Sat 5/18 6:53 AMX
Yahoo! Sports
Troy Tulowitzki denies accusing Madison Bumgarner of doctoring baseballs (Big League Stew)[Yahoo! Sports: Sat 5/18 6:53 AM]
Troy Tulowitzki denies accusing Madison Bumgarner of doctoring baseballs (Big League Stew)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
The Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants have an interesting history when it comes to throwing around accusations . If you recall, during a game at Coors Field in September of 2010, Tim Lincecum tossed a baseball out of play and could be seen mouthing the words “blank this juiced ball fertilizer.”
I’m paraphrasing, of course, while channeling my inner Vin Scully.
Lincecum never backed off his words following the game, and the accusation seemed to be that Colorado would occasionally throw a few non-humidor baseballs into the bag later in games to give their offense a better chance at instant offense. Though it felt more like gamesmanship than anything, Major League Baseball took San Francisco’s complaints seriously, even
Sat 5/18 5:22 AMX
McCovey Chronicles
Giants throw balls all over Coors Field, lose 10-9[McCovey Chronicles: Sat 5/18 5:22 AM]
Giants throw balls all over Coors Field, lose 10-9
Source: McCovey Chronicles by Grant Brisbee
That game made me feel like I hit my head on a table. We're all dumber now. That game was seven hours, it was filled with stupid, and now we're all infected with stupid. The pitching was stupid. The defense was stupid. The managing was stupid. Stupid.
They can sure hit, though!
Still, stupid. I don't even know where to begin. The sound of me chewing on my own tongue is distracting me chewing on my own tongue is distracting me chewing on my own tongue is … dammit, this game.
Okay, the defense, then. That's the lede. It was almost a year ago to the day that the Giants' defense was a big deal for the wrong
Sat 5/18 4:23 AMX
Yahoo! Sports
The Juice: Justin Upton helps Braves Slam the Dodgers; Paul Goldschmidt mashes two homers for Arizona (Big League Stew)[Yahoo! Sports: Sat 5/18 4:23 AM]
The Juice: Justin Upton helps Braves Slam the Dodgers; Paul Goldschmidt mashes two homers for Arizona (Big League Stew)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
The Juice returns for season No. 6! It's almost eligible for free-agency! Stop by daily for news from the action, along with great photos, stats, video highlights and more.
With their desired lineup intact for the first time in 40 games, the Atlanta Braves offense turned it up a notch in their 8-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jason Heyward, who just returned from the disabled list on Thursday after undergoing an emergency appendectomy in Colorado last month, reached base three times to help set the table. Justin Upton then cleared it in the sixth, cracking his third career grand slam off Paco Rodriguez.
''As soon as he took that swing, I knew that ball was going to be out of the ballpark,'' said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez.
Sat 5/18 3:37 AMX
Yahoo! Sports
Did Bochy stick with Bumgarner too long? (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)[Yahoo! Sports: Sat 5/18 3:37 AM]
Did Bochy stick with Bumgarner too long? (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
The grand slam surrendered by Madison Bumgarner did not help the Giants on Friday in Denver, but neither did their four fielding errors.
Sat 5/18 3:21 AMX
CSN Bay Area
Did Bochy stick with Bumgarner too long?[CSN Bay Area: Sat 5/18 3:21 AM]
Did Bochy stick with Bumgarner too long?
Source: CSN Bay Area by abaggarly
The grand slam surrendered by Madison Bumgarner did not help the Giants on Friday in Denver, but neither did their four fielding errors.
Sat 5/18 3:21 AMX
CSN Bay Area
Giants notes: Scutaro doesn't care about stats[CSN Bay Area: Sat 5/18 3:21 AM]
Giants notes: Scutaro doesn't care about stats
Source: CSN Bay Area by dshiller
Why did Marco Scutaro take a walk in the eighth inning Wednesday in Toronto when he had a hitting streak on the line? It's simple.
Sat 5/18 2:51 AMX
Yahoo! Sports
Giants-Rockies Preview (The Associated Press)[Yahoo! Sports: Sat 5/18 2:51 AM]
Giants-Rockies Preview (The Associated Press)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Inconsistency plagued Tim Lincecum during a career-worst season in 2012, and he's still trying to recapture the form he was accustomed to having earlier in his career.
