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Josh Donaldson started to show signs in the final exhibition that he might be a reliable replacement to Scott Sizemore, after all. Donaldson hit two homers and drove in...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Changing leagues didn't help Melky Cabrera, acknowledges Bruce Bochy, but San Francisco's skipper saw a different player this spring.
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From the Web › The Mercury News
It's Brown for Pavlovic here at AT&T Park. You probably saw the earlier post with the full roster, including the breakdown by position. Here's the rough draft of the...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
The San Francisco Giants are moving on with a site once eyed to be the future home of the Warriors... without the basketball team.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Predictions have begun for the 2012 MLB season. Check out which sources have the Giants taking the NL West title.
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From the Web › HardballTalk
Russell Martin will have a new backup this season, as the Yankees acquired journeyman catcher Chris Stewart from the Giants in exchange for minor-league right-hander...
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Giants backup catcher Chris Stewart traded to Yankees for right-hander George Kontos, who made his big-league debut last September. More: Ratto on the roster Bochy: Pill...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Eight of their 13 everyday players were playing every day somewhere else last April, which is an impressive remodel for a team that won 86 games a year ago.
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Before I get to Barry Zito's day, a quick thought. I get the Zito frustration, and I understand why every tweet about the $126-million man brings out a stream of hateful...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
The 2012 San Francisco Giants returned to AT&T Park earlier this week for the annual preseason Bay Bridge series with the Oakland A's . For the team, it was an...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Giants just sent out their moves, bringing the roster to 26, which means a DL move is likely coming (Schierholtz?) or they could release Stewart. Brandon Belt, Brett...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
For one last day, it's Dan Brown filling in for Alex Pavlovic (aka Champ Summers batting for Jack Clark). I will UPDATE with quotes, reaction as soon as time allows...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Roster decisions made to give Giants more scoring options
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Rookie Hector Sanchez has earned the Giants' backup catcher job behind 2010 NL Rookie of the Year Buster Posey after his impressive spring, leaving Eli Whiteside as odd...
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From the Web › HardballTalk
It seemed crazy that Brandon Belt wouldn't make the Giants roster, but for a while there during spring training it seemed like a possibility. Aubrey Huff and Brent Pill...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Giants manager Bruce Bochy will meet the media in a few minutes but news is starting to leak out regarding the 2012 roster. -Watch: Live Bochy press conference --...
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The San Francisco Giants will play 72 regular-season games against NL West opponents during the 2012 MLB season. Those opponents include the Los Angeles Dodgers, San...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
A Giants fan's nightmare: Matt Cain playing out his contract, declaring free agency and jumping to the Dodgers, whose new ownership group is eager to make a splash after...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
The San Francisco Giants ' plan to convert AT&T Park's barren, wind-swept parking lot into the "heartbeat of Mission Bay," with homes, offices, shops and restaurants, is...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Well, a day later, the money hasn't gotten to Matt Cain's head. After the Giants showed the right-hander the money on Monday, Cain showed them what he typically has...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
It's Brown for Pavlovic again. If you need me, I'm at dbrown@mercurynews.com or on Twitter at @mercbrownie News of the night Manager Bruce Bochy dropped his strongest...
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Giants pitcher says 'everything felt good
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Matt Cain's job stability is now in excellent shape for years to come. On Tuesday night, he pitched with a clear mind. Cain struck out six in five innings to cap an...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
With the game tied 2-2, the middle of the Giants order combined to push across the game-deciding run in front of 14,634 at the O.Co Coliseum and the Giants beat the A's...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
It won't go down as one of Bruce Bochy 's best pep talks, but the words he shared with the few Giants on the bubble Tuesday were still pretty special. He told them...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
A Giants fan's nightmare: Matt Cain playing out his contract, declaring free agency and jumping to the Dodgers, whose new ownership group is eager to make a splash after...
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From the Web › FOX Sports
Matt Cain struck out six in five innings to cap an unbeatenspring, delivering Tuesday night in a 3-2 victory over the OaklandAthletics a day after he agreed to a $127.5...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Theres a lot to look forward to this season and a lot of unknowns, but it's always an exciting time for a baseball fan -- the optimism, the intrigue, the anticipation...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
In a perfect world, the Giants would have boarded Sunday's flight to San Francisco with Freddy Sanchez in seat 15C, looking forward to his Opening Day start at second...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Two years ago, the Giants won the World Series. Now the team's executives are prepping for another challenge: developing prime waterfront property across the channel...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
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Bruce Bochy informed the press that Brandon Crawford sprained his thumb Monday, but the team isn't concerned. Based on the skipper's quotes, San Francisco is ready to...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Sports fans and conspiracy theorists took note Monday at the Hilton Hotel, where Giants manager Bruce Bochy was conspicuously seated at an autograph-signing table next...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Hi, everyone. It's Dan Brown filling in for Alex Pavlovic (aka Edwards Guzman pinch hitting for Jeff Kent.) Here are today's lineups along with some pre-game notes and...
