The fight over a new stadium for the Eugene Emeralds highlights a wider challenge for cheaper alternatives to big-league live sports.
Category: San Francisco Giants
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How Tim Flannery, the Giants Coach, Got Back to Writing Songs
Tim Flannery’s rollicking life as an athlete and a musician was nearly cut short by a staph infection. But one of baseball’s most unlikely characters found his way back.
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Alex Cobb of the Giants Throws 131 Pitches in a One-Hitter
Alex Cobb of the San Francisco Giants gave up a hit with two outs in the ninth but finished what he started. It was the most pitches in a game since 2019.
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Memorial Honors Roger Craig Whose Baseball Career Spanned Generations
At a memorial service for Roger Craig, a writer recalls time spent with a player, coach and manager who connected generations of baseball history.
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How MLB’s Ban on the Shift Is Improving Outfield Grass
In an era of expertly manicured fields and shared knowledge among groundskeepers, crews have an unexpected tool in their arsenal: the ban on infield shifts.
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Alabama’s Rickwood Field Will Host an MLB Game in 2024
The Birmingham, Ala. stadium was home to Willie Mays in his Negro leagues days. It will host a game between Mays’s Giants and the Cardinals in 2024.
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Roger Craig, Teacher of an Era-Defining Pitch, Is Dead at 93
After winning three World Series as a player, Craig became a coach and spread the gospel of the split-fingered fastball, what one player of the time called “the pitch of the ’80s.”
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Vida Blue, Pitching Sensation for Champion A’s Teams, Dies at 73
In his rookie season in 1971, he was an unstoppable fastball pitcher. Then he had a fight with the owner of the Athletics that left him embittered.
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Padres Dominate Giants in MLB’s Mexico City Series
The first regular season games played in North America’s largest city were a rousing success, with players and fans raving about the experience. M.L.B. will be back.
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Opening Day Gives Yankees Plenty of Reason to Dream
Everything went well in the Bronx. Gerrit Cole cruised, Aaron Judge homered and Anthony Volpe made his major league debut in an easy win over San Francisco.
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Gerrit Cole and Max Scherzer Draw Opening Day Starts for Yankees and Mets
Aces around the majors are ready to go, with the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole facing Logan Webb of the Giants and the Mets’ Max Scherzer facing Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins.
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NL Cy Young Candidates: Zac Gallen and Logan Webb
Among the National League’s most promising young pitchers, Arizona’s Zac Gallen and San Francisco’s Logan Webb stand out as Cy Young Award candidates.