PLEASE NOTE: At this point, I am no longer able to process orders until after the holidays. If you are still interested in signed copies, by all means please place your order but be advised that books won’t ship until January. Of course, if you were planning to give the book as a holiday gift, you can always purchase it (or the e-book) from Amazon or your local bookseller. I’ll be happy to sign copies if you can catch me at the ballpark. Thanks so much for your interest and support! -AB

The Giants couldn’t beat the odds in 2015, as injuries prevented them from defending their World Series championship. But there’s no understating how many tremendous baseball moments we’ve seen — many of them in October — in 15 seasons at AT&T Park.

They are all collected in “Giant Splash,” which goes behind the scenes while recreating the drama from Matt Cain’s perfect game, Barry Bonds’ 756th home run, Travis Ishikawa’s pennant-clinching shot, the greatest save of J.T. Snow’s career, Tim Lincecum’s electricity and everything in between.

It’s a compendium of memories that any Giants fan would enjoy revisiting, and a perfect primer for anyone who jumped on the bandwagon within the last year or five. And now it’s easier than ever to get your own signed copy, or buy them as gifts for your favorite Giants fans.

Just visit andrewbaggarly.com and click the mail icon in the lower left corner to send me a message along with your mailing address and instructions on an inscription. I’ll reply with a Paypal invoice. Books are $32, which covers postage and mailing supplies.

Thanks for reading!

The “Giant Splash” book tour marches on and the next stop will be convenient for Dinesh and Gilfoyle, should they have time to stop by.

I’ll be at Red Rock Coffee Co. in Mountain View (easily accessible from the Caltrain stop on Castro St.) on Saturday, May 30 from 12-2 p.m. signing copies of “Giant Splash.” I will have copies on hand for sale ($25, cash only) and also will have a limited number of copies of “A Band of MiSFits” in recently released paperback form ($13).

If you already have one or both books, by all means bring them along and I’ll be happy to sign those as well.

On Sunday, May 31, I’ll be on the front steps of MoMo’s at 2nd and King, directly across from the Orlando Cepeda statue at AT&T Park. The game against the Atlanta Braves begins at 1:05 p.m. so come early to stock up on both words and pictures of the Giants’ incredible run to the World Series title. I’ll have a supply of books and I’m pleased to tell you that I’ll be joined by KNBR morning host Brian Murphy and award-winning photographer Brad Mangin. They’ll be meeting fans and signing copies of “Championship Blood,” which is somehow even bigger, better and more vivid than their first two outstanding coffee-table collaborations following the 2010 and 2012 World Series-winning seasons.

If you aren’t familiar with “Giant Splash,” it’s a greatest hits book of the most memorable games in 15 seasons at AT&T Park. Would you believe Giants fans have seen four World Series staged there, three pennants clinched (two in walk-off fashion), two no-hitters, a perfect game, the establishment of baseball’s single-season and career home run records, an All-Star Game and more unbelievably thrilling moments than a franchise has any right to expect in a full century, let alone a decade and a half?

And that it all happened in an idyllic setting that is the envy of every other major league team?

The book is in wide release now and I’ll have more signings to announce in the near future, but fair warning, these will be the last opportunities before Father’s Day — and Dad has enough ties, don’t you think?

Sacramento is Giants territory, and not just because their Triple-A franchise relocated there. It’s astounding how many baseball fans are clad in orange and black from Placerville to Dixon and everywhere in between (and beyond, too).

I wasn’t able to have a book signing in Sacramento in 2011, when “A Band of MiSFits” came out. But I’m happy to announce that I’ll be at the newly renovated Limelight Bar and Cafe on Friday, May 8 from 5-7 p.m. signing copies of “Giant Splash.” I will have copies on hand for sale ($25, cash only) and also will have a limited number of copies of “ABOM” in recently released paperback form ($13).

If you already have one or both books, by all means bring them along and I’ll be happy to sign those as well.

