Kerry Crowley

5 days ago | sfstandard.com | Kerry Crowley

Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email newsletters, including “The Dime.”The Giants’ starting left fielder dropped a routine fly ball in the first inning. Their superstar trade acquisition ran into an out in the third inning. And their four-run seventh-inning rally was made possible because their opponent’s second baseman allowed a potential rally-killing line drive to pop out of his glove and trickle into right field.

1 week ago | sfstandard.com | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn |Kerry Crowley

Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email newsletters, including “The Dime.”From the familiar crack of the bat to the eruption of the crowd every time a ball sailed into the stands, it appeared the soundtrack to a summer night at the Coliseum hadn’t missed a beat. But this wasn’t a rehash of baseball’s glory days in Oakland. Instead, it was the birth of something new.

1 week ago | sfstandard.com | Kerry Crowley

Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email newsletters, including “The Dime.”It’s been 15 years since the Giants have had a left-handed hitter as dangerous as Rafael Devers in the heart of their lineup. And if all goes according to plan, Devers will make about 1,000 more appearances with the Giants than Carlos Beltrán did during his 44-game stint with the club after a 2011 trade.

2 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Kerry Crowley

Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email blasts, plus “The Dime,” our twice-weekly sports newsletter. Two weeks later, we’ve decided that there’s too much happening to wait for the next edition. With the Giants in action, the 49ers wrapping up minicamp, and the Warriors counting down the days to the NBA Draft, there’s no shortage of major storylines around the Bay Area. How closely have you followed along?

2 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Kerry Crowley

Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email blasts, plus “The Dime,” our twice-weekly sports newsletter. Kyle Shanahan joked Tuesday that he’d prefer to cancel the 49ers’ second minicamp practice of the week. When his defensive coordinator Robert Saleh stepped to the podium after Wednesday’s session, it wasn’t hard to see why.