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UPDATE, 3:20 p.m..: I might have jumped the gun there. I'm told that the decision might be announced today or tomorrow, as manager Bruce Bochy said on the radio today...
September 25, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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I think we can safely deduce that the Giants do not want to see Melky Cabrera again in 2012, not the preponderance of players, who have won 25 of 36 games without him...
September 24, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Saturday night on Twitter, I posted my projected lineup for today if the Giants clinched the National League West: Huff CF Petit SS Flannery 2B Bumgarner LF Burriss C...
September 23, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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Giants celebrate clinching the NL West (Photos)
September 23, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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As it became clear the Giants were going to win the National League West title tonight, I was curious to see how muted or wild the celebration would be. Some teams, like...
September 22, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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As I write this, the Reds lead the Dodgers 1-0 after four innings. If the Dodgers lose, the Giants will clinch a tie for the National League West before they take the...
September 22, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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What a day for Buster Posey. First, his shot at the National League batting championship rose considerably when Melky Cabrera, the Players Association and Major League...
September 21, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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Suspended Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera has been disqualified from the National League battling title race. "I have no wish to win an award that would be tainted,"...
September 21, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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Steve Kroner subbing for Henry Schulman as the Giants go for the sweep of Colorado along the shores of McCovey Cove: The main story from Bruce Bochy's pregame news...
September 20, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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The baseball world seems to be up in arms over the fact that Melky Cabrera is probably going to win the National League batting title, and what Major League Baseball...
September 19, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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I like listening to the MLB channel on my XM radio. There's usually good conversation and they actually talk about teams outside of the Eastern time zone. I mostly hear...
September 18, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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The spot formerly manned by Melky Cabrera - doesn't that seem like a long time ago? - now belongs to Xavier Nady, at least momentarily. Nady, out since Sept. 5 with a...
September 17, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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During tonight's 3-2 victory against the Diamondbacks, which reduced the Giants' magic number for clinching the West to 10, I was struck by how well the guys played as a...
September 15, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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As batting coach Hensley Meulens walked out of the clubhouse following tonight's 6-2 win, reliever Santiago Casilla jokingly asked him, "Early work tomorrow?" Casilla...
September 15, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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I ran into Giants president Larry Baer in the dugout today and asked about postseason tickets. He doesn't like to talk about it, because executives believe in jinxes as...
September 14, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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I was watching one of the sports highlight shows the other night when the commentators brought up an unorthodox move by Orioles manager Buck Showalter. They then showed...
September 14, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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The Giants were in a hurry to catch their plane for Phoenix after Wednesday night's 8-3 victory over the Rockies. They get an off day in Arizona, which is a big deal to...
September 12, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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I presume Pablo Sandoval is getting a night off because he looked bad at the plate and the field Tuesday night. My friend Andy Baggarly at CSN Bay Area Tweeted that...
September 12, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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The Giants will play a three-game series on April 2-4 at Dodger Stadium to open a schedule that will have new quirks because of the Astros' move to the American League...
September 12, 2012 at 10:40 AM
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Angel Pagan just hit his 12th triple in the season to tie the San Francisco Giants' triples record of 12, which Willie Mays set in 1960 and Steve Finley matched in 2006...
September 11, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy came to work at noon today and watched some Pablo Sandoval video. Bochy said he noticed some mechanical issues, including a lack of balance, that are...
September 11, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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All right, so this version of it has only 38 views you YouTube: Here's what happened: When Marco Scutaro hit the two-run single that propelled the Giants to Friday...
September 10, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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They face Alex White. The Giants are trying to win at Coors for the 10th time in 11 games going back to last year. The Dodgers are idle, so after tonight the loss column...
September 10, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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You think getting your kid to confess a screwup is tough? Try getting a ballplayer to admit he was relieved not to face a certain pitcher. There's a code of conduct in...
September 9, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy is going with better defense over Barry Zito's comfort level in the finale of the Dodgers series in what could be Zito's biggest start as a Giant...
September 9, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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Technically, the Giants can't take credit for breaking Matt Kemp. He's been playing hurt since he crashed into the wall in Colorado a couple of weeks back. Nonetheless...
September 8, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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Technically, the Giants can't take credit for breaking Matt Kemp. He's been playing hurt since he crashed into the wall in Colorado a couple of weeks back. Nonetheless...
September 8, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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It's an Orange Friday, which tends to bring out the loud in fans anyway. It's Dodgers and Giants in September fighting for the the division for the first time in eight...
