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• Giants bounce back at home in Sim Series Game 3
  From the Web › USA Today
  Morse delivers pinch-hit triple and scores go-ahead run in the eighth for a 5-4 victory.       
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 AM
• McCovey Cove Renaming A Hoax, Giants Say
  From the Web › NBC
  The San Francisco Giants are refuting a company's claim that the naming rights to the part of China Basin just beyond AT&T Park's right field wall, popularly known...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 AM
• HBT Daily: How much of a home field advantage do the Giants have this weekend anyway?
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The conventional wisdom is that the good-defense, low-power Royals aren't hurt all that much by playing in AT&T Park. I tend to disagree with that.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 11:40 AM
• Live updates: Giants vs. Cardinals, NLCS Game 2, Sunday at 5 p.m.
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Keep up with all the action as the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals face off in Game 2 of the NLCS.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 10:40 AM
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• Michael Morse not on San Francisco Giants NLDS roster
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The Giants made two changes to the roster that beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the wild-card game, but Michael Morse wasn't one of the additions.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 10:40 AM
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• Live updates: Giants vs. Nationals, Game 1 of NLDS on Friday at noon
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Follow the action Friday at noon as the San Francisco Giants meet the Washington Nationals in Game 1 of the NLDS.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 10:40 AM
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• Rookie Panik showing knack for rising to stage
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Following his selection by the San Francisco Giants in the first round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, I saw second baseman Joe Panik playing in the Arizona Fall...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 10:40 AM
• Toe the Rubber: Jeremy Guthrie vs. Tim Hudson
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  It's Game 3 of the 2014 World Series and Tim Hudson will get the call for the Giants, opposing the Royals' Jeremy Guthrie.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 9:40 AM
• Walruses, Tiger, Dolphin Root on San Francisco Giants
  From the Web › NBC
  By now, we're all pretty aware that the animals and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom are sports fanatics.Remember Siku the Walrus doing pushups with 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 7:40 AM
• Animals at Six Flags Root on the San Francisco Giants
  From the Web › NBC
  Animals at the Six Flags theme park root for their favorite team in the World Series—the San Francisco Giants!
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• "The San Francisco Giants are what the Yankees used to be"
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Quite the hot take from John McGrath of the Tacoma News-Tribune
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 7:40 AM
• 2010 SF Giants World Series squad: Where are they now?
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  The San Francisco Giants are in the midst of their third title run in five years, and they are in the privileged position of fielding an experienced postseason squad...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 4:40 AM
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• In NL park, Royals slugger Billy Butler prepares for role as a pinch hitter
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO — Billy Butler stood in front of his locker Thursday afternoon, smiling and talking about his very abrupt role-change in the World Series. His two...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 3:40 AM
• Royals might need a rare pinch hit in Series
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Playing under American League rules with few reliable options on the bench this season, no manager had as little use for pinch hitters as Kansas City's Ned Yost. Now...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 1:40 AM
• Injured Matt Cain is Series spectator for Giants
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Well after the rest of his teammates put on their uniforms, Matt Cain wandered into the San Francisco clubhouse and changed clothes for a recent World Series practice...
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 1:40 AM
• Series scene: NL style could cramp Butler's style
  From the Web › USA Today
  Butler could be a key player when the Series shifts to San Francisco.       
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• Giants' Bochy and Flannery 'like an ol' married couple'
  From the Web › USA Today
  Familiarity has bred success for Bruce Bochy and Tim Flannery, friends for over 30 years.       
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 1:40 AM
• Live World Series Game 3 updates: Giants still trailing Royals
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Follow the live action in Game 3 of the World Series.
  Share • October 24, 2014 at 12:40 AM
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• Gala Welcomes World Series to San Francisco
  From the Web › NBC
  The Giants hosted a pregame gala Thursday in preparation for World Series games held at AT&T Park this weekend. Jean Elle reports.Photo Credit: NBC Bay Area
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 11:40 PM
• World Series notes: Royals, Giants consider OF changes, etc.
