And Never Leave A SF Giants Game Early! Another game that I assume most people would think was a snooze and apparently most of them did as there was a sparse crowd at Oracle as the SFGIANTS geared up for their final 3 outs against the Atlanta Braves tonight. I definitely shook my head thinking, “not a goodContinue reading “Never Say Never”
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SF Giants 2014 “The Year In Quotes” Pavlovic
I enjoyed the quotes in this article so much I thought I would re-blog it for those San Francisco Giants fans that may have missed it when Alex published it. Thanks Alex The Year in Quotes: Bumgarner’s cheat code, the Dee Gordon shower, rocks and slingshots, Chubbs and much more Posted on December 26, 2014Continue reading “SF Giants 2014 “The Year In Quotes” Pavlovic”
San Francisco Giants Wild Ride
What a wild ride we had! I stood my ground with all the doubters, never wavering I said we were going to bring home another trophy and we did. I also said it “wouldn’t be pretty” and it wasn’t. It was BEAUTIFUL! Now they say we are dying to be a “DYNASTY” means nothing toContinue reading “San Francisco Giants Wild Ride”
Giants Still Atop The Beanstalk
Last night “THE BEAST” went deep at AT&T Park to secure the defeat of the Cleveland Indians in the first game of interleague play. HUDSON Once again proves his stuff and The San Francisco Giants beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1 San Francisco Giants Michael Morse homered in the fourth inning adding to the three runsContinue reading “Giants Still Atop The Beanstalk”
Another Day at the Office – Brandon Crawford
Originally posted on Brandon and Brandon:
I’m still a little damp from Angel dumping the Gatorade cooler on me. I think he got more water on Amy G. than on me. I’ve watched the replay twice already, I’m not going to lie. I’ll go home and probably watch it again. I might keep it on…
This just in- “Bumgarner’’ is Arabic for Brandon.
Originally posted on Brandon and Brandon:
Hello, everyone. This is Hunter Pence filling in for Brandon Hicks, or Brandon Crawford, or Brandon Belt, whoever’s turn it is supposed to be. I’m filling in because — you probably didn’t know this — Hunter is a nickname for Brandon. My middle name is Andrew, which is Swedish…
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Robbed by OAKLAND A’s in Today Opener
Originally posted on Where Everyone's a Giant:
I haven’t had the chance to see all the highlights from today’s game, but let me tell you something: Josh Reddick made some pretty neat catches while climbing the right field fence in Scottsdale to rob Michael Morse of at least six total bases, maybe even eight.…
Another Day in Paradise
Originally posted on @Cafe Blog:
It was Day 2 of the #SFGiants Full Squad workouts here in Scottsdale, AZ. Not much to report, but some of the highlights include The arrival of Brandon Belt ? https://twitter.com/SFGiants/status/436555267904241664 Live pitching from Matt Cain and Javier Lopez ? https://twitter.com/SFGiants/status/436564574029250560 https://twitter.com/SFGiants/status/436567340944470016 Green Screen fun with Brandon Belt ? https://vine.co/v/MZ27U57ibBb…
SCOTTSDALE IS THE PLACE TO BE THIS SPRING
I am SO excited!! Baseball is back in two (count them) TWO days!! Spring is about to be “sprung” when the only baseball team that matters reports to Scottsdale AZ for spring training workouts. A preview of what is going to be an epic season for the San Francisco Giants! Pitchers and catchers arrive onContinue reading “SCOTTSDALE IS THE PLACE TO BE THIS SPRING”
I FEEL APPRECIATED BY MY BASEBALL TEAM
Chances are I won’t be attending Fan Appreciation Day Sunday and I am mournful. But I am thankful for what the San Francisco Giants have given to me for the past 55 years! As a Giants fan I have developed a “never say never” attitude that for me is imperative to survival. After all thingsContinue reading “I FEEL APPRECIATED BY MY BASEBALL TEAM”
WITH THE GIANTS IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE SUMPTHIN’ SUMPTHIN’
