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With Posey, Sandoval, Pence, Belt, Morse and Pagan, Giants might rely on their hitting as much as their pitching this season.
March 29, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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Giants have raw talent, but Scutaro, Affeldt, Morse and Pagan already banged up creates cause for worry
March 29, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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Las Angeles Dodgers, already off to a 2-0 start, could cruise to a division title
March 29, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum reported no ill effects from being hit on inside of left knee by Daric Barton line drive at AT&T Park against Oakland A's...
March 29, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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With Marco Scutaro sidelined, Giants will carry three infielders who can play second base.
March 29, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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With a quick turnaround to Saturday's day game in Oakland, just a few quick thoughts in the wake of the 4-1 loss to the A's at AT&T. Man, the Giants just need this...
March 29, 2014 at 12:40 AM
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Oakland fifth starter Jesse Chavez allows four hits and John Jaso hits homer in game that saw San Francisco starter Tim Lincecum leave the game in the fourth inning...
March 28, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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Tim Lincecum was hit by a line drive off the bat of Daric Barton in his left leg during Friday's exhibition game against the Oakland A's.
March 28, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants outfielder Michael Morse made a mess of AT&T Park's tough left field, dropping a routine fly ball and misplaying two more balls against the...
March 28, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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Giants fans may have cringed a bit Thursday night watching Michael Morse make his home-team debut in left field at AT&T Park. Morse overran a double in the corner...
March 27, 2014 at 11:40 PM
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Josh Donaldson drove in a pair of runs with a double and a triple and Josh Reddick hit a two-run homer Thursday night to lead the A's to a 4-0 victory over the Giants in...
March 27, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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The San Francisco Giants opened the Bay Bridge Series with Hunter Pence batting second, but skipper Bruce Bochy hasn't tipped his hand on who will replace injured Marco...
March 27, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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Giants have high hopes for 23-year-old reliever who has never pitched above Single-A.
March 27, 2014 at 10:40 AM
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Derek Law isn't nervous about the bullpen moves the Giants will make this weekend. He isn't nervous about the televised Bay Bridge Series games, the crowds exceeding...
March 27, 2014 at 9:40 AM
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We have suspected for weeks that Marco Scutaro wouldn't get on the plane home. It turns out he won't be the only veteran to stay down in Scottsdale. Left-hander Jeremy...
March 26, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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The San Francisco Giants are eager to wipe away the memories of last season as they prepare to begin their 2014 season
March 26, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Marco Scutaro had a diagnostic nerve block procedure Tuesday, doesn't expect to be ready before the second series of the year.
March 26, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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The Giants haven't made an official announcement yet, but their second baseman admitted Wednesday morning that he will start the season on the disabled list. Marco...
March 26, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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The final spring lineup means ... very little. But pay attention tomorrow night; the lineup you see for the first Bay Bridge Series game likely will be the opening night...
March 26, 2014 at 11:40 AM
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The Giants just announced that Marco Scutaro had a diagnostic nerve block done today. Trainer Dave Groeschner will discuss the procedure tomorrow, but for now, there's...
March 25, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants will update Marco Scutaro's condition on Wednesday, but look for Hicks and Ehire Adrianza to begin season in San Francisco.
March 25, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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When he took the mound in the fifth inning Tuesday, Madison Bumgarner had thrown 21 scoreless innings this spring. The 24-year-old is wise beyond his years and tries to...
March 25, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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Madison Bumgarner is going for the perfect 0.00 spring. Pagan CF Morse LF Sandoval 3B Posey 1B Blanco RF Hicks 2B Susac C Adrianza SS Bumgarner LHP (dude was bombing...
March 25, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants' Ryan Vogelsong taking away positives where he can this spring.
March 24, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy isn't just waiting to see Marco Scutaro play a full game. He wants to see Scutaro play back-to-back games, and then another one. That's an awful lot...
March 24, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Ryan Vogelsong stared in at Albert Pujols and twirled the baseball between his fingers, one of which was fractured last season. He fired a two-strike fastball away from...
March 24, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Mark Minicozzi was all smiles Monday, and not just because he won the Harry S. Jordan award. The 31-year-old was happy to be back in the big league clubhouse. He's...
