Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images Promotion time. Happy weekend, San Francisco Giants fans. May you enjoy all the postseason baseball, and/or the Niners exactly a small modicum of revenge, and/or the big college football matchups, and/or the winner-take-all Game 5 in the WNBA Finals. You won’t enjoy Giants baseball, sadly. Not for a while. But on … [Read more...] about Weekend BP: Giants officially announce J.P. Martinez as pitching coach
Friday BP: More baseball
Ken Blaze-Imagn Images It marches on! Well, it’s a day that ends in “Y,” so it’s another day without San Francisco Giants baseball. But there’s plenty more MLB postseason action to watch. Thanks to an epic 10th-inning victory on Thursday, the Cleveland Guardians remain right in the thick of the American League playoff picture, as they now trail the New York Yankees 2-1 … [Read more...] about Friday BP: More baseball
Should the Giants try to (re)sign Sean Manaea?
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Sean Manaea overhauled his mechanics midseason and is making waves in the playoffs. Should the Giants try to coax the lefty back to the Bay? New York Mets left-hander Sean Manaea tossed a gem against the Doogers on Monday’s Game 2 of the NLCS. Down 0-1 in the series, in an ostensibly must-win scenario for New York, Manaea played stopper, … [Read more...] about Should the Giants try to (re)sign Sean Manaea?
Thursday BP: Championship Series doubleheader
Brad Penner-Imagn Images A double-dose of baseball! Championship Series baseball continues, and I’m beginning to think the San Francisco Giants just aren’t going to get invited this year. Don’t give up hope, though. It’s a doubleheader, with Game 3 of the ALCS happening at 2:08 p.m. PT on TBS, truTV, and Max, followed by Game 4 of the NLCS at 5:08 p.m. PT on FS1. The … [Read more...] about Thursday BP: Championship Series doubleheader
What’s Buster Posey thinking with these rumored GM candidates?
Robert Edwards-Imagn Images The media sources have been signaling a distinct philosophy, but is there more to it than computers vs. people? I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again: I’ve only bet against Buster Posey twice and both times I “lost” big. When he said at the 2010 World Series that the San Francisco Giants should enjoy this win briefly but “then get back … [Read more...] about What’s Buster Posey thinking with these rumored GM candidates?