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1 hr ago | McCovey Chronicles

Bud Norris kinda wants to play for the Giants

With Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner pitching more consistently, and Chad Gaudin clearly a rotation pillar, there's less of a mad scramble to get a starting pitcher.

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Related Topix: Sports, Madison Bumgarner, Baseball Players, Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball

Tue Jun 18, 2013

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Wednesday: Marlins at Diamondbacks,

RHP Jose Fernandez vs. RHP Trevor Cahill : Facing the Diamondbacks for the first time, Fernandez over his last three starts is 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA, six walks, 25 strikeouts and 12 hits allowed in 20 innings.

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Related Topix: Sports, Ricky Nolasco, Baseball Players, Tim Lincecum

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Bay Area Baseball: Venable saves the day for Padres, who defeat Giants 5-3 in 13th

Hunter Pence didn't have a lot to say about Padres center fielder Will Venable's game-saving catch in the 12th inning Monday night, but what he did say summed it up pretty well.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Brandon Crawford, Logan Forsythe, Brandon Belt, Will Venable, Jean Machi

NorthJersey.com

Wayne native and Pompton Lakes resident Jonathan Popovich is a...

For Army veteran Jonathan Popovich, the "Tribute for Heroes" campaign brings together two things that are very important to him - his military service and baseball.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Nick Swisher, Justin Verlander

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Rant Sports

San Francisco Giants Should Hold Off on Trades Until Ryan Vogelsong Returns

With the struggles that the San Francisco Giants ' starting pitchers have endured, particularly through the first two months of the season, the common belief is that a reliable starter is atop general manager Brian Sabean 's wish list as he begins pondering trade options.

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Related Topix: Sports, Madison Bumgarner, Baseball Players, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum

Fox Sports

Padres-Giants Preview

Edinson Volquez bounced back from the worst start of his career with one of his best outings of the season to keep the San Diego Padres ' win streak intact his last time out.

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Related Topix: Sports, Kyle Blanks, Baseball Players, Everth Cabrera, San Diego Padres, Major League Baseball, San Francisco Giants

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

San Francisco Giants - TeamReport

MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH In the box score, Tim Lincecum 's pitching line looked just fine Sunday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Andres Torres

Sun Jun 16, 2013

McCovey Chronicles

Giants Continue Regular Season Impotence in Atlanta, Lose Another Road Series

The Giants finish off another losing road trip, but this time in a place where winning only seems to happen when it's the playoffs.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Tim Lincecum, Buster Posey, Andres Torres, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball

BleacherReport

Fantasy Baseball 2013: Full List of This Week's Probable Two-Start Pitchers

We're in the thick of the 2013 Major League Baseball season, and the competition is picking up in Fantasy Baseball leagues everywhere.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Matt Cain, Matt Harvey, Bud Norris, Phil Hughes, Charlie Morton

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Pittsburgh Pirates

Cole makes second start in series finale against Dodgers

As the Pirates face one more Cy Young Award winner in an impressive parade of them for one six-game homestand, they'll counter with a talented newbie to the Major Leagues on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League Central, American League, Clayton Kershaw, Baseball Players, Tim Lincecum

BleacherReport

San Francisco Giants: 3 Players They Should Pursue at 2013 MLB Trade Deadline

Since the Barry Bonds era came to a close, the San Francisco Giants have been winning games because of top-notch starting pitching.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League West, National League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, Bud Norris, Sergio Romo

Fri Jun 14, 2013

KNBR-AM San Francisco

PREVIEW: San Francisco To Face MLB's Best Home Team In Atlanta

After Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito were hit hard in the first two games at PNC Park, Matt Cain picked up his game in response to all the hardships being thrown at this roster in recent days.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League East, Baseball Players, Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Pablo Sandoval, Madison Bumgarner

BleacherReport

Breaking Down Why Bud Norris Would Be a Good Fit for the San Francisco Giants

Despite ) - an ERA estimator based on walk, strikeout and home run rates - would currently rank second among qualified starters in the San Francisco rotation.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Tim Lincecum, Baseball Players

BleacherReport

6 Free-Agents to Be Who Are Playing Themselves into Big Contracts

Santana could be one of the top three starting pitchers on the free-agent market after the season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jacoby Ellsbury, Tim Lincecum, Matt Garza, Scott Feldman, Cody Ross

Thu Jun 13, 2013

BaySportsNet.com

Giants Road Woes Continue in 12-8 Loss to Pirates

The Giants struggles away from AT&T Park continued Wednesday night, as the Pirates battered Barry Zito and the Giants bullpen to the tune of 12 runs and 18 hits.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Andres Torres, Starling Marte, Andrew McCutchen

Rant Sports

Ramon Ramirez Has Worn Out His Welcome with San Francisco Giants

As a fan of a team that has achieved prolonged success, it can be sad when you realize that a player who brought that success is no longer capable of doing so.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Ramon Ramirez, San Francisco Giants, Alex Presley, Neil Walker

OregonLive.com

Starling Marte sets career-high in hits as Pirates beat Giants, plus more NL scores

Starling Marte had a career-high four hits and scored four times, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 12-8 on Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Starling Marte, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Joaquin Arias, NFC, NFL Football, NFC West, National League, National League East

Wed Jun 12, 2013

Pittsburgh Pirates

Morton trying to keep level head before return

Charlie Morton doesn't feel better or worse than he did the last time he pitched in a Major League game.

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Related Topix: Sports, Charlie Morton, Baseball Players, Tony Watson, James McDonald, Tim Lincecum, Buster Posey

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

San Francisco Giants - PlayerWatch

LHP George Kontos was ejected in the eighth inning by home plate umpire Wally Bell for hitting Pittsburgh CF Andrew McCutchen in the rear end with a pitch.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Andrew McCutchen, Pedro Alvarez, Nick Noonan, Tony Watson

Left Coast Sports Babe

Oldies but goodies.

But people get mad when they have to stand in line and wait 20 minutes to vote. What a country."

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Related Topix: Sports, Pablo Sandoval, Baseball Players, Andrew McCutchen