San Francisco Giants: Jake Peavy’s Top Five Moments as a Giant

By Michael Saltzman

Jan 4, 2017

Jul 4, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jake Peavy (22) tips his hat as he receives a standing ovation after being retired in the seventh inning of their MLB baseball game with the Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Lance Iversen-USA TODAY Sports /

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Apr 18, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jake Peavy (22) throws to the Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder David Peralta (6) in the first inning of the MLB baseball game at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Lance Iversen-USA TODAY Sports /

Jake Peavy Moment Number 5: Peavy “Makes” a Basket Catch

Jake Peavy always let everyone know how he was feeling, and when he didn’t get a strike call on a check swing he made sure the umpire at third base knew it. Buster Posey didn’t notice that Peavy was still arguing with the third base ump and lobbed the ball back to the mound. As it turned out, Posey isn’t the only Bay Area sharpshooter as he lobbed the ball right into Peavy’s glove. What could have been a scary moment turned out to be a hilarious memory.