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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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- Mat Latos finally got his first win for Cincinnati, pitching seven shutout innings against an old NL West nemesis, and Brandon Phillips homered and drove in three runs...
April 24, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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After many stops and starts, second baseman Freddy Sanchez finally embarks on his final step before he can rejoin the Giants when he begins a rehab assignment with Class...
April 24, 2012 at 6:40 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 24, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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- Tim Lincecum called his five innings Monday "the definition of battling." In the baseball archives, it will be recorded as his first victory of 2012, and he will take...
April 24, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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As the Mets celebrated around him, Buster Posey argued forcefully with plate umpire Doug Eddings that Scott Hairston slid illegally and forced Posey to throw the ball...
April 23, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Memo to any cute little kid sitting near me at a baseball game: Get your own doggone foul ball. I'm watching the Giants ' game as I write this and I see another "awww"...
April 23, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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- The Giants showed a lot of firepower for a short-handed team in Monday's doubleheader sweep. Though Ryan Theriot returned from his flu and pinch-hit in the opener...
April 23, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Tim Lincecum posted his first win of the season despite another uneven performance, Nate Schierholtz and Buster Posey homered and the Giants beat the Mets 6-1 in the...
April 23, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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Mama and Papa Posey did not raise a dummy. When his teammates race onto the field at AT&T Park after a walkoff hit and become a celebratory assault-and-battery mob...
April 22, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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- After many stops and starts, second baseman Freddy Sanchez finally embarks on his final step before he can rejoin the Giants when he begins a rehab assignment with...
April 22, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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So it's back to the mound for the big country kid without a nickname. Weather permitting, Madison Bumgarner will pitch Monday night's series finale in New York, and in...
April 21, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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- As everyone predicted, the early shelling of the rotation has subsided. With seven solid innings from Ryan Vogelsong in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Mets, the starters...
April 21, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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As a Phillies beat writer was standing in the Giants ' dugout waiting to talk to Pat Burrell on Tuesday, he was asked to speculate how the fallout would look in...
April 21, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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As the Giants open a four-game series Friday against the Mets, they will encounter baseball's latest example of a fractured dream. Bring in the fences! It's all the...
April 21, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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As the Mets celebrated around him, Buster Posey argued forcefully with plate umpire Doug Eddings that Scott Hairston slid illegally and forced Posey to throw the ball...
April 21, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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As four reporters approached his locker, Clay Hensley went deadpan and said, "I don't talk after I save a game." He was joking, of course, and did talk about his...
April 21, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Cliff Lee, at the top of his game, faced Matt Cain, at the top of his. You better not have blinked because if you did, you would have missed pitching taken to an art...
April 20, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Brian Wilson and the Giants didn't waste much time in having him undergo Tommy John surgery. Dr. James Andrews will handle the operation Thursday in Pensacola, Fla. Last...
April 20, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Mama and Papa Posey did not raise a dummy. When his teammates race onto the field at AT&T Park after a walkoff hit and become a celebratory assault-and-battery mob...
April 20, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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For the first time in 2012, the Giants have a winning record. Like everything else with this team, it did not come easily. Hector Sanchez hit a two-out RBI single in the...
April 20, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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As the Giants open a four-game series Friday against the Mets, they will encounter baseball's latest example of a fractured dream. Bring in the fences! It's all the...
April 19, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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- As a Phillies beat writer was standing in the Giants ' dugout waiting to talk to Pat Burrell on Tuesday, he was asked to speculate how the fallout would look in...
April 19, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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The Giants ' extension train made another stop at Third and King on Monday, and Madison Bumgarner hopped aboard for five years and $35 million - exactly two weeks after...
April 18, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Cliff Lee, at the top of his game, facing Matt Cain, at the top of his. Don't blink because you'll miss pitching taken to an art form - and about three innings. The...
April 18, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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Brian Wilson and the Giants didn't waste much time in having him undergo Tommy John surgery. Dr. James Andrews will handle the operation Thursday in Pensacola, Fla. Last...
April 18, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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What if Bruce Bochy called out a Giant like Boston's Bobby Valentine called out Kevin Youkilis? Imagine if Bochy used Valentine's words on one of his guys and said, "I...
April 18, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy said he would close by committee in Brian Wilson's absence, though for starters it might be a committee of one. Santiago Casilla gets the first...
April 17, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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One game. That's how long the Giants were able to field a healthy, complete roster in front of their home fans. Game 2 at AT&T Park brought a crushing bit of news...
