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• Giants-Tigers Preview
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Toting his tiny aluminum bat, 5-year-old Gage Brookens wanderedtoward the cage and watched Austin Jackson, Omar Infante and a fewother Tigers take batting practice on a...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 5:40 PM
• Tigers in need of some hometown bounces after everything went wrong by the Bay
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Detroit isn't calling San Francisco lucky as the NL team has gotten every break and close play go its way.
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 5:40 PM
• Lincecum's short-relief stint should be short-lived
  From the Web › MLB.com
  After a disappointing 2012 season, Tim Lincecum has excelled in a relief role in the playoffs. However, the Giants' mentality, beyond a shadow of a doubt, will be to do...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 5:40 PM
• Cut4: Did Pollak predict Panda's three-homer game?
  From the Web › MLB.com
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• Why Sly Stallone needs to dump his loyalties and root for the SF Giants
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  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...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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• Baseball-Tigers happy to be back home in chilly Detroit
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  DETROIT, Oct 26 - The Detroit Tigers arrived back on their home turf Friday to overcast skies, chilly temperatures and a lot of griping by the locals about the...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 4:40 PM
• Giants-Tigers Preview
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  DETROIT -- Toting his tiny aluminum bat, 5-year-old Gage Brookens wandered toward the cage and watched Austin Jackson, Omar Infante and a few other Tigers take batting...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 4:40 PM
• Tigers happy to be back home in chilly Detroit
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers arrived back on their home turf Friday to overcast skies, chilly temperatures and a lot of griping by the locals about the winter-like...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 4:40 PM
• Giants settle on Hector Sanchez as Game 3 designated hitter
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The Giants will go with their 22-year-old backup catcher as their designated hitter in Game 3 of the World Series in Detroit on Saturday. Hector Sanchez is getting the...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 4:40 PM
• Poole: World Series star Pablo Sandoval same as he ever was
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval has a weight problem that seems to go away whenever he's swinging at hot bat
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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• Game 2 of World Series gets record-low rating
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Giants' shutout of the Detroit Tigers drew a record-low television rating for Game 2 of the World Series.
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 3:40 PM
• Tigers hope bats warm up in World Series chill
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers are hoping a change in scenery and the chance to face a right-handed pitcher will help them charge back into the World Series against the...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 3:40 PM
• In new role, Wilson remains positive energy source
  From the Web › MLB.com
  A full-blown media phenomenon at the World Series two years ago, injured Giants closer Brian Wilson has a new role in 2012 -- pumping up his teammates instead of...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 3:40 PM
• Q & A with Giants general manager Sabean
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants are competing in their second World Series in three seasons, and general manager Brian Sabean has been the architect of all that success.
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 3:40 PM
• WORLD SERIES NOTES: Posey plays it perfectly; Casilla, Romo shutting it down
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  God bless the man or woman who decided that occasionally we should be able to surf the internet on flights. In honor of that person, a few leftover notes as I fly from...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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• World Series: Detroit Tigers' Game 3 starter Anibal Sanchez anticipates being more relaxed on the mound
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Detroit Tigers' right-hander said the real pressure-cooker was pitching in front of Oakland A's fans.
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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• World Series: San Francisco Giants' fans a little piqued at USA Today baseball writer
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Detroit Tigers were picked to win World Series in five games, and San Francisco Giants' pitchers were described as 'pea shooters.
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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• World Series: Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford making hometown proud
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The San Francisco Giants shortstop's early days are recalled fondly at Pleasanton's Foothill High School
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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• San Francisco Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong's improbable journey reaches World Series
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  After a decade-long trip through minors and overseas, Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong' life is finally beginning to match the storybook visions of this once tall, skinny...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 2:40 PM
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• World Series ratings up for Game 2
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The San Francisco Giants' 2-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday night earned FOX a 7.8 overnight rating, up slightly from last...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 2:40 PM
• World Series Game 2 draws record-low rating
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  NEW YORK -- The Giants' shutout of the Detroit Tigers drew a record-low television rating for Game 2 of the World Series.
