Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images The last of the season! It’s the regular season’s penultimate off day, so that’s a good time for a San Francisco Giants mailbag. I asked for questions about a week ago, so there are no questions about the latest bits of Giants news. But we covered quite a few topics nonetheless. Thanks for the questions, everyone! … [Read more...] about One final off-day mailbag
Why doesn’t Farhan Zaidi’s s*** work in the regular season?
The math isn’t mathing. Who knows what’s going to happen with the front office after this season. The team seems on the precipice of a September collapse similar to last year’s, which caused the San Francisco Giants to move on from Gabe Kapler. Does Farhan Zaidi deserve the same fate? It’s been six years. That’s a big enough sample to get a sense of somebody’s management … [Read more...] about Why doesn’t Farhan Zaidi’s s*** work in the regular season?
A decade of disappointment
Robert Edwards-Imagn Images The stewards of the franchise haven’t had success for a while now. Sustainable? For a while now, site creator Grant Brisbee has been doing a bit noting over how many games the Giants have played .500 baseball. Because that’s basically where they’ve been since 2021. It’s been an easy cudgel to use against the supposed brilliance of the current … [Read more...] about A decade of disappointment
Weekend Minor League roundup: And then there was one
Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images The latest action on the farm. The Minor League season rapidly winding down. The San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates had just two teams still playing when the weekend began ... and now that the weekend is over, only one team’s season continues. So this is the last Minor League roundup of the year that will … [Read more...] about Weekend Minor League roundup: And then there was one
Monday BP: A home run 25 seasons in the making
Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images Heliot Ramos did it. Even in lost seasons, there are always things to look for. Exciting little moments that reward you for choosing to spend your afternoon with the San Francisco Giants. On Sunday, in a 4-3 extra-innings loss to the San Diego Padres that cemented a mostly-lifeless sweep, one such moment occurred … [Read more...] about Monday BP: A home run 25 seasons in the making