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Giants players on Saturday received ballots for the Willie Mac Award, to be announced Friday, named in honor of Willie McCovey and presented to the season's most...
September 3, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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The Arizona Diamondbacks can kick back Sunday morning, enjoy some mimosas, maybe watch sailboats in the bay, then come to the yard for a leisurely afternoon of ball. The...
September 3, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Today's lineup against 17-game winner Ian Kennedy: Ross CF, Keppinger 2B, Beltran RF, Sandoval 3B, Burrell LF, Huff 1B, Cabrera SS, Stewart C, Lincecum P. This...
September 3, 2011 at 5:40 PM
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The sun beat down the back of 11-year-old Max Ildefonzo's neck. Perched on home plate, he surveyed the baseball diamond. Then came the softball - a question from...
September 3, 2011 at 5:40 PM
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Angel Villalona, the former Giants prospect whose murder charges in the Dominican Republic were dropped, seems close to returning to the team that signed him in 2006 as...
September 3, 2011 at 5:40 AM
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Maybe all Carlos Beltran needed was for the calendar to turn to September. After hitting a soft .300 in August, Beltran enjoyed his best game in black and orange on...
September 2, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy had Mark DeRosa start at first base over Aubrey Huff against a right-handed pitcher Wednesday, and it might not be a one-time thing. After the game...
September 2, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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More than three months after his leg injury, Buster Posey walks without a limp and talks without reservation that he'll be the Giants ' Opening Day...
September 2, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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John Shea from the ballpark . . . **** Lots of newcomers in the house. The September callup list includes pitcher Waldis Joaquin, infielders Emmanuel Burriss, Brandon...
September 2, 2011 at 6:40 PM
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Henry Schulman relayed this report to the Chronicle Sports Desk today: In an odd twist to a story that has had so many bizarre turns, it appears that big first base...
September 2, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano hit one of the longest homers ever at AT&T Park on Tuesday night. It traveled so deep into the bleachers in left-center, you half...
September 1, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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More than any other time in the season, the tone in the Giants ' clubhouse drastically changes these days based on winning and losing. After Monday's...
September 1, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Leadoff-hitting center fielder Gary Brown , the Giants ' first-round draft choice in 2010, has dominated the California League this season, hitting .325 with a...
September 1, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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In some fashion this off-season, the Giants will probably make Tim Lincecum the first pitcher ever to receive a multi-million-dollar premium because he couldn't...
September 1, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Human nature makes us demand easy answers. Naturally, then, the Giants ' 4-0 victory against the Cubs on Wednesday will be viewed as a natural extension of the...
September 1, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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The new month begins in two days, yet the wait at Third and King seems like an eternity. MLB's Sept. 1 roster expansion to 40 players might help the Giants...
August 31, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy had Mark DeRosa start at first base over Aubrey Huff against a right-handed pitcher Wednesday, and it might not be a one-time thing. After the game...
August 31, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Madison Bumgarner matched his career high with 11 strikeouts, Jeff Keppinger and Pablo Sandoval hit consecutive homers in the fourth inning, and the Giants beat the...
August 31, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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John Shea from the ballpark . . . I just had a one-on-one interview with Aaron Rowand about being designated for assignment, and he called it "probably the right...
August 31, 2011 at 12:40 PM
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Today is bombshell day at AT&T Park. The Giants , gasping for oxygen in the National League West race, made a series of bold and unexpected moves, cutting ties with...
August 31, 2011 at 12:40 PM
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From The Chronicle Sports Desk, as relayed from China Basin by Henry Schulman: The Giants have designated-for-assignment IF Miguel Tejada and OF Aaron Rowand. They have...
August 31, 2011 at 11:40 AM
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It probably sounded good at the time. A group of softball legends would come to AT&T Park and stage a power-hitting show at dusk, putting everyone in a festive mood...
August 31, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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Federal agents have arrested a San Francisco Giants payroll manager on suspicion of embezzling more than $1.5 million from team accounts. Robin O'Connor, 41...
August 30, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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It probably sounded good at the time. A group of softball legends would come to AT&T Park and stage a power-hitting show at dusk, putting everyone in a festive mood...
August 30, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano hit one of the longest homers ever at AT&T Park on Tuesday night. It traveled so deep into the bleachers in left-center, you half...
August 30, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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When he was 8, Ryan Rueda enrolled in Little League with the rest of his friends. Excited to play his favorite sport, he was devastated when he was told he...
August 30, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Leadoff-hitting center fielder Gary Brown , the Giants ' first-round draft choice in 2010, has dominated the California League this season, hitting .325 with a...
