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 ...

Are the San Francisco Giants Going to Make a Deal for Freddy Sanchez?
bleacherreport.com 7/7/2009 — According to San Francisco Chronicle writer Henry Schulman, the San Francisco Giants have just demoted Matt Downs to Fresno, and have reactivated Rich Aurilia from bereavement leave following the Giants' 9-0 win on Saturday over the Houston ...

Giants End First Half on a Roll
giantsbaseballblog.blogspot.com 7/12/2009 — Even though the Giants couldn't complete the 4-game sweep of the Padres on Sunday, they still took 3 of 4 from San Diego, and enter the all-star break with the second best record in the National League at 49-39. Once again, it was the starting pitching that paved the way for the Giants in the ...

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 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 ...

Giants Fans Unhappy
baseballmusings.com 7/30/2009 — John Perricone writes to tell me he isn’t happy with the Freddy Sanchez trade . His thoughts are not very different from other Giants bloggers I’ve read over the last 24 hours. I would like to point one thing out to Giants fans, however: YOU HAVEN’T WON A CHAMPIONSHIP IN 55 ...

Wainwright Dominates the Giants
drivelinemechanics.com 7/2/2009 — This time, it's the Giants getting owned... A Pitchfx look at Wainwright's 12 strikeout start against the Giants.

Giants look to acquire left-handed bat - MLB - Yahoo! Canada Sports
ca.sports.yahoo.com 7/4/2009 — The day is long past when Barry Bonds (notes) is going to walk through that door. But the San Francisco Giants , who headed into the holiday weekend on top of a 10-team pack separated by just four games for the National League wild-card berth, are ...

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....

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, ...

Big Money and Little Money Both Get Robbed by MLB All-Star Game Voting — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/6/2009
What in the name of Willie Mays has happened to my beloved National League? The Senior Circuit continually plays the second half of the Major League Baseball season with the American League's collective cleat protruding from its rear due to the ...

Miguel Tejada and Hunter Pence Make N.L. All-Star Team — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/6/2009
As a Houston Astros fan, I should be excited that Miguel Tejada and Hunter Pence made the All-Star team (howbeit, as reserves). Sorry, but I'm not. Granted, Tejada's doing great and Pence is showing he's a rising star. As much as I love baseball, ...

San Francisco Giants Bring Houston Astros Back Down To Earth — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/6/2009
You figure the Houston Astros would be soaring into the stratosphere as they approached .500 in the N.L. Comedy Central and with a few people going to the All-Star Game. But before they got too excited, the Cosmonauts were brought down to earth by ...

The San Francisco Giants' Way in 2009: Competing While Rebuilding — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/6/2009
As the 2009 San Francisco Giants' season approached, it seemed that the way to win was simple—have the much maligned offense scrap together a couple of runs and let the talented pitching staff lead the way. The main wish coming from fans was ...

Fred Lewis' Days as a San Francisco Giant Look Numbered — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/6/2009
It's a shame that Fred Lewis' days as a San Francisco Giant seem to be coming to an end real soon. With outfielder Nate Schierholtz swinging a hot bat, and Lewis left without a position in a crowded outfield, it seems as if the Giants are on the ...