Sat 5/18 2:36 AMX
Bleacher Report
San Francisco Giants Are Leading the National League West with Great Offense[Bleacher Report: Sat 5/18 2:36 AM]
San Francisco Giants Are Leading the National League West with Great Offense
Source: Bleacher Report
The San Francisco Giants have a reputation for winning with pitching and defense. They've had four straight winning seasons and won two out of the last three World Series by allowing the fewest runs in baseball since 2009.
However, thus far in 2013, the Giants are leading the National League West with a great offense. Giants position players currently
Sat 5/18 2:36 AMX
MLB.com
Lincecum looks to start new streak against Rockies[MLB.com: Sat 5/18 2:36 AM]
Lincecum looks to start new streak against Rockies
Source: MLB.com by Ethan Asofsky
Tim Lincecum will oppose Tyler Chatwood as the Giants and Rockies face off in the third game of their four-game series on Saturday night at Coors Field. Chatwood is making his first start since being sent to Triple-A earlier this season.
Sat 5/18 2:21 AMX
Yahoo! Sports
Pacheco's surprising slam boosts Rockies (The SportsXchange)[Yahoo! Sports: Sat 5/18 2:21 AM]
Pacheco's surprising slam boosts Rockies (The SportsXchange)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
DENVER -- Jordan Pacheco makes consistent contact, rarely gives away at-bats and in his brief time in the majors with the Colorado Rockies has proved to be a professional hitter.
Sat 5/18 2:21 AMX
Yahoo! Sports
Tulowitzki on Bumgarner: 'I wasn't accusing him at all' (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)[Yahoo! Sports: Sat 5/18 2:21 AM]
Tulowitzki on Bumgarner: 'I wasn't accusing him at all' (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Troy Tulowitzki curiously asked the umpire for a ball check during Friday's game, but insists he wasn't accusing Madison Bumgarner of foul play.
Sat 5/18 2:06 AMX
CSN Bay Area
Tulowitzki on Bumgarner: 'I wasn't accusing him at all'[CSN Bay Area: Sat 5/18 2:06 AM]
Tulowitzki on Bumgarner: 'I wasn't accusing him at all'
Source: CSN Bay Area by abaggarly
Troy Tulowitzki curiously asked the umpire for a ball check during Friday's game, but insists he wasn't accusing Madison Bumgarner of foul play.
Sat 5/18 2:06 AMX
Giants Splash Blog
UPDATE: Errors doom SF Giants again in streak-breaking loss[Giants Splash Blog: Sat 5/18 2:06 AM]
UPDATE: Errors doom SF Giants again in streak-breaking loss
Source: Giants Splash Blog by hschulman@sfchronicle.com (Henry Schulman)
UPDATE, 10:45 p.m.: Below you have my early game-story. In the interest of honesty, I changed the original headline on this post after talking to Madison Bumgarner. He said he was not angry with Troy Tulowitzki over the Rockies shortstop asking umpire Tim McClelland to check the baseball in the third inning. Turns out there was [...]
Sat 5/18 1:36 AMX
San Francisco Chronicle
Giants lose wild one under Coors big top[San Francisco Chronicle: Sat 5/18 1:36 AM]
Giants lose wild one under Coors big top
Source: San Francisco Chronicle by Henry Schulman
Giants lose wild one under Coors big top
In the third inning, Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki seemed to imply that Madison Bumgarner did something to the baseball and asked first-base umpire Tim McClelland to check it.
When Bumgarner was removed with two outs in the fifth inning, one of his worst career starts was over.
Down 10-5, the Giants launched their inevitable comeback with three-run seventh, benefiting from Edgmer Escalona's leadoff walk to Buster Posey.
The ball incident happened with two outs in the third and D.J. LeMahieu batting after Tulowitzki tied the game 4-4 with an RBI single.
With two outs, Bumgarner walked LeMahieu on his 101st pitch to load the bases.
Bumgarner threw his 102nd an final pitch, and Pacheco sent
Sat 5/18 1:36 AMX
McCovey Chronicles
minor lines, 5/17/13[McCovey Chronicles: Sat 5/18 1:36 AM]
minor lines, 5/17/13
Source: McCovey Chronicles by steve S
Sat 5/18 1:36 AMX
MLB.com
Giants drop seesaw affair with Rockies[MLB.com: Sat 5/18 1:36 AM]
Giants drop seesaw affair with Rockies
Source: MLB.com by Chris Haft
Madison Bumgarner allowed the first grand slam of his career as the Giants squandered a 4-0 lead at Coors Field and took their first loss in 11 games against the Rockies, though Buster Posey and Co. nearly battled back from a five-run deficit.
