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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 19, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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Back at Louisiana State, Brian Wilson underwent major reconstructive elbow surgery, which was performed by Dr. James Andrews and lowered the pitcher's draft...
August 19, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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The sacrifice fly: a pitcher's new best friend. The way the Giants have operated lately, with losses and injuries piling up beyond anyone's gloomiest...
August 19, 2011 at 8:40 PM
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The Giants keep dropping to new levels of anguish, on the injury front and on the field, and Friday was no different. Hoping life would improve by playing the...
August 19, 2011 at 8:40 PM
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John Shea from Minute Maid Park . . . Bruce Bochy said Pablo Sandoval has a strained and inflamed left shoulder (having tweaked it last night) and that he's also...
August 19, 2011 at 5:40 PM
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John Shea from Houston . . . UPDATE The Giants just posted a new lineup without Pablo Sandoval: CF Rowand, 3B DeRosa, LF Ross, RF Schierholtz, 1B Huff, SS Tejada, C...
August 19, 2011 at 2:40 PM
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On a night Tim Lincecum dominated hitters - well, except for one - the Giants offense shut it down. Heard that before? "Nothing else he could've done,"...
August 19, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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The Giants hope to get Carlos Beltran back Tuesday when they begin their next homestand. That would give him 34 games - if it's not too late - to be the...
August 18, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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- Mike Minor pitched six crisp innings to outduel Tim Lincecum, and Chipper Jones homered for the only run as the Atlanta Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants 1-0...
August 18, 2011 at 7:40 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 18, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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John Shea from Turner Field . . . Spoke with trainer Dave Groeschner moments ago about closer Brian Wilson's inflamed right elbow, one day after Wilson was in...
August 18, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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John Shea from Turner Field . . . LF Ross 2B Cabrera 3B Sandoval 1B Huff SS Tejada RF Schierholtz CF Rowand C Stewart RH Lincecum Timmy Terrific has a 2.08 road ERA...
August 18, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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Back at Louisiana State, Brian Wilson underwent major reconstructive elbow surgery, which was performed by Dr. James Andrews and lowered the pitcher's draft...
August 17, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Matt Cain dominated for eight innings, but the Giants were barely hanging on at the end. Cain threw five-hit ball to snap his three-game losing streak, but the bullpen...
August 17, 2011 at 8:40 PM
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The last time the Giants played at Turner Field, they took advantage of potent pitching, opportune hitting and a shoddy Braves defense to win round one on their...
August 17, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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- A couple of names could be added to the Giants ' disabled list today: Carlos Beltran and Sergio Romo . Beltran missed his seventh straight game Monday with a...
August 17, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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John Shea from Turner Field ... Add Brian Wilson to the list of wounded Giants. The closer has elbow inflammation and is unavailable for a couple of days, manager Bruce...
August 17, 2011 at 3:40 PM
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John Shea from Turner Field, where the Giants' trainers' room is still packed . . . CF Ross 2B Fontenot 3B Sandoval 1B Huff RF Schierholtz SS Cabrera LF...
August 17, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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When Jonathan Sanchez was escorted off the Turner Field mound with an ankle injury, it was a fitting touch to the busiest day of the year for the Giants '...
August 17, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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- Barry Zito's tale of woe somehow got worse. While rehabbing a sprained right foot for the second time, Zito badly sprained an ankle during a start for Triple-A...
August 16, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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The Giants hope to get Carlos Beltran back Tuesday when they begin their next homestand. That would give him 34 games - if it's not too late - to be the...
August 16, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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The Giants have reached the stage of legitimate crisis. Their injuries are mounting, the standings speak of despair, and in the wake of Tuesday night's 2-1 loss...
August 16, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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When Jonathan Sanchez was escorted off the Turner Field mound with an ankle injury, it was a fitting touch to the busiest day of the year for the Giants '...
August 16, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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John Shea from Atlanta . . . UPDATE WITH MORE INJURIES The trainer's room is like Grand Central Station today with so many banged-up Giants. It's so bad...
August 16, 2011 at 3:40 PM
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John Shea from Atlanta . . . The Giants placed reliever Sergio Romo on the disabled list with right elbow inflammation and recalled lefty Dan Runzler from Triple-A...
August 16, 2011 at 12:40 PM
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Baseball thoughts for a Tuesday morning: -- It's time for the Giants to end the Barry Zito charade and cut him loose over the winter. Do it for his sake, for...
