Pablo Sandoval News

There are some fairly significant changes between our yearly league rankings and our dynasty rankings, in part due to some tremendous young talent like Pablo Sandoval and Gordon Beckham.

Word around the streets of MLB is that free-agent hitter's don't put the San Francisco Giants anywhere near the top of their list because AT&T Park isn't a "hitter's" park.

The San Francisco Giants are turning their hitting fortunes over to a guy nicknamed "Bam Bam" for his once-fierce swing.

If you're like me and you spent the better part of last night wondering when the next important baseball game will be played, then rest easy.

San Francisco Giants Until Pablo Sandoval enjoyed his huge breakthrough in 2009, the knock on the Giants was they hadn't developed an All-Star hitter since Matt Williams.

With spring training just around the corner, it's time to start fixing the Giants.

Sooner or later, I'll get around to writing my thoughts on the San Francisco Giants' 2009 season.

Pablo Sandoval led your team in walks this season . Please ponder the significance of that tidbit throughout this offseason.

The Phillies have a better chance of beating the Bums in the NLCS. "I never watched baseball on TV.

"Numbers constitute the only universal language." -- Nathanael West, Author/Screenwriter 0 : The number of right fielders who hit .300 with 30 homers and 100 RBI .

At the end of the season, with the Giants finishing four games behind Colorado, I noticed that the Rockies led the National League in walks.

With the Giants' season officially over, I think it is time to go in retrospective mode over the Giants' 2009 campaign.

With Sunday's 4-3 win in extras over the San Diego Padres a thing of the past, the 2009 San Francisco Giants season is officially completed.

Most Giants fans will look back on this season with a smile. What a run. And it was fun.

SAN DIEGO The Giants learned something about themselves every day in an encouraging season.

The season opened April 7 with most prognosticators figuring the team would finish well out of playoff contention.

The San Francisco Giants hope to continue their tear at season's end, as they resume a three-game set Saturday night against the NL West-rival San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

Randy Johnson made what could be the last appearance of his brilliant, 22-year big league career, pitching one adventuresome inning of relief in the San Francisco Giants' 4-3, 10-inning win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.

Pablo Sandoval concluded the Giants' season and his solid year Sunday by homering to lead off the 10th inning, giving San Francisco a 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres.

Left-hander Wade LeBlanc held San Francisco to two hits in seven innings and struck out a career-high eight to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-0 win over the Giants on Saturday night.