Giants News (Page 2)

Giants clinch playoff spot, still eying NL West title

September 13, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — Gabe Kapler has only been with the Giants less than two seasons but he's done something that the legendary John McGraw and every other skipper that preceded him had not accomplished.

Kapler clinched a playoff spot faster than any other manager in the 138 year history of the franchi...


Giants take two of three from Dodgers in critical series

September 5, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants have been the surprise baseball team of 2021. Certainly nobody, not even the most ardent Giants fan would have predicted the orange and black would have the best record in baseball tied with their long time rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers in early September.

Despite havi...


What we learned in this weekend's Bay Bridge Series

August 22, 2021

OAKLAND — The San Francisco Giants won two out of the three games this weekend against the Oakland A's and won the Bay Bridge Series 4-2.

How the Giants did it was pretty remarkable in its own. They became the first team in Major League history to win back-to-back games with pinch hit home runs in...


How Kris Bryant impacts the race for the NL West crown

July 31, 2021

The MLB trading deadline has come and gone. It was a whirlwind of action right up until the 1pm deadline yesterday that had fans glued to their social media feeds.

The titans of the National League, the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres all made significant acquisition...


Giants looking to be buyers at the trading deadline

July 29, 2021

For the first time since 2016, the San Francisco Giants are in the position of being a buyer instead of a seller at the trade deadline.

The 2021 Giants have baseball’s best record at the end of July. Friday is the trade deadline and the Giants will be looking to bring in players that can help impa...


Giants take opening game of Cubs series 7-2 in possible postseason preview

June 3, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — A National League Championship Series preview?

Maybe. Maybe it is a little premature to be thinking this in the beginning of June.

The two titans of the National League began a four-game series on Thursday night with the San Francisco Giants taking down the Chicago Cubs 7-2 at O...


30 Years Later: A Loma Prieta Earthquake Reflection

October 17, 2019

It was a warm, sunny mid-October afternoon 30 years ago. Not your typical "earthquake weather."

At 5:00pm that afternoon, the Lincoln High School junior varsity football practice had just ended for me and I was excited to get off the field and arrive home in time to watch Game 3 of the 1989 World...