• Home
• News

News Articles

• On pitching and pitching coach Dave Righetti
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  Steve Kroner subbing for Henry Schulman for the opener of a three-game series against Colorado in China Basin: No word yet on who will take Ryan Vogelsong's spot in the...
  Share • May 24, 2013 at 6:40 PM
  May require subscription
• Casilla might miss four weeks, replacement for Vogelsong named Sunday
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Relief pitcher Santiago Casilla likely will miss more than two weeks, and he might miss as many as four if he undergoes surgery for his injured right knee, Giants...
  Share • May 24, 2013 at 6:40 PM
  May require subscription
• Gonzalez predicted Scutaro's success with Giants
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Rockies right fielder Carlos Gonzalez and Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro shared many conversations during their time together with the Rockies last season. As the...
  Share • May 24, 2013 at 6:40 PM
  May require subscription
• San Francisco Giants reliever Santiago Casilla may need surgery
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Santiago Casilla has an injured right knee, and if surgery is warranted, he could be sidelined for about four weeks
  Share • May 24, 2013 at 5:40 PM
  May require subscription
• Today's MLB starting lineups: May 24
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.
  Share • May 24, 2013 at 5:40 PM
• Giants lineup: Belt, Blanco, Crawford six through eight
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Gregor Blanco and the Giants open a three-game series tonight at AT&T Park against the Colorado Rockies. First place is on the line.
  Share • May 24, 2013 at 4:40 PM
• GIANTS NOTES: Righetti's thoughts on Vogelsong injury; Sabean says Casilla likely headed for surgery
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Dan Brown worked harder than I did on the off day, attending Dave Righetti's induction into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. Dan asked Righetti about Ryan Vogelsong...
  Share • May 24, 2013 at 12:40 PM
  May require subscription
• Why SF Giants' Jeremy Affeldt became an author
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  Jeremy Affeldt was not burning to write a book. The idea was actually forced upon him after he gave a speech at a church in New Jersey seven years ago. "When I got done...
  Share • May 24, 2013 at 4:40 AM
  May require subscription
• Who is your favorite SF Giant of all time?
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  As All-Star voting heats up, we at SFGate thought we'd ask the fans who their all-time favorite SF Giant is. It's not a question of who you think is the best player...
  Share • May 23, 2013 at 8:40 PM
  May require subscription
• San Francisco Giants candidates to replace Ryan Vogelsong
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants will be without Ryan Vogelsong for at least six weeks while he recovers from a broken finger.
  Share • May 23, 2013 at 6:40 PM
  May require subscription
• San Francisco Giants-Colorado Rockies pitching matchups
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  GIANTS VS. COLORADOFriday: Giants' Tim Lincecum (3-3, 4.70) vs. Tyler Chatwood (2-0, 2.55), 7:15 p.m.
  Share • May 23, 2013 at 4:40 PM
  May require subscription
• Extra Baggs: Clean series a relief, Harper praises Bumgarner
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Bryce Harper had high praise for starter Madison Bumgarner following Wednesday's series finale, but does the admiration go both ways?
  Share • May 23, 2013 at 3:40 PM
• San Francisco Giants confront Ryan Vogelsong's absence amid starting rotation woes
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants' loss of Ryan Vogelsong a blow for starting staff that had combined 9.82 ERA on latest road trip.
  Share • May 23, 2013 at 3:40 PM
  May require subscription
• 'Rags' to pitching riches: Righetti's skill sparked debate
  From the Web › MLB.com
  By the time Dave Righetti's active Major League playing career ended in 1995, closers usually pitched only a ballgame's final inning. But Righetti routinely was asked to...
  Share • May 23, 2013 at 2:40 PM
• Rockies-Giants Preview
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  After putting their recent struggles against the San FranciscoGiants to rest last week at home, the Colorado Rockies have theirsights set on accomplishing the same goal...
  Share • May 23, 2013 at 12:40 PM
• SF Giants' Ryan Vogelsong knows he must take it easy
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  Ryan Vogelsong is definitely a yard rat, so it didn't surprise me to see him sitting in the dugout Wednesday with that huge cast on his right hand cheering on the team...
  Share • May 23, 2013 at 11:40 AM
  May require subscription
• Don Mattingly calls out players, questions Dodgers' toughness
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Don Mattingly's job is in jeopardy with the Dodgers languishing the NL West basement and he may have just sealed his own fate.
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 9:40 PM
• Extra Baggs: Clean series a relief, Harper praises Bumgarner etc.
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Bryce Harper had high praise for starter Madison Bumgarner following Wednesday's series finale, but does the admiration go both ways?