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 2:40 PM
• Five Greatest San Francisco Giants Players of All-Time
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  With a 2-0 lead over the Detroit Tigers in the World Series, the San Francisco Giants are halfway to their second World Series championship in the last three years...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 2:40 PM
• Vogelsong took long journey to World Series start
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Ryan Vogelsong stood on the cut grass at AT&T Park in hiscrisp San Francisco Giants uniform, giving an interview forJapanese broadcaster NHK in English. No need for...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 12:40 PM
• Barr's foresight helped establish Giants' core
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The 2008 First-Year Player Draft was his first major assignment with the San Francisco Giants, and John Barr was hoping, naturally, to make a good impression.
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 12:40 PM
• Michael Rosenberg: Giants have been good in World Series but don't call them lucky
  From the Web › SI.com
  The Giants have been more good than lucky in the first two games of the World Series against Detroit, but that's what it takes to win a championship, writes Michael...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 11:40 AM
• Tigers remain confident despite 0-2 deficit
  From the Web › SI.com
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Stationed in unfamiliar territory -- the outfield -- Delmon Young played his position conservatively, standing just shy of the leftfield warning track...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 11:40 AM
• World Series: More bad news for Detroit
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The San Francisco Giants, fresh off two home wins, are really good on the road too -- best in the majors since the All-Star break
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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• Vogelsong took long journey to World Series start
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Ryan Vogelsong stood on the cut grass at AT&T Park in his crisp San Francisco Giants uniform, giving an interview for Japanese broadcaster NHK in...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 11:40 AM
• Manager's toughest call: sitting a slumping star
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Pete Rose sat in the World Series. So did Reggie Jackson, BarryZito and Paul O'Neill. Tim Lincecum lost his spot in the SanFrancisco Giants' rotation this October, and...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 10:40 AM
• Manager's toughest call: sitting a slumping star
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Pete Rose sat in the World Series. So did Reggie Jackson, Barry Zito and Paul O'Neill. Tim Lincecum lost his spot in the San Francisco Giants' rotation...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 10:40 AM
• MLB Notebook: Giants' arms coming up big
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Madison Bumgarner and two relievers combined on a two-hit shutout Thursday to give the Giants a 2-0 series lead in 2012 Fall Classic. Bumgarner and Game 1 starter Barry...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 9:40 AM
• Bird poops on Fox World Series anchor live
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  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...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 8:40 AM
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• Photo tour: What you can buy at the 'From the Clubhouse' store at AT&T Park
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO — If there was any place in town that came close to matching the onfield drama at AT&T Park this week, it might have been in the Giants' game-used...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 8:40 AM
• EXTRA BAGGS: Giving rope to Bumgarner, etc.
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Madison Bumgarner allowed two hits in seven shutout innings while striking out eight in the Giants 2-0 victory. And he was the same ol Bumgarner when asked to compare...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 5:40 AM
• Giants make their outs count to tame Tigers in Game 2
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Tim Flannery works on the small stuff in spring training, and thanks to the small stuff, the Giants are thinking very, very big headed to Game 3.
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 4:40 AM
• Column: Big ball, small ball, Giants have it all
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The bunt just wouldn't go foul, despite the best efforts of theDetroit players who gathered around it and tried to will it acrossthe chalk down the third base line. It...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 2:40 AM
• Giants are playing inspired baseball
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  It surely is no accident that the Giants lead the World Series, two games to none. The Giants are playing exquisite, inspired, near-flawless baseball, and Thursday...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 2:40 AM
• Halfway to title: Giants win 2-0 for 2-0 WS lead
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The Giants' extended family lingered on the field long after thefinal out, posing for pictures and savoring the win. Cars honked inthe streets outside AT&T Park and...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 2:40 AM
• Halfway to title: Giants win 2-0 for 2-0 WS lead
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants' extended family lingered on the field long after the final out, posing for pictures and savoring the win. Cars honked in the streets outside...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 2:40 AM
• Tom Verducci: Giants turn World Series into clinic; Tigers getting schooled
  From the Web › SI.com
  Lucky breaks aside, the Giants are putting on a clinic in the Fall Classic. Their 2-0 victory in Game 2 was pure pitching and defense. The Tigers are getting schooled...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 1:40 AM
• Stark: Giants' winning recipe
  From the Web › ESPN
  A reclamation project and some good luck led to a Giants win in Game 2
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 1:40 AM
• Doug Fister takes hard liner off head and loss
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- The bump on Doug Fister's head from a hard line drive was much less of a concern for the Detroit Tigers' pitcher than the 2-0 hole his team needs to...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 1:40 AM
• Column: Big ball, small ball, Giants have it all
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- The bunt just wouldn't go foul, despite the best efforts of the Detroit players who gathered around it and tried to will it across the chalk down the...
