Author Archives: BeantownGiant

About BeantownGiant

California Native, East Coast Transplant. Academic Researcher by day, Baseball Culturist-Historian by night. SFGiants fanatic. Writer @CheapSeatChron Catch me tweeting @BeantownGiant

The Magic of Hesto Presto

Within two days of Opening Day, the San Francisco Giants witnessed injury after injury. The comeback bid of Matt Cain fell short with a strained flexor tendon causing him to join Hunter Pence and Travis Ishikawa on the DL while … Continue reading

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‘Kitchen Sink Stuff’: Peavy mixing up his pitching repertoire

Talkin’ Giants Ball. It is no secret. When a pitcher losses velocity and relies on a fastball and pitching catalogue of his former days, he is asking for a ticket home. More often than not, these starting pitchers are put into … Continue reading

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Beyond the Diamond

It is great that professional athletes are recognizing and wearing Baseballism, but what is even more validating to us is seeing our brothers and sisters of our nation’s pastime proudly wear Baseballism knowing that by this action, they too are sponsoring what this brand brings to hopeful little leaguers, to the underprivileged, and to those struggling with life altering disease: hope, support, strength, unity… #americasbrand #believeinbaseball @Baseballism Continue reading

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From the base ball archives of Cheap Seats…

A look at: Mike (King) Kelly We’re talking Base Ball… Not only a game, baseball is a part of us. Like any relationship, baseball requires time (162 games and then some), emotional support (bring on the blogs and the forums), and … Continue reading

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They call me…

Nicknames are irresistible: The Sultan of Swat, The Say-Hey Kid, The Big Unit, Pat the Bat, Kung Fu Panda, Billy Country Breakfast Butler… Continue reading

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