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Photo by Trinity Machan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Today begins a new week of Giants baseball, which means it’s time to take a look at the upcoming schedule and see what’s on deck. Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants are embarking on a new week of baseball today, so it’s time to take a look ahead at the schedule and see what’s on deck. First up, … [Read more...] about Monday BP: Which series are you most interested in this week?

Eakin Howard-Imagn Images Not much has changed in the week since the last series preview for these two teams, except for one big question being answered. I went into it pitching the idea that the Giants were already a non-playoff team given their poor play for a month and a half; and, I spotlighted one player who could make my notion a reality. I offered that Pirates … [Read more...] about Giants-Pirates Series Preview: Revenge is a dish best served quickly

Photo by Geneva Heffernan/MLB Photos via Getty Images Yet another roster move. The San Francisco Giants arrived in Pennsylvania and were immediately met by a little extra oomph. Ahead of their series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Giants announced that outfielder and first baseman Jerar Encarnación had been activated off the 10-Day IL. He takes the place of … [Read more...] about Jerar Encarnación activated, Luis Matos optioned

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Justin Verlander vs. Johan Oviedo The San Francisco Giants head to Pennsylvania today to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three-game series. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Justin Verlander, who enters today’s game with a 4.53 ERA, 4.29 FIP, with 77 strikeouts to 34 walks in 89.1 innings pitched. His … [Read more...] about 8/4 Gamethread: Giants @ Pirates

Charlie Faust demonstrated that a Kansas farmer could help a baseball team, specifically the New York Giants, win a pennant. Baseball fans long forgot Faust’s story until it was recounted by former Giants center fielder Fred Snodgrass to author Lawrence Ritter for his classic 1966 book, The Glory of Their Times, about baseball in the early 1900s. Contemporary accounts, however, … [Read more...] about The Short, Happy Baseball Life of Charlie “Victory” Faust