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 7:40 PM
• Scutaro looks to start new streak against former club
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Colorado's Tyler Chatwood is the next pitcher who has to deal with the pesky Marco Scutaro, as the Rockies right-hander makes his second consecutive start against the...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 7:40 PM
• Nats beat Giants in extras
  From the Web › SI.com
  Nationals-Giants Gameflash for game played on May 22, 2013
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 6:40 PM
• POSTGAME NOTES: This may just be the beginning for Bumgarner, Harper
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Like most in their age group, Madison Bumgarner and Bryce Harper went hard on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon in May. But this was no beer pong game in a backyard or run...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 6:40 PM
  May require subscription
• Instant Replay: Comeback comes up short
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Bryce Harper had two extra base hits and scored both Nationals runs, denying the Giants their 14th comeback win of the season.
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 5:40 PM
• Nationals outlast Giants in 10, avoid sweep
  From the Web › ESPN
  Ian Desmond singled in Bryce Harper in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game series...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 5:40 PM
• Nationals 2, Giants 1(10)
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Ian Desmond singled in Bryce Harper in the 10th inning, and theWashington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Wednesdayto avoid a three-game series...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 5:40 PM
• LIVE: Nationals vs. Giants in extras!
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants and Nationals are tied at one and headed for extra innings! Watch the game on CSN Bay Area and follow along online!
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 4:40 PM
• Too much Bryce Harper prevents SF Giants sweep
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  By Henry Schulman Regardless of how Wednesday's series finale against the Nationals ended, normalcy was restored. The rotation was itself again. The Giants played their...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 4:40 PM
  May require subscription
• San Francisco Giants done in by Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Washington Nationals beat San Francisco Giants in 10 innings, with Bryce Harper hit a homer in the sixth and making a nice defensive play in the eighth.
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 4:40 PM
  May require subscription
• Giants show plenty of promise, but fall in finale
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Ian Desmond's RBI single broke a 10th-inning tie and lifted the Nationals to a 2-1 victory against the Giants, who were denied a three-game series sweep.
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 4:40 PM
• Vogelsong determined to 'contribute during crunch time'
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Unable to do workout for a few more day, Ryan Vogelsong will become his teammates' biggest cheerleader. Plus, the Giants are digging the long ball.
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 2:40 PM
• Eager Vogelsong tasked with taking rehab slow
  From the Web › MLB.com
  As Ryan Vogelsong begins recovering from his fractured right hand, he knows that he might spend more energy trying to control his rehabilitation efforts than actually...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 2:40 PM
• Giants notes: Vogelsong determined to 'contribute during crunch time,' etc.
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Unable to do workout for a few more day, Ryan Vogelsong will become his teammates' biggest cheerleader. Plus, the Giants are digging the long ball.
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 12:40 PM
• Two regulars missing from today's SF Giants lineup
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  The Giants hope to sweep the Nats for the first time since they went 7-0 against Washington in 2008. Pablo Sandoval is out of the lineup because of the sickness through...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 12:40 PM
  May require subscription
• PREGAME NOTES: Vogelsong looking forward to contributing down the stretch
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Ryan Vogelsong was as good as anybody last October. He's confident that he can be that guy again, even after surgery on his broken finger. "We'll get this thing right...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 12:40 PM
  May require subscription
• Nationals closer Rafael Soriano blames Bryce Harper for Giants' comeback
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Washington Nationals closer Rafael Soriano blew the save Tuesday night against the Giants, but he told USA Today that teammate Bryce Harper should share some of the...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 12:40 PM
  May require subscription
• Ryan Vogelsong promises to help San Francisco Giants at crunch time
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants' right-hander Ryan Vogelsong not sure when he will return after breaking a finger
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 12:40 PM
  May require subscription
• Nats' closer calls out Harper's OF positioning
  From the Web › ESPN
  Washington Nationals closer Rafael Soriano questioned Bryce Harper's defensive positioning on Tuesday, claiming that the star right fielder should have been in a better...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 12:40 PM
• Solidly built Giants again on the right track
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants have a glitzy rotation, an All-Star catcher and a lot of good players who play better as a team than if they are broken down individually.
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 12:40 PM
• Still ill, Panda rests along with Belt for finale
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Ill Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval was out of Wednesday's lineup, as manager Bruce Bochy wanted to give the flu-stricken third baseman extra time to recover. First...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 12:40 PM
• Giants lineup: Pill, Arias starting
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  With lefty Gio Gonzalez on the mound, Brett Pill gets the start at first base, while Joaquin Arias fills in a sick Pablo Sandoval at third base.
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 11:40 AM
• Today's MLB starting lineups: May 22
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 11:40 AM
• Is Harper to blame for Nationals' extra-innings loss to Giants?
