During a friendly dugout chat before a game, Hector Sanchez joked about the hazards of catching for hard-throwing San Francisco starter Tim Lincecum because of the number of balls that must be stopped in the dirt.In this May 22, 2014 photo, ESL instructor Carol Gabb reads along with San Francisco Giants baseball pitching prospect Kendry Melo, in Scottsdale, Ariz. San Francisco is just one of many clubs putting a stronger emphasis on teaching English basics, including training as to writing checks, using a bank account or mailing a letter.In this May 22, 2014 photo, ESL instructor Carol Gabb, center, helps San Francisco Giants baseball prospects Jose Murel, left, and Reimy Rodriguez converse, in English, on a pretend phone conversation in Scottsdale, Ariz. San Francisco is just one of many clubs putting a stronger emphasis on teaching English basics, including training as to writing checks, using a bank account or mailing a letter.In this March 8, 1962 file photo Felipe Alou, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, poses in Casa Grande, Ariz. Alou and Orlando Cepeda were dark-skinned Latinos who knew little English when they arrived in the minor leagues as teenagers, among the...