I have a confession to make: last night, I was rooting for the Dodgers. To make matters worse, I’m rooting for them tonight, too… and I’ll be rooting for them tomorrow. Read the rest of this entry >>
T.S. Eliot once wrote that April is the cruelest month; obviously, he wasn’t a Giants fan. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Playoff Push, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Giants Blog, Wild Card Race
Instead of the cross, the Albatross /About my neck was hung. – Coleridge Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Aaron Rowand, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Giants Blog
Cody Ross is a San Francisco Giant. You know who’s probably not too excited about that? The San Francisco Giants. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Aaron Rowand, Brian Sabean, Cody Ross, Jose Guillen, Nate Schierholtz, Pat Burrell, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Giants Blog, Trade Analysis, Trades
It may be August, but Brian Sabean is still kicking those tires. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Aaron Rowand, Aubrey Huff, Bobby Thomson, Brad Hawpe, Cody Ross, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Jose Guillen, Nate Schierholtz, Pat Burrell, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Giants Blog
After weeks of speculation, the Giants have finally acquired outfielder Jose Guillén from the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later. I’ve had a lot of time to think about this move, and have come to the conclusion that one of these three things is likely happen as a result: Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Aaron Rowand, Aubrey Huff, Barry Zito, Brad Penny, Brian Sabean, Bruce Bochy, Eli Whiteside, Freddy Sanchez, Jose Guillen, Lineup, Mike Fontenot, Pablo Sandoval, Pat Burrell, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Giants Blog, Trades
I guess Emmanuel Burriss wasn’t cutting it. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Mike Fontenot, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Giants Blog, Trades
If this baseball thing doesn’t work out, Jonathan Sanchez might have a future as a fight promoter. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Emmanuel Burriss, Giants/Padres, Jonathan Sanchez, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Giants Blog, Todd Wellemeyer
Sorry for the delay…I had this article ready to go on Saturday, but a particularly nasty computer virus shut me down for the past few days. Here’s the original article: Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Dan Turpen, Javier Lopez, Joe Martinez, John Bowker, Ramon Ramirez, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Giants Blog, Trade Deadline, Trades
Nothing causes fan base insanity quite like the trade deadline, and nothing causes Giants’ fan base insanity quite like Brian Sabean; combine the two, and you have a real powder keg waiting to explode. With July 31 right around the corner, I thought it’d be interesting to look back at some of Sabean’s notable deadline deals as GM. You know, Sabean used to be a hell of a GM; if you don’t believe me, just ask the Pirates. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Giants Blog, Trade Deadline
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Dave Tobener has been a Giants fan since birth, a season ticket holder since 1988, and is still trying to figure out how Marvin Benard got an $11 million contract. Golden Gate Giants is the place for all long-suffering Giants fans to complain, commiserate, and hope... and to talk about how badly they miss Candlestick. Follow Golden Gate Giants on Twitter: @gggiants Or, email Dave directly: GoldenGateGiants@gmail.com.
