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Even if relievers do not win Gold Gloves, they understand how much they can help themselves by fielding their positions well. One play late in the game can spell the...
May 11, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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The word "incredible" comes to mind in the case of Paul Goldschmidt's ownership of the Giants . The Arizona first baseman homered off Tim Lincecum in his first at-bat of...
May 11, 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 11, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Third baseman Conor Gillaspie has a very evolved attitude about life and baseball for a man of 24. "I play hard. I play the best I can," Gillaspie said. "If a year or...
May 11, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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- Magic Johnson opened a new ownership era in Los Angeles on Monday night by going on the big video board and saying, "It's time for Dodger baseball." On Tuesday night...
May 10, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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- Third baseman Freddy Sanchez ? The Giants are examining it and will give manager Bruce Bochy that option until Pablo Sandoval returns. Sanchez played third base in an...
May 10, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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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 10, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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- Third baseman Conor Gillaspie has a very evolved attitude about life and baseball for a man of 24. "I play hard. I play the best I can," Gillaspie said. "If a year or...
May 10, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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- Even if relievers do not win Gold Gloves, they understand how much they can help themselves by fielding their positions well. One play late in the game can spell the...
May 9, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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- Tim Lincecum hopped off the mound after his third strikeout in a first inning that screamed, "Timmy's back." In the fourth inning, that hop was replaced by the more...
May 9, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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- Third baseman Freddy Sanchez ? The Giants are examining it and will give manager Bruce Bochy that option until Pablo Sandoval returns. Sanchez played third base in an...
May 8, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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- On Monday night, Magic Johnson opened a new ownership era in Los Angeles by going on the big video board and intoning the traditional, "It's time for Dodger baseball."...
May 8, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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Bruce Bochy turned 57 on April 16. After the Giants ' 4-5 homestand ended with a 4-3, 11-inning victory over Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon, Bochy must feel not a day...
May 8, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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This is the Roseanne Roseannadanna of ballclubs. It's always something. What's next for the Giants , a meteorite crashing into the Coke bottle at AT&T Park? Sergio Romo...
May 8, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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- What's next for the Giants , a meteorite crashing into the Coke bottle at AT&T Park? Sergio Romo accidentally shearing his beard while separating hamburger patties...
May 7, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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Dave Stewart knows what it's like to be overlooked for a major award. The ace of the late '80s/early '90s A's won 20 games four straight seasons but no Cy Young Awards...
May 7, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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As the Giants began their successful quest to end a four-game losing streak Saturday, the major-leaguer with the most multihit games since the start of last season was...
May 7, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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A week after last year's All-Star Game, on July 19, a rested and refreshed Madison Bumgarner beat the Dodgers for his fifth win. Bumgarner might not be so rested and...
May 7, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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Aubrey Huff was standing in his New York hotel room at 5 o'clock in the morning in the early stages of what would be an eight-hour panic attack. The Giants were to play...
May 6, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Third baseman Pablo Sandoval was back in the Giants ' clubhouse Friday, the same day he had surgery to remove the broken hamate bone in his left hand. He bounced around...
May 6, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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When Sergio Romo recently went for a bite to eat, a fan approached him. Romo has become a mainstay of the Giants ' bullpen over the past four seasons. So, did the fan...
May 6, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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It took them two innings longer than they would have liked, but you can bet the Giants gladly will take Sunday's 4-3 victory over Milwaukee in 11 innings in China Basin...
May 6, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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Conor Gillaspie has been relatively anonymous for a college player drafted 37th in the country. He was very raw when the Giants took him out of Wichita State with a 2008...
May 5, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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There's only so much of this a Giants fan can take. The team is physically falling apart, pure and simple. It's beginning to feel like last year, although it took just a...
May 5, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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As the Giants built a powerful team in the late 1980s, it took them nearly four years before they were certain Matt Williams was ready. We're seeing a similar situation...
May 5, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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Dave Stewart knows what it's like to be overlooked for a major award. The ace of the late '80s/early '90s A's won 20 games four straight seasons but no Cy Young Awards...
May 5, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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A week after last year's All-Star Game, on July 19, a rested and refreshed Madison Bumgarner beat the Dodgers for his fifth win. Bumgarner might not be so rested and...
May 5, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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As the Giants began their successful quest to end a four-game losing streak Saturday, the major-leaguer with the most multihit games since the start of last season was...
