by Greek Giants There are many terrible generalizations and cliches we often inhabit when thinking about the baseball managers and the current Giants search for their next skipper: Company Man Yes Man Analytics Guy Baseball Lifer Good Baseball Man Player’s Manager Placeholder for a Rebuild Veteran Skipper Forget everything you…

by Greek Giant Tonight the National League Championship Series begins. The Nationals visit the Cardinals in what I think will be a great series. The winner will have the opportunity of getting steamrolled by either the Astros or the Yankees, at least that’s what the experts may have you think….

by Greek Giant About that game 5 last night in Los Angeles! Wow! Congratulations to the Nationals. What an epic win. For the Dodgers, frankly, I’m not one to pile on and find glory in the misfortunes of others. The Dodgers demonstrate the difference between regular season and postseason baseball….

by Greek Giant Today’s feast of postseason baseball should be a National holiday. I’m thinking the Nationals are not done yet with Scherzer still to pitch. The Braves look good. The Yankees and Astros are headed on a collision course. I hope Farhan Zaidi is taking notes on the Astros…

by Greek Giant There is a double header on the slate of games today. Both National League Divisional Series begin with the Dodgers hosting the Nationals and the Cardinals at home to face the Braves. These could be very interesting series both. My picks are Nationals over Dodgers in four…

by Greek Giant There is actually quite a bit of Giants stuff to write and talk about right now but I’m too busy living the sweet life in Greece to get into it. I will eventually write about Bochy’s post-Giants career, the candidates for Manager to replace Boch, and the…

by Greek Giant I’ll never forget the highs of 2010, 2012, 2014. Winning a World Series can make a man of 41 a child again. There is nothing like baseball. In no other sport do history and legacy matter as much. In no other game does the length of a…

by Greek Giant Yesterday, Major League Baseball and Commissioner Pete Manfred suspended Giants President and CEO Larry Baer through July 1, 2019, without pay. The punishment is exceptionally harsh considering Mr. Baer was never charged with a crime and considering he has no history or record of criminal or domestic…

by Greek Giant With the Giants brand new acquisition of  Erik Kratz it appears Farhan Zaidi has a little backup catcher fetish which begs the question: Why didn’t the Giants just keep Nick Hundley? The Giants current active roster is a very interesting mash-up of AAAA players, former World Series…