September 7, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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Steve Kroner in the aftermath of the Giants' second straight loss to the Diamondbacks: The game story focuses quite a bit on the hamstring injury to Xavier Nady and how...
September 5, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Steve Kroner subbing for Henry Schulman for the deciding game of the Diamondbacks-Giants series at China Basin: Bruce Bochy's lineup against former A's right-hander...
September 5, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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Pitcher A has a slash line of .215/.289/.326 Pitcher B has a slash line of .359/.400/.590 In this case, they're the same guy. The first set of numbers was Ryan Vogelsong...
September 4, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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For all the talk of how easy the Giants' remaining schedule is, folks should note that the Diamondbacks were one inning away from taking three of four in Los Angeles...
September 3, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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John Shea reporting from Wrigley Field . . . Pablo Sandoval hasn't homered since July 8 (a string of 104 at-bats), and manager Bruce Bochy was asked if his fitness and...
September 2, 2012 at 10:40 AM
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John Shea reporting from Wrigley Field . . . Xavier Nady is in left field today, batting seventh and wearing No. 68. Bruce Bochy is wasting no time getting him at-bats...
September 1, 2012 at 10:40 AM
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John Shea reporting from Wrigley Field . . . Of the six September call-ups due to join the Giants on Saturday, Xavier Nady is the most intriguing. Manager Bruce Bochy...
August 31, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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The Giants have played host to some of the better, more quirky promotional games in recent history, but this one might be the best of all. Sept. 4 marks Bruce Lee...
August 31, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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John Shea reporting from Wrigley Field . . . If the Giants play as well in September as they have in August, this race will be over by mid-month. We're ready to begin...
August 31, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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John Shea reporting from Minute Maid Park . . . One day after getting pelted with a pitch on his left wrist, Joaquin Arias is out of the lineup. But a right-hander...
August 30, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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John Shea reporting from Minute Made Park . . . This is all working out quite conveniently. Guillermo Mota rejoins the roster after serving his 100-game PED suspension...
August 29, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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John Shea reporting from Minute Maid Park . . . Guillermo Mota answered questions from a few reporters in the Giants' dugout moments ago and insisted his positive test -...
August 28, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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The Chronicle reached Giants general manager Brian Sabean by phone a few minutes ago, and he offered this explanation on the team's decision to activate reliever...
August 28, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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John Shea reporting from Minute Maid Field . . . In the end, it was a baseball decision. As manager Bruce Bochy said it would be. Guillermo Mota finished his 100-game...
August 28, 2012 at 2:42 PM
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John Shea reporting from the ballpark . . . Buster Posey isn't 100 percent, still slowed by a tight right hamstring, so the Giants added a catcher to their roster...
August 26, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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John Shea reporting from the ballpark . . . The Giants are in first place, so do they react to something a second-place team does? Even if that second-place team is...
August 25, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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Steve Kroner after the Giants' 5-3 win over Atlanta: A few items that did not make either the game story - which focused heavily on Angel Pagan - or the earlier posts:...
August 25, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Steve Kroner subbing for Henry Schulman on team-picture day at AT&T Park: A little before 4 p.m. Friday, the Giants congregated in deep right field for their team...
August 24, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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Steve Kroner following the Giants' fourth straight win, which pushed them a season-high 15 games over .500: A few items that did not make the game story or earlier...
August 23, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Steve Kroner subbing for Henry Schulman at the opener of a four-game series with Atlanta: The Giants apparently are 1-for-2 in overcoming hamstring injuries. Bruce...
August 23, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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Pablo Sandoval left no doubt he was going to play Thursday night despite his right hamstring acting up. "I'm playing," he said. "I'm in." Sandoval felt it going from...
August 22, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Sweeps have been the story in the Dodgers-Giants tete-a-tete this season. The past two series, both at AT&T Park, ended in sweeps. The Giants did the sweeping in...
August 22, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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There's a reporter who carries a microphone in Los Angeles who asks the dumbest questions in America. I don't know the fellow's name or affiliation, but I probably...
August 21, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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During today's media briefing, a reporter asked manager Bruce Bochy if now is the time for Tim Lincecum to really get it together. The obvious short answer was yes, but...
August 21, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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Pagan CF Scutaro 2B Sandoval 3B Posey 1B Pence RF Sanchez C Blanco LF Crawford SS Lincecum P Lincecum leads the league with 13 losses. He faces Joe Blanton, who is...
