Top 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: June 1st-June 5th
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation.
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The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation.
President Barack Obama praised the World Series champion San Francisco Giants for the team's commitment to helping underserved youth.
Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, a member of the former New York Giants and the oldest living former Negro Leagues player, was a special guest of the San Francisco Giants during the World Series champions' traditional visit to the White House Thursday.
It seems like the Giants have been getting more White House invitations than most congressional Republicans during the last few years of the Obama Administration.
Every kid who brings a glove to the game dreams of making a fully outstretched grab on a home run ball, but what if that perfect moment comes at the expense of your favorite team? Apparently that scenario is quite tragic.
Here's a study we just don't get. Researchers over at WalletHub say San Jose - which has been working for years to land a Major League Baseball team - is among the worst baseball fans in the country. Meanwhile, up the 280 freeway, fans are enjoying some of the best baseball conditions at Stanford, according to a writeup from the personal finance analysis group.
A little over a quarter of the season has been played, which means it's time to hand out some early season awards.
Two months into baseball season, and it's time to assess what categories your fantasy team needs to improve—and win. On offense, you want to find players that can help your team batting average, for example, or move you up a few places in steals. For the pitching side, do you need more wins or saves? Figuring out now where the biggest gains are to be had in your league will make all the difference through the summer months.
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation.
"I don't think 40,000 people came to see him ump tonight."
Everyone likes to grab the hot rookies in fantasy baseball, but the truth is, only a few of them really stay productive over the course of the full season. Sometimes, investing in the veteran coming off the disabled list is a good idea, if you're willing to risk the possibility of more injury later on.
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation.
Los Angeles has lost all six games at AT&T Park this season, getting shut out the last three games in a row
Does first place really matter in May? Does last place? We broke down 20 years of baseball history to find out.
Let the comparisons begin. Miguel Cabrera hit his 400th home run over the weekend against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Catcher and the three infield positions are often the most difficult to find good players on your fantasy teams, because the talent pool is so shallow. If you don't grab a stud at those positions early in your draft, you may get stuck with a revolving door of middling players all season long.
Brandon Belt hit a three-run homer, and Buster Posey added a two-run shot off Jason Marquis on Friday night, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 10-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in a game played uninterrupted while an outfield smokestack burned for an inning.
Two months after his forearm was injured during spring training, San Francisco Giants right fielder Hunter Pence is reportedly returning to the team's lineup this weekend.
One full month of the MLB season is in the books, what are the biggest surprises?
Baseball's home run king and former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds is reportedly working on a grievance against Major League Baseball regarding his claim that teams colluded to keep him from playing after the 2007 season in which he set the home run record.
Saying that the MLB season is too long, is the same as saying the Pro Bowl is stupid. It's a widely held belief and opinion that, in the end, it doesn't mean much and won't change anything.
Pablo Sandoval homered leading off the 11th inning in his return to the Bay Area, where he won three championships for the Giants, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Monday night.
A lot of fantasy baseball owners like to grab a rookie early and wait for him to pan out on the field. That can take all season, though. Sometimes, it's best to grab the non-flashy veterans with the steady statistics instead, because at least they're playing every day—and playing at a level you can rely on to win your league.
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation.