Sat 5/18 1:36 AMX
MLB.com
Giants Minor League coach Torres dies at 61[MLB.com: Sat 5/18 1:36 AM]
Giants Minor League coach Torres dies at 61
Source: MLB.com by Chris Haft
The Giants issued a statement Friday saying that Victor Torres, a batting coach and instructor in the club's player development department, died Wednesday in Florida at age 61.
Sat 5/18 1:21 AMX
Yahoo! Sports
Instant Replay: Giants come up just short (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)[Yahoo! Sports: Sat 5/18 1:21 AM]
Instant Replay: Giants come up just short (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
After Jordan Pacheco's fifth-inning grand slam the Giants looked down and out, but ended up making a valiant comeback effort that came one run shy.
Sat 5/18 1:06 AMX
CSN Bay Area
Instant Replay: Giants come up just short[CSN Bay Area: Sat 5/18 1:06 AM]
Instant Replay: Giants come up just short
Source: CSN Bay Area by jbarrack
After Jordan Pacheco's fifth-inning grand slam the Giants looked down and out, but ended up making a valiant comeback effort that came one run shy.
Sat 5/18 1:06 AMX
Giants Splash Blog
Errors doom SF Giants again in streak-breaking loss[Giants Splash Blog: Sat 5/18 1:06 AM]
Errors doom SF Giants again in streak-breaking loss
Source: Giants Splash Blog by hschulman@sfchronicle.com (Henry Schulman)
By Henry Schulman Denver – Friday night’s game at Coors Field might go a long way toward answering the eternal baseball question of whether a snotrocket can be considered an illegal substance. The Rockies ended their 10-game losing streak to the Giants by winning one of those mile-high circus contests 10-9. In the third inning, [...]
Sat 5/18 1:06 AMX
Yahoo! Sports
Rockies 10, Giants 9 (The SportsXchange)[Yahoo! Sports: Sat 5/18 1:06 AM]
Rockies 10, Giants 9 (The SportsXchange)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
DENVER -- Jordan Pacheco makes consistent contact, rarely gives away at-bats and in his brief time in the majors with the Colorado Rockies has proven to be a professional hitter.
Sat 5/18 1:06 AMX
Yahoo! Sports
Rockies end 10-game skid vs Giants with 10-9 win (The Associated Press)[Yahoo! Sports: Sat 5/18 1:06 AM]
Rockies end 10-game skid vs Giants with 10-9 win (The Associated Press)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
DENVER (AP) -- Jordan Pacheco hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the fifth and Carlos Gonzalez added a solo homer, helping the Colorado Rockies hold on for a 10-9 win over San Francisco on Friday night that snapped a 10-game skid against the Giants.
Sat 5/18 12:51 AMX
Inside Bay Area
San Francisco Giants lose wild one to Colorado Rockies, 10-9[Inside Bay Area: Sat 5/18 12:51 AM]
San Francisco Giants lose wild one to Colorado Rockies, 10-9
Source: Inside Bay Area by <p class="bylinejb">By Alex Pavlovic<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:apavlovic@mercurynews.com'>apavlovic@mercurynews.com</a>
Poor defense and rough outing from Madison Bumgarner lead to San Francisco Giants' 10-9 loss to Colorado Rockies.
Sat 5/18 12:51 AMX
McCovey Chronicles
Post-game placeholder[McCovey Chronicles: Sat 5/18 12:51 AM]
Post-game placeholder
Source: McCovey Chronicles by Grant Brisbee
Sat 5/18 12:36 AMX
Giants Splash Blog
Tulowitzki angers Bumgarner in crazy SF Giants loss[Giants Splash Blog: Sat 5/18 12:36 AM]
Tulowitzki angers Bumgarner in crazy SF Giants loss
Source: Giants Splash Blog by hschulman@sfchronicle.com (Henry Schulman)
By Henry Schulman Denver – Friday night’s game at Coors Field might go a long way toward answering the eternal baseball question of whether a snotrocket can be considered an illegal substance. The Rockies ended their 10-game losing streak to the Giants by winning one of those mile-high circus contests 10-9. In the third inning, [...]
Fri 5/17 11:51 PMX
Bleacher Report
San Francisco Giants: Lessons Learned from Their Series vs. Toronto Blue Jays[Bleacher Report: Fri 5/17 11:51 PM]
San Francisco Giants: Lessons Learned from Their Series vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Source: Bleacher Report
The 2002 World Series Loss Still Stings
Winning World Series titles in 2010 and 2012 should have pushed any lingering pain of the San Francisco Giants 2002 World Series loss far into the stratosphere—especially since I was among the million at the purely joyous 2010 parade.