August 30, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Eric Surkamp will not be a one-hit wonder. Manager Bruce Bochy said the left-hander's big-league debut Saturday night was good enough to earn another start. The...
August 30, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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With the minor-league season ending Monday, it's clear now that the Giants' plan for last year's first-round draft pick, center fielder Gary...
August 30, 2011 at 6:40 PM
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With the minor-league season ending Monday, it's clear now that the Giants' plan for last year's first-round draft pick, center fielder Gary...
August 30, 2011 at 6:40 PM
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The Cubs came to town for a three-game series that amounts to an appetizer for The Three-Game Series. The first-place Diamondbacks, riding a seven-game winning streak...
August 30, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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The new month begins in two days, yet the wait at Third and King seems like an eternity. MLB's Sept. 1 roster expansion to 40 players may help the Giants...
August 29, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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The Cubs came to town for a three-game series that's a preview to The Three-Game Series. The first-place Diamondbacks, currently chilling in the Arizona desert...
August 29, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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John Shea from the ballpark . . . x Miguel Tejada wants to play and produce, but he's not doing much of either. He has been through plenty of pennant races and...
August 29, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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John Shea from the ballpark . . . CF Torres2B KeppingerRF Beltran3B Sandoval1B HuffSS CabreraLF BeltC StewartRH LincecumFollow on Twitter @JohnSheaHey
August 29, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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If the Giants ' season ends after their 162nd game, which seems likelier by the day, the postmortem will be easy to write: great pitching and a lot of fight, but...
August 29, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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Eric Surkamp will not be a one-hit wonder. Manager Bruce Bochy said the left-hander's big-league debut Saturday night was good enough to earn another start. The...
August 28, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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When he was 8, Ryan Rueda enrolled in Little League with the rest of his friends. Excited to play his favorite sport, he was devastated when he was told he...
August 28, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Former Giant Matt Downs delivered a go-ahead single with one out in the 11th inning and the Houston Astros beat the stumbling Giants 4-3 on Sunday at AT&T Park to...
August 28, 2011 at 5:40 PM
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It sounds like a paradox, but the Giants' decision to demote Eric Surkamp to the minors after last night's game is actually a vote of confidence. Manager...
August 28, 2011 at 12:40 PM
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You'd have thought they won the whole damn thing. That rarest of sights - a clutch line drive - had fallen safely into right-center field for a game-winning...
August 27, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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In yet another dismal loss, Aubrey Huff took a called third strike in the seventh inning on a pitch well below the knees, turned toward home-plate umpire Brian Gorman...
August 27, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Jason Schmidt and Marvin Benard , the 47th and 48th players added to the Giants ' Wall of Fame, had a common theme when speaking to a crowd along King Street on...
August 27, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Jeff Keppinger hit a run-scoring single with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Giants to a 2-1 win over the Astros at China Basin on Saturday night...
August 27, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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When Duane Kuiper coined "torture" last year to describe the Giants ' method of winning, the organization initially was skittish. Not so with...
August 27, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Barry Bonds' conviction for obstruction of justice will stand, a federal judge ruled Friday while also rejecting the former Giants star's bid for a new...
August 27, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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In a rare moment, manager Bruce Bochy was seen in the dugout during the fifth inning gripping a black bat and resting it over his left shoulder, as if he was desperate...
August 26, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Brandon Belt was quick to send a congratulatory message to old friend Eric Surkamp , a left-handed pitcher who'll be promoted from Double-A Richmond and start...
August 26, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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John Shea from the ballpark . . . Left-hander Eric Surkamp will start tomorrow night's game, his major-league debut, and manager Bruce Bochy said it's...
August 26, 2011 at 6:40 PM
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John Shea from the ballpark . . . SS Cabrera 2B Keppinger RF Beltran CF Ross LF Belt 3B Tejada 1B DeRosa C Stewart LHP Bumgarner Aubrey Huff is 1-for-11 on the...
August 26, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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In yet another dismal loss, Aubrey Huff took a called third strike in the seventh inning on a pitch well below the knees, turned toward home-plate umpire Brian Gorman...
August 25, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Online ticket marketplace StubHub revamped its mobile app to let baseball fans use their smart phones outside AT&T Park to buy last-minute electronic tickets instead...
August 25, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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When Duane Kuiper coined "torture" last year to describe the Giants ' method of winning, the organization initially was skittish. Not so with...
August 25, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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This might come a shock, but injury news dominated our daily pregame confab with manager Bruce Bochy. So, with no further ado: Closer Brian Wilson: Played 6-7 minutes of...
