This Day in Giants History: December 1, 1896
Amos Rusie‚ a season-long holdout‚ announces that he will not settle with New York and play next season unless owner Andrew Freedman rescinds the $200 fine levied against Rusie after the 1895 season...
View ArticleAmos Rusie’s Holdout
As we’ve seen, everything Andrew Freedman did while owner of the New York Giants was wrong, and his particular sin during the spring of 1896 was instigating the holdout of pitcher Amos Rusie. Rusie led...
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This Day in Giants History, September 26, 1900: Christy Mathewson Blows a Lead
At Boston’s South End Grounds, Giants reliever Christy Mathewson fails to hold a 7-4 lead, and Boston wins, 8-7. It is Matty’s third loss. The Giants will return the rookie to Norfolk of the Virginia...
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The Greatest Giants Pitchers
Last time, we looked at Giant position players who had led the team in WAR in every given ten-year period, from 1883-92 to 2005-14, from Roger Connor to Buster Posey. So today, I’ll reveal the list of...
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This Day in Giants History, February 20, 1895: John Montgomery Ward Hates the...
Recently retired New York Giants player/manager John Ward thinks that the open sale of players has gone too far. “I wouldn’t play in Kansas City under any circumstances,” he says, but a club could...
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