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The deadline just passed for teams to add prospects to their 40-man rosters, to protect them from the Rule 5 draft next month, and the Giants had a surprise for us. One...
November 18, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval underwent Lasik corrective surgery on his left eye in San Francisco on Friday, hoping to solve a vision problem that he said has...
November 18, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Kudos to Manolo Hernandez Douen, who reached Pablo Sandoval today and interviewed him for Douen's Spanish-language blog, Beisbol por Gotas. Sandoval told Douen that the...
November 18, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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Third baseman Pablo Sandoval underwent LASIK surgery today on his left eye, presumably trying once and for all to solve a vision problem that has dogged him since his...
November 18, 2011 at 2:40 PM
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For all the chatter about the Giants signing Tim Lincecum to a long-term extension, there has been little talk between team and player. Lincecum's representative, Rick...
November 17, 2011 at 10:40 AM
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A major step in the Giants ' reorganization will happen today if, as expected, Major League Baseball owners approve chief executive officer Larry Baer as the team's...
November 16, 2011 at 11:49 PM
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A former payroll manager for the San Francisco Giants faces up to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty Monday to wire fraud for embezzling more than $2.2...
November 16, 2011 at 5:40 PM
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A former payroll manager for the San Francisco Giants faces up to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty Monday to wire fraud for embezzling more than $2.2...
November 14, 2011 at 5:40 PM
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After a setting attendance records in the season following their 2010 World Series title, what do the Giants plan on doing to maintain their sellout crowds? Four words:...
November 14, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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Late last season, as it became apparent that the Giants ' offensive production was a hopeless case, Carlos Beltran said he'd only consider re-signing with the team if...
November 12, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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Late last season, as it became apparent that the Giants ' offensive production was a hopeless case, Carlos Beltran said he'd only consider re-signing with the team if...
November 10, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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In his first public comments since being traded to the Royals last week, Jonathan Sanchez sounded as though he was ready to leave. "I saw it coming," Sanchez said during...
November 10, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Like many in the Giants ' family, third-base coach Tim Flannery wanted to help Bryan Stow but was unsure how. As Flannery sat on a team bus for the airport in September...
November 10, 2011 at 5:40 PM
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Imagine the Giants with a young lineup. Tough to imagine, but it's realistic. Monday's trade for Melky Cabrera was a strong indication that older isn't necessarily...
November 10, 2011 at 3:40 PM
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Reporters in Kansas City caught up with Jonathan Sanchez, who did not respond to interview requests on the day he was traded to the Royals. The Kansas City Star has...
November 10, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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Imagine the Giants with a young lineup. Tough to imagine, but it's realistic. Monday's trade for Melky Cabrera was a strong indication that older...
November 8, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Like many in the Giants family, third-base coach Tim Flannery wanted to help Bryan Stow but was unsure how. As he sat on a team bus for the airport in September, the...
November 8, 2011 at 5:40 PM
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If you have the bucks and time to spare, you might want to come by Yoshi's San Francisco on Wednesday night. Giants third-base coach Tim Flannery, an...
November 8, 2011 at 11:40 AM
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Brian Sabean loathes the notion of trading a starting pitcher. In recent years, the Giants ' general manager might have preferred dealing one of his sons for an...
November 8, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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This week's KNBR Conversation is with newly re-signed Giants reliever Javier Lopez, who was interviewed by Brian Murphy and Paul McCaffrey on Nov. 1, the...
November 7, 2011 at 8:40 PM
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Brian Sabean loathes the notion of trading a starting pitcher. In recent years, the Giants ' general manager might have preferred dealing one of his sons for an...
November 7, 2011 at 8:40 PM
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Could the Giants have gotten more for Jonathan Sanchez? It's a fair question with an easy answer: We'll never know, unless a rival emerges to say he...
November 7, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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Just got off the conference call with Brian Sabean, Bruce Bochy and Melky Cabrera about the Cabrera/Jonathan Sanchez deal. Here are the highlights: Sabean can't...
November 7, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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The Giants have formally announced their trade of Jonathan Sanchez and minor-league pitcher Ryan Verdugo to the Kansas City Royals for 27-year-old, switch-hitting...
November 7, 2011 at 11:40 AM
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In case you missed it, the Bay Area's follicled hero was on ESPN's College Gameday on Saturday, dressed to honor his alma mater LSU which was facing...
November 7, 2011 at 10:40 AM
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Bob Dutton, who covers the Royals for the Kansas City Star, is Tweeting that the Giants have acquired outfielder Melky Cabrera from Kansas City for pitcher Jonathan...
