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We got extra baseball on the final day of the season — which afforded the Giants relief pitching enough space to revert to their well-established baseline. The story for 9 innings was that Game 162 was the least 2026 Giants game of the 2026 season, mostly because of how well pitched it was. Tied in […]
9/27 Gamethread: Giants vs. Dodgers
Well folks, it’s here. It’s the final game of the season for the San Francisco Giants, who will try to not get swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers. If they accomplish that, it will keep their Southern California foes from reaching 100 wins on the year. There is perhaps some happiness that the season is […]
Sunday BP: Highlight of the Year
Good morning, baseball fans! Today is the final day of the San Francisco Giants’ 2026 season. So today I would like to do something similar to what we did yesterday and pick our favorite highlight of the season, strictly based on memory. And as I mentioned yesterday, the time will come for real evaluations and […]
A loss, but not a total one
Make that seven in a row. After the Giants came up a run short in Saturday’s 4-3 loss to the Dodgers, San Francisco has now dropped seven consecutive games against their rivals this year. This one wasn’t a hard pill to swallow though. Maybe it’s because after six months and 161 games, I’m pretty numb […]
9/26 Gamethread: Giants vs. Dodgers
Well folks, for worse and most certainly for better, the season is almost over. It’s time for the penultimate game of the 2026 campaign for the San Francisco Giants, who host the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers. For San Francisco, lefty Matt Wilkinson makes the final appearance of his debut season. The 23-year old nicknamed “Tugboat” […]
Postseason prep for Dodgers
Friday night, Oracle Park was far from the intimidating cave it may have once been in the SF-LA rivalry. When the Dodgers from the south, along with their legion of supporters, arrived at the den of these Giants, their faces did not drain of color. They did not breathe dank air, nor pick their way […]
Saturday BP: Player of the Year
Good morning, baseball fans! The final weekend of San Francisco Giants baseball is upon us, and as we have spent the rest of the season picking the Player of the Week, I thought today we would make our picks for Player of the Year. BUT, before we get started, there is to be no stat […]
9/25 Gamethread: Giants vs. Dodgers
The San Francisco Giants begin their final series of the 2026 season tonight against the Los Angeles Dodgers. I have not been willing to give the Giants organization much credit this season, but I do have to hand it to them for making sure that tonight’s game is not being broadcast on Apple, Twitch, or […]
Giants History: Willie Mays warns about blasting caps
Back in the 1960’s, there weren’t as many endorsement opportunities for African-American or Latino athletes, no matter how good they were. Minority baseballers had limited choices when it came to TV commercials, often settling for whatever was offered. For the San Francisco Giants, Juan Marichal was a spokesman for Saxon Apple Juice, the signature product […]
The last Giants-Dodgers Series Preview ever?
Technically, the Giants could still win the season series with a sweep in Oracle Park this weekend — hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. No, seriously. It’s Wille Mac Award weekend. Saying goodbye to Mike Krukow weekend. Fan Appreciation weekend. There’s a spirit that could push these 12th stringers to take down hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. No. The Dodgers will at least win […]
Friday BP: Oracle Park promotions this weekend
Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants begin their final series of the year tonight. Which means it’s time to take a look at what Oracle Park has on deck for fans planning to attend a game. Throughout the weekend, there will be various giveaways and discounts given out to fans in lucky sections. […]
Jonah Cox: 🤩or 😬?
I have a terrible track record when it comes to singling out players. Recently, I’ve glorified Tyler Fitzgerald, Logan Webb, and Willy Adames, and turned into pumpkins soon after my exaltations. Alternatively, my naysaying spotlight pointed at Rafael Devers received a double middle finger from him by his explosive season with the bat. So, I […]
Giants claim Camilo Doval LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
The San Francisco Giants won their trade with the New York Yankees from last year’s deadline when they sent Camilo Doval to the Bronx in exchange for Jesus Rodriguez, Parks Harber, Trystan Vrieling, and Carlos De La Rosa. Well done, Agent Doval. And welcome home. The Giants have used 70 players this season. The current […]
Would a healthy Giants lineup fair well in the postseason?
