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Here goes: Blanco RF Crawford SS Cabrera LF Posey C Pagan CF Huff 1B Arias 3B Theriot 2B Lincecum P They have the roof open now. Don't know if they'll keep it that way...
May 25, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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One does not become a Hall of Fame broadcaster without instincts, which Jon Miller has in abundance. Miller's contract allows him to select a few road series to skip...
May 24, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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- Ryan Theriot is off the disabled list, and he is going to see a lot of starts as Emmanuel Burriss tries to stay above the Mendoza line. Manager Bruce Bochy plans to...
May 24, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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- There is an art to executing that one big pitch in a tight spot that prevents the other team from scoring. Good pitchers accomplish it more times than not. Great...
May 24, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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Start with the lineup. Ryan Theriot is here but manager Bruce Bochy decided to play Emmanuel Burriss since Theriot had a long travel day today from Arizona. Blanco RF...
May 24, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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Any team that clings to .500 by definition has systematic faults. The Giants ' are clear. They rarely make the most of scoring opportunities and they commit too many...
May 24, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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- The Giants were hooting in the dugout as they watched Santiago Casilla strike out to end their half of the 14th inning. "It was embarrassing," said Jeremy Affeldt, who...
May 23, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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I don't know the whole story. I'll admit that straight off. I can only go by what the locals told me, and they told me that National League Most Valuable Player Ryan...
May 23, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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MILWAUKEE - Management consistently has maintained support for shortstop Brandon Crawford , and Bruce Bochy did so again after Crawford committed his 10th error and made...
May 23, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run double in a six-run first inning, Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run homer in the second and the Milwaukee Brewers rocked Barry Zito again at...
May 23, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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Gregor Blanco is getting the day off. He's been hitting a lot of balls in the air lately and is hitless in the two games here. To manager Bruce Bochy that's a sign of...
May 23, 2012 at 10:40 AM
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Giants fans love their ballpark for good reason. The beautiful and cozy yard sits in a picturesque locale, and now it holds sweet memories of a championship season. AT&T...
May 23, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Sometimes I hate wading into the whole first-base thing. It's like running your lawnmower over a nest of wasps. But onward... Aubrey Huff started for the first time...
May 22, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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Tim Lincecum broke into the big leagues five years ago, at the Giants ' ballpark on a sunny Sunday in May, just like this one. Lincecum's first pitch that day was a...
May 22, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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- One does not become a Hall of Fame broadcaster without instincts, which Jon Miller has in abundance. Miller's contract allows him to select a few road series to skip...
May 22, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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- It's all set for this weekend, Buster Posey versus Giancarlo Stanton for the heavyweight scoreboard-crushing championship of the world. The Marlins right fielder hit a...
May 22, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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OK, I probably could have said that better. Actually, it sounds as though Ryan Braun is in tonight's lineup. He exited Monday's 14-inning game with a groin injury after...
May 22, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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- Buster Posey provides another example of how the realities of a season overwhelm well-laid plans of spring. Posey was supposed to play a fair amount of first base to...
May 22, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Remember what I wrote in that blog earlier today about the Giants' lack of power? And what I said about it on the MLB Network and on KNBR? Well, I take it back. All of...
May 21, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Milwaukee – There was a time a when most catchers hit eighth and any home runs they provided were a rare gift. Not anymore. The Giants, starved...
May 21, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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The Giants finally have settled into a predictable lineup. Brandon Belt and Brett Pill are platooning at first and Charlie Culberson and Emmanuel Burriss at second...
May 21, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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- There was a time a when most catchers hit eighth and any home runs they provided were a rare gift. Not anymore. The Giants , starved for power, got home runs from each...
May 21, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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At another time in interleague lore, the Giants and A's had marquee names throughout their rosters, making for a lively debate over which team and which players were...
May 21, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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- Buster Posey provides another example of how the realities of a season overwhelm well-laid plans of spring. Posey was supposed to play a fair amount of first base to...
May 21, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Ryan Vogelsong hears your skepticism, America. He came out of a cornfield at 33 to become one of the best pitchers in the league last year. With Saturday's 4-0 victory...
May 21, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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I knew the stat. I've seen it on paper. But it sounded surreal when I just said it on the MLB Network. The Giants have gone the plate 725 times in May and hit five home...
May 21, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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Reporters beware: No one is off-limits when it comes to the pie-ing antics of Pablo Sandoval. After Saturday's 4-0 win over the Oakland A's, Sandoval decided to play...
