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In a brief conference call, general manager Brian Sabean just said the Giants would consider signing National League Most Valuable Player Buster Posey to a long-term...
November 30, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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Major League Baseball's website just ran a story quoting Barry Bonds, who is on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. Here's what he told Barry Bloom in the...
November 28, 2012 at 10:40 AM
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The Giants' bid to re-sign second baseman Marco Scutaro and center fielder Angel Pagan is mired in the molasses of this offseason's player movement, but the team remains...
November 27, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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The Giants continue to negotiate with free agents Marco Scutaro and Angel Pagan, who seem to be in no hurry to sign in a slow-moving market. Something could happen ahead...
November 26, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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Your browser does not support iframes. If you're going through Giants withdrawals, here's a nice pick-me-up: the team doing some pretty stellar impressions of Hunter...
November 21, 2012 at 8:40 AM
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John Shea at the movies. . . Went to Tuesday night's premiere of the Giants/MLB World Series film at the Castro Theatre, and I might as well have been sitting in the...
November 21, 2012 at 1:40 AM
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Melky Cabrera, the Giants left fielder in 2012 until his Aug. 15 suspension for violating baseball's Joint Drug Agreement, has signed a two-year, $16 million contract...
November 16, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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In a result that should surprise nobody, Giants catcher Buster Posey has won the National League Most Valuable Player award, adding this coveted honor to his 2010 Rookie...
November 15, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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The National League Most Valuable Player award will be announced on the MLB Network shortly after 3 p.m. PST today with Buster Posey favored to win. This would be the...
November 15, 2012 at 10:40 AM
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Had members of the Baseball Writers Association of America submitted their votes after the World Series, the outcome for National League Manager of the Year might have...
November 13, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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I'm working on confirming a report from CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman that the Giants have reached an agreement on a three-year deal with left-handed reliever Jeremy...
November 12, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Buster Posey has won the Silver Slugger Award as the best-hitting catcher in the National League in a vote of coaches and managers. He is the first Giant to win since...
November 8, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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John Shea on the BBWAA awards beat . . . Buster Posey. Of course Buster Posey. The finalists for all awards produced by the Baseball Writers' Association of America were...
November 7, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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The Yankees really like Giants catchers. In April they acquired Chris Stewart (for George Kontos) and today they have claimed Eli Whiteside on outright waivers. Johnny...
November 5, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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Today, we wanted to take time to honor the incredible photographers who captured the San Francisco Giants' 2012 World Series run. Every time you picked up the paper or...
November 4, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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It wouldn't be a true San Francisco event without a political statement, would it? In between bounding out of his car and high-fiving fans, TV cameras caught Giants...
October 31, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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We're hard at work here at the Chronicle on a very special commemorative issue, and we need your voices to complete the story. We want to hear your stories — where...
October 30, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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The Giants got a hero's welcome Monday as they returned to AT&T Park with a World Series trophy in tow. Hundreds of fans lining the streets cheered when the buses...
October 29, 2012 at 6:41 PM
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As if Matt Cain wasn't already having a great October, now this clip of Cain hanging out with the Mythbusters hit the web. Cain appears alongside Mythbusters Kari Byron...
October 29, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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The newly crowned World Champion Giants will return to Bay Area soil at 3 p.m. Monday when they land at San Francisco International Airport, officials said. The team...
October 29, 2012 at 6:40 AM
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When Marco Scutaro stepped up with the potential go-ahead run at second and two outs in the 10th, it seemed the perfect situation for the Giants second baseman, whose...
October 28, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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The San Francisco Giants are world champions for the second time in three years. The Giants pulled off a four-game sweep of the AL champion Tigers, winning Game 4 by a...
October 28, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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In the bottom of the sixth, with two outs, Delmon Young went the opposite way on the first pitch from Matt Cain for a game-tying homer. That's Young's first homer of the...
October 28, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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The Giants stranded a runner in scoring position in the seventh - Gregor Blanco led off with a base hit off Max Scherzer and went to second on a groundout by Ryan...
October 28, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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Jeremy Affeldt walked pinch-hitter Avisail Garcia to open the eighth, then struck out three in a row, all dangerous hitters: Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder and Delmon...
October 28, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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With two outs in the ninth, Santiago Casilla took over for Jeremy Affeldt and he drilled Omar Infante in the back of the left hand. Infante left to be tended to; you'd...
