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If there's a practical joker in the house, the Giants locker room is going to be plastered with these tonight. Buster Posey and Barry Zito got GQ'd up for a fashion...
April 22, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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Fans overreact by nature. It's their job to worry. The press is supposed to be the calming influence, providing objectivity and perspective. But even we had to ask...
April 21, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Much of the National League West is off to a higgledy-piggledy start. The Padres are 4-2 against the Dodgers but 1-11 against everyone else. The...
April 21, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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UPDATE, 12:25 p.m.: With Brandon Belt seemingly lost at the plate again, and his average at .183 after an 11-for-60 start, manager Bruce Bochy felt it was time for a...
April 21, 2013 at 10:40 AM
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Steve Kroner reporting ... A few items of note that did not make the game story. 1. Pablo Sandoval said he's fine after fouling a pitch off his right ankle in the...
April 20, 2013 at 10:40 PM
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By Steve Kroner Not that long ago, Tim Lincecum won consecutive Cy Young Awards. On Saturday night at China Basin, Lincecum was in vintage 2008-09 form He worked...
April 20, 2013 at 8:40 PM
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Steve Kroner subbing for Henry Schulman along the shores of McCovey Cove for the second game of the series with San Diego: The Padres have scratched scheduled starter...
April 20, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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By Steve Kroner Walk-off aficianados, take note: The Giants' first game-ending hit of 2013 came from Angel Pagan against the Padres on Friday night. Pagan's...
April 19, 2013 at 10:40 PM
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A news release from the Giants on Mae Louise Allen Mays: Baseball legend Willie Mays and the San Francisco Giants are saddened to share the news that Mae Louise Allen...
April 19, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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Steve Kroner subbing for Henry Schulman at the opener of a three-game series against San Diego in China Basin: First, the sad news: The Giants have announced that Mae...
April 19, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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Giants fans headed to any of the three games against the San Diego Padres this weekend at AT&T Park should prepare for longer security lines, team officials said...
April 19, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Milwaukee – This is not Giants baseball, at least not in the championship era. The starters, particularly Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum, are giving...
April 18, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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UPDATE, 9:25 a.m.: Manager Bruce Bochy confirmed that dropping Belt to seventh might help take a little pressure off him as he tries to find consistency. Plus, Crawford...
April 18, 2013 at 8:40 AM
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Next month, the Giants will hold a private ceremony at AT&T Park to present World Series rings to a lot of people behind the scenes, including their scouts. One who...
April 17, 2013 at 10:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Milwaukee – Some games defy explanation. The Giants played a few of those in Chicago over the weekend. Others are easy to reconcile. Two teams...
April 17, 2013 at 8:40 PM
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According to the AP's annual list of MLB salaries, the Giants have the sixth-highest payroll in the league ($142,180,333) in 2013. For reference, the top payroll belongs...
April 17, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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Brewers pitcher Kyle Lohse might start a revolution. Forget signing in the winter. Wait until spring, when some team is desperate, then get the big bucks. Meanwhile...
April 17, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Milwaukee – If the Giants' long streak of wins behind Barry Zito had to end, Miller Park figured to be the place. There is no other way to say...
April 16, 2013 at 9:40 PM
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UPDATE, 10:25 p.m.: Everyone had fun with speculation on how Jeremy Affeldt strained his oblique, almost hoping he did it by sneezing or trying to lift a boulder. It was...
April 16, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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Did you know that Gary Brown and Nick Noonan were teammates when they were 13? Brown lived in the Inland Empire and Noonan in San Diego, but they played together on a...
April 16, 2013 at 7:40 AM
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First off, thoughts go out to all the victims of the Boston bombings. Some folks might want to get their minds off of it for a few moments, so I'm blogging Giants stuff...
April 15, 2013 at 2:40 PM
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I don't know why, but it takes very little to get me emotional these days - a book, a movie, a television show. Maybe it's a middle-age thing. Anyway, I was in the lobby...
April 15, 2013 at 9:40 AM
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UPDATE: Look, manager Bruce Bochy does not want Buster Posey to catch Tim Lincecum. You know it, he knows it and the two players know it. But the fact that Posey is...
April 14, 2013 at 8:40 AM
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The wind was howling and little snowflakes were falling. Given that Nate Schierholtz plied his trade in right field at San Francisco over so many frigid night games...
April 13, 2013 at 9:40 AM
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By Henry Schulman Chicago - It was not a good day to be a closer, be it one who saved the clinching game of a World Series or one pitching in his fifth big-league game...
April 12, 2013 at 2:40 PM
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UPDATE, 10:20 a.m. PDT: Given the quote below from Ryan Vogelsong, When he was asked for his take on the Dodgers-Padres brawl. He declined to comment saying, "It has...
