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Its going from likely to obvious that Freddy Sanchez will start the season on the disabled list. And at least for the moment, the rest of the Giants middle infield is in...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
The Giants pulled the ol' switcheroo Thursday to get Tim Lincecum ample pitches and deny the Rockies the chance to see them.
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Brian Wilson needed just 15 pitches to record three outs against Angels minor-league hitters. The Giants wanted Wilson to get more work in so they asked the Angels for a...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
I went down to the minor league facility today to watch Brian Wilson throw in an A-ball game. The first person I saw: Tim Lincecum. Lincecum threw in a San Jose Giants...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- There isn't much seating for fans at the Giants' minor league facility, but those who got there early Thursday were in for a heck of a...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Giants are at Rockies tonight, but if you bought tickets to see Lincecum, you're out of luck. Pitching coach Dave Righetti texted him at 12:34 a.m. to tell him he would...
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With San Francisco Giants fans getting a bit nervous about his stunt plane stunts last season, Tim Lincecum and Red Bull have returned their annual spring thrill-seeking...
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From the Web › FOX Sports
PROJECTED ROTATION:1. RHP Tim Lincecum2. RHP Matt Cain3. LHP Madison Bumgarner4. RHP Ryan Vogelsong5. LHP Barry ZitoIt's as solid as any foursome in the league...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Eric Surkamp admitted to losing his focus for a few moments Wednesday, which is easy to understand if you've ever stood under the baking Goodyear, Ariz. sun in the...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
As the Giants traveled to this desert outpost to play the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday, they sent center fielder Angel Pagan and infielder Ryan Theriot to Indian...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Ariz. - Brian Wilson 's spring had gone without a hitch until now, though as hitches go this one seems to be minor. Manager Bruce Bochy said Wilson got an extra day off...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Eric Surkamp didnt lack for motivation over the winter. But he needed to improve his mind, too especially after his first Cactus League outing was another rough one...
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Emmanuel Burriss is hitting .417 this spring and should be in line for a roster spot, which is why when he felt his hamstring pull Wednesday, he didn't hesitate to take...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Giants giving their closer some extra rest
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Kevin Slowey gave up four runs over four innings in anotherso-so effort to earn the final spot in Cleveland's rotation, andthe Indians' lost 5-3 to the San Francisco...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Buster Posey has felt comfortable experimenting with an old-school, two-piece catcher's mask all spring, but he won't be wearing it this year.
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Kevin Slowey gave up four runs over four innings in another so-so effort to earn the final spot in Cleveland's rotation, and the Indians' lost 5-3 to the San Francisco...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
The Giants adjusted the pitching schedule for Brian Wilson due to some mild soreness in his right arm. Given what happened to Wilson last season, it's important to be...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Brian Wilson is getting some extra rest this week because of what manager Bruce Bochy called "general soreness." Wilson last pitched in a game Saturday, but won't make...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said Wilson is experiencing 'general soreness'
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Morning, all. Here's today's lineup: Blanco CF Fontenot 2B Sandoval 3B Posey DH Belt 1B Pill LF Burriss RF Crawford SS Stewart C Surkamp LHP - Will be interesting to...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks had a bit of a regular-season feel. Both teams played most of their regular position players, and Barry Zito acknowledged...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Despite strong spring, there might not be room for him at first base or in the outfield
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Freddy Sanchez will play catch Wednesday and is likely to take infield on Thursday. Its possible he could play second base in a game Friday, Bruce Bochy...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Two-thirds of spring training is over, the Giants head north in less than two weeks, and Freddy Sanchez has not appeared in a game at second base. With all that in mind...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
It seems like every day there's a different story about this banged-up player or that hurting player. Well, today was another one of those days. Here's the latest...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Ryan Vogelsong attacks bullpen sessions with the kind of intensity you would expect to see in the regular season.
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Gerardo Parra hit a two-run homer off Barry Zito and the ArizonaDiamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Tuesday.
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From the Web › HardballTalk
CSN Bay Area's Andrew Baggarly thinks the lineup the Giants used today is the one Bruce Bochy will go with on Opening Day as well. Which should please fans of the other...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Buster Posey caught a spring-high six innings on Tuesday, and had a very productive outing. Giants manager Bruce Bochy liked what he saw, but he wants to see...
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Ryan Vogelsong, who was sidelined for three weeks because of a strained lower back, threw roughly 40 pitches while facing hitters on a back field Tuesday morning. He...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Manager Bruce Bochy said in the first week of camp that it would be a three-way race at first base between Aubrey Huff, Brett Pill and Brandon Belt. A month later, Belt...
