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2 hrs ago | McCovey Chronicles

Five notes on the ridiculous Pablo Sandoval

Pablo Sandoval is a gift. A jolly, jolly gift. His home run on Tuesday night was the longest home run by a Giant this year , and aw, heck, let's watch that again: Don't pitch Pablo Sandoval there! That is a very bad place for a changeup against Pablo Sandoval.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pablo Sandoval, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball

6 hrs ago | McCovey Chronicles

Trio of mock drafts has Giants either getting a hitter or a pitcher

Mock drafts in baseball just aren't the same as they are in other sports. "Say, here's a player you've never heard of.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Brandon Belt, Major League Baseball, Tim Lincecum

11 hrs ago | Fox Sports

What you missed while LeBron played hero

Sam Gardner is a general assignment columnist for FOX Sports. Originally from Orlando, Fla., Sam previously covered the Orlando Magic for FOX Sports Florida, and has also covered the NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals and MLB playoffs.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Sports Etc.

Thu May 23, 2013

The Willits News

San Francisco Giants confront Ryan Vogelsong's absence amid starting rotation woes

For years, Giants baseball has been associated mostly with one characteristic. Sure, Buster Posey is now one of the game's best players, and the lineup is very deep.

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Related Topix: Sports, Madison Bumgarner, Baseball Players, Buster Posey, Major League Baseball, Jeremy Affeldt, Washington Nationals, Chad Gaudin

Contra Costa Times

San Francisco Giants confront Ryan Vogelsong's absence amid starting rotation woes

For years, Giants baseball has been associated mostly with one characteristic. Sure, Buster Posey is now one of the game's best players, and the lineup is very deep.

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Related Topix: Sports, Madison Bumgarner, Baseball Players, Buster Posey, Major League Baseball, Jeremy Affeldt, Chad Gaudin, Tim Lincecum

San Francisco Giants

'Rags' to pitching riches: Righetti's skill sparked debate

By the time Righetti's active Major League playing career ended in 1995, closers usually pitched only a ballgame's final inning.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Mariano Rivera

Advocate

Giants Pitcher Jeremy Affeldt Shares His Evolution on Homophobia

The world of men's professional sports may have a history of being a homophobic hotbed, but San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt reveals that playing major league baseball broadened his horizons by bringing him to a city where he met LGBT people, and those experiences have helped him overcome homophobia.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jeremy Affeldt, Major League Baseball

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

San Francisco Giants - PlayerWatch

Apparently manager Bruce Bochy was listening. Facing another tough Washington Nationals pitcher on Wednesday -- left-hander Gio Gonzalez -- Bochy opted to give recent minor-league call-up Brett Pill a start at first base in the series finale.

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Related Topix: Sports, Madison Bumgarner, Baseball Players, Brandon Belt, Stephen Strasburg, Major League Baseball, Washington Nationals, Brett Pill

Federal Baseball

Washington Nationals' Gio Gonzalez In at&T: When Kurt Suzuki Says, "Come In!" Come in

Washington Nationals' lefty Gio Gonzalez gave the Nats a second-straight strong start and though they once again blew the lead he handed the bullpen, the defending NL East Champs recovered and took the series finale from the San Francisco Giants.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League East, Bryce Harper, Stephen Strasburg, Baseball Players, Drew Storen, Tyler Clippard

Washington Times

Bryce Harper does it all as Nationals salvage road trip finale

The ball flicked off Ian Desmond 's bat in a seemingly effortless motion and began its path toward right field.

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Related Topix: Sports, Bryce Harper, Baseball Players, Drew Storen, Ian Desmond, Ryan Zimmerman

McCovey Chronicles

Giants avoid sweep, drop last game to Nats

In the bottom of the ninth, with a runner in scoring position and a tie game, two different Giants hit the ball hard.

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Related Topix: Sports, Madison Bumgarner, Brandon Crawford, Buster Posey, Major League Baseball

Wed May 22, 2013

Philly.com

Delmon Young right on track

On the day Roy Halladay told the world he would need shoulder surgery, the Phillies lost to the San Francisco Giants.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League East, Domonic Brown, Freddy Galvis, Roy Halladay, Baseball Players, Carlos Ruiz

Call to the Pen

Broken Hand to Sideline Ryan Vogelsong 4-6 Weeks

A broken hand will keep Ryan Vogelsong on the DL for at least four to six weeks.

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Related Topix: Sports

SF Sentinel

Local 2 Unite Here Union Leader Mike Casey Denigrates Navy, Marines,...

Centerplate, the concessionaire at AT&T Park today filed a dynamic lawsuit against Local 2 Unite Here union for violations of national labor laws and for attempting to block charity groups and nonprofits from raising money at the ballpark.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball

BleacherReport

San Francisco Giants: Why It's Too Soon to Panic for the Giants

After the most recent road trip, when the San Francisco Giants went 1-5 against the Toronto Blue Jays and Colorado Rockies , fans are starting to run around like Chicken Little, proclaiming that the sky is falling.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Brandon Crawford, Brandon Belt, Major League Baseball, Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval, Tim Lincecum

San Francisco Bay View

Hardball: Giants concession workers fight for the soul of San Francisco

Picture AT&T Park, home of the World Series champion San Francisco Giants. Picture about as breathtaking a baseball stadium as exists in the United States with McCovey Cove and the San Francisco Bay framing the outfield like a Norman Rockwell postcard as conceived by Leroy Neiman.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball

Washington Times

Davey Johnson accepts invitation to be on All-Star staff and Steve McCatty stars on a t-shirt

Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson accepted an invitation from San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy to be a coach on his staff at the 2013 All-Star Game.

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Related Topix: Sports, Bryce Harper, Stephen Strasburg, Baseball Players, Washington Nationals, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Ian Desmond

Sports Network

Nicasio sharp as Rockies blank slumping Giants

Juan Nicasio tossed six scoreless innings as the Colorado Rockies blanked the San Francisco Giants, 5-0, in the finale of a four-game set from Coors Field.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Brandon Crawford, Jordan Pacheco, Juan Nicasio, Colorado Rockies, Major League Baseball, Carlos Gonzalez

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Recap: San Francisco vs. Washington

Pablo Sandoval scorched a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 4-2 victory over the Washington Nationals Tuesday in the middle test of a three- game set at AT&T Park.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pablo Sandoval, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Bryce Harper, Stephen Strasburg, Yunesky Maya, Washington Nationals

Tue May 21, 2013

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Affeldt has grown to love open-minded Bay Area

In this Feb. 20, 2013 photo is San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt posing on picture day at spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jeremy Affeldt, Major League Baseball