Bay Area sports stars do a PSA ad to support the LBGT community
Bay Area sports stars such as Vernon Davis, Barry Zito, Coco Crisp, Joe Thornton, and Klay Thompson are in new PSA ads that support the LBGT community.In the ads, the athletes talk about supporting gay athletes and that the only thing that matters is winning and being able to play.Do all of these athletes believe what they are actually saying in the PSA? Who knows? This is great...
Giants “Brain Cramp” and Lose 5-3 to Padres in Extras
It took 13 innings for the San Francisco Giants to lose 5-3 against their division rival San Diego Padres on Monday night.
Barry Zito struck out 8 through 5.2 innings of work at AT&T Park. He gave up the Padres’ first run after opposing pitcher Edinson Volquez started off the third inning with a double down the left field line.
The Giants came back in the bottom of the fourth...
Haiku-arrhea: Week 11 in Padres Baseball
In an effort to stay close to our roots, the staff at Padres Public, will offer-up a haiku each Monday to describe the previous week in Padres Baseball. Restricting our feelings to 3 lines and 17 syllables to describe a week of play is a massive undertaking, but (un) fortunately, we are more than up to the task.
What an amazing week. The Padres play six games at home against the...
MLB Game Picks - Monday: June 17, 2013
And the winner is Benjamin Shoptaw! The eight and a half year old son of Cardinals writer, Daniel Shoptaw (@C70), participated along with his six year old sister, Sarah, and Dad against yours truly in a game picking contest yesterday. Benjamin went 9-6 with the picks while Daniel and I both went 8-7. Sarah had six games correct. I will be offering young Benjamin a contract within...
SF aces causing Giant concern
The San Francisco Giants have such great starting pitching.
It has become one of the reflexive sports sayings of our time, alongside laudatory axioms about the San Antonio Spurs' cohesion, the Boston Bruins' toughness, or the New England Patriots' consistency. The Giants relied on their rotation to win the 2010 and 2012 World Series. If Buster Posey hadn't been...
Giants Road Woes Continue in 12-8 Loss to Pirates
The Giants struggles away from AT&T Park continued Wednesday night, as the Pirates battered Barry Zito and the Giants bullpen to the tune of 12 runs and 18 hits. Zito alone allowed eight runs and 11 hits in four and two thirds innings. Despite injuries to several Giants’ hitters, the offense managed eight runs and 15 hits on their own, led by new call ups Juan Perez and Tony...
Pirates Light Up Zito for Eight Runs in 12-8 Win
The top third of the Pirates’ lineup demolished Giants left-hander Barry Zito, going 8-for-9 with six runs and three RBI, leading the Bucs to a season-high 12 runs in Wednesday night’s victory at PNC Park.
Starling Marte hit four singles, stole two bases and scored four runs. (Photo Credit: David Hague)
For the second night in a row, Pittsburgh (39-26) hitters rattled a former...
Giants Quick Hits: Starting pitching, MLB draft, power dwindling
There’s a lot going on about the Giants this past couple weeks. Unfortunately for them, its mostly been about their worst stretch of baseball they have played so far this season.
Since May 14, the Giants have won eight games – five of those wins were by two runs or fewer. Opposing those wins, the Giants have amassed 14 losses in that stretch. Ouch.
Starting pitching has given...
Giants Fail to Figure Out Knuckleball in Shutout Loss to Jays
In a matchup of former Cy Young award winners Wednesday at AT&T park, R.A. Dickey out-dueled Barry Zito as the Giants split the rare two-game homestand with the Blue Jays.
San Francisco had trouble with Dickey’s knuckleball all afternoon, and managed just two hits in the game as they were shutout 4-0.
“He had a good one today, it was moving and we couldn’t do much with...
Blue Jays 4, Giants 0
R.A. Dickey allowed two hits in 8 1-3 innings and sparked a four-run fifth inning with an RBI double that led the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
Mark DeRosa added a two-run single for Toronto and Adam Lind had three hits for his eighth multihit game in the past 12 contests to help the Blue Jays earn a split of this two-game series...
Giants avoid sweep with 5-2 win
A.J. Griffin knows plenty about Barry Zito's pitching pedigree, like that AL Cy Young Award the left-hander won while with Oakland in 2002.
Zito hung in there against his former club to outdo Griffin, and the Athletics missed on a chance to sweep the reigning World Series champions in a 5-2 loss Thursday that snapped their six-game winning streak.
While right-handed, Griffin...
Zito Avoids Trouble, Giants Avoid Sweep In 5-2 Win Over Athletics
The San Francisco Giants avoided the series sweep against the Oakland Athletics with a 5-2 win against their cross-town rivals on Thursday afternoon.
It wasn’t a pretty outing, but in spite of six walks and 117 pitches, Barry Zito made it through six innings, giving only three hits and one run. Zito’s outing continued the trend of struggling San Francisco pitchers, yet got out...
Giants 5, Athletics 2
Pablo Sandoval hit a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth to help Barry Zito end a six-start winless stretch, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Thursday to avoid a season sweep.
