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From the Web › The Mercury News
The Giants and the Tigers come into the World Series with eight straight victories between them, each team counting on the propulsive force of its winning streak to...
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Oct 24 - It is no coincidence that the return of Buster Posey to the San Francisco Giants lineup after missing most of last season with an injury has led to their return...
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- It is no coincidence that the return of Buster Posey to the San Francisco Giants lineup after missing most of last season with an injury has led to their return to the...
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If the Chicago White Sox hadn't gone 11-17 in September and let the Tigers pass them in the AL Central, Detroit would be sitting at home wondering, again, why it...
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Oh, only four Hall of Famers, huh? Tonight's ceremonial 1st pitches will be thrown by @sfgiants HOFers Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Orlando Cepeda & Gaylord Perry...
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Apropos of, well, everything: That's all I got right now, folks. The Giants are going through workouts on the field. There is more media here than anything I've ever...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
The Giants are going to take the same 25 guys to the World Series that they used in the previous rounds. They will carry the same 12 pitchers, two catchers, four...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Here we go... Pagan CF Scutaro 2B Sandoval 3B Posey C Pence RF Belt 1B Blanco LF Crawford SS Zito LHP Tigers: Jackson CF Infante 2B Cabrera 3B Fielder 1B Young LF...
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From the Web › FOX Sports
The San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers are sticking withthe 25-man active rosters that got them to the World Series.
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They're teens skipping school and adults driving through thenight to line up before dawn in soggy San Francisco - all for achance to watch a few innings of the World...
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Oct 24 - Baseball fans will get just one look at San Francisco Giants ace Matt Cain in the World Series but that will be more than enough for the Detroit Tigers, who...
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- Baseball fans will get just one look at San Francisco Giants ace Matt Cain in the World Series but that will be more than enough for the Detroit Tigers, who would...
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Here are the lineups for Game 1 of the World Series between the Tigers and Giants, in San Francisco: DETROIT TIGERS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 1. Austin Jackson, CF 1. Angel...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
We've turned to our experts -- who holds the edge in the 2012 World Series? Insiders Casey Pratt and Andrew Baggarly have turned in their series capsules and made their...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Aside from the fact that the Giants employ Marco Scutaro and the Tigers do not, the greatest advantage in this series could come in the bullpens. The Giants' pen has...
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Cincinnati Reds fans thought 2012 might be our year, and as the season progressed, we could barely contain our excitement. The Reds solidified their spot in the playoffs...
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SAN FRANCISCO -- They're teens skipping school and adults driving through the night for a chance to line up before dawn in soggy San Francisco for a chance to watch a...
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Was it a good idea for the DH-needing Giants to leave Melky Cabrera off the World Series roster? 2012 World Series Central Spotlight on the Enemy Giants video
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From the Web › The Mercury News
From Ricky's (San Leandro) to Rookies (San Jose) and McCovey's (Walnut Creek) here are places to drink and cheer on the home team.
Share • October 24, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Giants manager Bruce Bochy is sticking with the roster that got him to this point
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The San Francisco Giants are sticking with the roster that gotthem to the World Series.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- This is going to be a very hairy World Series.
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With the World Series set to start on Wednesday night, here's what we think will happen ... Kevin Kaduk — Tigers in 6 Detroit Tigers fans have been doing a lot of...
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Few ballplayers in history could match the ferocity and competitive drive of Ty Cobb, and none could match his on-field records which live on to this day. For 22...
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It's time for Game 1 of the World Series between the Giants and Tigers, and even if you can't be in the stands at AT&T Park, we'll make you feel like you are. Join...
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Giants are sticking with the roster that got them to the World Series.
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From the Web › HardballTalk
As expected the Giants have decided against adding Melky Cabrera to the roster for the World Series and will stick with the same group they used in the NLDS and NLCS...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
"We have a big series here...and its a little different in the World Series."MORE: World Series Central Spotlight on the Enemy Giants video
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Yes, we're still talking about Melky Cabrera, which is understandable. It's a big story and the Giants now are on a big stage, getting all the national attention -...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee have vowed to perform a day of community service in the victor's city.
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Not to be confused with the Angels' 'Rally Monkey' mascot, the World Series-bound San Francisco Giants have their own good luck talisman: a Francois Langur monkey born...
