SAN DIEGO — Just as the Petco Park crowd reached a crescendo, showering Padres pitcher Drew Pomeranz with hometown cheers, it’s cadence quickly changed when the camera slid over to Brandon Belt. The boos rained down for every second his image was plastered on the video board. They grew even louder when Madison Bumgarner stared […]
Kevin Durant signing with the Warriors was a seismic shift in demonstrating how much power NBA players now possess. If the future is up to Adam Silver, and he certainly will have a hand in it, the jump Durant just made to Golden State will become much harder for other superstars in upcoming years. The Commissioner […]
SAN DIEGO — Johnny Cueto stood in a Petco Park hallway after his All-Star start ended in the second inning. He spoke to reporters, lamenting two fastballs he left up. Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez made him pay, driving in three runs to hang a 4-2 All-Star Game loss on Cueto and the National League. […]
SAN DIEGO — On a night when he wasn’t sure he could, it took Johnny Cueto three pitches to be himself on the All-Star Game mound. Then it only took two pitches for the right-hander to undo himself. Cueto said he woke up Tuesday morning feeling unwell, but still wanted to start for the National […]
SAN DIEGO — In the hours leading up to first pitch, it looked like Brandon Belt might miss out on his “once in a lifetime” opportunity to play in the All-Star Game. Players spent Tuesday morning riding in the bed of pickup trucks down the streets of San Deigo, navigating the annual All-Star Game parade. […]
SAN DIEGO — Giants players spent the last week celebrating their four All-Stars, freely handing out compliments about Buster Posey, Madison Bumgarner, Johnny Cueto and Brandon Belt. But nearly every conversation featured the same bump in the road: What about Brandon Crawford? “It sucks not to see Craw go in,” Belt said a week ago. […]
After Madison Bumgarner gained national attention for expressing his desire to compete in the 2016 Home Run Derby, the players union will look further into the idea of implementing pitchers into the annual contest. Earlier this season, Bumgarner mentioned he was interested in participating in the Derby, but that dream was shot down by the Major League Baseball Players […]
In recent years, the NFL has made a push to increase its global popularity by scheduling regular season games in London. The league is now planning to expand its reach even further. According to Don Muret of the Sports Business Daily, the 49ers are reportedly going to play the Los Angeles Rams in a regular season game in China […]