Major League Baseball's official midway point has come and gone and it's time to get back to baseball that actually counts. The San Francisco Giants have had their fair share of torture over the course of the season's first 88 games. ... (Continue reading)
The first month of a baseball season is by no means an accurate gauge of what a player's season is going to be like. Sample sizes are just plain wonky. Putting stock in how good or bad a player is based ... (Continue reading)
John Bowker's spot on the Giants' opening day roster wasn't a guarantee when spring training opened. With a minor league option left and players ahead of him in the pecking order, Bowker had to earn his way onto the roster. And ... (Continue reading)
The Madison Bumgarner that made his major league debut last September wasn't the same Madison Bumgarner we had heard so much about the past two years. Instead of the low-to-mid-90s heat he used to blow away South Atlantic League hitters in ... (Continue reading)
Just a few hours remain before San Francisco Giants pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in Scottsdale, Ariz. The Giants enter 2010 with raised expectations after a 16-game improvement on their record. That was good enough to get GM Brian ... (Continue reading)
Our friends across the pond call them the Noughties. Us Americans would probably choose the Aughts. Either way, with the clock striking 12 and the calendar switched over to Jan. 1, the first decade of the 2000s has come to a ... (Continue reading)
It had been a long time coming since the San Francisco Giants had a winning season. One of the best pitching staffs around overcame major deficiencies on offense, and for the first time since 2004, the Giants found themselves above the ... (Continue reading)
The arbitration deadline has come and gone and now is the time for the rumors to start to fly even more than they were before. For some teams, adding a veteran pitcher to the rotation or bullpen is priority No. 1. ... (Continue reading)
Coming into the 2009 season, many people wondered what exactly Tim Lincecum could do following a first full year in the bigs where he won the National League Cy Young Award. It's not that we expect a drop off or anything ... (Continue reading)
Ah, November baseball. Not the part of the month where frigid temperatures make players taking part in the World Series dress like they’re about to embark on a voyage to the Arctic. This is the part where the Major League Baseball ... (Continue reading)