March 24, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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Tim Lincecum arrived in Scottsdale last month with high hopes. After two down seasons, Lincecum wanted to leave the Cactus League with respectable numbers and joked...
March 23, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants star Tim Lincecum couldn't make it out of the fifth inning against the Kansas City Royals, giving up seven runs on 11 hits, including three homers...
March 23, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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What plays can be challenged and how managers will go about doing so.
March 23, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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Baseball is the last of the four major sports to use a form of replay to correct calls. Purists hope the human element of the game isn't completely lost in the...
March 23, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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The Play Ball Lunch is now part of a running joke at Scottsdale Stadium. Media members who won't be in attendance this year are reminded that the Giants have used the...
March 23, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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Tony Abreu is no longer here. The infielder was placed on release waivers today, clearing the way for some other moves. Ehire Adrianza is a lock to make the team now and...
March 23, 2014 at 10:40 AM
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Former A's, Cardinals and White Sox manager Tony La Russa says insight offered by fellow Hall of Famer, Tom Seaver, early in his managerial career applies to use of...
March 22, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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Perez grew up in the Bronx, has spent most of his early 20's moving between minor league cities and winter league stops and lived in a San Francisco hotel for much of...
March 22, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Spring or not, this is a hell of a day: 6 innings, 7 hits, 1 earned run, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts ... 2 for 3 with a run scored. "It was definitely a step in the right...
March 22, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants outfielder Juan Perez, in spring camp for the fourth time, is playing well and could win a roster spot as the fifth outfielder; in Saturday's game...
March 22, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Today's lineups, straight from the parking hell known as Camelback Ranch. Blanco CF Colvin RF Posey C Sandoval 3B Hicks 2B Perez LF Minicozzi 1B Adrianza SS Hudson RHP...
March 22, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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As reporters approached Yusmeiro Petit's locker, Santiago Casilla started asking fake questions. "How did you feel?" "How was your stuff?" Naturally, the first question...
March 21, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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Heath Hembree, the hard-throwing right-hander thought to be a favorite to make the San Francisco Giants' opening day bullpen, instead will start the season in...
March 21, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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It wasn't a surprise that the Giants cut seven more players on Friday, with less than a week remaining in camp. But a couple of the names were surprises, most notably...
March 21, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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Tonight's lineup (for a TV game) is brought to you by Crying Buster Posey: Pagan CF Crawford SS Belt 1B Pence RF Morse LF Sanchez C Arias 3B Adrianza 2B Petit RHP...
March 21, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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A couple weeks ago, online gambling site Bovada sent out preseason odds for all the major awards. Buster Posey is 12/1 to win the National League MVP, behind Andrew...
March 20, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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The starting lineup took two steps forward, one step back on Thursday. Angel Pagan (back) and Michael Morse (calf) played in a minor league game early in the afternoon...
March 20, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Marco Scutaro is plagued by a sore back and had an epidural injection on Thursday; San Francisco Giants get better news on Angel Pagan and Mike Morse
March 20, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Baseball is the last of the four major sports to use a form of replay to correct calls. Purists hope the human element of the game isn't completely lost in the...
March 20, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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What plays can be challenged and how managers will go about doing so.
March 20, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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Amidst rash of 'Tommy John' elbow surgeries around league, San Francisco Giants pitchers have remained in relative health.
March 19, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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Wow, nothing like making my Arizona getaway a tester. A 3 1/2-hour, 12-11 night game in the boondocks of Goodyear, just about the most wretched locale in the Valley of...
March 19, 2014 at 1:40 AM
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Marco Scutaro 'feeling pretty good' after playing his first game of the spring.
March 18, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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Tim Lincecum has been throwing Koufax style his entire life. He lived by the strikeout, and went after them with zeal. Now, as he approaches his 30th birthday in June...
March 17, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants' second baseman Marco Scutaro, bothered all spring by a bad back, made his first Cactus League start and doubled in his first plate...
March 17, 2014 at 11:40 AM
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Better late than never. Marco Scutaro has shown steady improvement the past few days, but it was still a bit of a shock to see him in the lineup at second base and...
