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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly has been suspended for two games, beginning with Saturday night's game against the Braves.
August 18, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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There's no place like home, unless you're these Giants. In that case, by all means, bring on the road games. The Giants have 23 road games remaining, and frankly...
August 17, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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The lineup that leads the National League in road scoring broke out again, beating the host San Diego Padres 10-1 at Petco Park behind an eight-run third inning. The...
August 17, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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Gregor Blanco already has contributed far more production than the Giants could have expected when they signed him in the offseason. They're hoping there's a little more...
August 17, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Tonight's Post-Melky lineup: Pagan CF Scutaro 2B Sandoval 3B Posey C Pence RF Belt 1B Blanco LF Crawford SS Cain RHP - After the last road trip, the Giants are now above...
August 17, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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The Giants get back to real baseball tonight, which surely is a relief for an organization that has been surrounded by Melky Madness for 48 hours. (This is not the way...
August 17, 2012 at 10:40 AM
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San Francisco Giants general manager Brian Sabean calls Melky Cabrera's 50-game suspension a 'punch in the stomach.'
August 16, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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GIANTS AT SAN DIEGOFriday: Giants' Matt Cain (11-5, 2.99) vs. Ross Ohlendorf (4-3, 6.41), 7:05 p.m. CSNBASaturday: Giants' Barry Zito (9-8, 4.
August 16, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants GM Brian Sabean says Melky Cabrera 'should know better.'
August 16, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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Gregor Blanco and Justin Christian getting fresh chances for San Francisco Giants
August 16, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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Asked about outside options to fill Melky Cabrera's spot in left field, general manager Brian Sabean was direct: "Not too compelling or interesting," he said Thursday...
August 16, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants hope that Hunter Pence and others can offset the loss of Melky Cabrera to drug suspension
August 16, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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In retrospect, I used the Sad Keanu picture a couple of days early. And looking back, what a player told me last night came a day early. "This could be a turning point,"...
August 15, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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Kansas City Royals players admit they were caught off-guard by Cabrera's suspension
August 15, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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Stephen Strasburg outduels Lincecum, who last justs four innings as Giants drop another home series
August 15, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Belt is on fire in August, hitting over .400 and playing with the kind of confidence that he was lacking earlier in the season
August 15, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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Hunter Pence and Brandon Belt combine for six hits in Giants victory
August 15, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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Team's partisans display stages of grief on display across social media
August 15, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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All-Star MVP Melky Cabrera tests positive for Testosterone
August 15, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants' top hitter suspended 50 games for use of performance-enhancing drug
August 15, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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Giants' lax attitude about Barry Bonds, and the suspension of Guilermo Mota earlier this season, is forcing team to take a clear stance
August 15, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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The Melky Bombshell dropped just before the game, so we obviously won't get any reaction for a few hours. Clearly, there are a lot of questions to be answered... Q: When...
August 15, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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Team's partisans display stages of grief on display across social media. [View the story "Cabrera suspension splits S.F. Bay Area Giants fans" on Storify][[ This is a...
August 15, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera has been suspended 50 games without pay after testing positive for Testosterone, a...
August 15, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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I hesitate a bit to say this, because you never know with this team. But this looks very much like Day 2 of a nearly-set lineup. Bochy said Buster Posey will catch "as...
August 15, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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On a night full of awkward, you couldn't have scripted a better start to Hunter Pence's postgame talk with the media. Hunter, have you ever seen somebody have a night...
August 15, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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The Giants are still carrying eight relief pitchers, but that group continues to go through changes. Brad Penny was the long man last night but was placed on the...
August 14, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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Enjoy. As I'm sure almost all of you will... Pagan CF Scutaro 2B Cabrera LF Posey C SANDOVAL 3B Pence RF Belt 1B Crawford SS Bumgarner LHP - Giants are facing Jordan...
August 14, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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I mean, you all saw it. Not much more to say about this one. Bruce Bochy agreed: "There's not a lot to say," he said to open his postgame press conference. But we'll try...
August 14, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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Sandoval said he's running about 90 percent after being sidelined by hamstring injury
August 13, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Pablo Sandoval is here and said he feels great. He's not on the lineup card yet, but he will be. Sandoval will be activated before the game and will be available off the...
August 13, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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The Giants haven't put their pre-game notes out, so it's possible we still see a roster move in the next couple hours. But at the moment, the lineup doesn't have Pablo...