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From the Web › FOX Sports
The new playoff format was supposed to prevent this. Remember what so many of us said? Because of the new wild-card game, the top seeds in each league would face a...
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With the 2012 postseason drawing to a close, Alex Remington takes a look at the statistics that might make a difference in this World Series between the San Francisco...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Rally Balls. Dirty underwear. Unwashed Giants shirts. Dogs in tutus. Long runs to the Willie Mays statue. Playoff beards. We all have our quirks and superstitions when...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
The Giants and Tigers open the World Series Wendesday. Join some of the country's best baseball writers to discuss what's on your mind about this year's Fall...
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Don't feel bad if you don't know how much the shattered bat that Hunter Pence used for his famous "triple hit" in Monday night's NLCS Game 7 win over St. Louis is worth...
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The Detroit Tigers will face off against the San Francisco Giants on October 24 in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series.
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From the Web › HardballTalk
Obviously most of us are neither Tigers nor Giants fans, so how do we choose a rooting interest for the next eight days? Just some out loud thinking: If you're a Dodgers...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
How does a team that lost its ace closer and best hitter, that faced spotty starting pitching and a lucrative push from the hated Dodgers somehow manage to get where it...
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Less than half of the Giants' current roster remains from the team that won the World Series in 2010. There are only 11 holdovers, or 12 if you include Game 1 starter...
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After the deluge during Game 7 on Monday night, the Giants groundskeeper dumped the teams entire supply of that absorbent clay on the infield at AT&T Park. But less...
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You'd think that the bat used by Hunter Pence to hit that screwball single in Game 7 would be a piece of history for the Giants or Pence. You know, the bat that actually...
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Phil Coke remembered the only other time he had in AT&T Park. Back then, he was a student at San Joaquin Delta College and just another fan.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The World Series starts in San Francisco because the All-Star game was a Giant blowout. Pablo Sandoval, Matt Cain and Melky Cabrera made sure of...
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From the Web › FOX Sports
In the new wild-card game format, the top seeds in each league, it was thought, would face a weakened opponent in the first round and thus enjoy an easier route to the...
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In the new wild-card game format, the top seeds in each league, it was thought, would face a weakened opponent in the first round and thus enjoy an easier route to the...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Bruce Bochy had options in setting his World Series rotation. His decisions might raise a few brows, but he has reasons for each starter selected.More: Zito to start Gm...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
The Giants and A's may be locked in a battle for land rights, but when San Francisco's head groundskeeper came calling, Oakland was more than happy to share some of...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Barry Zito was on the 2010 team but didn't make World Series cut
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Tigers ace has a 0.69 ERA this postseason
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Hunter Pence names all his bats. Fryer, the one he used to knock in two runs in Monday's Game 7, embarked on a unique journey that just might have a happy...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
No Giants series -- even the World Series -- truly starts until they're staggering, semi-comatose and on the brink of extinction. That's the storyline of the 2012...
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The Giants' defense of keeping Melky Cabrera off playoff roster doesn't hold up.
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From the Web › The Mercury News
The redemption of Zito is complete, at least in the eyes of his teammates and employers, even before he takes the mound Wednesday night to face Detroit
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From the Web › The Mercury News
This autumn marks 20 years since the Giants nearly left San Francisco after they played what was believed to be their last game ever in Northern California. It occurred...
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As if the Game 7 triple-double wasn't strange enough, Hunter Pence revealed Tuesday that the magical bat had a name. "Fryer," Pence said. "I name all my bats. Whatever...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Hall of Famer moved to San Francisco in 1958 and he still has family, who happen to be Giants fans, in the Bay Area
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The hype surrounding the Detroit Tigers centers on their marquee names -- pitcher Justin Verlander and sluggers Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder. But the Oakland A's...
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Outfielder Hunter Pence started a pregame ritual that the Giants are taking to extremes.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 23 - Pitcher Barry Zito has been both brilliant and awful during his career, been the toast of the town and nearly run out of it. Lauded as nearly...
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SAN FRANCISCO - Pitcher Barry Zito has been both brilliant and awful during his career, been the toast of the town and nearly run out of it. Lauded as nearly unhittable...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers have total of nine Venezuelans on active rosters
Share • October 23, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Bruce Bochy's calm demeanor has helped the San Francisco Giants overcome obstacles during the season and postseason.
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