March 17, 2014 at 10:40 AM
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On his last day with the Giants, Barry Bonds agreed to sit down for about 10 minutes and summarize his week as a special instructor with the Giants. Here's an updated...
March 16, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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After seven days of watching, advising and doing far too much standing around for his liking, Barry Bonds finally did something Sunday he'd been itching all week to...
March 16, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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This is going to be short. No sense belaboring Matt Cain's awful day, his first one of the spring after allowing just one hit and on walks or runs over his first three...
March 15, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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Matt Cain failed to last three innings, allowing six hits, three walks, a hit batter and seven earned runs, including long home runs by Oakland's Luke Montz and Stephen...
March 15, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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Bruce Bochy thought he did the writers a huge favor with Friday's ultra-rare 2 hour, 18-minute spring training game, won by the Giants 4-0. A whole lot more drinking...
March 14, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Jeremy Affeldt says he feels better than he has in years after undergoing surgery to repair a groin injury he says bothered him for...
March 14, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Quick post here. Normally I'd wait to the end of the game to post these roster trims, but since Nick Noonan and Roger Kieschnick played semi-prominent backup roles with...
March 14, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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One of two men who beat a San Francisco Giants fan outside Dodger Stadium, causing permanent brain damage, has pleaded not guilty to a federal weapons crime.
March 14, 2014 at 10:40 AM
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Ye olde @stewardsfolly here, in for young Alex for the next six days. Well, history was made here tonight in ridiculously remote Surprise, Ariz. Ten years ago, this area...
March 13, 2014 at 11:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy is batting 1.000 on managerial challenges.
March 13, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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Despite a solid season in which he led San Francisco Giants in OPS and ranked among Major League Baseball leaders in WAR, first baseman Brandon Belt has many...
March 13, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Interrupting my vacation after a whole 12 hours, because I figured some of you guys would enjoy this announcement from the Giants. Here's the full press release: Former...
March 13, 2014 at 11:40 AM
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Bruce Bochy had a question for Hector Sanchez: "Are you scared?" Nope, the catcher said when he found out he would be playing first base today. With Brandon Belt still...
March 12, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants infielder Marco Scutaro has yet to play this spring because of injuries
March 12, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Marco Scutaro walked into Dr. Robert Watkins' Los Angeles office last season and saw a wall cluttered with photos of celebrities and athletes who had been cut open by...
March 12, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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Pagan CF Morse LF Belt 1B Posey C Pence RF Sandoval 3B Abreu 2B Crawford SS Lincecum RHP It was cutdown day in camp. Berken and Lively were reassigned to minor league...
March 12, 2014 at 9:40 AM
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In his final season at Auburn, Tim Hudson hit .396 with 18 homers and 95 RBIs. Has he told his fellow starting pitchers about those numbers? "No," Hudson said. "I'll...
March 11, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Michael Morse, Pablo Sandoval and Gregor Blanco kept inching closer to the table, their eyes wide and ears perked. Sitting between two rows of lockers at Scottsdale...
March 11, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants players get advice from Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey
March 11, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Barry Bonds is taking this seriously, that much was made clear on Tuesday. Bonds was at Scottsdale Stadium bright and early, working with Hunter Pence in the outfield...
March 11, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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Former San Francisco Giants superstar and Major League Baseball home run king Barry Bonds is all smiles as he returns to uniform as spring training instructor
March 10, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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Matt Cain has been looking for the results he had in the second half last year, not a disappointing first half. On Monday, Cain turned the clock back even further. Cain...
March 10, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Chicago Cubs found Matt Cain impossible to hit on Monday, as Giants' ace pitcher retired all 15 batters he faced.
March 10, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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March 10, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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A slimmer, more relaxed Barry Bonds was back in uniform Monday with the Giants for the first time since 2007 as he settles in to his role as a guest hitting instructor...
March 10, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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Barry Bond walked in the door at 8:55 this morning. It wasn't long before he was back in front of cameras, showing a much different personality. "I was a different...
March 10, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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Sweet photobomb, Javi! Barry Bond walked in the door at 8:55 this morning. It wasn't long before he was back in front of cameras, showing a much different personality...
March 10, 2014 at 11:40 AM
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