After 7 p.m., I’ll head on over to the River Cats game to watch Adam Duvall, Jarrett Parker, Hunter Strickland and all the other Giants prospects.

If you aren’t familiar with “Giant Splash,” it’s a greatest hits book of the most memorable games in 15 seasons at AT&T Park. Would you believe Giants fans have seen four World Series staged there, three pennants clinched (two in walk-off fashion), two no-hitters, a perfect game, the establishment of baseball’s single-season and career home run records, an All-Star Game and more unbelievably thrilling moments than a franchise has any right to expect in a full century, let alone a decade and a half?

And that it all happened in an idyllic setting that is the envy of every other major league team?

The book is in wide release now and I’ll have more signings to announce in the near future.

One on the horizon: a co-event with Brian Murphy and Brad Mangin, collaborators on the gorgeous  “Championship Blood”, for a signing on the front steps of MoMo’s at 2nd and King across the street from AT&T Park on Sunday, May 31 in the hours before the Giants play a Sunday afternoon game.

I’m lining up a few corporate events as well, and always welcome the opportunity to meet with your employees or clients to talk about the Giants’ run of greatness and the importance of teamwork.

Finally, I’m looking for a few more bar/restaurant/baseball hangouts in the East Bay and San Jose areas to hold signing events. Please contact me if you’re interested.

In case you hadn’t heard, I’m beyond pleased to share that I’m back at the San Jose Mercury News/Bay Area News Group as the San Francisco Giants beat reporter.

Once I get my bearings here in Arizona, I’ll figure out a way I can cross-post everything from the new-old Extra Baggs/Giants Extra blog so everything appears in this space as well. Until then, you can find our coverage here and here.

If you’re interested in the upcoming book, Giant Splash, I’ll make sure to provide updates here. More book news: MiSFits is being reprinted in paperback form, and should be available very soon! The new cover looks great.

Thanks so much for all the words of support in the comments here. It’s the best kind of fuel I could hope to stick in my tank as another baseball season gets underway. It’s my privilege and pleasure to cover it for you.

The baseball offseason is a time for roster shuffling and reevaluation. So with the winter meetings about to start up, I’d like to pass along a little personnel update of my own.

This past season was my last as the Giants Insider at Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.

I’m excited to tell you that I’m busy writing a new book about the Giants’ amazing run these past few years while considering new directions and looking forward to other opportunities that might come my way. I’m particularly enthused about dusting off the old “Extra Baggs” blog, now hosted here, and return to the kind of news coverage and freeform analysis Giants fans grew to expect from me long before I stepped in front of the cameras. Trust me, I still have a lot of opinions – and plenty of one-liners – and I’ll keep sharing them with you in one form or another.

I’ll also continue to update my Twitter account (soon to be seamlessly transitioned to a different handle) with Giants news. And you’ll probably hear me on KNBR from time to time. But mostly I will be writing, writing, writing in an aim to have a new Giants book on store shelves by opening day.

I leave my friends at CSN on good terms and grateful for the experience these past three years. CSN provided me with a valuable opportunity to expand my skills as a multi-platform reporter, partner with talented and driven professionals, and introduce myself to a whole new segment of the Giants fan base. After peeking behind the curtain, I have a far deeper appreciation for how much hard work and dedication it takes from so many people to put together such polished broadcasts, shows and specials. Most important, despite their financial relationship with the Giants, nobody at CSN ever censored me or told me what I could or couldn’t write. And when I needed my bosses to stand behind a controversial story, they did. Every single time.

But with a tip of the cap, it was time to move on, and I wish them well.

Yes, even Ratto.

Please allow me to express my gratitude to every passionate, enthusiastic baseball fan who stopped to say hello, offered a word of encouragement or came to a book signing the past few years. Even if I’ve often been out of breath to get to the next TV hit or file the next news story, please know that every one of these interactions has been meaningful and invigorating to me.

Certainly, I look forward to many more.