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Brandon Crawford is For Real – Joe Panik SS – St. Johns

June 8, 2011 by don

Think about coming up to the Majors and having the based loaded and hitting a bomb. Well straight from A Ball, Brandon Crawford did just that 3 Bagger And posting up 8 RBIs in all in his first 13 games in the Majors and hitting a solid .268. I love this kid, I hope this […]

Buster’s tough break

May 26, 2011 by ghutch88

Giants catcher and reigning NL Rookie of the Year, Buster Posey broke his left ankle and may have torn ligaments in his leg after a homeplate collision in last night’s 12 inning loss to the Florida Marlins. The 24-year-old sensation will likely miss the remainder of the season and will leave a huge hole to […]

Barry Bonds shows true greatness

May 25, 2011 by ghutch88

According to Bryan Stow’s attorney, the San Francisco Giant legend, Barry Bonds, has pledged to pay for Bryan Stow’s children’s college education. Bonds offered to do so over a month ago when he visited the Giants fan in the hospital. Stow was brutally beaten to a coma outside of Dodgers stadium on Opening Day. While […]

Giants split rainy series

May 15, 2011 by ghutch88

Our San Francisco Giants split two games against the Chicago Cubs over the weekend. Our pitching did not show up on Friday, when the Giants lost 11-4. All four pitchers gave up runs, while Madison Bumgarner got the loss. The young lefty is now 0-6 on the year with a 4.25 era. No need to […]

Giants go sweeping

May 12, 2011 by ghutch88

Our San Francisco Giants completed a perfect 6-game homestand today as they beat the Diamonbacks 3-2. That is 6 wins in a row, 2 sweeps, against division rivals. Over the last weekend, the G-Men beat the Rockies 4-3, 3-2 and 3-0 and followed it up with 3 more wins against the visitors from Arizona, all […]

Bye! Bye! Zito! Place at the Table, Mr. Vogelsong

May 9, 2011 by tweekness

It has taken Ryan Vogelsong fourteen years to receive a standing ovation from Giants fans, but the sold out crowd at AT&T park could not have been more pleased with the former Giants draft pick. Making his first start at home, Vogelsong retired the first fifteen batters he faced before a lead-off single in the […]

SF Giants Update: No need to panic, we still like to party

May 5, 2011 by ghutch88

RECAPS: The San Francisco Giants are currently sitting at a .500 record, 15-15, and a lot of people are talking about a World Series hangover. When we last talked to you, the Giants had just been swept at home by the Braves and things were not looking up. The Black and Orange followed this up […]

The Freak Sets a New Franchise Record

May 5, 2011 by tweekness

Last night, Tim Lincecum surpassed Christy Mathewson for most games with double digit strikeouts in Giants franchise history. The 12K performance was his third 10+ strikeout performance this year and 29th overall. Christy Mathewson was only able to throw 28 in his 17 year career and Mathewson was no slouch. He is a member of […]

Lincecum, Giants speak out on playoff expansion

April 26, 2011 by ghutch88

While Bud Selig and the MLB commission work on a plan for the expansion of the MLB playoffs from 8 to 10 teams, players continue to voice their opposition. The World Series Champion San Francisco Giants had several players speak out against adding 1 more team in each league (NL, AL) to compete for the […]

Giants Squander a Chance at Salvation

April 25, 2011 by tweekness

On Tuesday night, the Giants had the Black and Orange faithful feeling like it was last October, but on Sunday night, they had their fans feeling that World Series hangover. All the promise the Giants showed by dominating the first two games against the first-place Rockies was lost after a miserable three game home stand. […]