October 28, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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The Giants left Brandon Belt at third when he tripled in the second inning. And they left runners at the corners in the third inning. Since then, Max Scherzer has faced...
October 28, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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About 10 second after sa press-box regular in Detroit said of Buster Posey, ‘This guy scares me - he hasn't done anything yet," Posey crushed a two-run homer down...
October 28, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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It is 44 degrees and blustery here at Detroit's Comerica Park, where the San Francisco Giants hope to complete a sweep of the Detroit Tigers in this most unlikely of...
October 28, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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Max Scherzer blew through the first inning with a strikeout (Angel Pagan), a popup (Marco Scutaro) and another strikeout (Pablo Sandoval). He threw all of 10 pitches...
October 28, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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Hunter Pence banged a one-out ground-rule double to left center in the second inning of Game 4, and Brandon Belt followed with a triple into the corner in right - his...
October 28, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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We're going into the bottom of the third here in Detroit; Detroit hasn't put a run on the board over the past 20 innings. Sort of extraordinary considering the presence...
October 28, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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The Giants' string of consecutive innings with the lead came to an end at 56 when Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer off Matt Cain with two outs in the third. Even...
October 28, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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World Series Slideshow
October 28, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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You had to figure manager Bruce Bochy would pick a new DH after Hector Sanchez struck out three times in an 0-for-4 last night. He's going with Ryan Theriot, who thus...
October 28, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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UPDATE, 1:10 p.m.: You had to figure manager Bruce Bochy would pick a new DH after Hector Sanchez struck out three times in an 0-for-4 last night. He's going with Ryan...
October 28, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Detroit — History is littered with big-name players who foundered in the postseason and relatively obscure guys who made their names when it...
October 27, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Anibal Sanchez came out after going seven innings for Detroit and allowed six hits and two runs, both earned. He walked one and struck out eight, a good effort but, like...
October 27, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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Tim Lincecum is extraordinary this postseason. He has worked 2 1/3 more scoreless innings, striking out three in the process, and overall, he has allowed three hits and...
October 27, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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It's impressive work from Ryan Vogelsong tonight, the third consecutive strong performance by a Giants starter in this World Series. He has allowed three hits in four...
October 27, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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The bottom of the Tigers' lineup looked like they might get Detroit going in the fifth inning of Game 3. Pablo Sandoval recorded the first out of the inning, lunging to...
October 27, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Ryan Vogelsong walked Andy Dirks with two outs in the sixth, and the Giants' newest - and maybe best - reliever takes over. It's Tim Lincecum in to face Jhonny Peralta...
October 27, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Gregor Blanco, mostly known for his fancy defensive work this postseason, whacked a triple off the wall in right center with one out in the bottom of the second to drive...
October 27, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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The Tigers put together another rally only to see it end with a double-play ball. Omar Infante singled to center with one out, and Austin Jackson reached on an infield...
October 27, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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The Giants escaped a first-inning threat when Ryan Vogelsong got Prince Fielder, the Tigers' cleanup hitter, to bounce into an inning-ending double play. Quintin Berry...
October 27, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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As the clock ticks down to the start of Game 3 of the World Series, the field at Detroit's Comerica Park is mobbed with ballplayers, media, dignitaries and celebs. It's...
October 27, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Buster Posey has another hitting award to add to his National League batting title. Posey was named the NL winner of the Hank Aaron Award, given annually by Major League...
October 27, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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It's 55 degrees and partly sunny outside, chilly with a bit of wind from the north, but not too bad right now. First-pitch forecast is 44 degrees. No Giants lineup yet...
October 27, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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The Giants are working out at Comerica Park in Detroit right now. It's chilly, but nothing like it will be the next few nights. Manager Bruce Bochy said he expects...
October 26, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Oh crap! FOX40 Sacramento anchor Paul Robins was vamping on live TV outside of AT&T Park Thursday morning after the big Giants win when one of the area's famous...
October 26, 2012 at 8:40 AM
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Are the Giants going to win this Game 2 with bunts, walks and double-play balls? They just added another run in the eighth when Tigers rookie Drew Smyly walked Angel...
October 25, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman This has not been a good postseason for Giants fans who prefer tense and tight games. Mostly, the Giants have won and lost blowouts. The pitching...
