This is a pretty cool story. The San Francisco Giants are trying to figure out how to combat an ever growing assortment of scavenger seagulls and pigeons that are diminishing the fan experience at AT&T park. Among the routes they are exploring is bringing in a falconry team to intimidate the birds away from the ballpark during Giants games. In the story & video a local falconer explains just how his falcons are trained to keep seagulls and pigeons away.
Baseball bird brawl — NBC-2.com
The New York Mets are on the verge of trading Carlos Beltran to the San Francisco Giants for Zack Wheeler and a couple of other San Francisco Giants prospects (check back when the deal becomes official). Wheeler is the centerpiece of the deal and is the top ranked pitching prospect in the Giants organization. The 21 year old right hander is currently 7-5 with a 3.99ERA at High-A San Jose. He has 98 strikeouts in 88 innings and opposing batters are hitting just .224 against him. Wheeler was the 6th overall pick in the 2009 draft.
This is the coolest thing you will see today. The guys at Oliver Padilla Studios took a time lapse of AT&T Park during a mid-July San Francisco Giants from the opening of the gates until the last fan leaves. It’s over five hours of baseball cut down to just over two minutes. It’s really cool. You can follow Oliver Padilla on twitter @OliverPStudios
It has been quite a roller coaster season to this point for former Texas Longhorns star Brandon Belt. He’s gone from making the opening day roster of the San Francisco Giants, to being demoted to Triple-A Fresno after hitting just .192, only to be called up again days later, only to break his wrist after being hit by a Trever Miller pitch on May 31st. Now belt is back to being healthy, back in Fresno, and coming off a Pacific Coast League Player of the Week honor. Belt talks about the ups and downs of his season, his desire to get back to San Francisco, and the adjustments he is making as a hitter to make sure his next opportunity in the major leagues lasts longer and is more successful than his first.
Grizzlies’ Belt swinging to get back to Giants — FresnoBee.com
UPDATE: Brandon Belt was recalled by the San Francisco Giants this afternoon.