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When discussing Buster Posey's athleticism, Bruce Bochy brought up an idea that's been popular among baseball scouts, which is that the catcher could move to third base...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
From steroid suspensions to underachieving Cy Young winners to scary injuries, San Francisco and Oakland hurdled many obstacles along the way.
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
A day after back spasms forced him from the game, Buster Posey is listed in tonight's lineup playing first base. I say "listed" because I assume manager Bruce Bochy will...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Posey's back is apparently fine... Pagan CF Scutaro 2B Sandoval 3B Posey 1B Pence RF Nady LF Sanchez C Arias SS Zito LHP Ellis 2B Victorino LF Kemp CF Gonzalez 1B...
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The elimination number of the Los Angeles Dodgers is down to one, but they're not going quietly just yet . A 3-2 walkoff win over the San Francisco Giants on Monday...
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From the Web › HardballTalk
One of the nice things about clinching a playoff spot early is that you can line up your rotation optimally and the Giants are doing just that, with manager Bruce Bochy...
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From the Web › HardballTalk
For those of you too busy watching football or something silly like that last night, here's where we stand with two days left in the regular season. Nine of the ten...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Giants starter Matt Cain allowed two runs in five innings in his final regular season start and the Dodgers broke a 2-2 tie in the ninth to keep their slim postseason...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Even though Buster Poseys back spasms were believed to be minor and his exit merely a precaution after eight innings, its no small thing when an injury involves the NLs...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Matt Cain set career bests in ERA and strikeouts, but he said after Monday's game in Los Angeles that he won't be happy with those results unless it translates to...
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From the Web › FOX Sports
The surging Los Angeles Dodgers managed to keep their playoffhopes alive for at least one more day, pulling out a thrilling wintheir last time out.
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From the Web › The Mercury News
First, the news: Buster Posey left with back spasms that he felt while he was running to first base on a groundout in his final at-bat. "We don't think it's serious,"...
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From the Web › FOX Sports
Elian Herrera singled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of theninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-2 victory overthe San Francisco Giants on Monday night...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
UPDATE, 10:32 p.m.: Manager Bruce Bochy said Buster Posey left tonight's game after the top of the eighth innings with backs spasms. He felt them as he tried to beat out...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
San Francisco Giants unable to eliminate Los Angeles Dodgers from playoff contention
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LOS ANGELES -- Elian Herrera singled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy announced Monday that Matt Cain will start Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
The Giants will almost certainly open the 2012 postseason at AT&T Park Saturday and Mr. Perfect will be on the mound. The rest of the Giants' playoff rotation is less...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Matt Cain will face the Reds or Nationals in Game 1 of the Division Series at AT&T Park on Saturday, manager Bruce Bochy said for the first time today. Everyone knew...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Breaking: Yusmeiro Petit was not named the Game 1 starter. The Giants have a lot of decisions to make, but this one was obvious: Bruce Bochy announced Monday that Matt...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
If the Cardinals win tonight, the Giants could officially knock the Dodgers out of the postseason. So there's something to play for, although Matt Cain never needs...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
If the Cardinals win tonight, the Giants could officially knock the Dodgers out of the postseason. So there's something to play for, although Matt Cain never needs...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
The Giants have the NL west sewn up, but they can still knock the Dodgers out of the postseason in the final three games at Dodger Stadium.
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
And you might not know till Thursday, or even Friday. Crazy, huh? Blame the new wild-card format. Blame the good old New York bias. It's really quite simple. Major...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Road to successThe Giants have not lost a series on the road since the All-Star break, winning 10 and splitting one.
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Looks like Tim Lincecum is in the San Francisco Giants' playoff rotation.
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From the Web › FOX Sports
The Los Angeles Dodgers enter their final series of the seasonstill searching for a wild-card spot.
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Heading into the season's last three games, the National League is relatively a drama-free zone. The Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants have already clinched their...
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The Los Angeles Dodgers enter their final series of the season still searching for a wild-card spot.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Insider Andrew Baggarly has been with the Giants all season. So who better to break down the team three games before it begins its push for a second World Series title...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
I stood with several other reporters dutifully recording Tim Lincecum's comments after the Giants' 7-5 win today. The direction of the discussion did not really hit me...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Prior to Sunday's game, Bruce Bochy expressed some concern about the way his team has played of late. Bochy wasn't worried about results, but rather about the process...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Giants at L.A. DodgersMonday: Giants' Matt Cain (16-5, 2.77) vs. Aaron Harang (10-10, 3.68), 7:10 p.m.