http://sfgiantsphotos.mlblogs.com/2013/08/30/welcome-back-angel/ The San Francisco Giants have so much heart and sincere soul that any little thing can make a difference with this team. Whether it’s the return of a teammate or sadly but strongly rallying around an injured teammate, last night we had both-these guys will find the magic. The welcome return of Angel PaganContinue reading “WITH THE GIANTS IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE SUMPTHIN’ SUMPTHIN’”
Quick Hits for August 23, 2013
Originally posted on SF Giants Photos:
TONIGHT’S GAME… The San Francisco Giants host the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight in the second game of this four game series… RHP Charlie Morton (4-3, 3.67) is slated to face LHP Madison Bumgarner (11-7, 2.87). BRANDON BELTING…IF Brandon Belt has hit .351 (26-for-74) with ! ve doubles, three triples and five home runs…
Torture, Re-Visited
Originally posted on THE San Francisco Giants Blog:
Someone mentioned it last night and I agree–there wasn’t any pain felt (by me) after Span made that catch. It was more like a joke that was funny that I didn’t laugh at. Anyway, here are the 3 *hilarious* catches this year that ended with the Giants…
Giants Are About To Make It Two In A Row!
Originally posted on THE San Francisco Giants Blog:
These men will lead us to victory. I guarantee it! 1. Marco Scutaro (R) 2B 2. Brandon Crawford (L) SS 3. Brandon Belt (L) 1B 4. Buster Posey (R) C 5. Hunter Pence (R) RF 6. Pablo Sandoval (S) 3B 7. Roger Kieschnick (L) LF 8. Gregor…
White House Visit
Originally posted on SF Giants Photos:
Today President Obama welcomed the San Francisco Giants to the White House to honor the team and their 2012 World Series Championship…the visit will continued the tradition begun by President Obama of honoring sports teams for their efforts to give back to communities. We have also included all the photos in a…
BLACK SUNDAY-Mamma Talks Sense To SF GIANTS
June 30th 2013 Sunday Having just arrived last night I am back in Northern California where I was born and raised, but just a visit. I can’t stay more than a few weeks so my plan-spend as much time as possible with my son’s the rest at the ocean. Not rushing off to AT&T to watchContinue reading “BLACK SUNDAY-Mamma Talks Sense To SF GIANTS”
Step Up To The Camera
Originally posted on SF Giants Photos:
Greetings Giants fans from your SF Giants Photo Intern, Ally. Tonight I was given the opportunity of a lifetime, photographing my first game. I greatly enjoyed capturing every exciting moment, while doing something I love. Go Giants!
Puking During Puig At Bats
Originally posted on THE San Francisco Giants Blog:
“This guy Puig is gonna be a problem….” –San Dawg I forget when he said that, probably during Puig’s first game up. It was a simple line, yet foreboding, and it gave us fair warning of what was to come…. *This guy Puig* is grinding on my…
GET ON THOSE HITTIN’ SHOES
OK WE TAKE ON LA AGAIN TONIGHT, FRESH GAME, FRESH START, STILL GOT SOME ISSUES BUT ONE OF THEM SHOULD NOT BE THE RIVALRY AGAINST THE DODGERS! Let’s concentrate on gettin’ our bats on! To sum up what our players, who stood along side Dodger players on the field one day after the horribleContinue reading “GET ON THOSE HITTIN’ SHOES”
Quick Hits for June 24, 2013
Originally posted on SF Giants Photos:
TONIGHT’S GAME…The San Francisco Giants visit the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first game of this three-game series…LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (6-3, 2.96) is scheduled to face LHP Madison Bumgarner (7-4, 3.25). HUNTER PENCE… Has hit a team-high 12 home runs…10 of his 12 homers this season have been solo…
THEY MAY NOT BE MARLINS
TONIGHT THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS TAKE ON THE MARLINS AT AT&T PARK. UNABLE TO GO MARLIN FISHING I DID THE BEST I COULD TO SHOW THE FISH WHO’S BOSS! Today Daddy and I took on the bass on Metri Lake Yuma Arizona. Eight fish in the boat just about guarantees a win for the GiantsContinue reading “THEY MAY NOT BE MARLINS”
Giants Extra | Archive for Steve Corkran
Giants-Padres game story, with quotes giants padres june 19 2013 Giants Extra | Archive for Steve Corkran.