A day after San Francisco made three errors and two other defensive miscues, the Giants finally got to A.J. Griffin (5-4) to snap the A's six-game winning streak with their...
MLB Game Picks - Saturday: May 25, 2013
The game last night between the Yankees and Rays typified the night. The Yankees won the game but lost Curtis Granderson again with another broken bone from getting hit by a pitch. Yesterday's picks could not escape bad news that followed good news. Plus it was incomplete with the Braves - Mets game suspended due to weather. Thus the day will remain incomplete until that game...
Postgame Wrap: Lincecum Bad, Giants Worse
These days, it’s almost more confusing when Tim Lincecum succeeds than when he screws up. If there’s one thing we’ve learned by watching Barry Zito’s ascent to mediocrity these past couple of years it’s that when Zito’s breaking pitches are working, even a lineup of the best and brightest can’t catch up to an 84 mph. If Zito can establish the ridiculous curveball and...
Barry Zito Struggles Again in Loss to Rockies
Barry Zito turned in his second straight poor performance for the San Francisco Giants, this time a 5-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Zito allowed five runs on 11 hits, striking out four and walked two.
After a 1-5 road trip Giants manager Bruce Bochy may be ready to make some changes.
“We’re going to make some adjustments,” he said. “It’s a great starting rotation...
Giants Finish 1-5 on Six Game Road Trip
The San Francisco Giants (24-20) return to AT&T Park after errors and off pitching plagued a six game road trip to Toronto and Colorado.
The finale of the road trip ended today against the Colorado Rockies (24-20) and yielded another loss for pitcher Barry Zito, who is now 3-3 on the season. Zito went 5 2/3 innings giving up five runs and 11 hits.
Shortstop, Brandon Crawford...
SF Giants Blogs Around The Web: Rotation, Scouting Reports, Zito, Pence and Belt
Below is the links from last Friday’s feature of SF Giants Blogs Around The Web. We were unable to post since last week for multiple reasons, but still wanted to pass along the must read links!
An in-depth look at starting rotation’s woes from Paul Ghiglieri at MiracleAtCoogansBluff.com.
Humorous take from Grant Brisbee at McCoveyChronicles.com on Lost Scouting Reports given...
Sit/Start: Wednesday’s (5/15) Probable Pitchers
Albert Pujols hit a monster homerun, and Barry Zito got tattooed by the Blue Jays. Maybe baseball is predictable after all. Then again, the umps blew two more easy calls, and Mitch Moreland and Howie Kendrick hit their 8th and 6th HRs respectively. So maybe not. To be fair, I think a vortex opens a tear in space-time if Adam Dunn beats out an infield grounder, so the first base umpire...
Giants Welcome Struggling Dodgers to AT&T Park
The San Francisco Giants welcome the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers to AT&T Park to begin a three game series beginning tonight.
After a series sweep against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Giants are gaining momentum as the series begins with Barry Zito (3-1, 3.29 ERA) on the hill against the Dodger’s horse, Clayton Kershaw (3-2, 1.73 ERA).
Zito recorded a no decision on his...
Video: Barry Zito jams with Metallica
On Friday night the San Francisco Giants will hold Meteallica Night. Prior to the event starting pitcher Barry Zito, a musician himself, met the band and got the chance to perform with them.
The session started off with Zito accompanying the band on “Fade to the Black,” from their second LP Ride the Lightning.
Ironically it will be Zito on the mound tomorrow night. This year...
Before Metallica Day At AT&T Park, Barry Zito Jams With Iconic Band
San Francisco is the hometown of Metallica so it makes perfect sense that AT&T Park honor the infamous rock band. On Friday, May 3rd it will be “Metallica Night” before the San Francisco Giants take on the rival Los Angeles Dodgers. The members of Metallica will throw out the first pitch as well as perform the National Anthem. However Giants pitcher Barry Zito got to celebrate...
In advance of Metallica Night at AT&T Park, Barry Zito jammed with the band (video)
On Friday, May 3, the San Francisco Giants will pay tribute to some of the great city’s favorite sons, Metallica, with a tribute night at AT&T Park. While Metallica technically was formed in Los Angeles in 1981, the band relocated to San Francisco Bay Area early on at the request of bassist Cliff Burton (the more you know). As part of the buildup to the festivities, Giants...
Barry Zito and Tim Lincecum: Cy Young Fifth Starters
When the Atlanta Braves were racking up first-place finishes in the National League East, they relied on a trio of starting pitchers: Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz. When the Moneyball Oakland A’s were in their prime, they followed a similar strategy, building a team around a core of Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, and Barry Zito. The San Francisco Giants the past few years...
Zito Returns to Form, Giants Sweep Padres
Buster Posey hit his first home run of the season, and Barry Zito pitched seven shut out innings Sunday to lead the Giants to a sweep of San Diego.
After a rocky start in Milwaukee where the lefty gave up 9 earned runs, Zito returned to the pitcher-friendly confines of AT&T Park where he has now pitched 21 consecutive scoreless innings, and moved to 3-1 on the season with the...
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