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 1:40 AM
• Tigers look to cool off Giants at home in Game 3
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- The temperature will be chillier and the Detroit Tigers are hoping home field will cool off the San Francisco Giants in the World Series soon.
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 1:40 AM
• Stark: Giants' winning recipe
  From the Web › ESPN
  A reclamation project and some good luck led to a Giants win in Game 2
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 12:40 AM
• Giants' pitching is again dominant
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  At the outset of the San Francisco Giants' postseason, their starting pitchers were no better than mediocre.
  Share • October 26, 2012 at 12:40 AM
• World Series: The view from Detroit
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Tigers aren't getting any breaks, but they aren't making any either
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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• San Francisco Giants' relay team earns gold medal
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Gregor Blanco to Marco Scutaro to Buster Posey helps save Game 2 for the Giants.
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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• Baseball: Tigers hope storybook finish is their happy ending
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO - Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander embraced the challenge of returning home 2-0 down to the San Francisco Giants in the World Series and envisioned a...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
• The Second Guess: Leyland 'thrilled' to allow run on double play with infield back
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Your browser does not support iframes. When appropriate, Big League Stew reviews key decisions in the postseason to see if the right one was made. The Issue: In Game 2...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
• Giants successful relay throw to get Prince Fielder at plate proves big in Game 2 victory
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey gave it the old college try when he was asked what it felt like to have Prince Fielder's many pounds barreling down the third base...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
• Bunt force: 'Slingshots and rocks' offense leads Giants to 2-0 World Series victory
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The weakest hit of the Game 2 was enough to give San Francisco a 2-0 series edge heading into Detroit.
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
• Tigers' Leyland forced to juggle bullpen
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The absence of a certified closer hurt Detroit for the first time in the postseason Thursday night, and it's something Jim Leyland is going to have to deal with if the...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
• Series shifts to Detroit, but Giants have Vogey
  From the Web › MLB.com
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• Mojo of Romo: Righty brings own style as closer
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants couldn't care less about Sergio Romo's antics as long as their closer of the moment continues to do the job. And that he did, finishing off a 2-0 win over the...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
• Bumgarner brings 'A' game to Series once again
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Droll and clearly disinterested in idle conversation, Madison Bumgarner turns into a focused sharpshooter when the stakes are highest. He becomes incredibly articulate...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
• Did you know? World Series Game 2: SF 2, DET 0
  From the Web › MLB.com
  A look at some notable facts and figures from the San Francisco Giants' 2-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Game 2 of the World Series at AT&T Park on Thursday...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
• Lamont laments Prince play as Tigers miss chance
  From the Web › MLB.com
  If your third-base coach is surrounded by reporters following a World Series game, that's a pretty good sign something bad happened to you. And something bad did happen...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
• Giants go small to gain big Fall Classic edge
  From the Web › MLB.com
  As the ball rolled slowly up the third-base line, dribbling between the cut of the grass and the chalk of the foul line, the momentum in Game 2 of the World Series...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
• Bochy, Giants living charmed life so far
  From the Web › MLB.com
  There were hints galore Thursday night that these Giants are truly a team of destiny, a team playing under a mystical spell it hopes never ends.