May 21, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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Manager Bruce Bochy said he'll find a start or two for Aubrey Huff on the Giants ' seven-game road trip through Milwaukee and Miami, and nothing happened to change his...
May 21, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Eight starts into Tim Lincecum's season, just about every aspect of his game had been analyzed. It took the ninth - a 6-2 loss to the A's on Sunday - for his...
May 21, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Tim Lincecum broke into the big leagues five years ago, at the Giants ' ballpark on a sunny May Sunday, just like this one. Lincecum's first pitch that day was a 97-mph...
May 20, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy said he'll find a start or two for Aubrey Huff on the Giants ' seven-game road trip through Milwaukee and Miami, and nothing happened to change his...
May 20, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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Collin Cowgill drove in the go-ahead runs and scored in a home plate collision with pitcher Tim Lincecum, and the A's snapped an 11-game losing streak in San Francisco...
May 20, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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Melky Cabrera charged toward a sinking ball in shallow left field and grabbed the first out of Saturday's game just inches from the grass. The Giants ' defense turned...
May 20, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Some relationships are thicker than team bonds, especially the catching fraternity. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny and Giants catcher Buster Posey wear different colors...
May 19, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Melky Cabrera charged toward a sinking ball in shallow left field and grabbed the first out of Saturday's game just inches from the grass. The Giants ' defense turned...
May 19, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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The Giants finally have settled into a predictable lineup. Brandon Belt and Brett Pill are platooning at first and Charlie Culberson and Emmanuel Burriss at second...
May 19, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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At another time in interleague lore, the Giants and A's had marquee names throughout their rosters, making for a lively debate over which team and which players were...
May 19, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Ryan Vogelsong allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings and played a key role in the Giants ' go-ahead rally as the Giants beat the A's for the 11th straight time at...
May 19, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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It's great to have a lot of Chronicle colleagues here today, the talented Gwen Knapp, Susan Slusser and Steve Kroner. Nice to know one of them can rush in and write a...
May 19, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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Any baseball person will agree that teams look flat and exhausted when they don't hit, no matter what else they do well. That explains the malaise that has settled over...
May 18, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Brian Wilson worked out on a stationary bike Wednesday at the Giants ' ballpark, the first real exercise doctors have allowed him to tackle since his Tommy John surgery...
May 18, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Carlos Beltran had been traded twice by long-term employers, the Royals and Mets, and knew the relatively low-budget Astros could not afford him after he nearly carried...
May 18, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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As punishment, the A's should have been forced to walk back to Oakland. In the Bay Area interleague opener, the Giants drew nine walks Friday night - the most they've...
May 18, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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The Giants have played 11 games since Aubrey Huff was activated from the disabled list on May 7, and he hasn't started any of them. He's 1-for-6 as a pinch-hitter...
May 18, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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John Shea from the ballpark . . . Brad Penny is a Giant again. Well, at least he's a Giants minor-leaguer. The pitcher who went 4-1 with a 2.59 ERA in six September...
May 18, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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Aug. 29, 2005 was a big day in Giants history. Matt Cain made his major-league debut against the Rockies. He got a no-decision - yes, Cain got Cained in his first game -...
May 18, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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Matt Cain probably looked around at some point after today's win and thought he might see a tin man, cowardly lion, a scarecrow, a little girl. Toto too? Yes, Matt, Toto...
May 18, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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People want it both ways: They holler for youth, then complain when the kids do not play with the same skills and smarts as a 10-year major-leaguer. Winning and...
May 18, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Melky Cabrera said Tuesday that he might be open to midseason contract-extension talks. Just as significant, he said in a genuine tone that he has enjoyed his short time...
May 17, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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If there's one thing we've come to understand about the Giants , it's that good pitching soothes the soul. Add that to the team's high character and a sellout crowd for...
May 17, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Some relationships are thicker than team bonds, especially the catching fraternity. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny and Giants catcher Buster Posey wear different colors...
May 17, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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Brandon Crawford hit a two-run single for his first RBIs since April and the San Francisco Giants capitalized on shoddy fielding by St. Louis to give Matt Cain support...
May 17, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Just 35 games into his Giants' tenure, Melky Cabrera looks like something more than a one-year rental. He could end up being the great find of 2012, especially if...