Laying eyes upon a villain from that 2002 series, however, proved I'm not fully healed—at all. Most of those Los Angeles Angels are long retired. As the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind.
The pain quickly flooded back Wednesday when the CSN camera locked on
Fri 5/17 10:36 PMX
MLB.com
Giants' approach at the plate is paying dividends[MLB.com: Fri 5/17 10:36 PM]
Giants' approach at the plate is paying dividends
Source: MLB.com by Chris Haft
The Giants led the National League in hitting entering Friday with a .269 mark. Hitting coach Hensley Meulens said this is a result of players buying into the team's offensive philosophy.
Fri 5/17 10:36 PMX
MLB.com
Affeldt finds success at hitter-friendly Coors Field[MLB.com: Fri 5/17 10:36 PM]
Affeldt finds success at hitter-friendly Coors Field
Source: MLB.com by Chris Haft
Jeremy Affeldt owns the lowest ERA (3.07) and ranks second in opponents' batting average (.228) among pitchers who have thrown at least 70 innings at Coors Field, success the Giants reliever attributes to making adjustments to suit the mile-high atmosphere.
Fri 5/17 10:07 PMX
Yardbarker
On the Farm: Newcomers Tanaka, Vogt fit in nicely[Yardbarker: Fri 5/17 10:07 PM]
On the Farm: Newcomers Tanaka, Vogt fit in nicely
Source: Yardbarker
The San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s are struggling right now.
A combined 0-4 record over the last two days has been a downer for Bay Area baseball fans, as they have been outscored 33-16. However, there are a couple new prospects in their farm systems who are performing quite well.
Kensuke Tanaka – 2B, Fresno Grizzlies
This guy has been a real surprise for the Grizzlies this year. After playing in Japan for the first 13 years of his pro career, his first MLB organization he chose to sign with were the Giants.
In Japan, Tanaka, 31, played in 921 games, hitting 34 home runs and 283 RBIs. His power numbers aren’t impressive, but he did have a .296 average with 156 stolen bases (only being caught 62 times).
Before the season began, nobody could predict how Tanaka would settle in to the higher level of talent in the US. I think he can handle it.
With Fresno, he has piled up 13 RBIs already with a .338 batting average and 12 steals. Keep an eye on this guy.
Stephen Vogt – C/DH, Sacr...
Fri 5/17 10:07 PMX
McCovey Chronicles
Gamethread E for Everyone[McCovey Chronicles: Fri 5/17 10:07 PM]
Gamethread E for Everyone
Source: McCovey Chronicles by Natto
Friday night, makin' errors.
Fri 5/17 10:07 PMX
McCovey Chronicles
Open GameThread, 5/17[McCovey Chronicles: Fri 5/17 10:07 PM]
Open GameThread, 5/17
Source: McCovey Chronicles by Natto
Widgets, oh widgets, you have forsaken me ...
1. Angel Pagan CF
2. Marco Scutaro 2B
3. Pablo Sandoval 3B
4. Buster Posey C
5. Hunter Pence RF
6. Brett Pill 1B
7. Andres Torres LF
8. Brandon Crawford SS
9. Madison Bumgarner LHP
Fri 5/17 9:22 PMX
Bleacher Report
Buster Posey Talks to B/R About Giants Baseball, New Sports Drink and More[Bleacher Report: Fri 5/17 9:22 PM]
Buster Posey Talks to B/R About Giants Baseball, New Sports Drink and More
Source: Bleacher Report
Buster Posey is the reigning NL MVP after completing a season where he helped lead the San Francisco Giants to their second World Series title in three seasons.
In 2012, Posey hit .336 with 24 home runs and 103 RBI. Posey also led the Giants with an OPS of .957.
It was more than his offense that earned him the MVP award, however. Posey was excellent in working with the Giants' pitching staff. He is a student of the game and calls a good game for his pitchers. Posey also does a fine job defensively, throwing out baserunners and blocking pitches in the dirt.
Posey provided great leadership for the Giants when they suffered the loss of All-Star
Fri 5/17 9:06 PMX
Yahoo! Sports
Giants notes: No platoon at 1B, Scutaro doesn't care about stats (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)[Yahoo! Sports: Fri 5/17 9:06 PM]
Giants notes: No platoon at 1B, Scutaro doesn't care about stats (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Why did Marco Scutaro take a walk in the eighth inning Wednesday in Toronto when he had a hitting streak on the line? It's simple.