The San Francisco Giants’ wRC+, if you take out March/April, the first 14 days of May, and all of August, was #2 in baseball (112) behind only the Washington Nationals and tied with the Dodgers, Brewers, and Cubs. Sure, they were just 10th in runs, but when the weighted stats are on your side, you’ve […]
Thursday BP: Good job, Firebells!
Good morning, baseball fans! It is with a heavy heart that I have to share that the menaces of Los Angeles baseball are at it again. Despite the San Francisco Firebells running the league for the inaugural season of the Women’s Professional Baseball League and entering the playoffs in first place, they fell just short […]
A game that came and went
Baseball, on a Wednesday afternoon, played between two teams no one cares about anymore. Some young players were out there with something to prove, most were going through the motions. The fans stood up and sat down. The seagulls pulled apart nachos. First pitch was thrown. The final out recorded. A game came and went, […]
9/23 Gamethread: Giants vs. Twins
The San Francisco Giants wrap up their penultimate series of the year against the Minnesota Twins this afternoon. Taking the mound for the Giants will be left-hander César Perdomo, who enters today’s game with a 3.72 ERA, 4.96 FIP, with 12 strikeouts to seven walks in 19.1 innings pitched. His last start was in the […]
Wednesday BP: So, your team is cursed…
Good morning, baseball fans! There are any number of reasons why the San Francisco Giants have had a really terrible, awful, no-good, cruddy 2026 season. And sure, we could go through the likely reasons for that. But that kind of feels like an off-season thing. And we still have a handful of games to endure. […]
Giants run their way into a 3-2 loss
Victor Bericoto was awaiting a 3-2 pitch with two runners on in the 9th inning, down by a run, when a man seated behind the plate with a physique reminiscent of Rod “Shooter” Beck decided that this was the time to go “Tarps Off.” As viewers at home flinched at the sudden flash of unexpected […]
9/22 Gamethread: Giants vs. Twins
The San Francisco Giants continue this three-game home series against the Minnesota Twins tonight. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Anthony Molina, who enters tonight’s game with a 3.91 ERA, 2.88 FIP, with 23 strikeouts to five walks in 23 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 6-5 win over […]
Giants place Blade Tidwell on the IL with a UCL sprain, call up Braxton Roxby
The San Francisco Giants run of brutal pitcher injuries has, unfortunately, continued. During Monday’s win over the Minnesota Twins, starter Blade Tidwell left the game with elbow soreness. That usually means one very bad thing and, unfortunately, Tuesday’s news does nothing to dispute that. Prior to the second game of the series, the Giants placed […]
Tuesday BP: LET’S GO FIREBELLS!
Good morning, baseball fans! The Women’s Professional Baseball League Championship series has been one for the ages, as the league-leading San Francisco Firebells went down to a 2-0 deficit against the Los Angeles Queens to start the series before coming back and forcing a deciding Game 5! That game takes place this afternoon at 4:00 […]
Drew Gilbert’s big night lifts Giants to 5-2 win
In a thoroughly depressing 2026 season for the San Francisco Giants, there was some hope about the future of the outfield Monday night. Drew Gilbert went 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs. Bo Davidson got a hit and stole a base in his big-league debut. And Jonah Cox continues to show he’s a plus defender at both […]
9/21 Gamethread: Giants vs. Twins
The San Francisco Giants welcome the Minnesota Twins to Oracle Park tonight to begin a three-game series. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Blade Tidwell, who enters tonight’s game with a 4.56 ERA, 4.75 FIP, with 42 strikeouts to 21 walks in 53.1 innings pitched. His last start was in Tuesday’s 10-3 […]
Giants call up Bo Davidson, activate Marcelo Mayer
There are only six games left in a truly miserable San Francisco Giants season, but there’s finally some good news: those six games just got a lot more interesting. On Monday afternoon, before kicking off their penultimate series of the season, the Giants announced that two thrilling youngsters are headed to the team: infielder Marcelo […]
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