John Shea
Baseball Writer at The San Francisco Standard
National baseball writer @sfchronicle. Biographer of Willie Mays ("24,” a New York Times bestseller) and Rickey Henderson ("Off Base").
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sfstandard.com | John Shea
By John SheaPublished Apr. 15, 2025 • 9:57pmPHILADELPHIA — Justin Verlander clearly was frustrated as he stood at his locker addressing a group of reporters after the Giants’ 6-4 loss to the Phillies Tuesday night. He was taking deep breaths. He was pausing before answering questions. He was seeking ways to capsulize what had just happened. “It’s tough … it’s tough,” he said. Win No. 263 was 12 outs away, an eternity in the baseball world but close enough for Verlander to taste.
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sfstandard.com | John Shea
By John SheaPublished Apr. 14, 2025 • 10:57pmPHILADELPHIA — Only two Major League Baseball teams have yet to make a roster move this season, and they played each other Monday night in the opener of a four-game series in the so-called City of Brotherly Love. One is the Phillies. The other is the Giants. And for that, Tyler Fitzgerald is grateful. Despite the second baseman’s early-season batting woes, management stuck with him, and the decision finally is paying dividends.
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sfstandard.com | John Shea
When asked about the joy of hitting in Yankee Stadium, Lee said, “The results are talking on behalf of me.”NEW YORK – One of the beauties of baseball is that all major-league stadium configurations are different, just like the weather and elements in the accompanying locales, so it does no good to waste time fretting over whether a ball that reaches the so-called “short porch” in the Bronx would clear the giant brick wall in San Francisco. Or vice versa.
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sfstandard.com | John Shea
Here at Candlestick East, a.k.a. Yankee Stadium, the Giants are playing a three-game series under brutally chilly conditions better suited for football or cross-country skiing. They’re certainly not baseball friendly. Game-time temperatures the past two days were 44 degrees and 41 degrees. The rain was steady. The winds were tricky. The field was sloppy. NEW YORK — Wilmer Flores might have figured out a key to cold-weather hitting. Never walk on the field until it’s your turn to bat.
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sfstandard.com | John Shea
The Giants made a rare lineup change, moving Mike Yastrzemski into the leadoff spot and dropping LaMonte Wade to sixth. It paid off with five runs in the first inning. NEW YORK — In the first two weeks of the Giants’ season, the lineup remained basically the same, depending on whether the opposing starting pitcher was a lefty or righty. There were zero roster moves. The team remained exactly what it was coming out of spring training.
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So far so quite good with lineup tweak at Yankee Stadium. Yaz double, Adames walk, Jung Hoo first homer of year.
In the chilly Bronx tonight: Mike Yastrzemski – RF Willy Adames – SS Jung Hoo Lee – CF Matt Chapman – 3B Heliot Ramos – LF LaMonte Wade Jr – 1B Wilmer Flores – DH Patrick Bailey – C Tyler Fitzgerald – 2B Robbie Ray – LH
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RT @JohnSheaHey: “I think it’s something that makes sense. It won’t hurt to try.” Which @SFGiants hitters plan to use torpedo bats and w…