giantsbaseballblog.blogspot.com - 7/17/2009
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Even though they sit atop the NL Wild Card standings and carry the second best record in the National league as the second half kicks off on Thursday, the Giants still have some issues that need to be addressed if they're serious about making a real run for the postseason. Last post we broke ...
Are the Giants This Good?
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 6/30/2009 — There was no way that anyone could have predicted that the National League West would have the three best teams in the National League. The Dodgers have had the best record in the National League (and probably all of baseball) since April. The Rockies have surged since firing Clint Hurdle and ...
Giants First Half Review - Part One
giantsbaseballblog.blogspot.com 7/14/2009 — With the first half of the Major League Baseball season completed, and the all-stars of baseball all gathered in St. Louis for tonight's mid-summer classic, I figured today would be a good day to break down the Giants first half. So in the first part of review, we'll take a look at what went ...
Salvation in sight for San Francisco
thegoodpoint.com 7/27/2009 — Life has been good for the San Francisco Giants. At the All-Star break, the Giants led the National League Wild Card standings by two games with a record of 49-39. Right-hander Tim Lincecum was the NL starter at the All-Star Game and is the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner....
Review of San Francisco
myteamrivals.typepad.com 8/4/2009 — The following is a review of the Giants ballpark in San Francisco , the fans and the city overall. Yesterday, I took a tour of AT & T Park before departing for home. The park, like most, has its ups and downs. The first thing that strikes you is the view. ...
Giants Split Four With Mets
giantsbaseballblog.blogspot.com 8/18/2009 — After mustering only 7 runs in the first 3 games of their series in New York with the Mets, the Giants offense exploded in Monday's finale, enabling the Giants to leave Flushing Meadows with a 4-game split. The Giants have been playing very average baseball of late, and haven't really taken ...
Barry Zito: Worst Pitcher Contract Ever?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 7/17/2009 — When the Giants signed Barry Zito in 2006, they thought they had just locked up their ace for the next seven years. The team believed that Zito had the goods to lead the Giants in the post Barry Bonds era by consistently taking the ball every fifth ...
Giants Keep On Rolling
giantsbaseballblog.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — The stretch of baseball that the Giants have put together since late May up to now (July 1st) is probably the best 6 weeks of ball the Giants have played since 2004. After winning the first two games of their 4-game set with St. Louis on Monday and Tuesday, the Giants upped their record to ...
Giants Still Need 2 Bats
giantsbaseballblog.blogspot.com 6/27/2009 — We're just a few days away from July, and about 5 weeks from the MLB , non-waiver trade deadline. The Giants have been discussed a lot over recent weeks, as they try to find another bat to help their below-average offense, but I think that they need more than just one stick. Sure, bringing in a ...
The surprising Giants lead the NL Wild Card race
mlbnotebook.com 7/1/2009 — I know it's still very early in the season, but the San Francisco Giants lead division rival Colorado and St. Louis by 1.5 games in the NL Wild Card race. San Francisco is playing extremely well for a team written off by many during Spring Training. They have a ways to go to catch the Dodgers, ...
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Bleacher Report - MLB 7/16/2009
There are a lot of teams in Major League Baseball that looked around at the All-Star break and were pleasantly surprised by where they were in the standings. In fact, this year might shape up to be one of the more competitive second halves in recent ...