Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images The eye test is beginning to match the data. That’s all any Baseball fan ask. I’m going to throw a bunch of numbers at you, but please know that it’s all in service of proving that Matt Chapman is doing better now than his current season hitting line of .229/.277/.410 (.686 OPS) suggests. His single off of David … [Read more...] about Is Matt Chapman about to take flight?
4/27 Gamethread: Giants vs. Pirates
Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Jordan Hicks vs. Martín Pérez The San Francisco Giants take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in game two of this three-game series tonight at Oracle Park. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Jordan Hicks, who enters into today’s game with a 1.61 ERA, 3.71 FIP, with 18 strikeouts to ten walks in 28 innings pitched. … [Read more...] about 4/27 Gamethread: Giants vs. Pirates
Weekend BP: Joey Bart has nothing but kind words for former team
Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images In his first reunion with the Giants since getting traded earlier this month, Joey Bart had some kind words to say about both his former and current teams. Good morning, baseball fans! With the San Francisco Giants playing the Pittsburgh Pirates this weekend, they had a very swift reunion with former Giants catcher Joey Bart, who was … [Read more...] about Weekend BP: Joey Bart has nothing but kind words for former team
Grit (and stuff)
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports A dynamic young battery emerges. If there’s one compliment you can pay the San Francisco Giants this year, one thing that you really just admire their affluence at, it’s the ability to lose games that they probably should win. Trust me when I say that the Giants are not as adept at this as it feels like they are, but they’re still … [Read more...] about Grit (and stuff)
To all the boys I’ve loved before
Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images A look at how the 2023 Giants diaspora are doing in 2024 as Joey Bart rolls into town Old friends, or spurned ones? It’s part of the business of baseball that familiar faces become unfamiliar ones. The business of life as well. People come and go. Fandom like any other relationship comes with its doubts, fretful wonderings, and … [Read more...] about To all the boys I’ve loved before