November 7, 2011 at 10:40 AM
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This week's KNBR Conversation is with newly re-signed Giants reliever Javier Lopez, who was interviewed by Brian Murphy and Paul McCaffrey on Nov. 1, the...
November 5, 2011 at 8:40 PM
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Matty Alou, a batting champion and one of three brothers who made history by playing together in the Giants ' outfield, died Thursday in the Dominican Republic...
November 4, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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A former payroll manager for the San Francisco Giants is poised to plead guilty to charges that she embezzled more than $2.2 million from team accounts, court records...
November 3, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Sad news for the Giants and Major League Baseball this morning: Dominican legend Matty Alou has passed away at the age of 72. Alou belongs, of course, to one of the most...
November 3, 2011 at 11:40 AM
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Giants fan Bryan Stow wrote his name for the first time since he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a beating outside Dodger stadium March 31, his family said...
November 2, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval could make news on either side of the International Date Line today. On this side, he might win his first National League Gold Glove...
November 2, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Giants fan Bryan Stowe wrote his name for the first time since he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a beating outside Dodger stadium March 31, his family said...
November 2, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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At 9:01 p.m. Wednesday, free agents could begin signing with any team, ending the Giants ' exclusive window to negotiate with Carlos Beltran. Not that they took...
November 2, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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This post has nothing to do with the Giants. Please indulge me. I am writing about a man who looms large in my life. The name Bob Valli probably means nothing to you...
November 2, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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Giants general manager Brian Sabean was not lying when he said that keeping the pitching staff intact was his highest priority. In his first two player moves of the...
November 1, 2011 at 5:40 PM
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Call it nostalgia. One year ago today, our San Francisco Giants celebrated their first World Series win in S.F after defeating the Texas Rangers 3-1 in a dramatic Game...
November 1, 2011 at 10:40 AM
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Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval could make news on either side of the International Date Line today. On this side, he might win his first National League Gold Glove...
October 31, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Baseballs are jumping off Buster Posey's bat again. The sound is thundering, the distance impressive. Bang! Hard grounder up the middle. Bang! Drive off the...
October 31, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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For the first time, the Gold Glove awards will be televised. It's tomorrow night at 7 p.m. PST on ESPN2. Consider it counterprogramming to Pablo playing ball on...
October 31, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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The MLB Network is televising all five games that a Major League Baseball All-Star team will play in Taiwan this week. Bruce Bochy is managing the All-Stars and Pablo...
October 31, 2011 at 12:40 PM
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Left-handed reliever Javier Lopez has agreed to an $8.5 million, two-year contract to stay with the San Francisco Giants , who also have picked up the $5 million...
October 30, 2011 at 5:40 PM
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That's all I needed. To slip on wet grass and have the Giants training staff getting a cart for me, or just to lose a 30-yard dash to a catcher. OK, a catcher...
October 30, 2011 at 11:40 AM
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An attorney representing the Dodgers and their owner, Frank McCourt, suggested Thursday that Giants fan Bryan Stow might bear some responsibility for the devastating...
October 29, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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, Ariz. - Baseballs are jumping off Buster Posey's bat again. The sound is thundering, the distance impressive. Bang! Hard grounder up the middle. Bang! Drive...
October 29, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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With last night's end to the World Series, the free-agency period begins. The Giants have one immediate decision, picking up or declining Jeremy...
October 29, 2011 at 10:40 AM
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They play 33 games in Arizona. Here is the schedule. I'm not listing times because many are TBA. Home games in bold: Saturday March 3, vs. Colorado, Scottsdale...
October 28, 2011 at 9:40 AM
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An attorney representing the Dodgers and their owner, Frank McCourt, suggested Thursday that Giants fan Bryan Stow might bear some responsibility for the devastating...
October 27, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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In Dodgers owner Frank McCourt's continuing bid to be named the most hated man in sports (nay, the world), the attorney representing him and the Dodgers have...
October 27, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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It was probably only a matter of time before Brian Wilson's beard inspired something award-worthy. Local artist Lesley Van Dalsem's portrait of Wilson -...
October 26, 2011 at 2:40 PM
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This is too funny. Red Bull, which is one of Tim Lincecum's sponsors, held a contest in which people submitted videos of themselves imitating Tim...
October 26, 2011 at 9:40 AM
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... And it kind of makes my skin crawl. Here is the story by Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times. By the way, third-base coach Tim Flannery's Irish bluegrass...
October 25, 2011 at 12:40 PM
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Once the World Series ends this week, the free-agency period begins, and one of general manager Brian Sabean's biggest decisions will be at shortstop. Does he...
October 25, 2011 at 11:40 AM
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Imagine Grady Sizemore patrolling center field for the Giants - a healthy Grady Sizemore, that is. As he was when hitting .281 and averaging 27 homers and 29 steals over...
