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Which Diamondbacks Hit the Giants?

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Charles Johnson

Which players have hit against the Giants better than any others? Thanks to baseball-reference.com, we can figure that out. As of April, 2013, Paul Goldschmidt had 1474 major-league plate appearances. He was a career .289/.376/.517 hitter. If you took his … Continue reading →

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The Giants Have the Longest Gold Glove Drought

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Charles Johnson

Carlos Gomez won a well-deserved Gold Glove last week. Prior to Gomez, the Brewers hadn’t had a Gold Glove winner since 1982, when Robin Yount won it at shortstop. Now that a Brewer has won a Gold Glove in 2013, … Continue reading →

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The Best Fielding Third Basemen

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Charles Johnson

On to the best three-year peaks of defensive play by Giant third basemen, as measured by baseball-reference.com’s rfield. I explained my methodology here, and we’ve previously looked at catchers, first basemen and second basemen. The list of third basemen includes … Continue reading →

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The “Topps” Giants

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Charles Johnson

When my brother and I were boys and occasionally bought baseball cards, the only brand I remember being available (we’re talking late-1960s and early-1970s) was Topps.  As aspiring baseball scholars, we soon realized that the very best players were distinguished … Continue reading →

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The 100: Bob Brenly (98)

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Charles Johnson

For the past several years, Bob Brenly has provided color commentary on baseball telecasts. Anyone who has heard Brenly, whether with TBS in the postseason, or during the season with the Chicago Cubs and now with the Arizona Diamondbacks, knows … Continue reading →

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