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Dodgers be damned, this SF Giants team doesn't suck - SFGATE

If Major League Baseball gave out an award for best offseason, the San Francisco Giants would have been a top contender. After a rather inauspicious start that featured a prominent member of their ownership group waxing poetic about the joys of breaking even, the emergence of a disingenuous narrative on how San Francisco itself was the problem and seeing their two top targets in free agency sign with the Dodgers, the Giants managed to rebound quite nicely. For the first time in what seemed like…
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How could the SF Giants let the voice of the ballpark go over money...

Sometimes, it feels like the San Francisco Giants just can’t help themselves. Another unforced error after an offseason spent repairing the damage from Greg Johnson’s “somewhat break even” debacle, this time in the form of letting longtime public address announcer Renel Brooks-Moon go after what appears to be a contract dispute. In a press release hilariously titled “Ahead of the 2024 Season, Giants Name Renel Brooks-Moon Public Address Announcer Emeritus” — I’m still dizzy from all of that s…
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Farhan Zaidi's stubbornness is turning into a disaster for SF Giant...

Stubbornness can be a virtue, sometimes. Sticking to your guns in the face of adversity and staying committed to a long-term plan can result in incredible rewards if things break your way. But stubbornness can also be crippling, especially if someone is being stubborn for the sake of it. It’s hard to blame Giants fans for thinking Farhan Zaidi falls into the latter category, especially after the last few weeks. He’s given them ample ammunition to support that line of thinking. The Giants faced s…
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The SF Giants have learned nothing from the past two years of malai...

At the winter meetings in December, new Giants manager Bob Melvin made a point of saying how pleased he was that his team was being aggressive in free agency. “Well, I know what’s going on, and it’s no secret that we’re players at the top of the market,” Melvin told reporters in Nashville. “It’s a little different from what I’m used to in the past, but it’s exciting, and we’ll see how it plays out.” Fast-forward to earlier this week. When asked on KNBR’s “Papa and Lund” show about the Giants’ of…
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There's only one way left for Farhan Zaidi to save this SF Giants o...

Quick question: Can you name the biggest “buy” trade Farhan Zaidi has made during his tenure as the president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants, if you define “biggest” by the number of players traded away? Here’s a hint: There are two such trades, with the Giants sending back three players in each. Anyone spring to mind? If the answer is no, it’s hard to blame you, because the players the Giants acquired in those moves were Kevin Pillar and Tony Watson. It looks like anothe…
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SF Giants made their mess even worse by losing Ohtani chase to Dodg...

It’s déjà vu all over again. The San Francisco Giants are once again runners-up — or in third place, fourth place, who knows — for a superstar free agent who would have instantly given them credibility both on the field and with the fan base. And this time it’s much, much worse. Shohei Ohtani is headed to the Dodgers, the absolute last place any Giants fan wanted to see him go, for an earth-shattering $700 million over 10 years. It’s an all-too-familiar feeling after last year with Aaron Judge…
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SF Giants have huge choice to make after helping force the A's to ....

And now, the Giants stand alone. The Giants joined every other team in baseball on Thursday and voted yes on the A’s relocation to Las Vegas, and in the process assured themselves sole possession of one of the nation’s largest media markets for the foreseeable future. No more competition in the baseball world for ad dollars, corporate sponsorships, ticket buyers or anything else. The greater Bay Area, and all of Northern California, will belong to the Giants — by 2028 if not sooner, depending on…

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Which SF Giants from World Series era will get their numbers retire...

When Brandon Crawford played what was likely his final game in a Giants uniform last month, it closed the book on the team’s dynasty years. Crawford was the last remaining member of those teams still with the Giants, and one of the last still playing, period. And while it was sad to see Crawford go, it was even sadder to consider that period of Giants history over and done with. It made me a bit wistful, to be honest, especially considering the current state of the franchise. It also got me thin…
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Bochy's Rangers winning World Series should be wake-up call for SF ...