August 25, 2011 at 5:40 PM
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The Giants have until 10 a.m. Friday to complete a deal for Heath Bell after winning a waiver claim Wednesday for San Diego's All-Star closer. Ninety-nine...
August 25, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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As much as he would have liked to do it, manager Bruce Bochy could not point his right arm at Heath Bell sitting inside the Padres' dugout and order him to save...
August 25, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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1. Orlando Cabrera, despite a .256 on-base percentage, is going to be the Giants' leadoff hitter for a while. Moreover, Cabrera said he asked Bruce Bochy to...
August 24, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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As much as he would have liked to do it, manager Bruce Bochy could not point his right hand at Heath Bell sitting inside the Padres' dugout and order him to save...
August 24, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Relief pitcher Jeremy Affeldt said the Giants are in a "better spot" than a year ago at this time, and it's a common stance because on the surface...
August 24, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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The Giants have until 10 a.m. Friday to complete a deal for Heath Bell after winning a waiver claim Wednesday for San Diego's All-Star closer. Ninety-nine...
August 24, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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ESPN baseball scribe Buster Olney is reporting that the Giants have won a waiver claim on Padres closer Heath Bell. With Brian Wilson and Sergio Romo out, the Giants...
August 24, 2011 at 12:40 PM
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Outfielder Nate Schierholtz said after tonight's loss that his fractured right foot feels a lot better than it did yesterday. He hopes to rest for a couple of...
August 24, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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You realist Giants fans, this is your stop. This is where you get off. Please check to see that you've collected all your belongings, and thanks for choosing the...
August 24, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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Carlos Beltran has no idea how much his strained right hand will sting when he checks his swing, or flails at a high pitch, or goes two or three days in a row. The only...
August 24, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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In April, you take the positives out of a loss and try to ride them into the next game. In late August, when your team is physically crumbling and wins are rare, it has...
August 24, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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I came to work today and watched Carlos Beltran take four long rounds of batting practice left-handed. He was smacking the ball around the park. He hit one into the...
August 23, 2011 at 6:40 PM
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Many players were physically battered. All were mentally taxed. The 10-game trip was near-disastrous on so many fronts. So no way Pablo Sandoval wasn't going to...
August 23, 2011 at 3:40 PM
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Brandon Belt has experienced a lot in his rookie season. Four separate Giants stints in 4 1/2 months. A hairline wrist fracture that shelved him a month. A position...
August 22, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Relief pitcher Jeremy Affeldt said the Giants are in a "better spot" than a year ago at this time, and it's a common stance because on the surface...
August 22, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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The Giants shouldn't count on any 2010 magic resurrecting their season. They shouldn't live in the past. In other words, no red rally thong to the...
August 22, 2011 at 8:40 PM
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The Giants considered closer Brian Wilson 's long-term health and value, not just the season's final six weeks, when placing him on the disabled list...
August 22, 2011 at 9:40 AM
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Carlos Beltran is eligible to come off the disabled list when the Giants open their homestand Tuesday, but it's anyone's guess if it'll happen...
August 21, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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Ryan Vogelsong was the latest Giants starter to pitch a winnable game, watch his teammates blow it for him and refuse to lay blame. It happened Friday night with the...
August 21, 2011 at 8:40 PM
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HOUSTON - The Giants considered closer Brian Wilson 's long-term health and value, not just the season's final six weeks, when placing him on the...
August 21, 2011 at 8:40 PM
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- Pablo Sandoval hit a tie-breaking two-run homer with two out in the 11th inning to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros Sunday. The...
August 21, 2011 at 3:40 PM
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John Shea from Houston . . . Brian Wilson's on the DL, as we speculated in the Sporting Green today. He tried playing catch the past two days, according to...
August 21, 2011 at 11:40 AM
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Hey, let's all play the schedule-watching game as the Giants and Diamondbacks head into the stretch drive. Now let's throw out everything we learn. None...
August 21, 2011 at 5:40 AM
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Brandon Belt has experienced a lot in his rookie season. Four separate Giants stints in 4 1/2 months. A hairline wrist fracture that shelved him a month. A position...
August 20, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Jose Altuve led off the game with an inside-the-park drive for his first major-league home run, and the Astros young lineup got to Madison Bumgarner to lift the Astros...
August 20, 2011 at 8:40 PM
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In the Brian Wilson wing of the trainers' room, there's a lot of treating and hoping. "Brian, he's one of those guys who's got a...
August 20, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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