October 25, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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The last two games at AT&T Park have been raucous affairs, with lots of action and plenty for the crowd to get excited about. Game 2? Not so much. So far, it's a...
October 25, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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The Giants' defense is giving the team a real edge so far in the World Series and there was more on display in the fourt inning, when Pablo Sandoval made a nice catch at...
October 25, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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In a lengthy, rambling interview with Fox's Tim McCarver ... during the game! ... Giants' closer Sergio Romo tells the story of growing up in Southern California's...
October 25, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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It was a 1-2-3 fifth for Madison Bumgarner, not showing any signs of the tired arm that everyone suspected during the NLCS and his several starts before that. He hasn't...
October 25, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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After he hit three home runs in Game 1, Pablo Sandoval grabbed his phone and saw 300 congratulatory text messages, with many more on Twitter. They came from all corners...
October 25, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Pitchers' duel! Bumgarner vs. Fister, it's a good one. Madison Bumgarner did issue a two-out walk to Austin Jackson in the sixth, then struck out Omar Infante with some...
October 25, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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The Tigers have kept Pablo Sandoval in the ballpark tonight after his three-homer night in Game 1, but not off the basepaths: He singled with two outs in the sixth...
October 25, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Doug Fister came out to start the seventh and gave up a base hit to left by Hunter Pence. Jim Leyland lifted Fister, who allowed four hits in six-plus innings, and put...
October 25, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at AT&T Park In a pitching showdown like this one, you take what offense you can get, and the Giants got on the board first...
October 25, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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The Associated Press is reporting that Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was beaten badly after a game between Los Angeles and San Francisco last season, is attending Game...
October 25, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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In a scene that briefly evoked the injury to Brandon McCarthy of the A's earlier this year, Tigers starter Doug Fister took a line drive off the top of his head in the...
October 25, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at AT&T Park In the second inning, the Giants' superior defense appeared again: Prince Fielder, aboard after being hit by a...
October 25, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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October 25, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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Written by Scott Ostler of The San Francisco Chronicle Reggie Jackson, just back from a golf lesson Thursday afternoon, took a few minutes Thursday to talk about Pablo...
October 25, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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It's Game 1 of the 2014 World Series, because the Giants are on the every-other-year plan, and A's outfielder Yoenis Cespedes hits a rocket toward third base with two...
October 25, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Babe Ruth. Reggie Jackson. Albert Pujols. Pablo Sandoval. The Giants' unpredictable run through the 2012 postseason took a powerful and historic turn...
October 24, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at AT&T Park Pablo Sandoval hit his third homer of the night - this time off Al Alburquerque, not Justin Verlander, so it...
October 24, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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When it comes to marketing, the Giants are very efficient. Three innings after Hunter Pence broke his bat and hit a pitch three times for a two-run double in Game 7 of...
October 24, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at AT&T Park Well, this is an interesting turn of events: Justin Verlander had allowed two runs in his previous three...
October 24, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at AT&T Park Pablo Sandoval just did something very hard to do - he hit a homer on an 0-2 pitch from Justin Verlander...
October 24, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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The Giants are going to take the same 25 guys to the World Series that they used in the previous rounds. They will carry the same 12 pitchers, two catchers, four...
October 24, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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Yes, we're still talking about Melky Cabrera, which is understandable. It's a big story and the Giants now are on a big stage, getting all the national attention -...
October 24, 2012 at 10:40 AM
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Rally Balls. Dirty underwear. Unwashed Giants shirts. Dogs in tutus. Long runs to the Willie Mays statue. Playoff beards. We all have our quirks and superstitions when...
October 24, 2012 at 9:40 AM
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Posted by Al Saracevic, sports editor of The Chronicle You may be wondering how Sergio Romo ended up with a copy of The Chronicle in his hands right after the Giants...
October 23, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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Barry Zito gets Game 1. That's no surprise. He will pitch on his fifth day coming off his season-saving effort in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series...
October 23, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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The Sporting News announced today that Buster Posey is their National League Comeback Player of the Year. This is the older and more prestigious comeback award. Posey...
October 23, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at AT&T Park Marco Scutaro's heroics are not unknown to those of us who follow the A's; he had a major reputation over...
October 22, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman They cheated the reaper over and over by living the motto, "Play for each other, play for tomorrow." Now, they have earned at least four more tomorrows...
October 22, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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