Giants Who Cracked the Opening Day Lineup Most
Who are the Giants who got the most starts on Opening Day? As you would expect, it’s a pretty elite group. To get to start on opening day, year after year, a ballplayer has to be pretty special....
View ArticleGiants’ Greatest Hitting Trios
When Josh Hamilton was signed by the Los Angeles Angels this off-season, many expected the teaming of Albert Pujols, Mike Trout and Hamilton in the same lineup to create an opportunity for them to put...
View ArticleThe “Topps” Giants
When my brother and I were boys and occasionally bought baseball cards, the only brand I remember being available (we’re talking late-1960s and early-1970s) was Topps. As aspiring baseball scholars,...
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The Young, Struggling First Baseman Isn’t Struggling Anymore
If you follow the Giants every day, you know about the weird relationship between Brandon Belt and a vocal subset of Giant fans. For them, Belt is the problem. Take this Facebook comment from when the...
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1979 in a Box
Giants Checking In: Jeremy Affeldt, Phoenix, AZ Eliezer Alfonzo,Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela Clay Hensley, Tomball, TX Steve Holm, Sacramento, CA Lance Niekro, Winter Haven, FL Ryan Theriot, Baton Rouge,...
View ArticleThis Day in Giants History: November 17, 1959
Giants slugger Willie McCovey is named National League Rookie of the Year. McCovey gets all 24 votes to make him the second Giant in a row to win the award unanimously. .social-icon{...
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1964 in a Box
Duke Snider and Willie Mays in 1964, their only year as teammates. Giants Checking In: Barry Bonds, Riverside, CA John Burkett, New Brighton, PA Ellis Burks, Vicksburg, MS Will Clark, New Orleans, LA...
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The Giants’ Most Lopsided Teams, Part 1
Barry Bonds is congratulated by teammate Matt Williams as he crosses home plate following a home run during the Giants 10-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on July 28, 1996. (Credit: Otto Greule...
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The Greatest Giants Hitters
So, I did this sort of meaningless baseball thing — not for the first time and not for the last. Here’s what I did: I looked at the Giants position players who were Baseball Reference Wins Above...
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