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Former Cleveland left-hander Sam McDowell passed away on Monday, the team announced. He was 84 years old. McDowell’s decorated career spanned 15 seasons, 11 of which were spent in Cleveland. He also pitched for the Giants, Yankees, and Pirates. McDowell was a six-time All-Star. He won the American League ERA crown in 1965. “The Cleveland […]
The 15-year MLB veteran also pitched for the Yankees, Giants and Pirates.
The Giants entered the season ostensibly trying to compete for a Wild Card spot. Injuries and poor performances from key veterans instead left them one of the worst teams in the league. Their infield has some talented but aging veterans, and the rest of the roster needs significant improvement, especially the bullpen. The front office […]
Steve Adams Good afternoon! I’ll get going at 3pm CT, but as always, feel free to submit questions ahead of time. Hello! Sorry to be slightly late. Blame Tim Dierkes. Long meeting! Let’s get underway haha Optimistic Giants Fan Skubal sweepstakes: are you taking the Dodgers or the field? Who else is capable/likely of making […]
For the thirteenth time in franchise history, the Giants have ended a regular season with 90+ losses. It’s the tenth time in the San Francisco era where the team has piled up that much losing in a single year and the fourth time in the Oracle Park era. In fact, since 2000, the San Francisco […]
Good morning! It’s Monday, which sucks. And it’s the first Monday without Red Sox baseball since March, which sucks even more. But one thing I’m fond of reminding people is that baseball exists beyond the confines of the Major Leagues. The Yomiuri Giants finished the NPB regular season just 2 games behind their bitter rivals, […]
Dang, it’s already been over six weeks since Zack Minasian blessed us with his take on Moneyball, where you only focus on certain stats that have a high rate of correlation and predictability? “Something I was looking at the other day,” Minasian stated, “the ninth inning obviously has been a huge issue. Our bullpen ERA, […]
Tyler Glasnow’s 2026 season has been a rollercoaster. On September 25, he struck out 11 Padres but took the loss, allowing three earned runs over 6.1 innings. Before that, he carved up the Giants, striking out 10 over six innings in a Dodgers win. The 6-foot-8 righty is still searching for consistency, but one thing […] The post Who Are Tyler Glasnow’s Parents? Meet Greg Glasnow and Donna Glasnow appeared first on EssentiallySports .
I’ll confess that I don’t know what the plan is for the San Francisco Giants. It was a lot easier when the nerdy front office telegraphed its statistical interests and preferred player profiles, but these 97-game losers are sort of inscrutable. High contact hitters? Sure. Sinker-slider pitchers with strikeouts and velocity secondary? Okay. Winning? Optional. […]
No, the Phillies aren’t playing today in the NLDS in Los Angeles, but baseball rolls on. All four series begin today with Chicago going to Cleveland for the first game, Atlanta taking on Los Angeles after that, New York going to Tampa Bay and San Diego headed to Milwaukee for the nightcap. All four series […]
Josue De Paula went 1-for-3 with two runs scored against the Giants on Sept. 19 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Kate Foultz/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Cary Osborne and Megan Garcia It’s become routine to say that the Dodger player development system had a special season. But it might be hard to pick a season — among recent ones — with more achievements than 2026. Every Dodger Minor League team from Single-A up reached the postseason. And then there are the individual achievements — including ...
After more than 43 years with the San Francisco Giants, first as a player, then as a broadcaster, Mike Krukow said his goodbyes last Sunday at Oracle Park.
There hasn’t been a lot of good news around these parts lately. But I come bearing some very good news: the San Francisco Giants season is over. I also have some more good news, at a personal and community level: our new app is doing awesomely. A month ago we announced the release of our […]
If the Philadelphia Phillies are open to trading Bryce Harper, then the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants should be among those interested.
Numbers are helpful. Numbers make things plain when words muddy things up. What follows are some numbers, basic numbers, that I found before putting some words next to them. They don’t tell the whole story of the 2026 San Francisco Giants — but who wants that? No thanks. Measurable data in small, manageable punches, please. […]
On March 25, 2026, the San Francisco Giants began what would quickly prove to be the worst season in franchise history. You don’t need me to explain all the things that went wrong, but don’t worry: it’s a long and cold offseason, so I will in due time. A few hours before that horrific journey […]
In 2013, San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt talked about his religion-based homophobia, and how he came to say that was wrong.
Buster Posey and Tony Vitello were asked if the Giants would bring back rainbow caps in 2027. Their non-answers were telling.
The San Francisco Giants had an extremely disappointing 2026 season. While underperformance was the primary issue, a Harrison Bader off-the-field concern stole headlines during the middle of the campaign. The outfielder was one of the biggest additions for the Giants before the season, but his season came to an early end after suffering an injury […] The post Buster Posey addresses Harrison Bader’s Giants future after scooter fiasco appeared first on ClutchPoints .
2026 marks the fifth consecutive year that the San Francisco Giants have missed out on the MLB postseason. This one, as you may have heard, wasn’t even close. The prospect of October baseball looked pretty bleak when they were slogging through June, like a rusted-out jalopy in Winnemucca, staring east across the Great Basin, knowing […]
The SF Giants completed the team's 'most abysmal season' ever with manager Tony Vitello ejected, losing to the Dodgers 6 times in 10 days.
The good news is that the Cubs allowed only 20 runs in the six games over the past week, and six of those were in the 12th inning on Tuesday. So in general, the pitching staff did its job. The bad news, unfortunately, is that the Cubs scored only 15 runs over the six games, […]
Andy Pages hit a three-run home run to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to their 100th win of the 2026 season at Oracle Park against the San Francisco Giants. Dave Roberts’ résumé as the Dodgers manager was already impressive, with three World Series titles, but his team’s latest 5-1 victory over the Giants put him […] The post “Went Through a Lot of Things”: Dodgers Manager Opens Up as He Joins Legends in Rare MLB History appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The Dodgers finished the regular season with an even 100 wins, after a sweep of the San Francisco Giants over the weekend at Oracle Park. It’s the sixth time the Dodgers have won in triple digits under manager Dave Roberts, along with 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023. In the first 132 seasons in Dodgers […]
Good morning, baseball fans! The 2026 San Francisco Giants season is officially over. For better, and mostly worse. I’ll have a lot more to say about this season as a whole in the coming days, as we all likely will, once the dust has settled. But today, I wanted to check in and see what […]