August 21, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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You can read the "running" version of my game story, the one I file before I go to the clubhouse, right here. Here a few additional notes to chew on before my final game...
August 20, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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One of this front office's strengths is its ability to separate emotion from business. That helps prevent snap decisions that one regrets later. The Giants do not have...
August 20, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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Remember a while back when rumors circulated that Jeff Kent would be appearing on "Survivor"? Well, they're not rumors anymore. According to USA Today... The five-time...
August 20, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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C'mon, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. Get back over here. The Boys are Back! Amazing story out of the New York Daily News, which you can read here. Melky Cabrera...
August 19, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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The Giants tonight face former Dodgers left-hander Eric Stults, who has done a pretty good job in 10 games (six starts) for the Padres. He's 3-2 with a 2.45 ERA...
August 18, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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UPDATE: Reliever Guillermo Mota is due to complete a 100-game suspension for a second PED offense on Aug. 26 and is eligible to be reinstated the next day. This was not...
August 17, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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This is a fairly amazing coincidence. When Melky Cabrera was suspended for the rest of the regular season-plus, he had 501 plate appearances, just one fewer than a...
August 17, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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If your heart is still aching after Wednesday's news that Melky Cabrera was using performance enhancers, your sadness now has a soundtrack. Scott McCaughey of The...
August 17, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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GM Brian Sabean just made his first public comments since the news of Melky Cabrera's suspension. He called it a "punch in the gut" that the Giants had no idea was...
August 16, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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John Shea reporting from the ballpark . . . Here is the news release I received in an email at 11:39 a.m.: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 15, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO'S...
August 15, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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It's my understanding the the proposed 2013 schedule has the Giants visiting the new Yankee Stadium for the first time. The Giants would spend an entire week in New York...
August 15, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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I just finished filing this story about a good offensive win. It had to be good to overshadow (or at least match) Madison Bumgarner's second complete game, a perfect...
August 15, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Believe it or not, the Giants' front office is not full of troglodytes who scoff at new thinking at every turn. They understand the value of on-base percentage and...
August 14, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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John Shea reporting from the ballpark . . . Pablo Sandoval was activated but is not in the lineup. He'll start Tuesday's and Wednesday's games and is available off the...
August 13, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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Pablo Sandoval is expected to play his third rehab game for Class A San Jose today. Manager Bruce Bochy marveled at the (unhappy) fact that in 12 innings at third base...
August 12, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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John Shea reporting from the ballpark . . . Coming off Friday night's three-single performance, the Giants' offense is showing again there's no place like home. But...
August 11, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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John Shea reporting from the ballpark . . . Matt Cain's not pitching until Saturday, but it's Matt Cain Night here at the yard. The Giants unveiled a plaque on the port...
August 10, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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Double-A center fielder Gary Brown, the Giants' top position-playing prospect, had a serious scare when Richmond teammate Ehire Adrianza accidentally hit him in the head...
August 9, 2012 at 10:40 AM
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My friend Jon Heyman at CBSsports.com wrote a short story saying the Giants and Melky Cabrera engaged in contract talks briefly, but decided to table them until the end...
August 8, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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I'm going to be honest. I think it would be difficult to win two playoff series and a World Series without a defined closer. Everyone has a defined role. Everyone knows...
August 7, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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Kirk Rueter and family are here. Same old Woody. We shook hands and he immediately busted my hump about not writing up the 2002 reunion at AT&T Park in July. That...
August 7, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Could Jose Mijares be this year's Scott Eyre? The Giants are going to find out. They claimed the left-hander on waiver from the Kansas City Royals today. The 27-year-old...
August 6, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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I had to feel a little sorry for about a dozen fans at the ballpark today. They got the chance of a lifetime to stand on the field, behind home plate, for batting...
August 5, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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I'm eager to get to St. Louis, and not just because the toasted raviolis are calling my name. (Shut up, Dylan.) I'm very interested to see if the Giants' hitting...
August 4, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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The Giants, who are short outfield depth at Fresno, is close to signing a minor-league deal with the Giants. Andy Baggarly says Nady apparently is in Fresno taking...
August 4, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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Fun fact first: The Giants had nine hits with runners in scoring position. The last time they did that was a game against Florida in 2006. The lineup is the same as...
August 4, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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I don't want to throw cold water on tonight's 16-4 rout of the Rockies, the most runs the Giants have scored since August, 2010. The hitters went out and had fun, which...
August 3, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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