TOGETHER WE'RE GIANTS

by DrLefty There will be plenty of days and weeks ahead to debrief this disappointing Giants season, dissect the firing of manager Gabe Kapler, speculate about who the new manager might be, and think about ways the team could improve. But first we need to say goodbye...

by DrLefty Two weeks ago, as the Giants were starting a homestand against the Rockies and Guardians, I wrote that this was the "final countdown" for them--their last, best chance to salvage their season, which had been in a downward spiral for the better part of two...

by DrLefty I found last night's loss to the Rockies at Coors Field absolutely excruciating. And that's saying something because I was in person at Wrigley Field last week to see two terrible losses that were beyond disheartening. Those of you who found last night's...

by DrLefty A lot has transpired since I published my last Out of Left Field two weeks ago today. Rookie top prospect Kyle Harrison made a brilliant home debut, and grizzled veteran Alex Cobb followed that up by coming one out short of a no-hitter. The Giants won 4 of...

by DrLefty Part of my routine each week as I get ready to write Out of Left Field on Saturdays is listening to Giants-centric podcasts, specifically the Baggs and Brisbee podcast and Giants Talk, hosted by Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper. On the two Giants Talk pods...

by DrLefty I told you a few weeks ago that because my daughter was in a serious car accident, we had to miss the Taylor Swift concert that we were planning to attend at Levi's Stadium in late July. I'd been thinking for months about how I could use her lyrics and...

by DrLefty I am stuck in the middle with my morning coffee. At a crossroads, you could even say. Let me explain. For many years, we'd brew a big pot of strong French Roast coffee. Boom. Done. But a couple of years ago, MrLefty decided to invest some of his annual...

by DrLefty So the 2023 trade deadline came and went, and the Giants basically passed. Why? Well, there are two distinct but related reasons. First, the players available for trade weren't all that appealing. There was no Juan Soto sweepstakes this year. Second,...

by DrLefty Last week I riffed on the "glass half-full vs. glass half-empty" metaphor. One week later, I feel like the glass is down to two-thirds empty. Really the only thing going well for the Giants is that the other teams in the NL West have been losing this week,...

by DrLefty I'm nervous about the Giants right now. I read the discussion on TWG following last night's game and saw a spirited conversation about two reasonable perspectives: (1) the team's offense in particular has been "putrid" over the last month or so; and (2) the...

by DrLefty Last week I talked about JuniorHighLefty being bewildered and put off by some weird dude singing about putting "de lime in de coconut." Around the same time, I became absolutely obsessed with the song "American Pie," which was a #1 hit at the time. I had...