The Giants are certainly a confusing team in 2013, but wins are wins. Brandon Belt was the hero of Tuesday evening, launching an eighth inning homerun to turn the tables on the Diamondbacks, granting the Giants a 9-6 win. A shaky start by Tim Lincecum will surely raise more doubts about his future in San Francisco, but at least the more »
Giants’ Pitching, Defense Struggle in 12 inning loss to Padres
These are not your World Champion San Francisco Giants. The last few days have been much more reminiscent of the mid 1990’s Giants, replete with inconsistent pitching and shaky defense. It is frequently said that to win any given game a team needs two of the three staples of any game, pitching, hitting and defense. While the Giants’ offense managed more »
Giants Raise Flag, Shutout Cards
After an emotional pre-game celebration of the 2012 championship, Barry Zito picked up right where he left off last season with the Giants winning for the fifteenth consecutive time he started a game. Zito allowed just three hits over seven innings in the Giants home opener Friday, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0. The Cardinals season was ended last fall more »
Giants’ Starting Pitching Now A Major Concern?
Usually, the starting pitching takes the backseat on the list of concerns for the Giants. Now, it has taken the very front seat, and the Giants’ bread and butter is no longer a guarantee anymore. Due to this, the bullpen has had to take on a bigger role, and signs of fatigue are occurring. Even with the likes of Matt more »
Why Santiago Casilla Should Get Another Chance As the Giants’ Closer
While a closer by committee bullpen works in rare occasions, most teams generally don’t find much success in the tactic. The winners have one closer, and everyone on the roster knows that. Right now, the Giants don’t have a set-in-stone closer, nor does there appear to be any set roles assigned. There’s no flow. The loss of Brian Wilson has more »
Why the Giants Should Trade for Huston Street
If the Giants are to moves at the upcoming July 31st trade deadline, it’s going to be for bullpen depth. It’s not going to be the big splash that Giants fans are hoping for, nor will it be a starting pitcher to replace Tim Lincecum or Barry Zito. While Bruce Bochy has been using Santiago Casilla in the closer role more »
Why the San Francisco Giants Should Trade for Kansas City Royals’ Jonathan Broxton
The wheels are starting to fall off for Giants’ closer Santiago Casilla. Since he appeared on June 22, in Oakland against the A’s, he hasn’t looked like the same guy who has recorded 21 saves. Casilla blew two saves against the A’s, last Saturday and Sunday, then he blew a save against the Reds this past Sunday, and his most 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 »
Giants Get Smoak’ed, Lose In Ninth Inning Walk Off
In an anticipated pitching duel, matching two of the best young arms in the majors today, Seattle’s Felix Hernandez (4-5) and San Francisco’s Madison Bumgarner (8-4) lived up to the billing, both pitching at least seven innings, only surrending one run a piece. While both pitchers dominated the opposition, neither one figured in the decision [...]
Should the Injuries to the Bullpen be a Concern for the Giants?
If you haven’t noticed, the Giant’s bullpen is pretty banged up. Sergio Romo is dealing with a knee injury that was originally a dislocated kneecap suffered while stretching it out in the batting cage. Giants’ closer, Santiago Casilla injured his knee while trying to make an off-balanced play last Friday night in a 4-3 win against the Cubs. So it’s more »
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