Hot or Not: What happened to the A’s?

Hot or Not

by Nathan Mendelowitz   Matt Cain – Hot After a rough outing in April, Giants ace Matt Cain has had a much better start to the month of May. In two starts so far, Cain is (2-0) with an ERA Continue reading

The Giant offensive misconception


I was reading an article on Yahoo! Sports questioning if the Giants had enough offensive firepower to be successful again. You can read the article here, but let me summarize it for you: the Giants were lucky twice and they Continue reading

Quick Hits: Arbitration deadline rumors


With the exclusive arbitration-eligible offers ending at the 9 p.m. deadline tonight, the San Francisco Giants have had a quiet offseason thus far. Although they have only re-signed bullpen lefty Jeremy Affeldt to a new three-year deal, the Giants have Continue reading

Giants turn to Zito, again, down 3-1


With a tough 8-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, the San Francisco Giants find themselves in a deep 3-1 hole. Pitching led by the “wild card” Tim Lincecum wasn’t very effective against the Cardinal offense. He lasted four and Continue reading

Giants come home to face Padres; Hacker gets first career start


The first two games of the Cincinnati series were quite frustrating for the Giants this past week. After Cain threw six and a third innings allowing just three runs, five hits (including two home runs) and seven strikeouts, relief pitcher Continue reading