As sure as the sun sets in the west, and that fog will prevent folks in the Outer Richmond and Sunset from enjoying the sight, the Giants’ starting pitchers keep games close to give the team a fighting chance. Such is the one underlying truth supporting their championship era. When … Continue reading
As sure as the sun sets in the west, and that fog will prevent folks in the Outer Richmond and Sunset from enjoying the sight, the Giants’ starting pitchers keep games close to give the team a fighting chance. Such is the one underlying truth supporting their championship era. When … Continue reading
Pablo Sandoval felt like hell, and not because his teammates gave him the same kidney shots he administers when one of them ends a game with a hit. Sandoval was so sick, he took intravenous fluids before Tuesday night’s big matchup between Matt Cain and Stephen Strasburg. It’s funny how … Continue reading
What started as Ryan Vogelsong‘s best night of the year turned into his worst. The Giants’ right-hander was in the midst of his best start of 2013 when he was struck in the right hand by a pitch while swinging the bat, and he came off the field grimacing. Vogelsong … Continue reading
Denver – In the third inning of Sunday’s 5-0 loss to the Rockies, Nick Noonan lay sprawled behind second base after Carlos Gonzalez accidentally kneed him in the neck. What a perfect metaphor for arguably the ugliest road trip in the Bruce Bochy era, a stinkpot of bad … Continue reading
Denver — Fans could drive themselves to drink trying to make sense of this season. When the Giants completed a 7-3 homestand by outscoring the Braves 23-4 over the final three games, folks could daydream about more October baseball. The Giants then embarked on what looked like an innocuous six-game … Continue reading
Denver — Who was the true difference-maker in Friday night’s 10-9 Rockies victory at Coors Field? If you said Jordan Pacheco, whose fifth-inning grand slam off Madison Bumgarner broke a 5-5 tie, thanks for playing and better luck next time. The answer is Colorado center fielder Dexter Fowler, who made … Continue reading
Denver — Man, was there a lot of chirping on the visiting side at Coors Field. Matt Cain‘s teammates razzed him in the clubhouse for getting the Roger Clemens treatment and not having to fly to Toronto. In the dugout, before the Giants launched their biggest comeback win since 2005 … Continue reading
Toronto — You had to know what the fans here were thinking: The Giants won world championships in two of the past three seasons? In which sport? Over the weekend, the Giants played four games against Atlanta and allowed a total of 10 runs. They played two games against the … Continue reading
Toronto — The Giants came to a new country and forgot how to play baseball for an inning. Melky Cabrera got his World Series ring and remembered how to become a hitting machine. R.A. Dickey recalled how to strike people out with his knuckleball. All these events conspired to end … Continue reading
