Cardinals’ Jaime Garcia Handles Giants

The San Francisco Giants welcomed the World Champion St Louis Cardinals into AT&T Park Wednesday night for the first of a two game series. This will be the only time the Cardinals visit San Francisco this year.  The Giants had their opportunities, piling up ten hits, but they were 2-11 with runners in scoring position [...]

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Texas’ Darvish stymies A’s in 4-1 defeat

For the second straight game, the A’s offense was stymied by great starting pitching and fell in Arlington to the Texas Rangers, 4-1. Japanese sensation Yu Darvish improved to 6-1 with the win while the A’s Tom Milone fell to 5-3 with loss. For his part, Milone was not bad. He went seven innings and allowed [...]

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Giants Rally Late, Hold On for 3-2 Win Over Rockies

In a game with the slimmest of strike zones, the Giants had just enough offense to come out on top over the Colorado Rockies. Tied 1-1 heading into the Giants scored twice on a pair of RBI singles by Buster Posey and Brett Pill to push their lead to 3-1. Santiago Casilla took the mound looking to easily close out...

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Oakland Raider Rookies Who Can Surprise in 2012

For the Oakland Raiders to win in 2012, they will need key stars (see: McFadden, Darren) to stay healthy and be productive. However, in a season that is being used as a prologue to the changes expected under new owner Mark Davis and general manager Reggie McKenzie, rookies will have to have some impact to blunt off-season losses. Christo [...]

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