August 16, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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Beaten Giants fan Bryan Stow is showing "significant improvement," interacting with his family and getting closer to a move from San Francisco General Hospital...
August 15, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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- A couple of names could be added to the Giants ' disabled list today: Carlos Beltran and Sergio Romo . Beltran missed his seventh straight game Monday with a...
August 15, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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- Freddie Freeman capped a three-run rally against San Francisco closer Brian Wilson in the ninth with a two-run single to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win over the...
August 15, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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John Shea from Atlanta . . . Manager Bruce Bochy said the Giants remain in a "holding pattern" over Carlos Beltran and that the right fielder is...
August 15, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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Baseball thoughts for a Monday afternoon: -- It's time for the Giants to end the Barry Zito charade and cut him loose over the winter. Do it for his sake, for...
August 15, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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John Shea from Turner Field . . . Buster Posey was the NL Rookie of the Year in 2010 and won a World Series ring. This year, he was shelved after 45 games with a major...
August 15, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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- After hitting two home runs at Sun Life Stadium on Sunday, Brandon Belt might have a jones to play here again. He can, but he'll need to bring pads and a...
August 15, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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- Barry Zito's tale of woe somehow got worse. While rehabbing a sprained right foot for the second time, Zito badly sprained an ankle during a start for Triple-A...
August 14, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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You think the Giants had a bad homestand? The Marlins started theirs with seven consecutive losses. Things only got sunnier in south Florida when the World Series champs...
August 14, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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So the San Francisco Giants have lost a few games recently, but it was just a few weeks ago that the team was in Washington, D.C., to be feted by President Obama for...
August 14, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Hensley Meulens has seen several major-league hitting coaches fired this year, including Jon Nunnally of the Indians in June when they were in first place. So he...
August 14, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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- The Giants and Marlins ended their season series with no drama tied to the Buster Posey injury, which is not to say there was no anger on the field. Ryan Vogelsong...
August 14, 2011 at 8:40 PM
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- After hitting two home runs at Sun Life Stadium on Sunday, Brandon Belt might have a jones to play here again. He can, but he'll need to bring pads and a...
August 14, 2011 at 3:40 PM
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Rookie Brandon Belt has hit a pair of solo homers in his first game and start since the Giants recalled him from Triple-A Fresno yesterday. They matched the two he had...
August 14, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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Let's go team news first: Closer Brian Wilson likely is unavailable today after he came to work with a stiff back. Sergio Romo, who was held out of last...
August 14, 2011 at 9:40 AM
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Of all the subplots likely to surface in Atlanta, where the Giants open a four-game series Monday, this one stands out: The Braves could effectively bury San Francisco...
August 14, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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You know a team is on the verge of a death spiral when the manager has to order his players to have fun. Bruce Bochy reached that point, delivered his message and...
August 14, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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The Giants today play the first of three games at Florida in a weekend fraught with symbolism. This marks the Giants' first series against the Marlins since...
August 13, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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As the Giants slid into their recent funk, a notion spread among some fans that the team's good chemistry somehow got destroyed by an influx of players...
August 13, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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MIAMI - Tim Lincecum allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings and Jeff Keppinger provided a first-inning solo home run to lead the Giants past the Florida Marlins 3-0...
August 13, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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First baseman/outfielder Brandon Belt is flying from Fresno to Miami today and probably will be activated for tonight's game, The Chronicle has learned. It was...
August 13, 2011 at 11:40 AM
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A few notes on the Giants as they head into steamy Miami: -- If Carlos Beltran's wrist keeps bothering him and Hunter Pence helps lead the Phillies to glory, a...
August 13, 2011 at 5:40 AM
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The quote in the headline comes from Pablo Sandoval, whose first-inning home run was the Giants' offense in tonight's 2-1 loss to the Marlins, who had...
August 12, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Two outfielders weren't available for Bruce Bochy on Wednesday. How long the Giants will have to "play short" will be determined probably Friday...
August 12, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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So the San Francisco Giants have lost a few games recently, but it was just a few weeks ago that the team was in Washington, D.C., to be feted by President Obama for...
August 12, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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You think the Giants had a bad homestand? The Marlins started theirs with seven consecutive losses. Things only got sunnier in south Florida when the World Series champs...
August 12, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Hensley Meulens has seen several major-league hitting coaches fired this year, including Jon Nunnally of the Indians in June when they were in first place. So he...
