scoring just three runs against the Dodgers over the weekend. Brian Sabean acquired Marco Scutaro from the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, but is he really the answer? Looking at it from a statistical standpoint, Scutaro’s .271/.324/.361 batting line isn’t that much of an upgrade over Joaquin 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 »
Five Current San Francisco Giants That Belong In The Minors
Over the past few seasons, much has been made about the Giants farm system and their ability to draft and develop young stars. With recent successes such as Pablo Sandoval, Buster Posey, and Madison Bumgarner, which followed Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, and Brian Wilson in the years prior, a lot of scouts were in favor [...]
Rangers Harrison Pitches a Gem, Blanks The Giants
On a day after scoring eight runs on fifteen hits, and 19 runs over the last three games, the Giants surging offense was brought to a screeching halt Friday evening. Scattering just five hits over eight innings, Matt Harrison (8-3) pitched a complete game shutout for the Rangers while Ian Kinsler and Josh Hamilton homered [...]
Barry Zito, Giants, Shutout Chicago Cubs 2-0
Barry Zito continues to impress as he improved his 2012 record to 5-2 Sunday afternoon with a shutout of the Chicago Cubs at AT&T Park. Zito pitched 8 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and two walks, while striking out five batters. He never appeared in any trouble throughout the game, only allowing a single runner to reach second base all more »
The Best Possible Giants’ Lineup
The Giants’ offense has been much improved from 2011, but it is still inconsistent. Bruce Bochy is always meddling with his lineups, trying to get the most from his healthy bunch. Gregor Blanco has been a pleasant surprise this season, supplanting Nate Schierholtz from right field. Joaquin Arias, another spring training acquisition, has been a marvel on defense, and a more »
San Francisco Giants: Posey Stays Hot, Slams Giants Past Brewers 6-4
Monday nght Buster Posey came up in the first inning with two runners on base and smashed a three run homer to left center field. Last night, Posey also came up to bat in the first inning with two runners on base, and crushed a ball off of Shaun Marcum that looked like it could also [...]
Giants’ Roster Decisions Looming
The Giants have already felt the pain of the disabled list numerous times this season, however that is about to change. In the near future Pablo Sandoval and Ryan Theriot will return from injury. At some point Freddie Sanchez, Eric Surkamp and Dan Runzler could also recover and return to active duty. If all things go well recent signee Brad more »
Giants Rally Late, Hold On for 3-2 Win Over Rockies
In a game with the slimmest of strike zones, the Giants had just enough offense to come out on top over the Colorado Rockies. Tied 1-1 heading into the Giants scored twice on a pair of RBI singles by Buster Posey and Brett Pill to push their lead to 3-1. Santiago Casilla took the mound looking to easily close out more »
