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Bobby Evans needs to prove he can pull off Giants’ rebuild
Murph and Mac are back again to talk Giants baseball and the future of the franchise. With the Giants still sitting last in their division it may be time to start thinking about rebuilding the lineup.
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NL All-Star batting order announced, Joe Maddon shows Buster Posey respect
Buster Posey, one of the few Giants pulling his weight this season, was named as the National League’s starting catcher last weekend for the 2017 MLB All-Star Game. On Monday Posey was shown even more respect, with the announcement that manager Joe Maddon will bat him cleanup in the NL’s murderers row of hitters.
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Krukow: Giants need to stop ‘letting AT&T Park get to them’
Mike Krukow joined Murph and Mac Monday, where he correlated the Giants mentality towards AT&T with the 1986 Giants attitude towards Candlestick.
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Jun 27, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Mark Melancon (41) pitches against the Colorado Rockies during the ninth inning of the game at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY SportsBochy banking on return of Bumgarner, Melancon to key improved second half
As the Giants finally take a deep breath and allow themselves to regroup after a devastating first half of the season, nearly every player on the team will use the All-Star break to relax and reflect. That isn’t the case for Madison Bumgarner, though.
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Bochy expresses disappointment as Giants sputter into All-Star break
In 23 seasons as a Major League manager, Giants’ skipper Bruce Bochy has endured 10 losing seasons. There’s no question that thanks to three World Series titles, Bochy will one day enter baseball’s Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. But there’s also no question that during his time in the dugout, he’s seen it all.
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Jul 9, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants short stop Brandon Crawford (35) hits a two run home run against the Miami Marlins in the second inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Villa-USA TODAY SportsGiants swept again, enter All-Star break with second-worst record in baseball
The first half of the Giants’ season was the most painful, torturous and unforgiving half of baseball in franchise history. And then it lasted longer than it should have.
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Jun 28, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants right fielder Austin Slater (53) celebrates as he is batted in on a home run against the Colorado Rockies during the fourth inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY SportsInjury bug infecting Giants’ prospect pool, Slater latest to suffer serious setback
On the same day the Giants honored their left fielder of the past, Barry Bonds, by unveiling a plaque featuring Bonds on the Wall of Fame outside of AT&T Park, San Francisco received harsh news about its potential left fielder of the future. On Saturday evening, Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy learned that rookie left fielder…
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Bochy on slow starts: ‘There’s no magic wand for this’
San Francisco’s offense has been subpar all season, but its early offense has been even worse. Too many times, Bruce Bochy has seen his lineup turn itself over once or twice through without putting runs on the board.
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Samardzija on first inning: ‘It ended up being the difference in the game’
You can point to any number of miscues from the Giants’ contest against the Marlins on Saturday evening as the reason San Francisco lost. Starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija chose his first inning struggles.
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Jul 8, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija (29) throws a pitch against the Miami Marlins during the third inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY SportsGiants fall 26 games back of first place with 55th loss
On a night in which the Los Angeles Dodgers won their 60th contest of the regular season, the team that was expected to provide their greatest foil in the race for the National League West crown played another meaningless game. Since starting the year with a 9-17 mark in the month of April, the San…
