San Francisco Giants: With a 10-game hitting streak so soon into his MLB career, The Jung Hoo Lee Effect is i
by McCovey Chronicles
McCovey Chronicles— Sports is tension + fun = entertainment and for the last couple of years the San Francisco Giants have lacked the “plus fun” part. Their offseason looked a lot like the last offseason where they made a lot of moves to shore up a roster that needed shoring up — save Jung Hoo Lee who, and this is no exaggeration, might already have saved the season. I cannot recall the last time I was this excited about the Giants and it’s all thanks to that Jung Hoo Lee fanclub that showed up and sat behind home...
SFGate—'Cute, cuddly' giant pandas will soon call San Francisco home, Mayor Breed announces. Giant pandas from China will be finding a home at the San Francisco Zoo as part of Beijing’s panda diplomacy with the United States, SF Mayor London Breed announced Thursday night. Pandas last set paw in San Francisco in 1984 and 1985 as part of a global tour, the mayor’s office said in a news release. Breed announced the news in a video posted to social media Thursday night. “We have some cute, cuddly, black-and-white beauties coming to our city,” Breed said in a video taken in Beijing....
The Washington Times—Orioles send former No. 1 pick Jackson Holliday back to minors after he hit .059 in 10 MLB games. Highly touted prospect Jackson Holliday has been optioned to the minor leagues by the Baltimore Orioles after starting his big league career with a disappointing thud.
SiliconBeat—Caltrain hits unoccupied motorcycle in San Francisco. There were no immediate reports of injuries following the collision near Tunnel 1.