FACING MY FEAR OF CHASE FIELD
I never considered my first 54 years of life as a Giants fan as being “sheltered” however I realized in April of 2012 that for all those years I had been cradled in the motherly lap of my San Francisco Giants home stadiums unaware that there was another side to baseball, an ugly unfriendly sideContinue reading “FACING MY FEAR OF CHASE FIELD”
WOW
Originally posted on SF Giants Photos:
In baseball there is AB, K, R, H, E, LOB, RBI, WAR, BB, SB, CS, OBP, SLG, OPS… and the Giants have added another: WOW (Walk Off Win). In the 10th inning Angel Pagan hit an inside-the-park home run (the third of his career) for the Giants’ 7th WOW…
LET’S BREAK THIS TIE TONIGHT!
Today’s home game #26 (17-8) vs the Colorado Rockies That’s right it’s “Timmy Day” Tim Lincecum (3-3, 4.70) will go up against Tyler Chatwood (2-0, 2.55) also a right handed pitcher. THE GIANTS…Have lost six of their last nine games…however,they still enter tonight’s game in a three-way tie for first place in the NL West with ArizonaContinue reading “LET’S BREAK THIS TIE TONIGHT!”
Grabbin’ Some Pine 5/20
Originally posted on Communist Comics:
RYAN VOGELSONG’S INJURY TONIGHT WAS TRAGIC BUT HE WENT OUT WITH A 8-0 WIN OVER THE NATIONALS THAT REFUELED HIS TEAM AND I HOPE THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT WILL HELP WITH THE PAIN. THE SF GIANTS WILL PLAY HARDER FOR THEIR FALLEN TEAMMATE AS ALWAYS TOGETHER THEY WILL BE GIANT. GET WELL SOON VOGEY! The rest of the teamContinue reading “Grabbin’ Some Pine 5/20”
Quick Hits for May 18, 2013
Originally posted on SF Giants Photos:
TONIGHT’S GAME… The Giants’ six-game, seven-day road trip continues tonight with the third game of this four game series against the Rockies… RHP Tyler Chatwood (3-1, 5.13) is slated to face RHP Tim Lincecum (3-2, 4.07). SCUTARO STREAKING…IF Marco Scutaro went 3-for-5 last night to extend his season-high hitting streak to…
SO MANY HEROS AS SF GIANTS BLOW THE BRAVES AWAY
I’M ALWAYS PREACHING THE “DIFFERENT HERO EVERY DAY” SF GIANTS SPEECH BUT YESTERDAY THERE WERE A LOT OF HERO’S IN OUR 10-1 VICTORY OVER THE ATLANTA BRAVES. So many of our guys came through for us at the plate and on the mound. It was a wonderful thing to see! Madison Bumgarner on the mound-alwaysContinue reading “SO MANY HEROS AS SF GIANTS BLOW THE BRAVES AWAY”
MATT CAIN SCORES A BIG ONE AND SO DOES DADDY
THE SF GIANTS BEAT THE BRAVES tonight by a score of 8-2 behind the pitching of our “Horse” the amazing MATT CAIN! Matty did a bang up job earning him the first effortless win of this season. He looked mahhhhvelous! http://sfgiantsphotos.mlblogs.com/tag/matt-cain/ Matt did more than pitch well; he helped himself out with RBI’s giving usContinue reading “MATT CAIN SCORES A BIG ONE AND SO DOES DADDY”
Quick Hits for May 8, 2013
Originally posted on SF Giants Photos:
TODAY’S GAME…The Giants’ 10-game homestand continues today as they host the Philadelphia Phillies for the final of three games…RHP Jonathan Pettibone (2-0, 3.24) is scheduled to face LHP Barry Zito (3-1, 3.06). HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE…The Giants’ .647 (11-6) winning pct. at home this season is the third-best in the…
SF GIANTS GET BOTH CHEEKS INTO IT