Fri 5/17 8:51 PMX
CSN Bay Area
Giants notes: No platoon at 1B, Scutaro doesn't care about stats[CSN Bay Area: Fri 5/17 8:51 PM]
Giants notes: No platoon at 1B, Scutaro doesn't care about stats
Source: CSN Bay Area by dshiller
Why did Marco Scutaro take a walk in the eighth inning Wednesday in Toronto when he had a hitting streak on the line? It's simple.
Fri 5/17 8:21 PMX
Giants Splash Blog
UPDATE: Hensley Meulens on why the SF Giants are hitting, especially in the clutch[Giants Splash Blog: Fri 5/17 8:21 PM]
UPDATE: Hensley Meulens on why the SF Giants are hitting, especially in the clutch
Source: Giants Splash Blog by hschulman@sfchronicle.com (Henry Schulman)
UPDATE, 5:05 p.m.: The clubhouse was nearly empty. The white board said “HITTERS MEETING, 4:30.” So batting coach Hensley Meulens casually walks through the room. We asked him why he wasn’t in the meeting. When he said he didn’t call it, I joked that they were in the cage plotting a coup. So began an [...]
Fri 5/17 8:21 PMX
Yahoo! Sports
Posey adds sports drink to list of endorsements (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)[Yahoo! Sports: Fri 5/17 8:21 PM]
Posey adds sports drink to list of endorsements (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Buster Posey has a brand new endorsement deal, and it could lead to some stylish rides to and from the ballpark.
Fri 5/17 7:51 PMX
CSN Bay Area
Posey adds sports drink to list of endorsements[CSN Bay Area: Fri 5/17 7:51 PM]
Posey adds sports drink to list of endorsements
Source: CSN Bay Area by nstuhlbarg
Buster Posey has a brand new endorsement deal, and it could lead to some stylish rides to and from the ballpark.
Fri 5/17 7:36 PMX
The Giants Baseball Blog
Offense Heating Up, Starters Continue to Struggle[The Giants Baseball Blog: Fri 5/17 7:36 PM]
Offense Heating Up, Starters Continue to Struggle
Source: The Giants Baseball Blog by Trevor Cole
After playing their two worst games of the 2013 seasons north of the border in Toronto, the Giants got back on track Thursday in Colorado. They came back from an early 6-run deficit to beat the Rockies in game one of a 4-game set and will look to feed off that momentum throughout the weekend.
In each game up in Toronto, the Giants starting pitcher put the team behind the 8-ball significantly early on. Barry Zito got knocked around pretty good on Tuesday night, but the real concern coming out of that series has to be with Ryan Vogelsong. I talked extensively about Vogey's struggles in our last post, so I won't keep beating a dead horse, but we're 1/4 of the way through the season, and it's really time to start assessing
Fri 5/17 7:36 PMX
Yahoo! Sports
Not All is Lost for the Los Angeles Dodgers (Yahoo! Contributor Network)[Yahoo! Sports: Fri 5/17 7:36 PM]
Not All is Lost for the Los Angeles Dodgers (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
COMMENTARY| The Los Angeles Dodgers started badly this season. That may be putting it mildly. The Dodgers have had an atrocious start to the season and now sit in last place in the NL West, below even the lowly San Diego Padres.
Fri 5/17 7:22 PMX
Yardbarker
Jeremy Affeldt returned $500K to SF Giants after noticing an error in his contract[Yardbarker: Fri 5/17 7:22 PM]
Jeremy Affeldt returned $500K to SF Giants after noticing an error in his contract
Source: Yardbarker
It's seems pretty tough to find a role model in sports these days but, if you look in the dictionary under honesty, Jeremy Affeldt may just fit the description.
In 2010, the relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants says he was overpaid by $500,000 thanks to a contract error that wrongly awarded him more than the $10 million previously agreed upon. The mistake was signed off by both him and his team before the typing error was discovered.
When Affeldt realized the unintended bonus, he says he returned the extra money and asked that his contract be rewritten.
The 33-year-old Affeldt, who describes himself as an avid Christian and father, details the six-digit mistake in his new book, To Stir a Movement.
He claims that the Players Association, his agent Michael Moye as well as Giants assistant general manager Bobby Evans all approved of him keeping the $500,000 after he brought it to their attention.