​​Forgive San Francisco Giants fans if they were feeling more wistful than happy Wednesday night, on the anniversary of the Giants’ first World Series victory in the City by the Bay. The man who brought them that championship had just won it all, again, while wearing a different uniform. Watching Bruce Bochy raise the World Series trophy in a Rangers jersey had to sting, given in the minds of a large portion of the fan base the Giants’ fall from grace over the past two seasons can be directly tr…
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For Giants' Farhan Zaidi, MLB postseason has been a nightmare - SFGATE

Forgive Farhan Zaidi if the MLB playoffs are causing him to experience an existential crisis. Amid another down year, the fallout from firing Gabe Kapler, working on hiring a new manager and calls for his job that just keep gaining volume, you’d think the Giants’ president of baseball operations would have enough to worry about this winter. But if the Giants’ current state is that of a dumpster fire, the playoffs are only adding fuel to it. Every team that’s still standing (as of this writing) h…
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Firing Gabe Kapler shows SF Giants are in a state of turmoil - SFGATE

Like an automated Cruise car in a San Francisco intersection, Gabe Kapler’s time as manager of the Giants has stalled out and died. The Giants somewhat shockingly relieved Kapler of his duties on Friday, with three games left before the end of another disappointing season. It’s a mercy dismissal in a way, as now Kapler won’t have to face question after question about his job security — and the nostalgia-focused Giants marketing machine won’t have those questions linger over Brandon Crawford’s pr…
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Which players should SF Giants pursue for big offseason trade? - SF...

The 2023 season is in its death throes, which means it’s just about time to start looking ahead to what promises to be the most important offseason for the San Francisco Giants since… well, the last one. The Giants find themselves in an eerily similar predicament as they did a year ago, desperately needing an infusion of offense to bring some kind of consistency to a lineup that scares nobody. They had a golden opportunity to do just that last offseason, coming tantalizing close to landing a sta…
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The 2023 SF Giants are absolutely finished. What now? - SFGATE

The San Francisco Giants’ playoff dreams are all but dashed, and the team faces an uncertain future.
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The SF Giants made the right move bringing back Zaidi, Kapler - SFGATE

Want to start a fight between two Giants fans? Ask them their opinions on Farhan Zaidi and Gabe Kapler. Nothing quite inspires fierce debate among the faithful like the performances of the Giants’ president of baseball operations and manager. Their defenders are just as passionate as their detractors, and it’s hard to find any middle ground. The recent announcement from owner Greg Johnson that both Zaidi and Kapler would be back next year — playoffs or not — really broke the dam. So let me be br…
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Are the SF Giants completely out of gas? - San Francisco - SFGATE

September is here, and with it comes baseball’s stretch run. It’s the time where true contenders separate themselves from the pack, surging into the postseason with the kind of momentum that can carry a team to a World Series title. And for the Giants, it’s the chance to prove they’re for real, with the chance to make some serious noise in October. Right? Uh… well. About that. The Giants are currently 0 for the month, having lost three straight to the Padres and dropping the first of a three-gam…
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Kyle Harrison's SF Giants home debut was somehow better than the .....

Spectacular. That’s the only word that truly captures how Kyle Harrison looked in his first home start Monday night against the Reds. He was utterly dominant from the get-go, striking out the first five batters he faced. He had command of all his pitches and toyed with a very good Reds lineup, making them look completely overmatched in the process, and cut them up like he was prime Randy Johnson. Scientifically speaking, he flat-out shoved. This was the Harrison that Giants fans have been saliva…
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The SF Giants' new jersey patches are an absolute disgrace - SFGATE

The San Francisco Giants announced a new jersey patch partnership with Cruise, the controversial autonomous vehicle company.
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SF Giants absolutely should not trade for Shohei Ohtani - SFGATE

If the Giants are serious about adding Ohtani, they should wait until free agency.
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The SF Giants have finally fixed their biggest problem - SFGATE

“Are the Giants a surefire, bona fide playoff contender? Maybe, maybe not. But...