Baseball is a sport where its past is constantly intertwined with its present. It is a swirling mix of nostalgia and forward promise. We honor yesterday’s heroes while projecting them onto tomorrow’s stars when we say that “he’s got a … Continue reading 2019 SF Giants Embody Baseball As It Should Be(Daryll)
A division that has been owned by the Dodgers for more than half a decade is finally starting to stand up to the big bad wolf of the division. With the Rockies coming within one game of winning the West … Continue reading National League West Preview (Giuseppe and Daryll)
It is now just about a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training – and the world waits to find out who Manny Machado and Bryce Harper will be signing with. Yet unlike last season when free … Continue reading Baseball Still Waiting on Bryce Harper and Manny Machado (Daryll)
Doubleday Double Talk Remembers is designed to connect fans with the game of baseball’s past one player and story at a time. A Doubleday Double Talk Remembers will be published every Friday and will go over the life and legacy … Continue reading Doubleday Double Talk Remembers: Willie McCovey
For all the talk about teams tanking in today’s Major League Baseball landscape, somebody forgot to tell the National League. Or the plucky Oakland A’s. The Pittsburgh Pirates don’t seem to care that the Brewers spent all off-season beefing up … Continue reading Madness in the Standings (Daryll)
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jaime Barrios and San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt set a modern-day record in the first inning of Sunday’s game in Anaheim with a 21 pitch at-bat. Brandon Belt initially fell behind in the … Continue reading Giants’ Brandon Belt, Angels’ Jaime Barrios Set Record with 21-Pitch At-Bat (Giuseppe)
The National League West was definitely one of the best divisions in baseball last season. They graduated the eventual National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers, saw the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies make the Wild Card spots, and the team … Continue reading National League West Preview (Daryll and Giuseppe)
Former CY Young Award winner Tim Lincecum and the Texas Rangers agreed to a one-year Major League deal on Tuesday. The contract was pending a physical. Tim Lincecum was a superstar in his 9-years playing for the San Francisco Giants … Continue reading Texas Rangers, Tim Lincecum Agree to Deal (Giuseppe)
Updated 2/19/19: The Padres today signed Manny Machado to the largest free agent contract in history: 10 years at $300M. Proof of the Jason Werth Effect? I said last year that Hosmer would not be the final piece of the … Continue reading San Diego Padres Signing Eric Hosmer Is Their Jayson Werth Moment (Daryll)
While Bonds still has not found himself enshrined in Cooperstown, he will still receive permanent recognition for his tenure with the San Francisco Giants in 2018. NL Batting Title x2NL MVP x7Gold Glove x8All-Star x14500 HR//500 steal club HR x762Walks … Continue reading San Francisco Giants to Retire Barry Bonds Number 25 In August (Giuseppe)
The Giants have continued their busy offseason with the signing of former Indians outfielder Austin Jackson. Source confirms: Austin Jackson signs with @SFGiants, two years, $6M. Escalators and performance bonuses could add another $2.5M total. Deal is done; Jackson passed … Continue reading San Francisco Giants Sign Austin Jackson To Two-Year Deal (Giuseppe)
Just 2 days after the Pittsburgh Pirates shipped their ace Geritt Cole off to Huston for a 4-player package, the Bucs decided to launch their inevitable rebuild on Monday when they traded one of the greatest players to ever put on … Continue reading Pittsburgh Pirates Trade Andrew McCutchen to San Francisco Giants (Giuseppe)
Jay Bruce will reunite with his former team after agreeing to a 3-year, $39 Million contract with the New York Mets. Bruce’s contract is backloaded with him making $10 million in 2018, $14.5 million in 2019, and $14.5 million in … Continue reading Jay Bruce Signs a 3-year, $39M Contract With the New York Mets (Giuseppe)
The greatest player in Tampa Bay Rays history will be sporting black and orange in 2018. Evan Longoria was traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Longoria and cash considerations will be sent to … Continue reading Rays Trade Star Third Baseman Evan Longoria to the Giants (Giuseppe)
The Shohei Ohtani race is over and the decision has been made. After years of waiting and anticipation, Ohtani is coming to the Major Leagues and he will be playing for the Anaheim Angels. I recently published an article in … Continue reading Shohei Ohtani To Sign With Angels (Giuseppe)
Shohei Ohtani. This name has been a topic of discussion amongst baseball fans for years. If you haven’t heard it before, then let me give you a rundown so you are not totally in the dark. Shohei Ohtani is widely … Continue reading Ranking the Seven Finalists In Shohei Ohtani Sweepstakes (Giuseppe)
Today I flipped on the television to watch the Giants-Diamondbacks game (what else?) and what I saw was flat out amazing. Something that no one has ever seen before in an opening day game, something unprecedented in history. If you are wondering … Continue reading Madison Bumgarner Hits 2 Home Runs on Opening Day (Giuseppe)
With the World Series over and the Cubs winning it all for the first time in 108 years, the offseason is in full blume. So along with the off-season (any baseball fan will tell you) comes off-season trade rumors, so … Continue reading Aroldis Chapman Meets With Giants Representatives After Becoming a Free Agent this Winter (Giuseppe)
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