April 16, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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The Giants ' extension train made another stop at Third and King on Monday, and Madison Bumgarner hopped aboard for five years and $35 million - exactly two weeks after...
April 16, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Barely a week into the season, the Giants have to deal with an injury that could leave the team without its closer for the rest of 2012. Brian Wilson has "structural...
April 16, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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The Giants had two more season firsts at AT&T Park on Sunday. Ryan Vogelsong made his first start, then became the first to suggest he needs to pitch better, even though...
April 16, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Brian Wilson told his manager and trainer that he turned an ankle on that 1-0 pitch to Colorado first baseman Tyler Colvin on Thursday. In fact, he said Sunday morning...
April 16, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Buster Posey said he tried to soak up all his welcome-back ovations, remembering the hard work that went into repairing his left leg and returning him to the Giants '...
April 15, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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Some 1962 Giants got reacquainted on Friday for the first time since the 2010 Giants won the World Series, so they naturally were asked if 2010 eased the pain of 1962...
April 15, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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The Giants had two more season firsts at AT&T Park on Sunday. Ryan Vogelsong made his first start, then became the first to suggest he needs to pitch better, even though...
April 15, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Brian Wilson told his manager and trainer that he turned an ankle on that 1-0 pitch to Colorado first baseman Tyler Colvin. In fact, he said Sunday morning, he felt a...
April 15, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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On April 15, 1958, 23,448 fans packed Seals Stadium for the first major-league game on the West Coast. They beat the newly minted Los Angeles Dodgers 8-0 that day...
April 14, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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It's difficult to draw conclusions about the Giants ' offense after the first week because they played in two of the league's best hitters' parks. They averaged 5 1/2...
April 14, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Only a few hours after learning closer Brian Wilson will be lost for probably the rest of the season, the Giants celebrated a last at-bat win over Pittsburgh in China...
April 14, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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One game. That's how long the Giants were able to field a healthy, complete roster in front of their home fans. Game 2 at AT&T Park brought a crushing bit of news...
April 14, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Days before the Giants ' home opener, Jonathan Sanchez walked around downtown San Francisco and got recognized for his no-hitter in 2009 and contributions down the...
April 14, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Barely a week into the season, the Giants have to deal with an injury that will affect them probably for the rest of 2012: Closer Brian Wilson has "structural issues"...
April 14, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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Not all home openers are built alike. Last April, the Giants threw a World Series bash to celebrate the ultimate team achievement. When they open their 2012 home...
April 14, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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For openers -- 41,138 fans attended Friday's home opener, the team's 85th consecutive AT&T sellout dating to 2010. -- When Pirates pitcher James McDonald singled with...
April 14, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Believe it or not, James McDonald felt a little bummed for Matt Cain that he didn't throw a perfect game. McDonald, the Pirates' starter Friday, slapped an...
April 14, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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The clouds parted and the sun shone on a perfect spring day for the Giants , who opened their home season with a sparkling victory on a lucky Friday the 13th before a...
April 13, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Brandon Belt 's one day off has become four, but manager Bruce Bochy is making no apologies. He has a humming offense and said he is not prepared to play Belt at the...
April 13, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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This is what a $127.5 million pitcher does. He flirts with perfection. He mows down a weak and sleep-deprived lineup with no mercy. On a day his closer is not available...
April 13, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Buster Posey said he tried to soak up all his welcome-back ovations, remembering the hard work that went into repairing his left leg and returning him to the Giants '...
April 13, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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When I was a kid, my dad was a Giants fan, but I had no idea what that meant; he sat with the lights out in our living room and listened to games on the radio. He called...
April 13, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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Ernie Bowman received his devastating diagnosis last summer: Stage IV prostate cancer with a prognosis of two months to live. Doctors asked the former Giants infielder...
April 13, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Some 1962 Giants got reacquainted on Friday for the first time since the 2010 Giants won the World Series, so they naturally were asked if 2010 eased the pain of 1962...
April 13, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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(04-13) 17:34 PDT San Francisco -- Bryan Stow needed only three words to move an entire ballpark at the San Francisco Giants ' home opener. Nearly beaten to death in an...
April 13, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Believe it or not, James McDonald felt a little bummed for Matt Cain that he didn't throw a perfect game. McDonald, the Pirates' starter Friday, slapped an...