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Eight days ago, Bryce Harper drew criticism for going too hard into the fence. Now, he's being blamed for a loss after he didn't go hard enough.
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 10:40 AM
• Wednesday's lineup: As N.L. contenders bicker, Giants send Bumgarner to mound seeking a sweep
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Pagan CF Scutaro 2B Posey C Pence RF Pill 1B Arias 3B Torres LF Crawford SS Bumgarner LHP Span CF Harper RF Zimmerman 3B Desmond SS LaRoche 1B Moore LF Espinosa 2B...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 10:40 AM
  May require subscription
• Rafael Soriano calls out Bryce Harper for the game-tying triple last night
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Well, Bryce Harper and/or whoever is in charge of defensive positioning in the late innings of last night's Nats loss to the Giants. From USA Today: "With two outs and...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 8:40 AM
• Sandoval's HR caps Giants' rally past Nationals
  From the Web › ESPN
  MLB Baseball Recap: Final statistics from the Washington vs. San Francisco game played on May 21, 2013
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 6:40 AM
• Pablo Sandoval walks off the Giants, Bryce Harper feared the wall
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Sounds like it was a wild game in San Francisco. Stephen Strasburg had a filthy changeup working and allowed only one run over seven, but the Giants came back. The first...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 5:40 AM
• Giants put two pitchers on the DL
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  With Ryan Vogelsong sidelined for the foreseeable future, theSan Francisco Giants are facing more change and challenges fortheir struggling starting rotation.
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 2:40 AM
• Higher, deeper, farther: Sandoval's blast carries Giants
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Pablo Sandoval's walk-off two-run blast Tuesday night traveled so far that Matt Cain felt the need for a Barry Bonds comparison.
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 1:40 AM
• Extra Baggs: Blanco put on a show for a special fan
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Gregor Blanco had two of the Giants' five hits off Stephen Strasburg, and hit the two-out, two-strike triple in the ninth that rescued the Giants and sent the game to...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 1:40 AM
• POSTGAME NOTES: Sandoval embraces the pressure; Cain pulls out the ace card
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Not all wins are equal, although they count the same in the standings. Take Tuesday night, for example. The Giants were reeling in more ways than one. They're coming off...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 12:40 AM
  May require subscription
• Bumgarner looks to shake off rocky start
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Madison Bumgarner will look to get back on track Wednesday when the Giants face the Nationals at AT&T Park. However, that could be difficult for Bumgarner with Gio...
  Share • May 22, 2013 at 12:40 AM
• Instant Replay: Giants walk off on Sandoval's tape-measure shot
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Nationals took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth, but the Giants added another walk-off win to their 2013 collection thanks to a Pablo Sandoval bomb in the...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 11:40 PM
• Giants edge Nats on Sandoval walkoff, 2-run HR
  From the Web › SI.com
  Nationals-Giants Gameflash for game played on May 21, 2013
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 11:40 PM
• Giants 4, Nationals 2(10)
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10thinning after Gregor Blanco's tying triple in the ninth, and the SanFrancisco Giants rallied past the...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 11:40 PM
• Ailing Sandoval delivers walk-off homer vs. Nats
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Pablo Sandoval delivered a two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning Tuesday to lift the Giants to a 4-2 victory over the Washington Nationals.
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 11:40 PM
• SF Giants walk off against Nationals with a monster home run
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  By Henry Schulman In the wake of Ryan Vogelsong's broken hand, manager Bruce Bochy imparted the same message he had in 2011 when Buster Posey got hurt and last year when...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 10:40 PM
  May require subscription
• Pablo Sandoval's home run lifts San Francisco Giants past Washington Nationals 4-2
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Pablo Sandoval hits game-winning two run home run in 10th after Giants send game to extra innings with run in the ninth.
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 10:40 PM
  May require subscription
• Nationals-Giants Preview
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  While their numbers aren't what they've been in the past,Stephen Strasburg and Matt Cain have put their lengthy win droughtsbehind them.
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 9:40 PM
• Nationals-Giants
  From the Web › SI.com
  Nationals-Giants Gameflash for game played on May 21, 2013
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 8:40 PM
• Giants collect on four GIBBYs awards
  From the Web › MLB.com
  A few teams had multiple GIBBY winners as a result of an outstanding 2012 season, but none more than the World Series champion Giants, who separated themselves from the...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 8:40 PM
• Former Giants star Clark to rep team at Draft
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Fittingly, one of the top Draft picks in Giants history will help represent the club at next month's Major League Baseball 2013 First-Year Player Draft, as Will Clark...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 8:40 PM
• Giants mulling replacement for Vogelsong
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants manager Bruce Bochy said that he and the club's braintrust are "weighing all the options" regarding who will replace the injured Ryan Vogelsong in the starting...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 8:40 PM
• Five pins for Vogelsong, surgery possible for Casilla
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Ryan Vogelsong's fractured pinkie is stabilized following surgery Tuesday, while going under the knife is a possibility for Santiago Casilla.
