When the news broke that my beloved Giants had agreed to terms with their All-Star catcher Buster Posey on a landmark, eight-year $167 million contract extension, the first thing that dawned on me was the realization (and admitted relief) that Posey will most likely play out his entire professional baseball career in San Francisco. The [...]

Updated National League Playoff Picture With a little more than three weeks left in the 2012 MLB season, the race to October is in full swing. While two out of three division leaders have all but locked up a division title (Nationals in the NL East and Reds in the NL Central), the National League [...]

From all accounts, Kansas City was a wonderful host for the 2012 MLB All-Star game. Well, everything but the fans booing Robinson Cano and his family (we’ll discuss later). In case you missed the big game, where the National League thumped the American League 8-0, below are some key highlights to get you up-to-speed: Chipper’s [...]

Giants Sweep Dodgers, Move Into First Place in NL West Feeling as healthy and confident as they’ve been all season, the San Francisco Giants swept a three-game home series this week against their arch rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, to move into first place in the National League West Division. To exacerbate the misery of [...]

Cain Shines on a Historic Night The Northern California sports world was turned upside down Wednesday when San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain, an all-around nice guy and consummate professional did what no other Giants player had ever done – throw a perfect game. All it took was 130 years, but for the franchise [...]