American League Division Series Thread: Guardians Try to Even Series Against White Sox
by Greek Giant Offseasons are rough for those who write for sports blogs. I will have some Giants-related content shortly. Right now let's turn our attention to game four of the AL Division Series between the White Sox and the Guardians tonight. Last night the Rays...
What Does Tyler Mahle’s Success in Atlanta Say About the Giants Pitching Coaches?
by Greek Giant "The Tyler Mahle Affair" It sounds like a 1970's B-level Cold War Thriller but in the Giants' case it's real. We will recall Tyler Mahle, a pitcher we Giants fans and our team, could now wait to unload. Unloaded he was, at the trade deadline, to the...
2026 AL Division Series, Game Two Preview
by Greek Giant With the Braves win in game two over the Dodgers last night things are getting interested. The Brewers won their game two over the Padres in dramatic fashion to take a 2-0 lead in that series. Tonight the American League Division Series continue with...
Happy 75th Anniversary of the Shot Heard ‘Round the World!
by DrLefty October 3 has become a magical date for Giants fans. Consider: The Giants beat the Dodgers to win the NL pennant on October 3, 1962 Joe Morgan hit a homer to knock the Dodgers out of the playoffs in the final game of the season on October 3, 1982 The Giants...
2026 Postseason: Game Two of the Wild Card Series
by Greek Giant Even though I am against another expanded set of postseason teams. I think three division winners and one wildcard was better, I think MLB did the right thing to make the opening series of each Wild Card round a best of three. Tonight four teams can...
2026 Postseason: Wild Card Series Begin
by Greek Giant The Giants 2026 season is mercifully over. I don't feel like rehashing the disaster. I want to focus on the postseason. When the postseason ends I will spend some time on the Giants young players and potential 2027 roster. PHI @ ATL 2:00 PM ET Luzardo...
Willie Mac & Krukow’s Farewell
by DrLefty As most of us know, the Willie Mac Award was established in 1980 to honor Willie McCovey's "quiet strength, integrity, and leadership both on and off the field." It is voted on every year by players, coaches, and training staff to honor the most...
The Story of Paul Faulk, a Giant Scout Who Watched His Selections Make the Show
by Greek Giant The Giants lost their afternoon contest to the Twins at Willie Mays Field yesterday by a score of 4-2. That's your wrap. The more interesting story from that game comes courtesy of Maria Guardado and MLB.com who reports that Giant scout Paul Faulk...
Game 159 Preview: Giants Face Twins in Rubber Game
Connor Prielipp (6-7, 3.94 ERA) faces Cesar Perdomo (0-1, 3.72 ERA) in the finale of the series against the Twins at Willie Mays Field. Game time is 12:45 PM. Mike Krukow was honored yesterday by the Baseball Writers Association of America: This year's BBWAA Good Guy...
Bo Davidson’s Winning Debut
by Greek Giant Bo Davidson, the highly touted Giants outfield prospect, was a surprise call-up two days ago. He made his MLB debut last night and went 1-4 with a run scored and a stolen base to help the Giants defeat the Minnesota Twins, 5-2. Davidson's feat was only...
Hellish Weekend in Hollywood
by Greek Giant The Giants concluded a miserable weekend in Los Angeles last night with a 3-1 loss to the hated Dodgers. That loss finished the sweep and came against a Los Angeles team that did not take the foot off the gas after clinching their 13th NL West Division...
Already Gone
by DrLefty I think most of you know that I retired from a long career as a university professor last year. What you may not know is that I not only had a countdown app for the final year on my phone but also a theme song. In October 2024, we saw the Eagles play at...