Episode 78: Back in (Orange and) Black

Episode 78: Back in (Orange and) Black is out!

In the seventy-eighth episode, Thomas and Danny score press passes to AT&T Park and recap the last two weeks, Barry Bonds’ visit to the park and potential coaching job, and Danny crows about Gregor Blanco.

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Go Giants!

Postgame Wrap: Don’t Ask Me, Ask Barry

The Giants scored three runs in a 2-out rally in the first inning. Brandon Belt had an extra-base hit. Barry Zito drew a walk, and threw a quality start. Not bad for a beautiful day in San Francisco, and Thomas and I scored press passes to watch this game in style. I’ll try to supplement this blog with some real quotes or video or something, but until I get that, it’s important to bring out this poll again.

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Postgame Wrap: No LoMo Just Romo

The Giants will never play a normal series against the Marlins, those Miami darlings. They’re a quirky team, from the aquaria to the home run monstrosity, to Logan Morrison’s twitter avatar.

And then there’s Giancarlo Stanton, who reminds me of how terrified I was of Kyle Blanks, if Kyle Blanks ever actually managed to stay healthy. Stanton is a beast of a man, who the Marlins drafted in the second round of the 2007 draft. The Giants drafted Madison Bumgarner that year, who has worked out pretty well, and Tim Alderson, who the Giants traded away to get Freddy Sanchez. So would you really rather have Stanton than Sanchez? Wait, don’t answer that.

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