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
• This time, Giants enjoying enviable position
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dancing in the streets of San Francisco might be mildly premature, but at this point it would also be completely understandable.
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
• Quieting Miggy, Prince is key to Giants' success
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants have managed to contain Tigers sluggers Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder. Largely because of that, they kept the American League champions' offense quiet...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 11:40 PM
• POSTGAME NOTES: Giants deliver another punch; Blanco defies AT&T Park
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Allow me to take you back to February. Gregor Blanco, a little-known non-roster invitee, spent every morning practicing his bunting. It was repetitive, it looked boring...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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• Hunter Pence plays role in both San Francisco Giants' rallies
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  In San Francisco Giants' 2-0 win, Pence scores game's first run and drives in the second.
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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• Mark Purdy: Giants are winning weird
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Baseball is one strange game. The Giants are an even stranger team. This could be why they are halfway to winning another World Series.
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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• Tim Kawakami: This World Series belongs to San Francisco Giants
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  With a 2-0 World Series lead, it's hard to imagine the San Francisco Giants winning it all, considering the way they have been playing
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• Detroit Tigers' Doug Fister shows true grit in loss
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Tigers starting pitcher stays in after taking line drive to head.
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• San Francisco Giants beat Detroit Tigers with help from a bunt that stays fair by inches
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Gregor Blanco's seventh-inning roller hugged the third-base line and came to rest in fair territory as three Detroit Tigers stood around it in disbelief.
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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• Fielder fizzles as Tigers drop into 0-2 deficit
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Prince Fielder hasn't provided the meaty production the Detroit Tigers expect.
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 10:40 PM
• Tigers' Fister pitches well but can't stop Giants
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  From Yahoo! Sports: SAN FRANCISCO -- It wasn't exactly Doug Fister's night.
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 10:40 PM
• Baseball-Once-banished Bumgarner returns in a big way
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 26 - Madison Bumgarner made a stunning return to the starting rotation on Thursday to help the San Francisco Giants move to a commanding two-game lead...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 10:40 PM
• Once-banished Bumgarner returns in a big way
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO - Madison Bumgarner made a stunning return to the starting rotation on Thursday to help the San Francisco Giants move to a commanding two-game lead in the...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 10:40 PM
• Pagan steals everyone free taco at Taco Bell
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Angel Pagan's stolen base in the eighth inning of the Giants' 2-0 victory in Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday night won everyone in the country a free Doritos...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 10:40 PM
• Giants reap rewards of good bounces in World Series
  From the Web › SI.com
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Gregor Blanco's bunt single dribbled about halfway down the third base line and stopped inches fair, next to the white chalk. Several Tigers stood over...
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• Fister takes hard liner off head and hard-luck loss
  From the Web › SI.com
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Doug Fister took the Giants' best shot without even flinching.
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 9:40 PM
• Giants shut out Tigers, take 2-0 World Series lead
  From the Web › SI.com
  Madison Bumgarner silenced the Tigers for seven innings, then the Giants took advantage of a bunt that stayed fair and manufactured a 2-0 victory for a 2-0 lead in the...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 9:40 PM
• World Series Game 2: Madison Bumgarner gets on track as Giants go up 2-0 on Tigers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Score and situation: Behind a strong pitching performance from Madison Bumgarner and their bullpen, the San Francisco Giants protected their home field again on Thursday...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 9:40 PM
• Giants getting good rolls so far this World Series
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Gregor Blanco's bunt single dribbled about halfway down the third base line and stopped inches fair, next to the white chalk. Several Tigers stood over...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 9:40 PM
• UPDATE 1-Baseball-Giants blank Tigers to extend series lead
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  * Giants to take 2-0 series lead to Detroit * Pence involved in both San Francisco runs (adds details) SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25 - The San Francisco Giants moved a step...
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• Baseball: Giants blank Tigers to extend series lead
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants moved a step closer to claiming a second title in three years by blanking the punchless Detroit Tigers 2-0 on Thursday to extend...
  Share • October 25, 2012 at 9:40 PM