San Francisco Giants

  View image | gettyimages.com With the go-ahead run on third, the Phillies countered Bruce Bochy's pitching change for left-hander Javier Lopez with Jeff Francoeur. Francoeur has stepped up in clutch situations before this season and delivered again in the seventh inning.  Francoeur's two-run double broke the tie and helped the Phillies salvage the series […]

  View image | gettyimages.com In between Maikel Franco's heroics on Tuesday and Wednesday that helped the Phillies (21-35) get walk-off wins, the team has dropped nine other games in their last 11, including Friday night's series opener with the San Francisco Giants (). Franco has been one of the only highlights for the Phillies […]

  View image | gettyimages.com The Philadelphia Phillies open a three game series with the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants tonight at Citizens Bank Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05. The Phillies dropped the final game of their three game set with the Reds 6-4 last night. Aaron Harang took the loss in […]

In a survey conducted by ESPN's Jerry Crasnick, 4.5% of twenty-two baseball people believe that the Phillies will attempt to and successfully acquire free-agent outfielder Josh Hamilton. If you don't feel like doing the math, 4.5% of twenty-two equals one. Crasnick conducted his survey to twenty-two general managers, assistant GMs, advisers, scouting directors and talent evaluators in […]

I hate writing about this, but it's Hunter Pence and he deserves to be recognized for this achievement – even if he didn't contribute that much until the actual World Series. The Giants held their World Series Championship parade today in downtown San Francisco. Millions turned out to see the second parade in three years […]

Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew  The Phillies made another offseason move this morning. The club decided to pick up catcher Carlos Ruiz's club option worth $5 million. As MLB's Todd Zolecki worded it, there is "no surprise here". The 33 year-old catcher, who will turn 34 before the 2013 campaign starts, is coming off of a career-year […]

(Photo: Wikipedia Commons) In a very interesting report from NBC Sports' HardBallTalk.com, the San Francisco Giants' two-time Cy Young Award winner (2008-2009) Tim Lincecum will be on the trading block this offseason. Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo: Tim Lincecum, RHP, Giants — He will be available in trade, and it will be interesting to see who […]

Oh brother.  Phillies' OF Nate Schierholtz has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured right toe, according to the Phillies. Infielder Hector Luna has been recalled to take his spot on the roster. The Phillies acquired Schierholtz from the Giants in the deal that sent Hunter Pence to San Francisco back on […]

Photo Courtesy: Philly.com Remember when David Akers left a huge billboard for all of Philadelphia to see when he moved on and signed a deal with the San Francisco 49ers? Well Shane Victorino has followed him in that way. Along with renting out a space in the Philadelphia Daily News, the former-Phillie now Dodger Shane […]