April 13, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Matt Cain threw a one-hitter, allowing only a single by Pittsburgh pitcher James McDonald in the sixth inning during a near-perfect performance Friday as the Giants beat...
April 13, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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The Giants play their 55th home opener since moving to San Francisco, and Matt Cain looks for his first win of the season when the Pittsburgh Pirates come to town...
April 13, 2012 at 5:40 AM
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- It's difficult to draw conclusions about the Giants ' offense after the first week because they played in two of the league's best hitters' parks. They averaged 5 1/2...
April 12, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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On April 15, 1958, 23,448 fans packed Seals Stadium for the first major-league game on the West Coast. They beat the newly minted Los Angeles Dodgers 8-0 that day...
April 12, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Rookie Hector Sanchez has a new purpose after catching a shutout in his seventh big-league start: He needs to follow Barry Zito around town to keep him safe in...
April 12, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Don't worry, sports fans, the Giants will have their home opener Friday. "And you can quote me on that," said Mike Pechner, a forecaster with Golden West Meteorology...
April 12, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Brian Johnson has a permanent place in San Francisco baseball lore for his 12th-inning home run that beat the Dodgers in a mid-September game in 1997 and propelled the...
April 12, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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No win for the ages. Or, for that matter, the aged. Madison Bumgarner scattered four hits over 7 1/3 innings and took a no-hit bid into the sixth Thursday in the San...
April 12, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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On March 30, Barry Zito was lost on the mound, throwing lollipops to San Diego hitters in his second consecutive Cactus League disaster. Ten days later, he threw his...
April 12, 2012 at 1:40 AM
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- Sometime between now and Tim Lincecum's next start against Roy Halladay and the Phillies on Monday, he and his coaches need to figure out why Arizona and Colorado used...
April 11, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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When I was a kid, my dad was a Giants fan, but I had no idea what that meant; he sat with the lights out in our living room and listened to games on the radio. He called...
April 11, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Don't worry, sports fans, the Giants will have their home opener Friday. "And you can quote me on that," said Mike Pechner, a forecaster with Golden West Meteorology...
April 10, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Rookie Hector Sanchez has a new purpose after catching a shutout in his seventh big-league start: He needs to follow Barry Zito around town to keep him safe in...
April 10, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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- Brian Johnson has a permanent place in San Francisco baseball lore for his 12th-inning home run that beat the Dodgers in a mid-September game in 1997 and propelled the...
April 10, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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If you had Game 3 for Bruce Bochy's first ejection, pat yourself on the back. If you wagered that Jonathan Sanchez would earn a win before Tim Lincecum, Madison...
April 10, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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- Manager Bruce Bochy is acutely aware that fans are upset when Brandon Belt does not play. Bochy sat Belt on Monday in the wake of a 1-for-10, five-strikeout series in...
April 10, 2012 at 3:55 PM
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Once all the yuksters get those 2012 Mayan apocalypse jokes out of their system and peel themselves off the floor, they should plop themselves into a comfy chair, pour a...
April 10, 2012 at 3:55 PM
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-- Friday's home opener pits the Giants against the Pittsburgh Pirates, whose colors are black and gold. Drape yourself in pumpkin, tangerine, international orange...
April 9, 2012 at 5:40 AM
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The Golden State Warriors have shunned an offer from the San Francisco Giants to build an arena on land next to AT&T Park. Instead, the basketball team is quietly...
April 9, 2012 at 5:40 AM
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The Giants ' mascot may know the team's leading investor, Charles Johnson, better than any of the current players do. Most of them wouldn't recognize the man, one of the...
April 9, 2012 at 3:40 AM
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So much to lament in the Giants ' opener. Tim Lincecum grooved far too many pitches, and Buster Posey bobbled a chopper right in front of him for a costly error. Aubrey...
April 8, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy implored his players not to daydream through the final days of spring training and instead try to fix problems that do not magically disappear when...
April 8, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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PHOENIX - Ryan Roberts and Lyle Overbay hit consecutive two-out homers off Matt Cain and the Arizona Diamondbacks tied a franchise record by rallying from six runs down...
April 8, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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The edited conversation between pitcher Matt Cain, who agreed with the Giants on a five-year, $112.5 million extension last week, and KNBR's Tom Tolbert and Ralph...
April 8, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Draft well. Develop well. Hit the jackpot on some young hitters. Add some established hitters through trades and free agency. Most of all, invest in pitching. The Giants...
April 8, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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