Brett Pill News

Manager Bruce Bochy has made a point lately of showing his disgust for blunders in the field and on the base paths.

MAY 26: Madison Bumgarner #40 of the San Francisco Giants pitches during a game against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on May 26, 2012 in Miami, Florida.

The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner has lost once in his last 20 home outings and will be heavily favored against the Astros in the opener of a three-game set.

Sometimes I hate wading into the whole first-base thing. It's like running your lawnmower over a nest of wasps.

Milwaukee -- - Buster Posey provides another example of how the realities of a season overwhelm well-laid plans of spring.

The Giants finally have settled into a predictable lineup. Brandon Belt and Brett Pill are platooning at first and Charlie Culberson and Emmanuel Burriss at second.

One thing's for sure, the A's don't have any territorial rights when it comes to AT&T Park.

Brett Pill singled in an insurance run in the eighth for the Giants after he couldn't come through earlier.

Everything you needed to know about this game can be explained through Madison Bumgarner hitting for himself in the bottom of the seventh inning, down by one.

"I've done this once before. The way it's set up I did put Madison in the eighth spot.

Due to injuries, setbacks, under-performance, and defensive ineptitude, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy has been placed in a rather unappetizing position.

A full Monday of baseball had plenty of drama across the Major Leagues. There were a number of strong pitching performances turned in and no team scored nine or more runs.

It took some late inning magic on both sides of the ball, but the Giants escaped another nail biter tonight with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

On a road trip that only Clark Griswold could love, Christian Friedrich has been the one player to stop the hazard lights from blinking.

I had an interesting discussion on Twitter today. As usual, the subject was Brandon Belt, more specifically his absence from today's lineup.

Going for broke Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Aaron Hill dives for but cannot make a play on a ground ball hit for a single by San Francisco Giants' Melky Cabrera in the seventh inning Sunday in Phoenix.

Melky Cabrera singled four times to extend his hitting streak to 11 games, Gregor Blanco drove in three runs with a pair of hits and the San Francisco Giants beat Arizona 7-3 on Sunday to take two of three from the Diamondbacks.

After watching another pathetic performance by the San Francisco Giants , one that almost put me asleep, I had a thought.

On Friday night, the young trio was the main factor in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 5-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

Manager Bruce Bochy isn't on Twitter and he probably isn't spending his off days perusing message boards, but when it comes to his handling of young first baseman Brandon Belt, Bochy knows all about external desires to "Free Belt." "Oh, it's ongoing, the same as last year," Bochy said.