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Tuesday BP: Giants FAQ

Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants continue their local road trip later today when they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the meantime, I thought we’d take a moment to watch a video that the team’s social media crew put out last week on their YouTube channel. In the video, Giants players answer […]

49ers News: George Kittle, Thunder fan? 

49ers named ideal landing spot for two remaining NFL free agents“The veteran has a physical inside presence, using his power to displace defensive tackles,” Bowen wrote. “And he has the movement ability to pull on gap schemes, which fits into Kyle Shanahan’s system.  “Zeitler also uses his strong base in protection, ranking 37th out of […]

Nolan Arenado continues to haunt Robbie Ray, Giants

Before Monday’s game, veteran third baseman Nolan Arenado had hit more home runs and driven in more runs against the San Francisco Giants than any other MLB team. Against Monday’s starter Robbie Ray, Arenado had a career slash line of .364/.444/.773. Six pitches into Monday’s game, Arenado had a grand slam and the Arizona Diamondbacks […]

A’s Suffer Heartbreaker to Open Road Trip

The Athletics and Los Angeles Angels matched up in the first game of this four-game series between these two longtime division rivals. Few would have thought that this game featuring two teams with struggling pitching staffs would turn out to be a pitching duel, yet that is what happened. Both starting pitchers performed well, especially […]

5/18 Gamethread: Giants @ Diamondbacks

The San Francisco Giants begin a three-game road series against the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight. Taking the mound for the Giants will be left-hander Robbie Ray, who enters tonight’s game with a 3.04 ERA, 4.92 FIP, with 49 strikeouts to 20 walks in 50.1 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 4-0 loss to […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #46: 5/18 vs. Giants

Today’s Lineups GIANTS DIAMONDBACKS Jung Hoo Lee – RF Ketel Marte – 2B Luis Arraez – 2B Corbin Carroll – RF Casey Schmitt – LF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Rafael Devers – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Willy Adames – SS Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Matt Chapman – 3B Gabriel Moreno – C Bryce Eldridge […]

Game #47: Athletics at Angels Game Thread

Coming off a disappointing home stand in which the Athletics lost series against the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants, the “Green and Gold” are back on the road, set to begin a four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels this evening. Leaving Sacramento may be a good thing as the A’s have played […]

49ers news: Is Kyle Shanahan “pass happy” as a playcaller?

The San Francisco 49ers offense is a top-efficient group led by head coach and playcaller Kyle Shanahan. 2023 was a banner season for the offense as the team put up a ton of points and yardage on its way to a Super Bowl berth. Last season, Shanahan and the offense impressed; despite the massive injuries, […]

Series Preview #16: Diamondbacks vs. Giants

The Diamondbacks did what they were supposed to do in Colorado and took two out of three against the Rockies, though it was touch and go there for a while. They remain below .500, however, and they’ll be looking for another series against a struggling team to leapfrog up past that point again. The Giants […]

Former Yankees Infielder Retires At Age 33

After a ten-year major league career with a lifetime average of .270, versatile infielder Gio Urshela has called it quits. He has announced his retirement at the age of 33. Classy veteran infielder Gio Urshela, who played parts of 10 seasons, announces his retirement — Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) May 18, 2026 Urshela last played for the Athletics in Sacramento last season, posting a .238 average in 197 plate appearances.  He became a household name during his three seasons as a regula...

Opponent writers predict the 49ers’ 2026 record

We went through our predictions for how many games the San Francisco 49ers will win. We’ll go through different outcomes using examples of previous iterations of the 49ers on Tuesday. Now, it’s time for a different perspective on the same activity. We tracked down writers who cover the teams on the 49ers schedule to see […]

Giants-Dbacks Series Preview

The pitching’s a mess and the lineup is a disappointment. Which team am I talking about? Arizona has just 3 more home runs as a team than the Giants (40 to 37) and a sub-average offensive production (95 wRC+). That’s with Corbin Carroll having an MVP-caliber start to the season, a resurgent Nolan Arenado, a […]

How many division wins will the 49ers finish with in 2026?

When the San Francisco 49ers have been at their best, it’s because they dominated the NFC West. Despite a season full of injuries to their best players in 2026, the 49ers managed to go 4-2 in the division. In 2024, when injuries really derailed the season, the Niners could only muster one win in the […]

Astros Legends Series: Gene Tenace

He was a cornerstone of the A’s dynasty, winning three consecutive World Series Championships in the 70’s with the A’s.     For Houstonian’s he’d serve as bullpen coach on the beloved 1986 squad that fell just short to the Mets in a 16-inning marathon.     Our 16th entry is a man who collected 6 rings throughout his […]

Elephant Rumblings: On The Road Again

Welcome to another new week A’s fans! The team had a lackluster weekend as they dropped two of three to the Giants. Add that to the series loss mid-week to the Cardinals and the A’s did not have a great time in their latest homestand in Sacramento. It’s in the books and behind us now […]

Monday BP: What’s on deck this week?

Good morning, baseball fans! A new week of San Francisco Giants baseball begins today, so let’s take a look at what’s on deck for this week. First up, the Giants keep their west coast road trip going as they begin a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight. After a day off on Thursday, they […]

49ers News: One week closer 

Could 49ers’ Week 1 be one of the better prime-time games of the year?“With the game in Australia and it being the first week, something tells me it might be a bit of a mixed bag. Will it be good? Probably. The No. 3 prime-time game of the year? I doubt it. I’m expecting a […]

Win-wind situation: Giants blow away A’s

The San Francisco Giants closed out their three-game series with the Don’t-Call-Us-Sacramento A’s on Sunday and winning the series was a breeze. A stiff wind blew in from left field at Sutter Health Park, but that didn’t stop Luis Arraez and Harrison Bader from hitting home runs out to right, the last one for a […]

5/17 Gamethread: Giants @ Athletics

It’s series finale time, as the San Francisco Giants take on the Oakland/Sacramento/Vegas Athletics for the third game of the series. I’m writing this before the first game, so here’s hoping that the Giants are going for a sweep, or at least a series win today. But who knows! You, probably. If the scheduled starters […]