Affeldt, who has been in the major leagues since 2002, recalled his agen
Fri 5/17 6:37 PMX
Yahoo! Sports
Giants minor league coach Victor Torres dies (The Associated Press)[Yahoo! Sports: Fri 5/17 6:37 PM]
Giants minor league coach Victor Torres dies (The Associated Press)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The San Francisco Giants say former minor league coach Victor Torres has died. He was 61.
Fri 5/17 6:37 PMX
MLB.com
Today's MLB starting lineups: May 17[MLB.com: Fri 5/17 6:37 PM]
Today's MLB starting lineups: May 17
Source: MLB.com
Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.
Fri 5/17 6:06 PMX
Yahoo! Sports
Giants lineup: Pill gets start at first (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)[Yahoo! Sports: Fri 5/17 6:06 PM]
Giants lineup: Pill gets start at first (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Brett Pill is set to make his first start of the season for the Giants as they look to take commanding lead of the four-game set in Colorado.
Fri 5/17 5:51 PMX
CSN Bay Area
Giants lineup: Pill gets start at first[CSN Bay Area: Fri 5/17 5:51 PM]
Giants lineup: Pill gets start at first
Source: CSN Bay Area by nstuhlbarg
Brett Pill is set to make his first start of the season for the Giants as they look to take commanding lead of the four-game set in Colorado.
Fri 5/17 5:51 PMX
Giants Splash Blog
Tonight’s SF Giants lineup, plus an interesting Marco Scutaro stat[Giants Splash Blog: Fri 5/17 5:51 PM]
Tonight’s SF Giants lineup, plus an interesting Marco Scutaro stat
Source: Giants Splash Blog by hschulman@sfchronicle.com (Henry Schulman)
The Giants’ 10-game winning streak against the Rockies gets tested big-time tonight. They face left-hander Jorge De La Rosa, who did not allow a run over 13 innings in his past two starts, with a total of five hits, in wins against the Mets and Cardinals. Not that his opponent is chopped liver. Madison Bumgarner [...]
Fri 5/17 4:21 PMX
McCovey Chronicles
The pitch types of the Giants' starting pitchers[McCovey Chronicles: Fri 5/17 4:21 PM]
The pitch types of the Giants' starting pitchers
Source: McCovey Chronicles by Grant Brisbee
Fri 5/17 12:51 PMX
Yahoo! Sports
Minnesota Twins’ Joe Mauer Is Still Very Good (Yahoo! Contributor Network)[Yahoo! Sports: Fri 5/17 12:51 PM]
Minnesota Twins’ Joe Mauer Is Still Very Good (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
COMMENTARY | Ever since he first stepped on a baseball field, Joe Mauer has been a unique talent. He's also had some of the highest expectations ever placed on a player and has had undue criticism placed on him.
Fri 5/17 9:37 AMX
Bay City Ball
Pondering Cain’s release point[Bay City Ball: Fri 5/17 9:37 AM]
Pondering Cain’s release point
Source: Bay City Ball by Chris Quick
As a somewhat obsessed observer of Giants baseball, one thing I’ve noticed this year – by just watching the games, nerds – is that Cain appears to be throwing – or slinging could be a better word – from a lower vertical release point.
What do the stats say?
A quick trip to the fabulous Brooks Baseball gives us this image:
From 2007-2010 Cain had a fairly consistent vertical release point. He lowered it in 2011 and it remained at pretty much the same point in 2012. This year, he’s dropped even further. His pitches, across the board, are coming out of a lower release point these days.
Here’s
Fri 5/17 9:07 AMX
Bleacher Report
3 Bold Predictions for the Remainder of the San Francisco Giants' Season[Bleacher Report: Fri 5/17 9:07 AM]
3 Bold Predictions for the Remainder of the San Francisco Giants' Season
Source: Bleacher Report
Now that we have reached the one-quarter mark of the 2013 season, it's time to make some bold predictions for the San Francisco Giants.
At 24-17, the Giants currently hold a one-game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West. And if the Giants' early success is any indication for what is in store for them in September, this team will be in the thick of things down the stretch.
Here are bold predictions for three key players for the Giants for the remainder of the season.
Fri 5/17 6:16 AMX
Yahoo! Sports
Cain stays tuned in, Giants spring six-run comeback (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)[Yahoo! Sports: Fri 5/17 6:16 AM]
Cain stays tuned in, Giants spring six-run comeback (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)
Source: Yahoo! Sports
After watching his teammates let two straight games get out of hand in Toronto, Matt Cain was especially motivated to avoid a similar fate and emerged victorious in Colorado.