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Bruce Bochy is planning to go with a different left fielder in Game 4 against the left-handed Jason Vargas, but it isn't the alternative you might think.
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 10:40 PM
• Giants' Hudson hungry for baseball World Series start (AFP)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  San Francisco pitcher Tim Hudson takes the mound on Friday as the Giants host Kansas City in game three of the World Series, a chance on baseball's biggest stage he once...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 10:40 PM
• Oct. 23 Tim Hudson workout day interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants' Tim Hudson meets the media a day before starting Game 3 of the World Series.
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• Oct. 23 Bruce Bochy workout day interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants manager Bruce Bochy meets the media on the eve of World Series Game 3.
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• World Series notes: Royals, Giants consider starting OF changes, etc.
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  SAN FRANCISCO – The Kansas City Royals did not hide their eagerness to run on Giants left fielder Travis Ishikawa, especially in their Game 2 victory Wednesday...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 9:40 PM
• Hudson ready for long-awaited World Series debut
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  Tim Hudson leads active major-league pitchers with 214 career victories. Some quick perspective: That's 75 more wins than Jake Peavy's total (139) and more than twice as...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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• Path to World Series ultimate test of best teams
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Neither the Royals nor Giants won 90 games in the regular season, but that shouldn't matter in determining a World Series champion.
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 9:40 PM
• Lincecum upbeat, 'feels normal' after playing catch
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum went for an MRI on his lower back Thursday, but threw the ball later in the day and felt good about his prognosis.
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 8:40 PM
• Strickland 'embarrassed', hopes for another chance
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Hunter Strickland ran a little hot after Omar Infante took him deep in Game 2, but a day later he showed nothing but respect for his opponents.
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 8:40 PM
• Thompson: Giants have little reason to worry
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The San Francisco Giants earned a split of first two World Series games and are in the driver's seat entering Game 3 against the Kansas City Royals.
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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• Royals outfield defenders cram for quirky AT&T test
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  By Larry Fine SAN FRANCISCO - The irresistible talents of the Kansas City Royals' outfielders may be tested by the inscrutable elements of San Francisco's quirky right...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 8:40 PM
• Giants hope to make history at home (Yahoo Sports)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Giants haven't clinched a World Series at home since 1922. They'll need to win all three games at AT&T Park to end that streak.
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 8:40 PM
• Giants' middle relief corp a chief concern for Game 3
  From the Web › USA Today
  The Royals' 5-run eruption came largely at the expense of the bullpen.       
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 8:40 PM
• Giants' success a testament to Sabean's blueprint
  From the Web › MLB.com
  A ballclub's general manager is often referred to as its architect. In that sense, Brian Sabean has built something enduring in San Francisco, at least as much as the...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 8:40 PM
• Lincecum undergoes MRI; Bochy remains optimistic
  From the Web › MLB.com
  A day after Tim Lincecum left Game 2 of the World Series at Kauffman Stadium because of tightness in his back, Giants manager Bruce Bochy was decidedly upbeat about the...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 8:40 PM
• With no DH, Giants look for Morse to adjust on bench
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Travis Ishikawa knows the pitfalls of what Michael Morse is dealing with right now, himself having once been relegated from the starting lineup to a pinch-hit role, but...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 8:40 PM
• Panda represents Giants as Gold Glove finalist
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval, who sustained a 73-game errorless streak this season, was named a finalist at his position on Thursday for the Rawlings Gold Glove...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 8:40 PM
• Rags-to-riches story for Giants' pitching staff
  From the Web › MLB.com
  When manager Bruce Bochy came to San Francisco prior to the 2007 season, he made the unorthodox move of keeping longtime pitching coach Dave Righetti on staff. Eight...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 8:40 PM
• Strickland owns actions, ready for next chance
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Admittedly, Giants reliever Hunter Strickland didn't sleep very well after a nightmarish Wednesday night in Kansas City. A day later, back in his home clubhouse in San...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 8:40 PM
• Bochy applauds Giants rookie Strickland for ownership
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Hunter Strickland might've shown that he isn't prepared to pitch on this stage. But Bruce Bochy applauded the rookie for owning his actions.