ANOTHER AMAZING WIN LAST NIGHT BY THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS! Making it even more beautiful is the fact it was against the LA DODGERS! Saving us from another boring baseball game our team provided the torture once again. I loved it! Here is how I saw the game: POSEY – 2 X RBI Ground-rule double!Continue reading “SF GIANTS GET BOTH CHEEKS INTO IT”
Quick Hits for May 4, 2013
Originally posted on SF Giants Photos:
TONIGHT’S GAME…The San Francisco Giants host the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second game of this three game series…this series is the start of a 10 game homestand for the Giants (longest of the season), that also features the Phillies (May 6-8) and the Braves (May 9-12)…RHP Matt Magill…
AS IF THERE WAS ANY DOUBT
HEY, we’ve got some HITTERS on our team was there ever any doubt that they would show up?! Tonight’s SF GIANTS game was the third of a series against the AZ Diamondbacks. It was everything a Giants fan could hope for. Pitching was our beloved TIMMY against AZ’s MCCARTHY Top of the first ANGEL PAGANContinue reading “AS IF THERE WAS ANY DOUBT”
Not The Usual Stuff
After tonight’s long-awaited win against the Arizona DiamondBacks the feedback will be very different. Instead of talking about the SF Giants players that DID NOT get a hit, this performance will have us asking which players DID NOT get a hit… but with the emphasis on the who did not. Wait, that is exactly theContinue reading “Not The Usual Stuff”
ESCAPE TO SAN DIEGO
Sunday was a beautiful day in San Diego and I was fortunate enough to be at Petco Park to watch my Giants play baseball. I really enjoyed myself although I was expecting to beat the Padres, and badly. After all we had lost the first two of the series already and it didn’t seem feasibleContinue reading “ESCAPE TO SAN DIEGO”
Quick Hits for April 27, 2013
Originally posted on SF Giants Photos:
TONIGHT’S GAME…The San Francisco Giants visit the San Diego Padres in the second game of this three game series…LHP Eric Stults (2-2, 4.70) is scheduled to take the hill against LHP Barry Zito (3-1, 3.42). BARRY GOOD…Since the start of the 2012 season LHP Barry Zito has seven starts…
A GAME OR A DAY IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT
Tonight the SF Giants lost to the AZ D-Backs 6-4 in 11 innings but it was a very enjoyable game…Except. Once again fans were treated to the only kind of baseball our team can provide, the comeback. Nobody does it better and this game was no exception. Unfortunately we also committed some errors and thereContinue reading “A GAME OR A DAY IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT”
Quick Hits for April 23, 2013
Originally posted on SF Giants Photos:
TONIGHT’S GAME…The San Francisco Giants host the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second game of this three game series…LHP Patrick Corbin (2-0, 1.42) will face RHP Matt Cain (0-2, 7.15). BUCKLE UP…IF Brandon Belt drove in OF Andres Torres with a single in the bottom of the 9th inning last…
ANOTHER LOSS TO THE BREWERS MAKES MAMMA SAD
As one of the most positive SF Giants fans that I know of I wasn’t upset about our 10-7 loss to the Brewers last night because we played well and “climbed a mountain” in our attempt at another comeback win. When I woke up today and found out that the Rockies had played a double-headerContinue reading “ANOTHER LOSS TO THE BREWERS MAKES MAMMA SAD”