April 12, 2013 at 9:40 AM
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By Henry Schulman Chicago – Somebody clearly feared the Curse of the Billy Goat from 1945 might expire and delivered a goat's head in a box to a Wrigley Field...
April 11, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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One early story line this season has not been an issue for the Giants. While several teams have had to demote their closers, Sergio Romo's teammates have watched him...
April 11, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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UPDATE, 10:05 PDT: The gates have opened at Wrigley and it's pretty much stopped raining, although it's quite cold. They're proceeding as if a game will be played. Two...
April 11, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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By Steve Kroner Nothing in baseball is guaranteed, of course, but since Barry Zito's last loss, the Giants have had to feel pretty good about their chances whenever Zito...
April 10, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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Steve Kroner subbing for Henry Schulman on an absolutely glorious afternoon on the shores of McCovey Cove: Bruce Bochy is giving Pablo Sandoval the day off against...
April 10, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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We writers have become accustomed to not seeing Hunter Pence at his locker after games. He is not ducking the media and said he actually feels bad he was not around to...
April 10, 2013 at 5:40 AM
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By Henry Schulman In Start One last week Tim Lincecum walked seven and won. In Start Two on Tuesday night he walked three in a five-run inning, including the pitcher...
April 9, 2013 at 11:40 PM
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UPDATE, 5:53 p.m.: Manager Bruce Bochy elaborated, saying that Buster Posey was going to sit either tonight or Wednesday, and he preferred Posey play Wednesday because...
April 9, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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By John Shea The red, white and blue bunting was put away, and the pregame hoopla was limited to some Irish jigs on the first of several Giants-hosted heritage nights...
April 8, 2013 at 11:40 PM
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John Shea reporting from the ballpark . . . With three days of ceremonies in the books, the Giants are all about baseball tonight. "It's time to refocus here," Bruce...
April 8, 2013 at 8:40 PM
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Aubrey Huff was in the house Sunday to get his World Series ring. He used to brag about his athletic prowess, so much so that manager Bruce Bochy nicknamed him "Nanu"...
April 8, 2013 at 8:40 AM
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Here are photos of Bruce Bochy's actual ring, the top and both shanks, and some photos of the Giants getting their rings: ORIGINAL POST: The 2012 World Series rings are...
April 7, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Pablo Sandoval and Hunter Pence have begun an "anything you can do, I can do better" contest. For the second time in the Giants' first five games...
April 6, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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The Giants had the best Opening Day in all of baseball Friday afternoon. Sure, everyone else did their best, but the Giants had baseball's best bling - the World Series...
April 6, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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The Giants will face Shelby Miller, a 22-year-old right-hander from Texas who makes his fourth big-league start today after beating out more experienced pitchers for the...
April 6, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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Several Giants took turns pulling on the rope that lifted the 2012 World Series championship banner up a pole behind right-center field. Manager Bruce Bochy was there...
April 5, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman That Barry Zito comeback in 2012? Apparently, that was no one-season mirage. Zito continued where he left off against the Cardinals from Game 5 of the...
April 5, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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The Giants are getting used to opening their season in grand fashion. For the second time in three years, the Giants welcomed baseball back to AT&T Park by raising a...
April 5, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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If today's home-opener lineup looks familiar, it should if you watched Game 5 of the National League Championship Series, you know, the one where Barry Zito pitched the...
April 5, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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Imagine you are a St. Louis Cardinal, especially one who's been with the team for the past two seasons. You had to stand along the first-base line at AT&T Park in...
April 5, 2013 at 6:40 AM
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A week ago, we asked you what you'd do about the seagull problem at AT&T Park. Your answers were many — from throwing chum in the waters of McCovey Cove to...
April 5, 2013 at 6:40 AM
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The perfect game is one of the rarest feats in baseball. Even with the rash of them lately, including three last year, only 23 have been thrown in big-league history...
April 4, 2013 at 4:40 AM
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UPDATE: Manager Bruce Bochy was not surprised by the first question today. He knew the Buster Posey/Tim Lincecum conspiracy query was coming. He made it clear that Posey...
April 3, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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If you bought something for $175 million, oh, a really nice car, for instance, would you insure it? You'd be nuts not to. The Giants are thinking the same way about...
April 3, 2013 at 4:40 AM
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It has become a rite of spring for the Giants. In six of the past eight seasons, and 22 of the past 29, they have boarded a plane for an Opening Day road game. And that...
April 2, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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UPDATE, 4:30 p.m.: Head trainer Dave Groeschner confirmed the Brandon Belt has a stomach virus and likely would get IV fluids, as he did Monday. Belt just arrived at the...
April 2, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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By now you know the story of the Giants' season opener, a 4-0 loss to the Dodgers in which Clayton Kershaw acted like a master sushi chef in slicing up San Francisco...
April 1, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Los Angeles – They say the Dodgers and Giants might have a rivalry like Boston and New York. That looked true on Opening Day, when Matt Cain and...