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 7:41 PM
• Lincecum likely to be available for Game 3 of World Series
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  For a long/middle reliever who has pitched only once this postseason, Tim Lincecum sure drew a lot of attention Thursday at China Basin. Lincecum's condition was Topic A...
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• World Series: Tim Lincecum might be able to pitch in Game 3
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants right-hander Tim Lincecum left Game 2 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals with a stiff back, but it felt better on Thursday and San Francisco...
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• World Series wait over for Giants' Hudson, Royals' Guthrie
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Two men with over a decade in the big leagues will pitch in the World Series for the first time Friday when the San Francisco Giants' Tim Hudson meets the Kansas City...
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• Strickland 'embarrassed' by Game 2 actions
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Hunter Strickland apologized Thursday for the way he handled himself in Game 2 of the World Series after allowing yet another postseason home run. Strickland caused the...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 7:40 PM
• Baer's bond with Giants runs deep
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants were Larry Baer's first job after college in 1980, and since returning in 1992, he has methodically risen through the organization. Now he's the man...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 7:40 PM
• In first five years, Posey evoking legendary backstops
  From the Web › MLB.com
  It doesn't take an expert in the art of catching to realize that Buster Posey is a special player off to a rare start to his Major League career. Two World Series rings...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 7:40 PM
• Band of brothers: Team-first mentality the key for Giants
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants are the classic case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Put them up, man-for-man against some other teams, and maybe the other guys seem...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 7:40 PM
• Bochy awaits results of Lincecum MRI
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Bruce Bochy and the Giants are awaiting one major scrap of information on Tim Lincecum, who underwent an MRI on his back on Thursday.
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 6:41 PM
• Oct. 23 Hudson workout day interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants' Tim Hudson meets the media a day before starting Game 3 of the World Series.
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• Oct. 23 Bochy workout day interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants manager Bruce Bochy meets the media on the eve of World Series Game 3.
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 6:40 PM
• Giants Return Home, Ready for World Series Weekend
  From the Web › NBC
  The San Francisco Giants returned to the Bay Area on Thursday with a 1-1 split of the first two World Series games in Kansas City. The series continues Friday at AT&T...
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• Benches Clear After Game 2 Home Run in Royals 7-2 Victory
  From the Web › AOL On
  The Fumble - The Kansas City Royals evened the best-of-seven series with a 7-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants in Game 2 of the World Series. But that was just the...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 5:41 PM
• World Series: Buster Posey and the art of catching
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  From Tim Hudson to Tim Lincecum to Jake Peavy and Sergio Romo, the San Francisco Giants pitchers sound off on MVP catcher Buster Posey
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• What got into Giants' Hunter Strickland? Friends, family offer guesses
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Hunter Strickland jawed at -- then appeared to challenge -- Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez after Omar Infante's sixth-inning home run in World Series Game...
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• Kawakami: San Francisco Giants and the mystery of the even-numbered year
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  How the San Francisco Giants, managed by Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy, have reached the World Series in 2010, 2012 and 2014 and the impact of those off-years
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• Major League Baseball roundup
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  (The Sports Xchange) - Veteran baseball executive John Hart reversed course and opted to accept a three-year deal to become president of baseball operations with the...
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 5:40 PM
• Sense of stability waiting for World Series at AT&T Park
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The first two games revealed that the Giants and Royals are well matched. The next three games should provide a sense of order to the chaos.
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 3:41 PM
• Giants: Coveted players' tickets in World Series go to 'those who love us along the way.'
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Everybody who is anybody is clamoring for a ticket to see the San Francisco Giants' latest World Series title run against the Kansas City Royals, but these are the...
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• Hunter Strickland's mom has his back
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Hunter Strickland, the goat of Game 2 of the World Series against Kansas City Royals, has big support back home.
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• World Series: Giants' Tim Lincecum to have back treatment
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum will receive treatment on his back when the team arrives from Kansas City on Thursday.