May 16, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Carlos Beltran had been traded twice by long-term employers, the Royals and Mets, and knew the relatively low-budget Astros could not afford him after he nearly carried...
May 16, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Any baseball person will agree that teams look flat and exhausted when they don't hit, no matter what else they do well. That explains the malaise that has settled over...
May 16, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Brian Wilson worked out on a stationary bike Wednesday at the Giants ' ballpark, the first real exercise doctors have allowed him to tackle since his Tommy John surgery...
May 16, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Walking 10 Giants in a nine-inning game is not easy. Until the Rockies did it Tuesday night, it had not happened in more than two years. The only seemingly more...
May 15, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Melky Cabrera said Tuesday that he might be open to midseason contract-extension talks. Just as significant, he said in a genuine tone that he has enjoyed his short time...
May 15, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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If there's one thing we've come to understand about the Giants , it's that good pitching soothes the soul. Add that to the team's high character and a sellout crowd for...
May 15, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Stints on the disabled list don't make a ballplayer's heart exactly flutter, but sometimes players can put the forced down time to good use. Apparent case in point:...
May 15, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Mathematicians and baseball fans alike know a team can't sweep a series if it doesn't win the opener. For the first time in seven series, the Giants have won the first...
May 15, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Just 35 games into his Giants' tenure, Melky Cabrera looks like something more than a one-year rental. He could end up being the great find of 2012, especially if...
May 14, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy called Aubrey Huff 's pinch-hit Friday a "great sign," but not enough to get Huff into the lineup. Bochy had toyed with Huff starting Saturday night...
May 14, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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Stints on the disabled list don't make a ballplayer's heart exactly flutter, but sometimes players can put the forced down time to good use. Apparent case in point:...
May 14, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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The A's will play the Astros a whopping 18 times next season. No offense to the Astros, but is that really necessary? No, it's not. Just like it's not necessary for the...
May 14, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Giants fans are all over the place with opinions on whether the team should sign Tim Lincecum to a contract surpassing $100 million, but imagine the views in Texas on...
May 14, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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- Charlie Culberson , the Giants ' new 23-year-old second baseman, was thrilled he could make his major-league debut on Mother's Day with his mom, Kim, and wife, Sarah ...
May 14, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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- Gregor Blanco punished the Diamondbacks with two singles that drove in three runs and dedicated his Mother's Day burst to his mom, Rosa, who died in 2006. Then, after...
May 14, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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With the final out Saturday night, 20 percent of the Giants ' season will be history. No longer can anyone say, "It's early," that their paralysis at the plate is a...
May 13, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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- Shane Loux , a journeyman minor-leaguer who joined the Giants ' bullpen Friday, did extremely well over the first month at Triple-A Fresno, allowing one earned run in...
May 13, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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- Charlie Culberson , the Giants ' new 23-year-old second baseman, was thrilled he could make his major-league debut on Mother's Day with his mom, Kim, and wife, Sarah ...
May 13, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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PHOENIX - Melky Cabrera singled four times to extend his hitting streak to 11 games, Gregor Blanco drove in three runs with a pair of hits and the San Francisco Giants...
May 13, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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This week's edited conversation between Giants pitcher Javier Lopez and KNBR's Tom Tolbert and Eric Byrnes: Byrnes: With Freddy Sanchez still on the disabled list and...
May 13, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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It's called ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes. Safe to say Matt Cain does not have it. Cain was the last pitcher to beat the Diamondbacks before they won nine in a row...
May 13, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Ryan Vogelsong is expected to make his next start, against the Rockies on Monday night, despite a flare-up in his back that required an injection. Vogelsong is coming...
May 12, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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- Manager Bruce Bochy called Aubrey Huff 's pinch-hit Friday a "great sign," but not enough to get Huff into the lineup. Bochy had toyed with Huff starting Saturday...
May 12, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy is spinning the wheel almost nightly trying to find any lineup that can produce runs. On Saturday night he had Brandon Belt bat second for the first...
May 12, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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The A's will play the Astros a whopping 18 times next season. No offense to the Astros, but is that really necessary? No, it's not. Just like it's not necessary for the...
May 12, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Giants fans are all over the place with opinions on whether the team should sign Tim Lincecum to a contract surpassing $100 million, but imagine the views in Texas on...
May 12, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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As much as the Giants ' faithful would hate to admit it, the Dodgers are a better team now. They have more ways to score, they have the best hitter in the league plus...
May 11, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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