OUT OF LEFT FIELD

by DrLefty The slogan at the top of this post is from 1986, and it was coined in anticipation of the debuts of #2 draft pick Will Clark, along with earlier first-rounder Robby Thompson, and trade acquisition Jose Uribe. It turned out to be fairly prophetic: The 1986...

by DrLefty Spring training is winding down. Opening Day is less than two weeks away now, and the Giants have trimmed their roster a great deal. Before we leave camp, though, I thought I'd take a look at some players who have really stood out. No, I'm not talking about...

by DrLefty Back home in California. We arrived late last night and I'm pretty beat, so I'll make this a quick one with some overall impressions plus a few photos. You already know that the Giants lost to the Dodgers (or a facsimile of the Dodgers) on Saturday and beat...

I may have to go back and buy this shirt. Photo credit: SisterLefty   by DrLefty The Lefty family (The Mr and I, BrotherLefty, SisterLefty, and MrSisterLefty) have escaped the California storms and are ensconced in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona. Here's a little...

Blake Sabol is one of the most interesting storylines in Giants camp so far. Photo credit: Christian Petersen/Getty Images   by DrLefty It's been a full week now since the Giants started their Cactus League schedule, and what have we learned? After yesterday's...

Blake Sabol happily high-fives Giants teammates in the dugout after mashing a two-run homer. Photo credit: NBCS Bay Area   by DrLefty The Giants opened their Cactus League season yesterday against the Cubs at Sloan Park in Mesa, and after watching the entire...

by DrLefty Pitchers, catchers, beat writers, and Marty Lurie have reported to Scottsdale for spring training, and even though position players don't have to report for another day or two, they're mostly all there, anyway. It's happening! And one week from today, there...

by DrLefty For baseball fans, this is the week we've been waiting for throughout the long, dark, cold winter. The end of the Super Bowl will mark the unofficial start to the baseball "season," and pitchers and catchers will report to spring training. Greek Giant...

by DrLefty A few years back, FanFest weekend was something to look forward to. Giants players and coaches came to town and had Media Day and a town hall event with selected season ticket holders, which was hosted by Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow and streamed live....

by DrLefty In January, all things are possible, especially when it's major league baseball we're talking about. In the NFL, you don't see teams that were 2-15 the year before turn it around and win the Super Bowl the next. True upsets in the NBA playoffs--think eight...

by DrLefty OK, enough recriminations. It's the third week of January, Fan Fest is exactly two weeks from today, and pitchers and catchers report to Scottsdale in...less than a month (I'll leave the specific math to Crawnik, who's better at it). In January, anything is...

Giants' President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi met with beat writers on Thursday, and he reluctantly answered questions about Carlos Correa and Brandon Belt signing contracts elsewhere. The Correa debacle has already been discussed ad nauseum, and I for one...