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The San Francisco Giants are the Best Team in Baseball

Jul 12, 2016

Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

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...

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...

What should a Brandon Belt extension look like for the Giants?

Jacob Fagan

Mar 29, 2016

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, San Francisco Giants

It has been reported that the San Francisco Giants and Brandon Belt’s representatives are talking about an extension. On his podcast, Buster Olney of ESPN said the club is looking to buyout at least three years...

What to make of Brandon Belt?

Michael Saltzman

Feb 2, 2016

Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

From the moment Brandon Belt burst onto the scene for the San Francisco Giants following their first championship season since moving from New York, he's been tough to figure out. He homered in his second ever ...

Giants have grown the best infield in baseball

Michael Saltzman

Nov 14, 2015

Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, San Francisco Giants

When the Giants had Barry Bonds in the middle of their lineup, they had a habit of giving up on prospects for veterans. This win now approach led to some postseason success, but the Giants never won a World Ser...

San Francisco Giants offseason wish list

Jacob Fagan

Nov 2, 2015

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

Jamie Squire/Getty Images The offseason has arrived after another electrifying postseason and free agency commences on November 6. For the San Francisco Giants, 2015 was an empty year after winning the whol...

Brandon Belt underwent surgery on slightly torn meniscus

Jacob Fagan

Sep 30, 2015

Breaking News, Features, Headlines, Injuries, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, San Francisco Giants

According to Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area, the San Francisco Giants’ first baseman Brandon Belt had surgery on his knee to repair a minor meniscus tear. He is out for four weeks. Belt was previously put on the...

Brandon Belt is back on track

Jacob Fagan

Sep 2, 2015

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, San Francisco Giants

Fifth-round picks out of college don’t usually garner attention at the minor league level compared to higher upside high schoolers or high picks out of college, but Brandon Belt made evaluators notice him early...

Giants are 4-10, Let’s Keep Calm and Panik

Michael Saltzman

Apr 21, 2015

Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are in last place. Only two teams in baseball, the Miami Marlins and Milwaukee Brewers, have a worse record than the Giants' 4-10 mark. The Giants are next-to-last to only the Boston Re...

Aaron Hill Solves Sergio Romo, Sends San Francisco to Seventh-Straight Loss

Chris Roth

Apr 17, 2015

Arizona Diamondbacks, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, San Francisco Giants

SAN FRANCISCO - Entering Thursday night Aaron Hill had never had a hit against San Francisco reliever Sergio Romo. Well, now he can say he has one, after his two-run double with two outs in the twelfth gave Ari...

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