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Author Michael Saltzman

Michael Saltzman

The San Francisco Giants are my greatest passion outside of my family. November 1, 2010 was my re-birth. October 28, 2012 = 2.0 & now 10/29/14 is #3.

Even-Year Magic Secrets Finally Revealed

Michael Saltzman
Oct 14, 2016
Features, Postseason, San Francisco Giants
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The San Francisco Giants were eliminated from the 2016 postseason despite this being an even year. Despite fans claiming there was "Even Year Magic" and that the Giants were destined to win every other year, th...

The San Francisco Giants are Even Year-ing Again

Michael Saltzman
Oct 9, 2016
Postseason, San Francisco Giants
It is hard to explain what to make of the 2016 San Francisco Giants. They were the best team in the game at the All-Star break, as I wrote about here. They were also one of the worst in the game in the second h...

The San Francisco Giants are the Worst Team in Baseball

Michael Saltzman
Sep 15, 2016
Features, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants went into the All-Star break with the best record in baseball. They had a 55-game stretch where they were 40-15 and they were finding ways to win with the unlikeliest of call ups and mi...

The San Francisco Giants are the Best Team in Baseball

Michael Saltzman
Jul 12, 2016
Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants
1
We are at the halfway point of the season, and no team in baseball has a better record than the San Francisco Giants. At 57-33, they have a better record than any of the championship teams in recent years. It i...

The Giants’ Big Three are Off to a Historically Good Start

Michael Saltzman
May 26, 2016
Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants
4
The San Francisco Giants went into the offseason with a desire to improve their starting pitching. Bobby Evans went out and signed Jeff Samardzija and Johnny Cueto to help shore up a staff that had trouble pitc...

Jake Peavy, Matt Cain and the Giant Problem

Michael Saltzman
May 7, 2016
Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, San Francisco Giants
1
Jake Peavy and Matt Cain are struggling. They have been bad enough in the first month of the season, that fans want them removed from the starting rotation. Trying to find two worthy replacements in May is hard...

Johnny Cueto is Already a Fan Favorite

Michael Saltzman
Apr 19, 2016
Major League Baseball, National League West, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants
1
Johnny Cueto was a surprise signing by the San Francisco Giants in the off-season. After inking Jeff Samardzija to a $90 million contract earlier in the winter, fans weren't sure what the Giants would do with t...

Happy Birthday West Coast Baseball

Michael Saltzman
Apr 19, 2016
Baseball History, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants
On April 15, 1958, West Coast baseball was born in the Major Leagues. The Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants had left New York and settled in Los Angeles and San Francisco respectively. For the last 58 years,...

2016 is Already Controversial

Michael Saltzman
Apr 7, 2016
Opinions & Predictions
In a year where a certain Republican candidate for President of the United States is trying to "Make America Great Again" by making America hate again, baseball has already had its fair share of controversy. ...

Bumgarner had the flu, but Giants bats look healthy

Michael Saltzman
Apr 5, 2016
Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, National League, National League West, San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants enter the 2016 season with expectations at an all-time high. Spending huge money on starting pitching in the off-season left Madison Bumgarner as the lowest paid starter in the rotation...
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