October 24, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Arrrrrgh! Ye Buccos finally got revenge. After years of one-sided trades with the Giants that decidedly went against them, the Pirates struck back by hiring away the...
October 24, 2011 at 6:40 PM
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Imagine Grady Sizemore patrolling center field for the Giants - a healthy Grady Sizemore, that is. As he was when hitting .281 and averaging 27 homers and 29 steals over...
October 22, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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If there were offseason baseball cards, the Giants would love Pablo Sandoval's to say, "bats left, eats right." Manager Bruce Bochy will get to monitor...
October 19, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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The Washington Times recently put together this video feature on the declining number of African Americans in baseball, prominently featuring Giants second baseman and...
October 19, 2011 at 2:40 PM
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Please understand, I am not advocating alcohol abuse. In my drinking game, you take shots of cranberry juice, which is very tasty and extremely good for you. As for you...
October 19, 2011 at 12:40 PM
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Who can forget Oct. 18, 2010? The headlines were riveting. Justin Bieber had failed his driving test, bursting into tears. California didn't have enough money to...
October 18, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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If there were offseason baseball cards, the Giants would love Pablo Sandoval's to say, "bats left, eats right." Manager Bruce Bochy will get to monitor...
October 17, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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SF Giants manager Bochy bags an elk, plus a chance to make sure Pablo Sandoval eats right, bats leftFrom the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
I just got off the phone with Giants manager Bruce Bochy, who just came out of the mountains in Oregon on a successful elk-hunting trip. He's off to his San...
October 17, 2011 at 12:40 PM
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Giants catcher Buster Posey has reached a significant benchmark in his arduous comeback from a season-ending leg injury. For the first time since his May 25 home-plate...
October 13, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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Posted by Katie Dowd It seems absurd that anyone other than the Giants owns the classic script 'San Francisco' logo, but one company is suing in a...
October 12, 2011 at 10:40 AM
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Giants catcher Buster Posey has reached a significant benchmark in his arduous comeback from a season-ending leg injury. For the first time since his May 25 home-plate...
October 11, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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It seems as though not everyone is a fan of Brian Wilson's rising career in commercial acting. Bud Norris, a pitcher for the 106-loss Houston Astros, took to his...
October 11, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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Good news from Scottsdale, Ariz., if you're a fan of the Giants and Buster Posey. Dave Groeschner, the Giants' head athletic trainer, just told me that...
October 11, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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Brian Wilson's favorite team? No, not the 2010 World Champion Giants clubhouse. How about the 1986 Boston Celtics? Why does Wilson admire a team that took the...
October 11, 2011 at 7:40 AM
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I just perused the early Arizona Fall League stats. The most interesting thing was that Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals is off to a rough start at 0-for-13...
October 10, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum trashed his townhouse in San Francisco's Mission District, causing at least $200,000 in damage to the furnished unit, according to a...
October 7, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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The Giants' Tim Lincecum has been sued in San Francisco Superior Court by one of his former landlords for allegedly trashing the apartment he was renting...
October 6, 2011 at 3:40 PM
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I've heard from lots of Giants fans who think it's time for Brian Wilson to shave the beard. For the faithful, it was a wonderful and wacky part of the...
October 6, 2011 at 10:40 AM
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Here's a letter sent out by Giants CEO Larry Baer to season-ticket holders. October 5, 2011 Dear Giants Fan, It's tough to turn on the television this...
October 5, 2011 at 8:40 PM
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A Los Angeles judge has ruled that the children of Giants fan Bryan Stow can't join their father in a lawsuit against the Dodgers over a near-fatal parking lot...
October 4, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Brandon Belt does a blog for the Giants' web site. In a candid entry, Belt admits he was gassed after the season but still looks forward to winter ball in the...
October 3, 2011 at 11:40 AM
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Charles Johnson, who has emerged as the Giants' largest stakeholder, is assuming a position similar to the late Harmon Burns - holding the biggest share but not...
October 1, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Buster Posey and the Giants could not have imagined what was about to hit them. The defending World Series champions tried to put a brave face on the future when Scott...
September 30, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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Losing their season finale 6-3 to Colorado shouldn't have any lasting effects on the Giants , but they did endure an unfortunate moment during an otherwise...
September 30, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Ryan White, the 9-year-old Phillies fan who spent 37 days in a San Francisco hospital after he was injured in a hit-and-run...
September 30, 2011 at 5:40 PM
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Seems that the Giants are leading the league in strange bobbleheads. They've had an interactive Tony Bennett bobblehead. And, of course, The Sumo Seal, for...
September 30, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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