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The San Francisco Giants are accustomed to challenges playing in the National League West. Their Interleague Play schedule for 2012 will pose a challenge, but not one...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Here is a complete look at the national reaction to the Matt Cain mega-deal that took the baseball world by storm on Monday.
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Not since the heyday of Haight-Ashbury and Jefferson Airplane has a San Francisco-themed aircraft been this trippy. The Splash blog at the San Francisco Chronicle says...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
(04-02) 22:21 PDT San Francisco -- Buster Posey took another big step in his comeback just by playing at home again after an injury-shortened season last year, and the...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
The Giants returned to town and got all emotional, thanks to their fans. "It's one of the coolest experiences I've had in baseball, and I feel lucky to play in San...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Again, it's Dan Brown filling in for Alex Pavlovic, who remains in Arizona to get his game-face on. If you need me, my e-mail address is dbrown@mercurynews.com and I'm...
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From the Web › FOX Sports
Buster Posey heard the cheers when he warmed up his legs in theoutfield well before first pitch. And again when he took hisposition at catcher, and each time he came to...
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Madison Bumgarner allowed two runs and struck out seven in four innings, and Melky Cabrera delivered three hits, including a solo HR and an RBI single, as the Giants...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
In retrospect, a $112.5 million offer is tough to turn down. "This is a decision that was made pretty simple for us," Matt Cain said. Simple for the Giants , too. They...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Fans at AT&T thrilled to see Posey on the field
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Melky Cabrera hit a solo home run in the sixth inning and added a run-scoring single in a three-run seventh to help the Giants take a 4-2 lead over the A's on Monday...
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Buster Posey took another big step in his comeback just by playing at home again after an injury-shortened season last year, and the 2010 NL Rookie of the Year didn't...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Through most of baseball history, a shortstop's hitting ranked about 4,000th on the list of important factors. If a shortstop caught the ball and hit his weight - and a...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
A year removed from playing for the A's and Giants, a flood of players are preparing with new teams for a new season. Here's a glance: Former A's Gio Gonzalez: Shortly...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
In the wake of two horrible starts, Barry Zito said he does not want to scrap all the elements of a new delivery that he had hoped would make him better, but the...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Welcome to the Russian-nesting-dolls column - each item is less significant than the previous: -- So the Magic Dodgers won't get their free-spending mitts on Matt Cain...
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Hours after Matt Cain signed his extension, the Giants and A's do battle at AT&T Park in Game 1 of the exhibition Bay Bridge Series. Watch on CSN California and follow...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Bruce Bochy said Monday that his lineup for the exhibition opener against the As would be similar to the one he pencils in Friday against the Diamondbacks on opening...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Hey, everyone. It's Dan Brown in relief of Alex Pavlovic (aka, Randy Kutcher pinch hitting for Kevin Mitchell.) Thanks to Alex for posting the lineup earlier. For our...
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Flanked by his newest 100 million pitcher, Giants GM Brian Sabean told reporters Monday that negotiations with Matt Cain were never contentious and that he is thrilled...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
So, enough with the $$ talk for a moment. How 'bout an actual lineup? Pagan CF Cabrera RF Sandoval 3B Posey C Huff LF Belt 1B Theriot 2B Crawford SS Bumgarner LHP Things...
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain has agreed to a five-year contract extension to remain in San Francisco, according to reports. According to a report from John...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
First of all, I'd like to wholeheartedly thank the Giants and Matt Cain for announcing this two hours into my first vacation day in nearly a month. Awesome. I think I've...
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Rejoice, rejoice, the baseball season is almost here! In an attempt to quickly get some of you slackers up to speed on the year ahead, Big League Stewards Kevin Kaduk...
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The San Francisco Giants have talked for some time about how they want to sign right-handers Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain, probably their best players, to long-term...
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Join Alex Pavlovic at 2 p.m. today as he discusses Matt Cain's signing and what it means for the Giants going forward, aside from the obvious benefit of having a...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Live chat: Reactions to Giants signing Matt Cain, Monday, 2 p.m.
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