April 1, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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UPDATE, 11:30 a.m.: Got to get this blog out quickly so I can watch Blue Man Group on the field at 12:15. Manager Bruce Bochy said he decided Sunday to start Pablo...
April 1, 2013 at 10:40 AM
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As I watched Brandon Belt during spring training, and even toward the end of last season, you could see a confidence as he hit that was lacking during his rookie season...
April 1, 2013 at 7:40 AM
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I exchanged texts with Aubrey Huff and Ryan Theriot tonight and both said the Giants have invited them to the April 7 World Series rings ceremony at AT&T Park. Huff...
March 31, 2013 at 11:40 PM
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Posted by Al Saracevic, Chronicle sports editor Had the chance to sit down with San Francisco Giants' lefty Madison Bumgarner this week, and he lived up to his...
March 31, 2013 at 5:40 AM
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Steve Kroner reporting ... The Giants finalized their 25-man roster early Saturday evening. The most notable decisions: Pablo Sandoval, dealing with an elbow problem, is...
March 30, 2013 at 10:40 PM
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Steve Kroner at the Coliseum, following the Giants' 4-3 loss to the A's: No news yet on whether Pablo Sandoval makes the Opening Day roster or has to go on the disabled...
March 30, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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Steve Kroner at the Coliseum for the Giants' final exhibition game of 2013: Manager Bruce Bochy said Pablo Sandoval is "doing a lot of better today." Sandoval left...
March 30, 2013 at 2:40 PM
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Steve Kroner from AT&T Park following the Giants' 3-1 exhibition win over the A's: The Giants made several roster moves after the game, the most notable being the...
March 30, 2013 at 4:40 AM
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Steve Kroner at AT&T Park: Buster Posey's long-term contract is, of course, the story of the day around the ballpark. Beyond that, the Giants are playing Game 2 of...
March 29, 2013 at 8:40 PM
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There are many traditions at AT&T Park: Orange Fridays, garlic fries, biblical hordes of seagulls. The problem comes up every year, and it only seems to be getting...
March 29, 2013 at 2:40 PM
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UPDATE, 12:00 P.M.: The Giants will announce Buster Posey's eight-year, $161 million extension at today's Play Ball lunch. It's a $167 million contract that includes his...
March 29, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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If I'm reading the tea leaves properly, the Giants and 2012 NL Most Valuable Player Buster Posey are closing in on a long-term contract extension that almost surely...
March 29, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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Ron Kroichick reporting from AT&T Park: The Giants trotted out their everyday lineup tonight against the A's, with one notable exception: Joaquin Arias, not Pablo...
March 29, 2013 at 2:40 AM
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Ron Kroichick reporting from AT&T Park: If one World Series title brought cautious congratulations, two World Series titles brought long-term stability for Giants...
March 28, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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Baseball is back in the Bay tonight as the Giants host the A's in a 7:15 pm exhibition game. As we say goodbye to winter and hello to spring, take another look at this...
March 28, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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The Giants within the hour will announce extensions of manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean through the 2016 season, The Chronicle's Henry Schulman has...
March 28, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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Pablo Sandoval played catch from 75 feet, took batting practice from both sides and fielded grounders today, his first real bout of baseball activity since he was...
March 27, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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Things get a little goofy at the end of spring training. I think it's Desert Fever. In the fifth inning of Tuesday's 4-2 victory over the Padres, Scutaro drew a walk...
March 27, 2013 at 5:40 AM
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In a decision that surprised nobody, the Giants informed reliever Chad Gaudin that he has made the team as the long reliever. He was the favorite going into camp because...
March 26, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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As longtime readers know, I've been around the block. I've seen a couple of generations of players in the Giants' clubhouse, and I've seen a lot of their children...
March 26, 2013 at 9:40 AM
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I've always liked the first and last weeks of spring training the most. In the first week, new faces arrive and there are some great stories to be told to readers who...
March 25, 2013 at 8:40 AM
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Brandon Belt, who has been one of baseball's hottest hitters in spring training, was scratched from today's lineup against the Angels with apparent back soreness. I'll...
March 24, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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And the news proved to be good for the Giants' third baseman and the team. Head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner said today that a CT scan and X-rays on Sandoval's right...
March 24, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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This is a huge year for Tim Lincecum. He really has to wash off his 2012 season, which statistically was one of the worst performances by a any starter. This is his...
March 24, 2013 at 7:40 AM
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Bruce Bochy and Brandon Belt have a pregame ritual. Bochy asks what Belt is going to do that day and Belt tells his manager, "I'm going to hit for a cycle." "I got close...
March 22, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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In a surprising move that casts a new light on the backup-infield competition, the Giants this morning released Wilson Valdez, who seemed to be the logical candidate to...
March 22, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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