During Barry Bonds' retirement ceremony, Willie Mays pleaded with the voters to get Bonds elected to the HOF. I bet that every single voter owes their appreciation for baseball and its history in some way to what Mays did on the field. What a colossal letdown by many voters.
For those who are still wondering whether baseball is officially back. I've got some good news. Jung Hoo Lee's home run would have been out in 30/30 ballparks. We are back, folks.
From 2008-2015, the
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had:
-3 WS titles
-1 MVP
-2 Cy Youngs
-1 perfect game
-4 no-hitters
This is not normal, but it was awesome and we were spoiled by moments like this.
Pretty crazy that the
#SFGiants
and
#Dodgers
just completed historic seasons and MLB assigns a literal dumpster fire in Ángel Hernández and Ted Barrett as the home plate umpire in back-to-back games.
Camilo Doval gets through an inning facing off against Juan Soto, Manny Machado, and Xander Bogaerts without allowing a run despite a runner starting the inning at second.
I know Barry Bonds has sort of shied away from the media spotlight in his post-playing career, but he's good at this. He's captivating. When Bonds talks baseball, people are going to listen.
James Wiseman (No. 2, 2020) and Trey Lance (No. 3, 2021) have now been traded. Joey Bart (No. 2, 2018) probably is not too far behind.
Those are some rough, rough misses.
The
#sfgiants
had a tough 10-game stretch against the NL West begin last week and so far they are:
3-0 against the Dodgers
3-1 against the Padres
2-0 against the Diamondbacks
Camilo Doval has converted 28 saves in 30 opportunities to start the year. There aren't many instances in
#SFGiants
history where a closer has been as reliable as Doval has so far this year.
28 days until the regular season begins in Korea.
When he’s eligible in 2027, Buster Posey’s Hall of Fame case will be an interesting one.
An all-time great peak at catcher, three rings, an MVP, 7 All-Stars
His final career HR was a playoff HR vs LA.
This game by Dallas might be the worst performance to come out of Texas since Clayton Kershaw's Game 1 outing against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLDS.
Watching Brandon Crawford at shortstop on a nightly basis is pure joy. If your team does not have a Brandon Crawford of their own, then I recommend they get one. They cannot have our Brandon Crawford though
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Spencer Bivens overcame a lot to even make it to the majors. It's an incredible achievement. He's facing arguably the most talented team in baseball in one of the best rivalries in the sport. Why wouldn't he be excited?
Spencer Bivens just won the World Series ... or appeared to based on his celebration/reaction after striking out Shohei Ohtani for the second time today
The
#SFGiants
projected rotation for 2022:
1. Logan Webb
2. Carlos Rodón
3. Anthony DeSclafani
4. Alex Wood
5. Alex Cobb
They will need a lot of starting pitching depth.
I knew Giants fans would be frustrated with the decision regarding Renel, but seeing how folks who cover other teams are responding to the news just shows you how her influence and reverence extends well beyond San Francisco. A true sign that she’s made a difference near and far.
Heliot Ramos is hitting like he doesn’t want to go back to Triple-A. He drives in a run on a sharp double to the gap. Another hard-hit ball for the young outfielder.
If the
#SFGiants
go 4-3 (105 wins) in the final 7 games of the season:
The Dodgers would need to go 7-0 to finish in 1st, 6-1 for a tie, and anything below that results in a 2nd place finish. The margin of error is shrinking.
I know a lot of folks get tied up in Barry Bonds' past connections to PED use, but you're missing out on one incredible player if that's all you focus on. Incredible eye, bat speed, knowledge of the pitcher. He was just incredible.
The
#SFGiants
have now recorded at least one win against every team in the NL and the AL West. It’s a shame that they haven’t played anyone good, however.
Jung-Hoo Lee becomes the largest free-agent contract that the
#SFGiants
have handed out to a position player. More of a glove-first player with excellent bat-to-ball skills. Good speed.
Incredibly, Brandon Crawford has averaged 147 games at one of the more demanding positions in baseball since the start of 2012. Availability is a quality that often gets overlooked, but few players are better at staying on the field than Crawford
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