Giant flare articles

  • Giants-Pirates Series Preview - April 2024: Giants take on a heap of former Giants

    The older I get, the more my dying brain cements around the idea that fans invoke “small sample size” primarily when they don’t like the results. In a small sample size, Joey Bart is doing very nicely as a new member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who’ve come to play the San Francisco Giants this weekend in a 3-game series. He’s 7-for-23 with a trio of dingers, a double, and 8 RBI to go with 5 walks against just 8 strikeouts. That’s a triple slash of .304/.429/.739 in a measly 28 PA. Now, it’s not...
  • Antonio and the Giant Paella

    After almost a week of heavy rainfall, the sun finally emerged on Saturday, May 4 as if it wanted to join the community of L’Alfaz del Pi. This was the day that the Asociación Voluntariado Social (Food Bank) spearheaded by their president Antonio Viso, as well as the many volunteers, converted the quiet town into […]
  • Romans Fall to Giants Again

    Sheffield Giants 18 – 09 Chester Romans It was another slow start for both teams, with a couple of series each ending without score. Both were aggressive early, with forays into the opposition 1/3 ending with a turnover on downs after failing to convert on 4th and inches. The lull didn’t last though, with the Romans throwing an interception to #45 Phil Jarrett. The INT was run in for the score, but pulled back for a foul. The turnover counted though and that brought the Giants offence out, with...