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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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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...