May 5, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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(05-05) 16:05 PDT San Francisco -- Madison Bumgarner shut down Milwaukee for seven innings and added an RBI double to win his eighth straight home start, helping the San...
May 5, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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Don't be fooled by his two-hit outing. Tim Lincecum was not Tim Lincecum, and he couldn't stop the Giants ' free fall as they lost to Milwaukee 6-4 for their fourth...
May 4, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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I hope you Lunatic Fringe-ers appreciate how I put my rear end on the line for you. Brandon Belt had a crummy game Tuesday night (as did all the Giants ' hitters), but...
May 4, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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When Sergio Romo recently went for a bite to eat, a fan approached him. Romo has become a mainstay of the Giants ' bullpen over the past four seasons. So, did the fan...
May 4, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Aubrey Huff was standing in his New York hotel room at 5 o'clock in the morning in the early stages of what would be an eight-hour panic attack. The Giants were to play...
May 4, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Third baseman Pablo Sandoval was back in the Giants ' clubhouse Friday, the same day he had surgery to remove the broken hamate bone in his left hand. He bounced around...
May 4, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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Now that the Giants have helped save Miami's season, they can take stock of their own. Twenty-five games in, they have lost their closer for the year and now their best...
May 4, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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One year to the day after Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval underwent surgery to remove a fractured hamate bone from his right hand, the team announced that Sandoval...
May 4, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Conor Gillaspie has been relatively anonymous for a college player drafted 37th in the country. He was very raw when the Giants took him out of Wichita State with a 2008...
May 3, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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As the Giants built a powerful team in the late 1980s, it took them nearly four years before they were certain Matt Williams was ready. We're seeing a similar situation...
May 3, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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There's only so much of this a Giants fan can take. The team is physically falling apart, pure and simple. It's beginning to feel like last year, although it took just a...
May 3, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Hanley Ramirez drove in a pair of runs without a hit to back Anibal Sanchez's first win in four starts, and the Miami Marlins rebounded from a rough stretch for a 3-2...
May 3, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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One year to the day after Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval underwent surgery to remove a fractured hamate bone from his right hand, the team announced that Sandoval...
May 3, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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The Giants staged a wild ninth-inning rally Wednesday night without Pablo Sandoval, who was receiving treatment in the trainer's room at the time. They rallied for a 2-2...
May 3, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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As a six-time Gold Glover, J.T. Snow likes to see first base defended properly, and he likes what he sees of the three first basemen the Giants are juggling. "It's funny...
May 2, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Want to play a dirty trick on someone? Tell a buddy who hasn't heard about Wednesday night's Marlins-Giants game that Barry Zito surrendered one earned run and two hits...
May 2, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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As fed up as manager Bruce Bochy gets with Giants hitters at times, it's impossible to imagine him saying publicly following an extra-inning loss, "After the ninth...
May 2, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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I hope you Lunatic Fringe-ers appreciate how I put my rear end on the line for you. Brandon Belt had a crummy game Tuesday night (as did all the Giants ' hitters), but...
May 2, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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The story was there for Buster Posey to write. In his first game against the Marlins since That Night, he stood at the plate in the eighth inning with the bases loaded...
May 2, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Giancarlo Stanton homered for the second time in three games to help back Ricky Nolasco's third straight win, and the Miami Marlins beat the Giants 2-1 at AT&T Park on...
May 1, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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Buster Posey went 1-for-3 Sunday, so his batting average nose-dived from .354 to .353. He did manage to stay in the top 10 among major-league batters, at No. 9. Posey is...
May 1, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Madison Bumgarner joined the league leaders with his fourth victory Sunday, holding the Padres to one run in 7 2/3 innings. Asked if he thought he could be a 20-game...
May 1, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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Joaquin Arias doesn't pack lightly. He has different gloves for shortstop, second base and third base, and also ordered a first baseman's mitt. Arias started at...
April 30, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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Again, the what's-wrong-with-Tim Lincecum brigade acted prematurely. The fifth time was a charm, and Lincecum was back to his near-dominant self, dazzling the Padres...
April 30, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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As fed up as manager Bruce Bochy gets with Giants hitters at times, it's impossible to imagine him saying publicly following an extra-inning loss, "After the ninth...
April 30, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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With Sunday's 4-1 victory against the Padres, which featured another bulldog effort by Madison Bumgarner and a Pablo Sandoval homer, the Giants completed a 12-10 April...
