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Longest Giants Winning Streaks
Credit: McCovey Chronicles Winning streaks are a point of boasting for any baseball fan. Thankfully, us Giant fans are lucky enough to hold the longest winning streak across all of Major League Baseball: 26 games back in 1916. This streak is a point of contention for fans of other teams-- especially the Cleveland Indians, who hit 21 consecutive wins in 2017. This is because one of those wins was...
A Look at the Giants Team Records
Credit: MLive After more than 100 years of baseball, the Giants are bound to have set some team records-- good and bad. Interestingly enough, a majority of the records covered in this piece were set before 1950, including some of the most impressive ones. The team won 106 games in 1904, setting the record for most games won. They follow this record with most shutout games won in 1908 at 25....
Giants Retired Numbers, A History
Having one's jersey number retired is one of the highest honors an athlete can receive. Often done one a player leaves the team, retires, or passes, retired numbers the skill and impact a player left on the team. The distinction makes it so the number cannot be worn again by anyone on the team. With more than 100 years under the team's belt, the Giants have their fair share of retired jersey...
San Francisco Giants MVP Winners By the Numbers
Credit: Baseball Hall of Fame The Most Valuable Player Award has been one of the most coveted awards in the sport since its conception, though it wasn't until 1931 that players within the National League started earning the title. The award allows us to honor the most skilled players in the league, no matter what position they play. There are only a few rules that dictates who is eligible for an...
Slugging Giants, the 2021 Version
by Cassie Black Whether at the field, at a bar, or at home, home runs are among the most thrilling aspects of baseball to witness. Back in the day of our legendary sluggers like likes Barry Bonds and Willie Mays, there was nothing more exhilarating than watching them knock a ball into the stands, but there was no real way of fully comprehending the power behind their hits. While we can't...
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Giants Re-Sign Yoshi Tsutsugo To Minor League Deal
by Greek Giant Ok, so this is not exactly news about Shohei Ohtani or Juan Soto becoming Giants the boys from San Francisco did make a move yesterday. Sports Illustrated's Marc DeLucchi reported that the Giants have re-signed left-handed hitting slugger Yoshi Tsutsugo...
Time for Winter Meetings!
by DrLefty OK, phew. We made it through Thanksgiving and the post-holiday letdown. Now it's time for the Winter Meetings--the Room Where It Happens (unless you're Bryce Harper and wait until February in Las Vegas, that is). The meetings begin tomorrow and go through...
Report: Giants Set on Signing Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto
by Greek Giant Several media sources around Major League Baseball are reporting that the Giants are expected to be the front-runners and go all-in on signing Shohei Ohtani, perhaps the greatest player in baseball today, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a hot pitching prospect...
Giants Re-Sign Cole Waites to Minor League Deal
by Greek Giant Waites Could Be Valuable in 2025 After being non-tendered earlier this year, hard-throwing pitching prospect Cole Waites was re-signed by the Giants to a Minor League contract. It was first reported by Sports Illustrated. Here is Marc Delucchi on...
DrLefty’s Letter to Santa
by DrLefty Dear Santa, As I'm sure you're aware, Thanksgiving is over here in the U.S., and "Black Friday" holiday shopping is well underway. In fact, I hope I'm not too late with this letter to get your full attention in this busy season. (I got a little distracted...
Giants Sign Former Top Prospect Yusniel Diaz
by Greek Giant MLB confirmed that the Giants signed former Dodgers and Orioles top outfield prospect Yusniel Diaz to a Minor League contract. The deal was confirmed earlier this week. Here is a profile on Diaz by Marc DeLucchi in the Sports Illustrated article: "Díaz...
Offseason Notes: Giants Avoid Arbitration with Yaz and Slater; Hall of Fame Class Announced, Andrew Bailey to Red Sox
by Greek Giant The Current Giants Outfield The Giants agreed to terms on new one-year contracts with Mike Yaz and Austin Slater. Yaz will receive $7.9 millon next season and Slater will receive $4 million. Not too shabby. In signing both outfielders the Giants secured...
Offseason Plotting/Plodding
by DrLefty I've been doing this Out of Left Field gig long enough now that I'm familiar with this part of the offseason. It's dreary. The World Series just ended a few weeks ago, so the new baseball season is still months away. All of the post-World Series activity...
Offseason Notes: MVPs Announced, New Rule Changes Proposed
by Greek Giant 2023 MVPs To absolutely nobody's surprise Shohei Ohtan, American League, and Ronald Acuna Jr, National League, won the 2023 MVP Awards. The awards were announced yesterday by MLB. Both players had historically brilliant seasons. Both choices were easy...
Giants Announce New Coaching Hires, Finalize Staff
by Greek Giant Yesterday the Giants announced new hires to their Major League coaching staff and also made it official that the group under new Manager Bob Melvin is set. The new hires are Bryan Price as the Pitching Coach and Garvin Alston as the Bullpen Coach....
Doval and Webb Nominated for All-MLB Team
by Greek Giant MLB keeps coming up with new postseason awards gimmicks. Taking a page from the NFL and NCAA Football MLB now has an "All-MLB Team". It's kind of fun and another way fans get to have some news of their baseball heroes once the World Series is over. For...
The Marine and the Machine*
*title hat-tip to Ryan by DrLefty Happy Veterans Day! Even though he's in a Diamondbacks uniform (from when he was their third base coach), I thought a cover photo of Matt Williams, "the Big Marine," was fitting for this Veterans Day holiday. For all...