BUSTER POSEY NEWS

A great article about Jake Peavy', Boston Strong following the bombing at the Marathon, and how he feels about taking the mound tonight. Jake Peavy’s emotional return to BostonFor the 2013 Red Sox, who rode a community to a World Series title like no other team in history, these weren’t cliches. Jake Peavy was part of a group that supported and rallied around New Englanders after the April 15, 2013, Boston Marathon bombings, and the Red Sox’s unlikely road to the champion...www.sfchronicle.com

Did you know that an umpire crew working a series rotates clockwise from home to third to second to first and back to home? I love learning new things about baseball! Thank you, Charles Scott (a pro ump and long time BPFZ fan)! Does anyone have questions about umpiring? I'll bet Charles will happily answer them!

Happy birthday to Conor Gillaspie (29) and Ramiro Peña (31)! Both players are an important part of the Giants being able to remain at the top of their division as well as having the best record in all of MLB, filling in for our injured starters. We still have 69 games to play, and most of our injured guys should be rejoining the team very soon. It's far too early for any gloom and doom after a bad series. Stay positive and keep your heads up, Giants fans! Today is an off day in Boston as they prepare to play...

Conor Gillaspie crushes a 3 run homer putting us on the board, just one run back after 6 no hit innings! Let's go Giants!

Let's hope we see this after the game today, as we try to avoid a sweep. With the trade deadline coming up on 8/1, what would you like to see happen? Who do you think is expendable in order to sign someone better? I'd say Casilla, Tejada, and Span, in that order! And who do you think we should aim to add? At this point, I'm ready for Brian Wilson to come back! (j/k). First pitch at 1:40 today, let's git 'er done, Gigantes!