April 30, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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San Diego toted a National League-worst 6-14 record and an NL-low .213 batting average into Friday night's game at AT&T Park. The Giants left the field feeling a little...
April 29, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Buster Posey went 1-for-3 Sunday, so his batting average nose-dived from .354 to .353. He did manage to stay in the top 10 among major-league batters, at No. 9. Posey is...
April 29, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Madison Bumgarner joined the league leaders with his fourth victory Sunday, holding the Padres to one run in 7 2/3 innings. Asked if he thought he could be a 20-game...
April 29, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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Pablo Sandoval homered to back Madison Bumgarner's fourth straight victory, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Padres 4-1 on Sunday to deny San Diego its first series...
April 29, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Freddy Sanchez has had a long, rocky rehab, full of setbacks and revised timetables, and hasn't had a big-league at-bat since dislocating his shoulder more than 10...
April 28, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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Joaquin Arias doesn't pack lightly. He has different gloves for shortstop, second base and third base, and also ordered a first baseman's mitt. Arias started at...
April 28, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Again, the what's-wrong-with-Tim Lincecum brigade was premature. The fifth time was a charm, and Lincecum was back to his near-dominant self, dazzling the Padres with...
April 28, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff's sudden disappearance was explained Wednesday when the team placed him on the 15-day disabled list with an anxiety disorder. "He's...
April 27, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Minutes before 6 p.m. Friday, the Giants released a three-paragraph statement from first baseman Aubrey Huff , who's on the 15-day disabled list because of an anxiety...
April 27, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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The 1960 Giants broke in Candlestick Park, and Willie Mays doubled to right in the third inning of the opener, beginning a 16-game hit streak, matching the...
April 27, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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San Diego toted a National League-worst 6-14 record and an NL-low .213 batting average into Friday night's game at AT&T Park. The Giants left the field feeling a little...
April 27, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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As badly as the Giants have played at Great American Ball Park, nobody could be faulted for expecting the Reds to deliver a comeback in the ninth inning against Santiago...
April 27, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Aubrey Huff is planning to come to AT&T Park either Friday or Saturday, presumably to address the anxiety disorder that has forced him to the 15-day disabled list. I'm...
April 27, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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The Giants might have found their 2012 answer to the Rally Thong. After winning Thursday's game with a three-run homer in the ninth to prevent a Reds sweep, Angel Pagan...
April 27, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Aubrey Huff is planning to show up at AT&T Park either Friday or Saturday night, presumably to address the anxiety disorder that has forced him to the 15-day disabled...
April 26, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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- As badly as the Giants have played at Great American Ball Park, nobody could be faulted for expecting the Reds to deliver a comeback of their own in the ninth inning...
April 26, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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- The Giants might have found their 2012 answer to the Rally Thong. After winning Thursday's game with a three-run homer in the ninth to prevented a Reds sweep, Angel...
April 26, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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The Giants can take some satisfaction in starting 9-9 despite playing 12 of 18 on the road, getting swept in the opening series and losing their closer. At the same...
April 26, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff's sudden disappearance was explained Wednesday when the team placed him on the 15-day disabled list with an anxiety disorder. "He's...
April 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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- The Giants showed a lot of firepower for a shorthanded team in Monday's doubleheader sweep. Though Ryan Theriot returned from his flu and pinch hit in the opener...
April 25, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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The 1960 Giants broke in Candlestick Park, and Willie Mays doubled to right in the third inning of the opener, beginning a 16-game hit streak, matching the...
April 25, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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The Giants can take some satisfaction in starting 9-9 despite playing 12 of 18 on the road, getting swept in the opening series and losing their closer. At the same...
April 25, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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The National League's roster crisis reached the point of absurdity during the Giants ' weekend series in New York. It took just a single bit of misfortune - Ryan...
April 25, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Nate Schierholtz 's ascent from oblivion is one of the biggest surprises of the first month. Three weeks ago, following an awful spring training, Schierholtz sat in...
April 25, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Either Mat Latos got fired up pitching against the team he hates, or the Giants were wiped out after Monday night's doubleheader sweep in New York and a 3 a.m. arrival...
April 25, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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- Nate Schierholtz 's ascent from oblivion is one of the biggest surprises of the first month. Three weeks ago, following an awful spring training, Schierholtz sat in...
April 24, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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