The Belt, Pill conundrum

Belt

Brett Pill is a Giant once again. That news may sound good to Pill fans everywhere, but it’s tough to hear for Giants first baseman Brandon Belt. Pill has been one of the most productive prospects in the minors with Continue reading

Back-up Noonan impresses Giants early

Noonan

The Giants have about 20+ returning players this year as fans are getting whiffs of deja vu, but with a shallow farm system, rookie infielder Nick Noonan has gotten some playing time in the big leagues. After being drafted in Continue reading

Hot or Not: early performers, disappointments

Hot or Not

Let me introduce another new writer (his bio is coming soon) Nathan Mendelowitz. He’s a Giants fan but can root for the A’s on occasion. He will be doing installments of “Hot or Not” of Nor Cal baseball and much 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

The Giants and the “Good Team” debacle


The Giants lost to a “good team” today. In fact they have lost three straight games against said good team to complete the sweep. They gave up a four-run deficit in the last three innings of today’s loss to the Continue reading

Quick Hits: the Belt we expected and Theriot and Blanco find new roles


It’s been quite the week for Giants fans, including another brilliant Bumgarner start, some surprising offense and a little perfect game for Matt Cain. With all the big news stories everyone has heard about, I have forgotten to mention some important ones Continue reading

What Sandoval’s injury means to the rest of the Giants’ lineup: where does Belt fit in?


Since Pablo Sandoval broke his left hand, the Giants have taken then necessary steps in order to fill the massive gap that is his bat. First off, Brian Sabean and company  brought up the only other pure third baseman in Continue reading

Huff put on 15-day disabled list; Belt gets his chance


The Giants have placed Aubrey Huff on the 15-day disabled list today due to an anxiety disorder and have recalled utility infielder Joaquin Arias from triple-A Fresno. While Arias, 27, has played in 18 games so far, he is hitting Continue reading