Ever since word came out that the San Francisco Giants would have their own reality show, one burning question has been left unanswered: will it provide viewers footage of a gorgeous shirtless Andres Torres throwing cinder blocks in the air?
The answer to that question has finally been provided: Yes, yes it will.
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So ... does time really heal all wounds? Or, specifically if you’re a Giants fan: Does the passing of a few seasons, the emergence of new heroes and the revelry of a current world championship erase the memories of misdeeds committed by heroes of the past? We’re about to find out, as the long-awaited perjury trial of Barry Bonds begins today in federal court.
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Brandon Belt appears ready for the major leagues, but will he be temporarily stalled as Giants general manager Brian Sabean again tries to protect a player on whom he made a mistake?
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A San Francisco Japanese bilingual bicultural program raised $22,000 in a last-minute fundraiser to help the victims affected by the earthquake and tsunami last week.According to the San Francisco Unified School District officials when parents heard of the quake -- which struck off the coast of Japan, March 10 and registered at a 9.0 magnitude -- they sprung in to action to organize a fundraiser to help with relief.
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A YouTube video has been making its rounds on Facebook walls and into chat windows everywhere, featuring a man with an uncanny resemblence to our very own ace, Tim Lincecum.
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The San Francisco Giants’ World Series trophy will be making its last Bay Area appearance in Pacifica on Thursday.The trophy, which the Giants earned with their victory over the Texas Rangers, will be displayed at the Pacifica Community Center from 3 to 5:30 p.m.This marks the end of the trophy’s Bay Area tour before it travels to Oregon and Nevada.
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He’s probably already got one, seeing as how they are the World Champions and all, but just in case, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will receive his very own San Francisco Giants baseball cap from Mayor Ed Lee today.It’s all part of a warm welcome to The City planned at the Civic Center BART Station.
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Can the Giants repeat as world champions? When I had a telephone conversation with Steven Goldman, editor of Baseball Prospectus (absolutely the best book if you want to know what’s really happening), I asked him two specific questions:
1. What are the reasons you think the Giants could repeat?
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“If you build it, they will come.”Pete Osborne paraphrased a famous quote from the baseball movie “Field of Dreams” to describe the fortunate circumstances of business owners near San Francisco’s own field of dreams, AT&T Park, in the wake of the Giants’ run to a World Series title last fall.
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The puzzle that is Pablo Sandoval has been on full display during these heart-warming days in Scottsdale, Ariz. The thick third baseman definitely looks harder around the edges after his winter of workouts. Now, the Giants need Sandoval to be harder on opposing pitchers than he was a year ago, when he posted one of the most disappointing sophomore campaigns in recent memory.
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