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Gerardo Parra hit a two-run homer off Barry Zito and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Tuesday. Zito threw 83 pitches in five innings, his...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Beat writer Alex Pavlovic grabbed some video of Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong throwing to hitters on Tuesday. brightcove.createExperiences;[[ This is a content summary...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Lineup originally had Schierholtz in it and looked awfully close to a possible opening day lineup (aside from the pitcher). But Schierholtz was a scratch because of...
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From the Web › FOX Sports
Buster Posey has been treated like a cult figure all spring.From the moment he crouched to catch his first bullpen atScottsdale Stadium, to when he faced live batting...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Giants manager Bruce Bochy has again pulled outfielder Nate Schierholtz from his Cactus League lineup due to an arm injury.
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
In a little more than two weeks, the Giants must make some difficult and even wrenching decisions on the makeup of their five-man bench, a task they view with the utmost...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
As the Barry Bonds era drew to a grim and unsatisfying conclusion, the Giants set course on a 180-degree turn. Five years later, behold the transformation: They're the...
Share • March 19, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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From the Web › The Mercury News
The Giants head home in less than two weeks, so it won't be long before they can be seen nightly on TV. With that in mind, I thought I'd post this list again for those...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Andrew Baggarly breaks down the Giants' spring roster like only an Insider can. Only one player on his long list gets an 'Incomplete' grade, and his name is Buster...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Joe Garagiola walked into the Giants ' clubhouse, sat next to Willie Mays and reminisced about baseball in the 1950s. Garagiola's final weeks as a player were as a...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Joe Garagiola walked into the Giants ' clubhouse, sat next to Willie Mays and reminisced about baseball in the 1950s. Garagiola's final weeks as a player were as a...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Since being drafted by the Giants in 2002, Clay Hensley's association with the club has taken on a Forrest Gump-like vibe at times. Hensley was in the opposing uniform...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Since being drafted by the Giants in 2002, Clay Hensley's association with the club has taken on a Forrest Gump-like vibe at times.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
If the Giants skip Ryan Vogelsong's first turn through the rotation, that would put Matt Cain in line to start the home opener April 13 against the Pirates, an...
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Sunday, it was Bruce Bochy expressing doubts about whether his second baseman would be ready for opening day. Monday, Freddy Sanchez himself acknowledged a frustration...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
, Ariz. - In a little over two weeks, the Giants must make some difficult and even wrenching decisions on the makeup of their five-man bench, a task they view with the...
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Carlos Beltran hit his first home run for the St. Louis Cardinals, a leadoff drive off Julio Teheran in the sixth inning during Monday's 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves...
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Gregor Blanco, the MVP of the Venezuelan winter league, leads the Giants with a .444 average. His seven stolen bases lead all of MLB, and he also ranks second in the...
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From the Web › HardballTalk
Last Sunday, as you may recall, I had a small discussion about the nature of Batman and Superman with Brian Wilson of the San Francisco Giants. The conversation began as...
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Freddy Sanchez said throughout the offseason that he was optimistic about recovering from June shoulder surgery in time for Opening Day, but like so many "optimistic"...
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Brian Wilson is a well-known gym rat, but his new routine, in which he is joined by fellow reliever Clay Hensley in a military-style regimen, is a sight to behold in...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
There was hail, rain, wind and lightning in Scottsdale, but it didn't stop the Giants and Padres from getting a Cactus League game in.
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Two-thirds of spring training is over, the Giants head north in less than two weeks, and second baseman Freddy Sanchez has not appeared in a game. With all that in mind...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
With two weeks left until they leave the desert, the Giants have been forced to start seriously thinking about the chances that their second baseman might not be ready...
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After throwing five shutout innings against the Padres in Arizona Tuesday, Madison Bumgarner is getting much more attention from scouts, including a few that think he...
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Giants manager Bruce Bochy acknowledged he is less certain that second baseman Freddy Sanchez will be ready to start on opening day.
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San Francisco Giants notebook: Second baseman Freddy Sanchez's availability for opening day in doubtFrom the Web › The Mercury News
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- With two weeks left until they leave the desert, the Giants have been forced to start seriously thinking about the chances that their second baseman...
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Edinson Volquez endured three innings of hail, rain and wind asa San Diego Padres' split squad rallied to beat the San FranciscoGiants 5-1 Sunday.
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