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• Lincecum's back fine, expected to be ready Game 3
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  San Francisco Giants right-hander Tim Lincecum has no structural damage in his tight back and is expected to be available when the World Series resumes with Game 3 on...
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• Get World Series tickets and watch the Giants vs Royals
  From the Web › TiqIQ
  Tomorrow's Game 3 is BY FAR the cheapest remaining #WorldSeries ticket. Browse all options here:
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• Lincecum to have back treatment
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum will receive treatment on his back when the team arrives from Kansas City on Thursday.
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• Hudson's long journey finally leads to World Series
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  It's getting a little tiresome for the three Hudson children. Nearly every day in hotel rooms on the road this week, Giants' starting pitcher Tim Hudson will ask them...
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• Just how good is Buster Posey?
  From the Web › USA Today
  The Giants' catcher is the best player left standing this postseason.       
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• Gold Glove Awards finalists revealed
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Three players at each position in each league were named finalists for the 2015 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards on Thursday.
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• Giants' Sandoval one of three finalists for NL Gold Glove
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The finalists for MLB's Gold Glove Awards were announced on Thursday, and Pablo Sandoval is among a strong group of NL third basemen.
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 12:41 PM
• Royals-Giants Preview
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Eric Hosmer is eager to see what makes San Francisco's waterfront ballpark unique. ''I know absolutely nothing,'' the Kansas City first baseman said. I've always wanted...
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• New-fashioned Giants built on winning formula
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  By Larry Fine SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Giants fans, once in love with home runs and Barry Bonds, will be cheering a selfless, grinding club chasing their third...
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• At 1-all, World Series moves to quirky Giants park
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Eric Hosmer is eager to see what makes San Francisco's waterfront ballpark unique. ''I know absolutely nothing,'' the Kansas City first baseman said. I've always wanted...
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• What's To Like About KC: Water Fountains and BBQ
  From the Web › NBC
  As Bob Redell wakes up early and stays up late to provide the latest news on the World Series first two games in Kansas City, the intrepid NBC Bay Area reporter needs to...
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• Bochy's bullpen management to blame for Giants' Game 2 loss (NBC on Yahoo Sports)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Of course this is going to be about Tim Lincecum, because the predetermined narrative demands it. It's enough to make your brain throb. Only it's way more involved than...
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• Giants' Hudson to face Royals' Guthrie in Game 3
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  In the middle of a champagne-and-beer-soaked clubhouse after the San Francisco Giants won the NL Championship Series, Tim Hudson was given the chance to speak to his...
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• Was Bochy's Bullpen Management the Problem in Game 2?
  From the Web › AOL On
  Sports Illustrated - Sports Illustrated's Ben Reiter and Albert Chen discuss San Francisco's struggles with their bullpen and the outlook for the Giants heading home for...
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• When Bullpens Face Off, Edge Goes to Royals
  From the Web › AOL On
  Sports Illustrated - Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci discusses the bullpen performances of the Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants in Game 2 of the World...
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• Giant frustrations nearly spark Series brawl (AFP)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Frustrations and emotions nearly boiled over into a World Series brawl Wednesday after San Francisco relief pitcher Hunter Strickland confronted Kansas City's Salvador...
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• Rewind: Giants leave KC with burnt ends, splitting headache
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  After the bullpen's meltdown in Game 2 on Wednesday, Bruce Bochy has a short period of time to get things straightened out.
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 2:40 AM
• Giants can't handle Herrera's heat in Game 2
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Royals finally got a chance to use the meat of their vaunted bullpen in Game 2, meaning Kelvin Herrera got to bring the heat.
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• Ned Yost's tactics work out and Bruce Bochy's don't in Game 2
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Many pundits figured Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost would find himself at a tactical disadvantage throughout the Major League Baseball...
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• Oct. 22 Bochy postgame interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants manager Bruce Bochy discusses Game 2 of the World Series.
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• As tempers flare, Royals get even, and the World Series finds some drama (Yahoo Sports)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  In one inning, the Royals pushed Hunter Strickland and the Giants to frustration and gave the World Series a dose of intrigue.
  Share • October 23, 2014 at 1:40 AM