August 13, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Pence throws hard, swings violently and appears to be breaking out of his slump
August 13, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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Brandon Belt had a good feeling about his new teammate, and not just because Hunter Pence is also from Texas. "I get the vibes," he said, looking across the room at...
August 12, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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Hunter Pence's first homer as a Giant couldn't have come at a better time. The trade deadline acquisition hit a two-out, three-run homer in the eighth inning Sunday to...
August 12, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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GIANTS VS. WASHINGTONMonday: Giants' Ryan Vogelsong (10-5, 2.27) vs. Nationals' Gio Gonzalez (14-6, 3.
August 12, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Lineups for today's series finale: Pagan CF Scutaro 3B Cabrera LF Posey C Pence RF Belt 1B Theriot 2B Crawford SS Zito LHP Young RF Rutledge SS Fowler CF Gonzalez LF...
August 12, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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In for Alex Pavlovic ... What, you waiting up for me? Sorry about that. As many of you may know, sometimes I like to let a game digest awhile before I write about it...
August 12, 2012 at 1:40 AM
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Buster Posey's two-run homer in the third inning paced a 13-hit attack as the Giants broke out of their AT&T Park offensive funk Saturday with a 9-3 victory over the...
August 11, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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In for Alex Pavlovic ... The cast in search of runs: CF Pagan 3B Scutaro LF Cabrera C Posey RF Pence 1B Pill 2B Theriot SS Arias P Cain And here are the Rockies: CF...
August 11, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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In for Alex Pavlovic ... So, since when do the Giants only hit when they play in ballparks named after beers? They tore up Coors and Busch, but back at AT&T...
August 11, 2012 at 12:40 AM
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The San Francisco Giants came home to the chill of AT&T Park Friday night. Alas, the cold bats that plagued them on their last homestand also made a return in a 3-0...
August 10, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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In for Alex ... CF Pagan 3B Scutaro LF Cabrera RF Pence C Sanchez 1B Belt 2B Theriot SS Crawford P Lincecum - And the Rocks: RF Young, SS Rutledge, CF Fowler, LF...
August 10, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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The San Francisco Giants All-Star is expected to play two or three games before he rejoins the big club
August 9, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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GIANTS VS. COLORADOFriday: Giants' Tim Lincecum (6-11, 5.43) vs. Tyler Chatwood (1-2, 6.61), 7:35 p.m.
August 9, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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The best thing I can say about today's game is that it was over in two hours and 37 minutes. So let's move on. The Giants are headed home, where they were 3-7 on their...
August 9, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Pitcher Madison Bumgarner gives up three hits in six innings, but one was a two-run homer to Carlos Beltran.
August 9, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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Buster Posey isn't getting the expected day off after a night game. Bruce Bochy said Posey felt great after last night's game and wanted to catch today. Pagan CF Scutaro...
August 9, 2012 at 10:40 AM
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Hunter Pence needed just a couple of days to coin a catch phrase when he was first traded to the Phillies. In his second game for them, Pence was standing in the...
August 8, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Ryan Vogelsong dominates and Marco Scutaro hits a grand slam and drives in seven runs as the San Francisco Giants improve to 5-1 on their road trip with a 15-0 blowout...
August 8, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Left-hander Jose Mijares said he's coming to the Giants bullpen with a simple philosophy: "Strikes, strikes, strikes." Mijares expects to face mostly left-handed hitters...
August 8, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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We've got a change... Pagan CF Scutaro 3B Cabrera LF Posey C Pence RF Belt 1B Theriot 2B Crawford SS Vogelsong RHP - Scutaro has hit safely in 9 of 11 games as a Giant...
August 8, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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There were six players in the Busch Stadium visiting clubhouse when it opened to the media Tuesday afternoon. Three of them were playing "Buster Bash."
August 8, 2012 at 10:40 AM
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You can - and probably should - marvel at Buster Posey's hot streak. You can talk about Barry Zito's newfound ability to bounce back from rough starts and get wins when...
August 7, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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Barry Zito earns the victory as Posey homers for the fifth time in his past six games
August 7, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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Pablo Sandoval could be activated as soon as Sunday, after playing one to two rehab games with the San Jose Giants. Sandoval (strained left hamstring) ran sprints at...
