by Greek Giant For once, on this Monday night, it was the Giants getting the big hit. It was the Giants’s opponent that could not get that shutdown inning. Evan Longoria hit a laser razor beam three-run double down the left field line with two outs and the bases loaded…
by Greek Giant pantsing* NOUN US slang The action of pulling down or removing a person’s trousers (and sometimes underpants), especially as a practical joke; an instance of this. Origin 1940s; earliest use found in Nevada State Journal. From pants + -ing. Pronunciation pantsing /ˈpantsɪŋ/ Source: Oxford Dictionary pacman68•7 hours…
by Greek Giant There is no sugarcoating it: The Giants looked real bad against the Yankees Friday and Saturday. The Giants entered this series with a modest three game winning streak and good vibes that only winning baseball and a homecoming can provide. They are healthy and they had confidence…
Box score here by DrLefty Since I wrote my post a week ago, the Giants have gone 3-2. That’s not bad, and it included the Giants’ first series sweep (OK, just two games, but it was a sweep and on the road), and the three wins pulled them to a…
by Greek Giant The San Francisco Giants open up a three game series against the New York Yankees with Madison Bumgarner pitching. James Paxton will be the starting pitcher for the Yankees, who have both Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge on the disabled list. Despite these injuries and others the…
by Greek Giant The Giants shutout the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 yesterday behind another long ball by Pablo Sandoval and six superb innings of scoreless pitching by Drew Pomeranz. Pomeranz was able to ease up on his fastball and command it better, often getting ahead of hitters with his breaking…
by Greek Giant The Giants of San Francisco defeated the Blue Jays of Toronto 7-6 behind four home runs and a three-hit game by Pablo Sandoval. This was the first three-hit game by a Giant since Willie McCovey had four hits against the Reds at Candlestick in 1977. It was…
by Greek Giant Our beloved San Franciscan baseballers conclude an eight game road trip with two games in Toronto beginning tonight. The Giants are currently 2-4 on this trip. Two wins in Canada can redeem this voyage East and give the Giants a little old-fashioned momentum heading back home to…
by Greek Giant When Brian Reynolds’s double with two outs in the ninth and Jung Ho Kang on first bounced so high off a hop off the wall that Steven Duggar actually had to wait for it to bounce before he could reach it my only thought was “Tie Game!”…
by Greek Giant The Giants face the Pirates for the last game of a three-game series. Yesterday the San Franciscans were defeated by both Pittsburgh and Mother nature, losing 3-1 in a five inning game called because of rain. It’s that kind of season so far. The Giants are now…