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 6:40 PM
• PREGAME NOTES: Pill gives a scouting report on potential Vogelsong replacements
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The Giants are keeping quiet about the Mystery Starter, and there's really no reason to say anything. They're going to use the off day to push Matt Cain and Madison...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 6:40 PM
  May require subscription
• Giants lineup: No changes with Cain on the mound
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants bats look to keep rolling after a 17-hit performance Monday, as Matt Cain gets the start for Game 2 against Washington.
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 4:40 PM
• UPDATE: SF Giants manager Bochy discusses Vogelsong surgery, replacement options
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  UPDATE, 5:15 p.m.: Manager Bruce Bochy said he expects Ryan Vogelsong to be out six to eight weeks after surgery today to place five pins in his right pinkie. "It went...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 3:40 PM
  May require subscription
• Tuesday's Giants lineup, plus some numbers from Fresno
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  What's happening? Pagan CF Scutaro 2B Sandoval 3B Posey C Pence RF Belt 1B Blanco LF Crawford SS Cain RHP If you missed the early news, Pill and Rosario are back. Ryan...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 3:40 PM
  May require subscription
• Giants' Vogelsong to DL with broken hand
  From the Web › ESPN
  The San Francisco Giants put Ryan Vogelsong on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and prepared to be without their right-hander for two months in yet another challenge for...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 12:40 PM
• Ryan Vogelsong, Santiago Casilla go on Giants' DL
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Right-hander Ryan Vogelsong has been placed on the 15-daydisabled list after breaking his pitching hand and the SanFrancisco Giants are bracing to be without him for two...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 12:40 PM
• Baseball dignitaries will represent at '13 Draft
  From the Web › MLB.com
  A star-studded cast of accomplished baseball legends will be on hand for the first day of the First-Year Player Draft on June 6, as the league welcomes its next crop of...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 12:40 PM
• Vogelsong, Casilla to DL; Pill, Rosario up
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants performed roster maintenance in the wake of Ryan Vogelsong's fractured throwing hand, placing Vogelsong and reliever Santiago Casilla on the disabled list...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 12:40 PM
• Vogelsong, Casilla to DL, Pill and Rosario recalled
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants placed Ryan Vogelsong and Santiago Casilla on the disabled list and recalled Brett Pill and Sandy Rosario from Fresno.
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 10:40 AM
• Giants call up Pill, Rosario … Vogelsong, Casilla to the DL
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  A day after their first long-term injury of the season, the Giants made a couple of moves to get through the days ahead. Right-handers Ryan Vogelsong and Santiago...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 10:40 AM
  May require subscription
• Giants put Ryan Vogelsong, Santiago Casilla on disabled list, call up Sandy Rosario, Brett Pill
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants right-handers Ryan Vogelsong and Santiago Casilla were placed on the disabled list and right-hander Sandy Rosario and first baseman Brett Pill were recalled from...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 10:40 AM
  May require subscription
• Vogelsong's season gets even more torturous
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  After five innings of three-hit shutout ball Monday, it looked like Ryan Vogelsong was getting back on track. But then disaster struck.
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 1:40 AM
• POSTGAME NOTES: Vogelsong injured during Giants' 8-0 victory over Nationals
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  It's Dan Brown filling in for Alex Pavlovic. Here's the early version of the Vogelsong-themed game story that will appear in tomorrow's paper. Below the recap are a few...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 12:40 AM
  May require subscription
• Cain looking to build momentum vs. Nationals
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Before this season began, the pitching matchup fans will be treated to Tuesday night when the Washington Nationals visit the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park would have...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 12:40 AM
• Vogelsong out four to six weeks with broken hand
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong fractured two bones and sustained a dislocated joint in the pinkie finger of his right hand, injuries sustained while batting, in the...
  Share • May 21, 2013 at 12:40 AM
• Instant Replay: Bittersweet win for Giants
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Brandon Belt had four hits as the Giants dominated the Nationals 8-0, but Ryan Vogelsong's night ended early after being hit by a pitch.
  Share • May 20, 2013 at 11:40 PM
• Vogelsong fractures hand
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Giants starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong fractured his throwing hand in Monday night's game after being hit by a pitch in the fifth inning.
  Share • May 20, 2013 at 10:40 PM
• Vogelsong breaks hand
  From the Web › SI.com
  SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong broke his pitching hand when he fouled off a pitch in the fifth inning Monday night.
  Share • May 20, 2013 at 10:40 PM