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SAN DIEGO -- Xavier Nady, who has struggled all season, first with the Washington Nationals, then with the San Francisco Giants, slugged a pinch-hit home run to tie the...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Tim Lincecum said the Giants have informed him that he will slot somewhere in the starting rotation for the NL Division Series that will begin Oct. 6 at AT&T Park...
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SAN DIEGO -- Xavier Nady, who has struggled all season, first with the Washington Nationals, then with the San Francisco Giants, slugged a pinch-hit home run to tie the...
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From the Web › HardballTalk
Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera did something pretty unusual today in a loss to the Giants; he became the first player since the White Sox's Lou Frazier in 1998 to steal...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Tim Lincecum was in line for a loss, but Padres closer Huston Street let him off the hook in the ninth, allowing a game-tying home run to Xavier Nady and the go-ahead...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
San Francisco Giants hit two home runs in ninth, win 7-5
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San Francisco has won Zito's last 10 outings and he has won fourstraight starts and six consecutive decisions since a loss Aug. 2.The 2002 AL Cy Young Award winner with...
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SAN DIEGO -- San Francisco has won Zito's last 10 outings and he has won four straight starts and six consecutive decisions since a loss Aug. 2. The 2002 AL Cy Young...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
The Giants' playoff roster is far from certain, but Bruce Bochy seems to have an idea of the overall structure he wants to take into the first round of the...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Manager Bruce Bochy said he and the staff are "real close" to picking a 25-man playoff roster. Though someone's performance (or lack thereof) over the final four games...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
One bit of news from Bochy's morning briefing: He's leaning slightly toward keeping 11 pitchers on postseason roster, which would mean all five starts plus six relief...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Get ready for another San Francisco run at a World Series trophy with our Giants postseason trivia.
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San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy is eager to see if Tim Lincecum can bounce back after a poor start, especially with the team's postseason rotation still to be...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Although the stakes will be higher in the playoffs, Buster Posey will not be changing his mindset or positioning anytime in the near future when blocking home...
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Hunter Pence hit a three-run home run in the first inning, but it was all the Giants could muster as the Padres rallied back to even the series and force a Game 3 rubber...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Madison Bumgarner wasn't auditioning for a spot in the Giants postseason rotation, and it's a good thing because his performance was not what you'd like to see from your...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
It's looking like a No. 3 seed for the Giants. If youre putting in your schedule requests at work, the smart move would be to plan for baseball at AT&T Park on Oct. 6...
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Hunter Pence hit a three-run home run to eclipse the 100-RBI mark for the first time, but he has something else on his mind as the Giants march toward the...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Thanks to rookie beat writer Alex Pavlovic, or as I call him my lineup fetcher until I say he isn't, we now know that Buster Posey is starting tonight's game against the...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
UPDATE, 9:45 P.M.: You can read about Madison Bumgarner's struggles in tonight's 7-3 loss below. After the game, Bumgarner said his confidence is high going into the...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Posey (throat) is playing and so is Scutaro (illness). Pagan CF Scutaro 2B Sandoval 3B Posey C Pence RF Nady LF Belt 1B Arias SS Bumgarner LHP - Tim Flannery turns 55...
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Madison Bumgarner just finished another 200-inning season, but he's still learning. He's just 23, after all. Tonight's lesson: Don't take the mound with the intention of...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Ryan Vogelsong makes another strong pitch for San Francisco Giants' postseason rotation.
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San Francisco Giants lefty Madison Bumgarner struggles in final regular-season start
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Chase Headley drove a ball out of Petco Park for a milestonehomer and center fielder Cameron Maybin made a spectacular leapingcatch to keep a ball in.
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San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy is eager to see if TimLincecum can bounce back after a poor start, especially with theteam's postseason rotation still to be...
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SAN DIEGO -- Chase Headley drove a ball out of Petco Park for a milestone homer and center fielder Cameron Maybin made a spectacular leaping catch to keep a ball...
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