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A Giants Fan’s Immediate, Drunken Reaction to a Horrific Playoff Loss

Posted on October 11, 2016 by paulier55

  Bruce Bochy has been more or less flawless in the postseason since becoming the Giants manager in 2007. In 2010, 2012, and 2014, every button he pushed just seemed to be the correct one. Every reliever matchup went his … Continue reading →

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Giants Holiday Spending Spree, Part 3: Denard Span

Posted on April 7, 2016 by paulier55

          During the 2014-2015 offseason, the Giants had a hole in left field. Mike Morse was not returning, Travis Ishikawa was no one’s idea of a long-term solution, and the team didn’t trust Gregor Blanco to … Continue reading →

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Giants Holiday Spending Spree, Part 2: Johnny Cueto

Posted on March 30, 2016 by paulier55

Johnny Cueto is the closest thing the modern baseball world has to Luis Tiant (you know, this guy!). Cueto is just fun. He can go through an entire at-bat without repeating the same windup twice. He’ll corkscrew himself around and … Continue reading →

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Giants’ Holiday Spending Spree Part 1: Jeff Samardzija

Posted on March 8, 2016 by paulier55

          This past offseason, the Giants completed three major free agent signings in an effort to shore up a couple of big holes and keep the team’s even-year championship streak alive. I was going to combine … Continue reading →

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Zack Greinke Might Be a Giant When You Wake Up Today

Posted on December 2, 2015 by paulier55

I’d like to direct everyone’s attention to this bit of genius from my Twitter feed almost exactly one month ago: Prediction for the 2016 Giants rotation: Bumgarner, Cain, Peavy, Leake, and Cliff Lee. — Paul Rice (@PaulieRice) November 4, 2015   Exactly … Continue reading →

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