1. Playing Fact or Fiction with the Latest San Francisco Giants Rumors

    We have reached the twilight of the baseball offseason. By this point in the year, many of the marquee free agents have found a team and speculation is mostly centered around spring training battles...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 4 months ago 7,823 reads 6 comments

  2. What Every Fan Needs to Know About the 2013 San Francisco Giants

    We're 30 days out from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, which means it's time to shake the dust off your Buster Posey jersey, pull the Panda hat out of your closet and get ready for Giants baseball...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 4 months ago 5,417 reads 9 comments

  3. Grading the San Francisco Giants' Offseason Moves so Far

    Unless Brian Sabean has designs on shocking the world, the San Francisco Giants are essentially done with their offseason shopping list. Along the way they re-inked Angel Pagan, Santiago Casilla, Marco Scutaro and Jeremy Affeldt...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 4 months ago 5,539 reads 2 comments

  4. Ranking the San Francisco Giants' Starting Pitchers by Projected 2013 Impact

    Few rotations in baseball rival the diversity, success and potential of the San Francisco Giants . Among the five starters are three Cy Young awards, an All-Star game win, a perfect game and 2012 World Series championship...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 5 months ago 6,700 reads 15 comments

  5. New Year's Resolutions for the San Francisco Giants in 2013

    With Christmas but a day away, the time to reflect on an amazing season for the San Francisco Giants draws to a close...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 5 months ago 6,068 reads 26 comments

  6. San Francisco Giants: The Dumbest Move They've Made This Winter

    Unlike the recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken, the plans of Giant's general manager Brian Sabean have been no secret...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 5 months ago 8,736 reads 21 comments

  7. San Francisco Giants: 5 Reasons They Can Win It All in 2013

    Hubris can be dangerous. Most sufferers fail to realize they are in the grips of of over-confidence until their team comes crashing down around them. On the other hand, fans of clubs mired in epic slumps are quick to point out the smugness of others...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 6 months ago 4,965 reads 8 comments

  8. Why the San Francisco Giants Should Be Patient with Brandon Belt

    For the San Francisco Giants , splashy free-agent signings and mega-contracts have never been the team's bread and butter...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 6 months ago 5,376 reads 24 comments

  9. Ideal Contract Offers for San Francisco Giants Key Free Agents

    The San Jose Mercury News reported yesterday that the San Francisco Giants had signed reliever Jeremy Affeldt to a three-year, $18 million contract...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 6 months ago 6,291 reads 6 comments

  10. Was Pablo Sandoval's 'Reggie Jackson' Moment the Best in Giants Playoff History?

    Pablo Sandoval 's historic achievement in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series will live forever in San Francisco Giants lore...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 7 months ago 1,006 reads 6 comments

  11. 2012 World Series: Are the San Francisco Giants Now a Team of Destiny?

    Consider the headline above as a top candidate for "Title I never thought I'd write this season." On Monday night, the San Francisco Giants completed what can best be described as a historic comeback, slaying the mighty St...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 7 months ago 1,239 reads 5 comments

  12. B/R Exclusive Interview with Tony La Russa

    Three World Series championships. Thirty years in the dugout. Third all time in MLB victories , behind only Connie Mack and John McGraw. Tony La Russa is one of the best managers in baseball history...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 7 months ago 1,302 reads 7 comments

  13. 3 Free Agents the San Francisco Giants Should Consider

    Even though the San Francisco Giants are fully focused on their game tonight against the St. Louis Cardinals , there will baseball beyond 2012...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 7 months ago 4,347 reads 9 comments

  14. San Francisco Giants: 3 Keys to Being World Series Contenders Next Season

    While the San Francisco Giants are stranded in Cincinnati as they to learn who will emerge victorious in Friday’s game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals , let’s take a look at the future...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 7 months ago 1,916 reads 0 comments

  15. San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds: Team Grades from NLDS Game 5

    Game 5 of the NLDS is in the books, and the San Francisco Giants have done the impossible. Never before had a National League team lost the first two games of a five-game series and come back to win...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 8 months ago 4,458 reads 9 comments

  16. Reds vs. Giants: 3 Reasons San Francisco's Momentum Is Now Unstoppable

    Joaquin Arias hit two doubles. Pablo Sandoval creamed a two-run home run. Tim Lincecum pitched four-plus innings and yielded one run...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 8 months ago 3,234 reads 2 comments

  17. San Francisco Giants: 5 Players Who Will Just Miss Making the Postseason Roster

    Fresh off a somewhat dramatic ninth-inning comeback, the San Francisco Giants will travel from San Diego to Los Angeles to conclude their regular-season play against the rival Dodgers ...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 8 months ago 9,152 reads 8 comments

  18. 4 Ways to Make Sure the S.F. Giants Stay on Edge Even with a Monster Lead

    In the aftermath of champagne showers and victory laps around the field at AT&T Park, the San Francisco Giants find themselves as the N.L. West Division champions with eight games left in the regular season...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 8 months ago 984 reads 0 comments

  19. San Francisco Giants: 5 Biggest Questions Looking Ahead to the Offseason

    Most teams with a nine-game lead in their division in late September aren’t preoccupied with the offseason quite yet...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 8 months ago 3,087 reads 0 comments

  20. 6 Ways Signing Josh Hamilton Would Impact the S.F. Giants' 2013 Roster, Season

    For a team that’s hit only 22 home runs at home this season , adding a guy capable of jacking four dingers in a single game makes some serious sense...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 8 months ago 4,267 reads 17 comments

  21. 3 Reasons the San Francisco Giants Should Use 3-Man Rotation in the Postseason

    Despite the shockwaves being felt after the Los Angeles Dodgers hurled a kitchen sink at the NL West last week, the San Francisco Giants remain in first place heading into the final month of the regular season...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 9 months ago 3,685 reads 25 comments

  22. San Francisco Giants' 10 Most Important Series for the Rest of the Season

    Thirty-eight games. That's all that remains in the San Francisco Giants ' 2012 regular-season schedule. Fresh off a crucial sweep of the archrival Los Angeles Dodgers , San Francisco now has a 2...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 9 months ago 3,259 reads 10 comments

  23. 5 San Francisco Giants Weaknesses That Might Be Exposed Down the Stretch

    This is not the same article it would have been 48 hours ago. In the wake of Melky Cabrera 's 50-game suspension for steroid use, the problems facing the San Francisco Giants have magnified immensely...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 9 months ago 1,173 reads 1 comments

  24. San Francisco Giants: 5 Changes Bruce Bochy Must Make to Win the NL West

    The problem with writing an article about the San Francisco Giants is that one week they're in the midst of a horrible slump, the next they're sweeping the Rockies ...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 10 months ago 6,494 reads 37 comments

  25. 5 Reasons Why the San Francisco Giants Hit a Home Run at the Trade Deadline

    The dog days of August are upon us, and with them, comes hindsight of a hectic trade deadline. The San Francisco Giants were in the thick of things, landing two players (and being tied to many more)...

    Zack Ruskin Written by Zack Ruskin about 10 months ago 2,960 reads 6 comments