SF Giants are really sorry they almost wrecked their bullpen catcher
by SFGate
SFGate— The San Francisco Giants are incredibly sorry they almost put their catcher in life-threatening danger during a Monday light show for their closer, who didn’t even get a save. Giants catching coach Alex Burg received a flood of concern and gifts from those inside and outside the organization after he was forced to catch a pitch from Camilo Doval in almost complete darkness, according to stories published Tuesday from the Athletic, MLB.com and the San Francisco Chronicle. (The Chronicle and...
SFGate—SF Giants fans really want the team's longest-tenured player off the roster. The San Francisco Giants were able to avoid a sweep at Fenway Park on Thursday when they beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1. But even with the win, the extremely online contingent of Giants fans found something to be incensed about. Giants outfielder Austin Slater was brought on as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning and struck out, dropping his batting average on the season to .100 (3-for-30, with all three hits being singles). To make matters worse, he was standing in for Mike Yastrzemski, who hit a...
SFGate—The SF Giants are stuck in the depths of an identity crisis. Who are these San Francisco Giants? A month into the 2024 season and it feels impossible to come up with a true answer to this question. At the end of April, the Giants sit at one game under .500, firmly in the mix for one of the National League wild card spots while not losing complete sight of the Dodgers in their own division. The consternation that seemed to consume the fan base at the beginning of the year, especially around the time of the sweep in LA, has dissipated some. No, the Giants...
ZDNet—Sorry, you really can't disable Facebook's Meta AI tool. If you've browsed Facebook or Instagram within the past few days, you've probably noticed some changes. Thanks to the introduction of Meta AI, artificial intelligence is now integrated into posts on your feed and the search function on both sites.Meta calls the assistant a way to "get things done, learn, create, and connect with the things that matter to you." Meta AI works much like ChatGPT and other popular AI tools, but many have voiced frustration with accidentally tapping on a query below a...