August 7, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Giants looking to snap their one-game losing streak... Pagan CF Scutaro 2B Cabrera LF Posey C Pence RF Belt 1B Crawford SS Arias 3B Zito LHP Cardinals: Schumaker 2B...
August 7, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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Matt Cain insists that he's fine physically, so does Bruce Bochy. They insist that this is simply a rough stretch, and given how good Cain was in the middle innings...
August 6, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy said Jose Mijares has a "good arm" and a low 90′s fastball, and will allow the Giants to keep moving toward having a committee close out games...
August 6, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Downtown St. Louis makes me miss Downtown Cincinnati, which is saying something. But enough about that, we've got ball... Pagan CF Theriot 2B Cabrera LF Posey C Pence RF...
August 6, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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ST. LOUIS -- The Giants claimed Jose Mijares on waivers and the left-hander is scheduled to join the team Tuesday.
August 6, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey is the first Major League Baseball player to develop and market his own official mobile game, offering a free home run...
August 6, 2012 at 10:40 AM
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Bruce Bochy had a nice little welcome gift for Hunter Pence last week, sticking him behind Melky Cabrera and Buster Posey in the lineup. That would be Melky Cabrera, the...
August 5, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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GIANTS AT ST. LOUISMonday: Giants' Matt Cain (10-3, 2.82) vs. Jake Westbrook (10-8, 3.79), 5:15 p.m. CSNBATuesday: Giants' Barry Zito (8-8, 4.
August 5, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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The Giants finished off their first road sweep of the season on Sunday with an 8-3 win over the Colorado Rockies, and they did so behind a resurgent Tim...
August 5, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Giants have had 12 previous opportunities to sweep a three-game series this year but have only come through three times. Tim Lincecum will try to make it four... Pagan...
August 5, 2012 at 10:40 AM
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Madison Bumgarner, all of 23, did the best job of summing up the first two games of this series. "We caught it at the right time, coming out here." "Here" is Coors...
August 4, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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In the 11-6 win at Coors Field, every starting position player had a base hit for the second straight game. Madison Bumgarner was just as effective on the mound, holding...
August 4, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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With another lefty on the mound and a 16-run outburst last night, Bruce Bochy had no interest in making changes: Pagan CF Theriot 2B Cabrera LF Posey C Pence RF Scutaro...
August 4, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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This blog's day started with a bunch of words, over 3,000 of them to be exact. So if you haven't read the recap of July, go print it out, take a short vacation, grab a...
August 3, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Buster Posey had four hits, including a three-run homer in a six-run eighth inning, as the San Francisco Giants got their seven-game road trip off to a strong...
August 3, 2012 at 9:40 PM
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The Giants closed the clubhouse for 20 minutes this afternoon, and manager Bruce Bochy didn't exactly shy away from sharing the message that he gave to his team. It...
August 3, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Hey, maybe a change of scenery will help? Pagan CF Theriot 2B Cabrera LF Posey C Pence RF Scutaro 3B Pill 1B Arias SS Vogelsong RHP Rockies: Colvin RF Rutledge SS Fowler...
August 3, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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A rogue Major League Baseball Facebook page administrator posted offensive status updates on the pages of nine teams Thursday, including the San Francisco...
August 3, 2012 at 1:40 PM
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A rogue Major League Baseball Facebook page administrator posted offensive status updates on the pages of nine teams Thursday, including the San Francisco...
August 3, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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It's August 3, which means we're exactly two months away from the last game of the regular season. Will the Giants be playing after October 3? Only Dennis O'Donnell...
August 3, 2012 at 10:40 AM
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In for Alex Pavlovic ... Yeah, right. You folks are probably begging me for a little A's fodder today, eh? The last two days, as a wise man once said, have been pitiful...
August 2, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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Barry Zito gave up four first inning runs and the Giants managed just four hits against the New York Mets in a 9-1 loss at AT&T Park Thursday, the club's sixth loss...
August 2, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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GIANTS AT COLORADOFriday: Giants' Ryan Vogelsong (8-5, 2.22) vs. Jonathan Sanchez (1-8, 8.32), 5:40 p.
August 2, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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In for Alex ... The Bochy shuffle: 3B Scutaro 2B Theriot LF Cabrera RF Pence C Sanchez CF Pagan 1B Belt SS Crawford P Zito The Mets: SS Tejada, CF Torres, 3B Wright, RF...
August 2, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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