Cover photo from the new Mays/Shea book, out by next week. by DrLefty That title is what is known in social media as “click bait.” There is no breaking Giants news. It is, however, the week of Willie Mays’s birthday. MLB still moving towards trying to start the…
DrLefty’s home office by DrLefty As many of you know, MrLefty and I moved last summer to a brand-new condo. He works from home most of the time, so we needed a dedicated home-office space, comfortable furniture for him to sit on/at all day, and the best high-speed Wifi money…
by DrLefty If you see a groundhog eating pizza in the middle of April, does that mean we have six more weeks of quarantine? If y’all need me I’ll be watching this groundhog eating pizza for the duration of the quarantine. pic.twitter.com/tlGwUkjjAs — Jenny Johnson (@JennyJohnsonHi5) April 16, 2020 …
by DrLefty It’s Saturday morning of Easter weekend, and oh, do I wish I had a Friday night baseball game to recap. Even if the Giants lost. Even if the Giants looked awful while losing. I know how to write those kinds of recaps. I don’t really know what to…
by DrLefty I miss a lot of things. Carnitas at Tres Hermanas for Saturday lunch. Going to a movie. Being able to see my family members or chat with my neighbors without setting up a Zoom meeting. Popping spontaneously over to the supermarket because I need a particular ingredient for…
A #ForeverGiant sings on “The Masked Singer” TV show by DrLefty OK, I’m not down with these simulated baseball games. Why do I want to pretend that the Dodgers are stomping on the Giants in the opening series at Dodger Stadium? If I wanted to see that, I could watch…
by DrLefty TWGers, it’s time for a Come-to-Buster moment. I get it. We’re bored, anxious, frustrated, and missing baseball. Many of us are in high-risk groups for the COVID-19 virus, and/or our loved ones are, and we’re scared about that. I know I am. We or loved ones have lost…
Hall-of-Famer and #ForeverGiant Rogers Hornsby (1896-1963) by DrLefty I can’t believe it was just a week ago today that I was sitting in a Scottsdale hotel room, waiting to go to my first of two Cactus League games at Scottsdale Stadium. It seems like a month ago. It seems like…
by DrLefty Sorry again for this belated report. The shine of our fun weekend in Scottsdale has worn off a bit given the Giants’ eighth-inning implosion on Monday and the butt-kicking they’re getting from the Cubs today. Nonetheless, I’ll wrap up this three-part series with some notes from Sunday’s trip…
Blog legend Chris “Mavo” Mavraedis, author of “Falling in Love with Baseball,” at the book-signing table for ALS research. Off to his left is Dave Dravecky. Behind Mavo are me (left) and my college roommate, Jill Lee (right). Photo credit: Ric Lee (on DrLefty’s phone). by DrLefty Today’s post…