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Blog:SFGate: San Francisco Giants : The Splash: 51146 : UPDATE: Lincecum pot charge dropped by DA in standard deal, which awaits judge's approval Prosecutors in Clark County, Wash., and Tim Lincecum have reached an agreement in which the pitcher will pay a $250 fine relating to his possession of a marijuana pipe with the drug possession charge...

San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state.

Here's a little tidbit from the What Might Have Been Files, taken from a Glenn Dickey column in the San Francisco Chronicle of July 4, 1988.

I f you are going to go with a bunch of No. 6 and 7 hitters in your lineup, why not bring in a coach that made a 10-year major league career out of being a contact hitter? It's unknown if there is interest in current Cardinals assistant hitting coach Mike Aldrete.

The San Francisco Giants have promoted Triple-A hitting coach Hensley Meulens to the major league club.

Adam Wainwright #50 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on May 31, 2009 in San Francisco, California.

Wednesday 28 Oct 2009 Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 11:48PM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The San Francisco Giants announced their 2010 Cactus League schedule today, which features a new Cactus League team, the Cincinnati Reds, whom San Francisco will play twice.

People are turning to public transportation in record numbers as the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge undegoes emergency repairs.

Giants catcher Buster Posey, who ascended from Class A Advanced San Jose to the Majors in less than six months, was named the winner of the 50th annual J.G. Taylor Spink Award as the Topps/Minor League Player of the Year for 2009 on Tuesday.

JED HOYER won't have to worry too much about backlash from fans in San Diego in the coming months.

Centerville>> Walking through the runway into the San Francisco Giants dugout, Kelly Downs was jolted so much that his head bumped against the wall.

Can Giants fans anticipate a Dodgers collapse next year? The answer might be delivered by divorce lawyers.

Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti looks on during batting practice prior to the game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on May 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

It isn't difficult to pick out who doesn't belong in this foursome. It's Edgar Renteria.

Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke has been named the 2009 Sporting News American League Pitcher of the Year.

Now that everyone has finished with their angst-a-thon about the Giants , the new deals for Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy, and the identity of the new hitting coach what say they make a run at Jason Bay and say they'll pay him to do both jobs?, here comes interesting news for Giants fans.

Giants general manager Brian Sabean has been known for some awful deals. This season was no exception as he proved to make a disastrous blunder in signing shortstop Edgar Renteria to a two-year, $18.5 million deal prior to the 2009 season.

Brian Sabean was named general manager after the Giants' last-place finish in 1996.

It was the thick of a momentous battle between the Oakland A's and the San Francisco Giants: the 1989 World Series, the baseball event of a lifetime for Bay Area fans and players.

General view of the Marina district disaster zone after an earthquake, measuring 7.1 on the richter scale, rocks game three of the World Series between the Oakland A's and San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park on October 17, 1989 in San Francisco, California.