August 12, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Please forgive the soggy quality of this blog. My socks are still wet from the newly formed river of rain I had to cross from the parking lot to the entrance of Joe...
August 12, 2011 at 3:40 PM
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As the Giants slid into their recent funk, a notion spread among some fans that the team's good chemistry somehow got destroyed by an influx of players...
August 11, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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The Giants today play the first of three games at Florida in a weekend fraught with symbolism. This marks the Giants' first series against the Marlins since...
August 11, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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The Giants got good news from an MRI exam on Carlos Beltran's right wrist. He has inflammation and a strain. There is no structural damage. As for the team...
August 10, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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Two men accused in the near-fatal beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow outside Dodger Stadium made incriminating statements that placed them at the scene of the March 31...
August 10, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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Ask Bruce Bochy if he has a dip and the Giants ' manager offers a standard response: "I don't do that anymore." Bullpen catcher Bill Hayes...
August 10, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Two outfielders weren't available for Bruce Bochy on Wednesday. How long the Giants will have to "play short" will be determined probably Friday...
August 10, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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When the Giants begin a 10-game road trip in Florida on Friday, rest assured the Giants will want it to go better than the 10-game homestand that ended with...
August 10, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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Steve Kroner reporting on a gorgeous day in China Basin: The Giants are down two outfielders for this homestand finale against Pittsburgh. Carlos Beltran's wrist...
August 10, 2011 at 12:40 PM
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The Giants had it all planned. Deion Sanders would play football with the 49ers and spend his available summer months with the Giants. Candlestick Park would be his...
August 10, 2011 at 6:40 AM
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"Who can we get?" was a common question among Giants fans before Carlos Beltran was acquired, and it kept being asked after the trade deadline as the team...
August 10, 2011 at 3:52 AM
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The Giants knew they'd be changing the mood around AT&T Park when they scheduled Bill Walton, surviving members of the Grateful Dead and that honey-smooth...
August 9, 2011 at 11:49 PM
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"Who can we get?" was a common question among Giants fans before Carlos Beltran was acquired, and it kept being asked after the trade deadline as the team...
August 9, 2011 at 11:49 PM
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Asked to respond to a Chicago Sun-Times Q&A that prompted a lot of buzz among Giants fans and could have been interpreted that he wasn't happy in San...
August 9, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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John Shea from the ballpark . . . At his locker, Aaron Rowand spoke for 15 minutes with reporters about the fallout from his Chicago Sun-Times Q&A that generated a...
August 9, 2011 at 6:40 PM
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From Mark Smoyer on The Chronicle Sports Desk: Much of today's Giants talk surrounds Aaron Rowand -- and not just his rally-killing double-play grounder in...
August 9, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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There are times when there's nothing like an old-fashioned scrap to awaken a floundering team. It's not quite as effective as a string of three-run...
August 8, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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The Giants got good news from an MRI exam on Carlos Beltran's right wrist. He has inflammation and a strain. There is no structural damage. As for the team...
August 8, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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Ask Bruce Bochy if he has a dip and the Giants ' manager offers a standard response: "I don't do that anymore." Bullpen catcher Bill Hayes...
August 8, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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Major League Baseball delivered a stunning verdict from Friday night's Phillies-Giants brawl. The only player suspended was the original victim, Shane Victorino...
August 8, 2011 at 8:40 PM
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In a stunning decision sure to go over in Philadelphia like a soggy cheesesteak, the commissioner's office issued only one suspension from Friday night's...
August 8, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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When Orlando Cabrera arrived from Cleveland, it shouldn't have been a surprise. The man is a veteran's veteran, a big-leaguer in his 15th season. At 36...
August 8, 2011 at 5:40 AM
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Manager Bruce Bochy sent a pair of messages in the wake of Friday night's fight with the Phillies. One was loud and clear: He ripped nationally syndicated...
August 8, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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Mathematicians at MIT were hovering over their computers late into Sunday night trying to calculate how the Giants could have 10 hits and a walk with nobody out in the...
August 8, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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Until we meet again? A National League Championship Series rematch sounds good to the Phillies so long as the Giants can hit enough to get there. The proposition seems...
August 7, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy sent a pair of messages in the wake of Friday night's fight with the Phillies. One was loud and clear: He ripped nationally syndicated...
August 7, 2011 at 6:40 PM
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Mathemeticians at MIT were hovering over their computers late into Sunday night trying to calculate how the Giants could have 10 hits and a walk with nobody out in the...
August 7, 2011 at 6:40 PM
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