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The San Francisco Giants Embody the 2020 MLB Season

Aug 27, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants have been the most unpredictably competitive team in Major League Baseball this season. Yes, we're talking about a 15-16 ballclub. A rebuilding team off to a mediocre start doesn't t...

San Francisco Giants Fans, Meet Tyler Heineman

Joe Orsatti

Feb 10, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

On Saturday, it was announced that catcher Aramis Garcia will miss six-to-eight months after undergoing labrum surgery. It was widely expected that the 27-year-old would serve as the primary backup to Buster P...

Gabe Kapler Hiring Shows That the San Francisco Giants are Rapidly Evolving Under Farhan Zaidi

Robbie Stratakos

Nov 19, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

The majority of baseball fans had the same reaction to the San Francisco Giants hiring Gabe Kapler as their new manager: "huh?" But from the Giants' perspective the hiring shows that the organization is rapidly...

The San Francisco Giants Should be Admired for Taking a Leap of Faith in Themselves, Rather than Selling

Robbie Stratakos

Oct 22, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

Many doubted whether the San Francisco Giants made the right decision by holding onto most of their veterans at the Major League Baseball trade deadline -- most notably Madison Bumgarner and Will Smith -- and m...

Even Year, Cubs Fear?

Kyle Head

Oct 6, 2016

Headlines, National League, Postseason

In case you didn't know this is an even year, the San Francisco Giants reminded you of this on Wednesday night. In the top of the ninth with runners on second and third, in a scoreless game, Conor Gillaspie sma...

The hottest Tebow take yet belongs to Samardzija

Emily Shoffit

Sep 22, 2016

Headlines

Almost a month into the mayhem that has become Tim Tebow mania, the former star quarterback finally made his debut with the New York Mets instructional league. While the Internet has made a frenzy of Tebow's...

Five Major Questions for the San Francisco Giants in 2016

Ben Diamond

Jan 19, 2016

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

The Giants had a disappointing season in 2015, missing out on the playoffs after winning the World Series the year before. The team is all but guaranteed another World Championship in 2016, given that it's an ...

Evaluating the Giants’ Rotation

Ben Diamond

Dec 22, 2015

Features, Headlines, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

Since the start of the San Francisco Giants’ remarkable World Series run, the team has boasted a strong rotation. From 2010 to 2014, when three championships were won, the rotation had the seventh best ERA in t...

Player Profile: Jeff Samardzija

Ben Diamond

Dec 6, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, National League, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Jeff Samardzija had a disastrous 2015, performing well below expectations. He had a career-high 4.96 ERA, a career-low 6.86 K/9, and led the major leagues in runs allowed and hits. Samardzija had, undoubtedly, ...

Love, Failure, and The Postseason

Aaron Lunsford

Oct 26, 2015

Atlanta Braves, Baseball History, Features, Headlines, San Francisco Giants

Ok, so this is my first piece for BBE and I have to start by saying how excited I am to contribute to the site. I write about some other things totally unrelated to baseball - which is fine and everything - but...

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