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Giants call up Kyle Crick, option Derek Law to AAA
Let the youth movement begin. That’s the statement the Giants’ front office made Tuesday morning as San Francisco called up reliever Kyle Crick, and optioned reliever Derek Law to AAA Sacramento.
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Jun 19, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto (47) walks off the field against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY SportsIf the Giants are going to trade Johnny Cueto, they need to deal him right now
After a Thursday evening contest in Atlanta, the San Francisco Giants will head to the airport for a five-hour flight to the west coast that every member of the team should already be dreading, none more so than pitcher Johnny Cueto. But if Cueto is lucky, he won’t be on the Giants’ charter back to…
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Jun 19, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Braves third baseman Johan Camargo (17) scores past San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) in the third inning at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY SportsGiants shut out for eighth time this season, fall 20 games under .500
Monday night’s matchup between the Braves and the Giants was the first time the National League foes squared off in Atlanta’s recently constructed SunTrust Park, but the shimmying, shaking, floating and fluttering that took place on the new playing surface were familiar sights for both clubs. The outcome? That too was familiar. For the Giants…
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Jun 18, 2017; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Mark Melancon (41) reacts during the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY SportsReeling Giants short on bullpen depth in Atlanta
Mark Melancon and Sam Dyson combined to save 85 games last year, and if you knew nothing about this year’s Giants, you’d think management has done more than enough to solidify a woeful bullpen. But if you do happen to know anything about the way things have gone for a 26-45 team that sits 19.5…
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Prospect primer: 10 Giants who can impact the future
Over the course of the Giants’ three World Series runs in the last decade, San Francisco’s title pursuits took on lives of their own, as season storylines were filled with suspense, intrigue and a flair for the dramatic. No one quite knew how the 2010, 2012 and 2014 seasons would end up, but along the…
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May 29, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Hunter Strickland (60) and Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper (34) in a fight after Harper was hit by the pitch of Strickland during the eighth inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY SportsHunter Strickland suspension appeal denied
It took nearly a week for Major League Baseball to reach a verdict on Giants’ reliever Hunter Strickland’s suspension appeal, but on Monday, Strickland learned his appeal was denied. Strickland was suspended for six games on May 30 after hitting Nationals’ outfielder Bryce Harper with a 98-mile per hour fastball in the Giants’ 3-0 loss…
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Murph and Mac: Giants administration about to be tested like never before
We join Murph and Mac in the studio to talk the San Francisco Giants and their recent struggles. The Giants are stuck at the bottom of the NL West with a record of 26-45, trailing only the Philadelphia Phillies for the worst record in baseball.
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Krukow on Giants: ‘How are we finding new ways to lose?’
“Everybody is looking around going, ‘Hey we’re supposed to be better than this, how are we finding new ways to lose?’ Yesterday’s loss, I gotta be honest with you, I didn’t see it coming. I thought it was going to be a very spirited comeback, which it was. It was a remarkable comeback. Then lo…
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Ty Blach stepped up, deserved better in Colorado homecoming
It’s the middle of June, and already, the Giants don’t have much to play for. Less than halfway through the season, rare is the day when Giants players can wake up in the morning and head to the park with a sense of urgency, as the chance to play “must-win” ballgames will elude them in…
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Arenado’s walkoff blast spoils Giants’ Father’s Day comeback
Hunter Pence and the Giants were in the final stages of authoring a dramatic Father’s Day story. But for a team that hasn’t written many fairytales or happy endings, Sunday wasn’t exactly a start.
