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Padres sweep Giants in three-game series

By: The Associated Press 04/28/13 6:31 PM
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The San Diego Padres are having a mercurial season. Swept by the Giants in San Francisco last weekend, the Padres returned the favor by taking three games from the defending World Series champions at Petco Park. Chase Headley, Nick Hundley and Alexi Amarista homered off Ryan Vogelsong to lead the Padres to a 6-4 victory Sunday. It was San Diego's first three-game sweep of the Giants since May 2010. Read More

Barry Zito delivers again as Buster Posey, Giants sweep Rockies

By: The Associated Press 04/10/13 9:24 PM
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For most of his outing, Barry Zito had a large lead that would make most pitchers plenty comfortable.Zito never allows himself to think that way. Not with all the ups and downs of his Giants tenure."I think the mindset that it's easier because you have a lead will tie the game up quickly," he said. Read More

San Francisco Giants receive World Series Rings in pregame ceremony at AT&T Park

By: Ben Martin 04/07/13 2:47 PM
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Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper asked the AT&T Park crowd a question before Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Read More

San Francisco Giants fans can catch Opening Day at AT&T Park even with team in Los Angeles

By: Paul Gackle 03/31/13 9:00 PM
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Do you have the day off? Playing hooky? Don’t have a place to check out the Giants game this afternoon? Swing by AT&T Park for Opening Day and watch Matt Cain, Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval take on the Los Angeles Dodgers with thousands of other screaming fans. Read More

Giants April Fool’s trick on the Dodgers

By: Mychael Urban 03/31/13 4:00 AM
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It’s getting increasingly difficult to get people to bite on April Fool’s pranks, isn’t it? If you don’t pick someone off very early in the morning, before they’ve gotten their wits — dim or otherwise — about them, good luck to you. It probably ain’t gonna happen. More than likely, it’s a mere reflection of these media-saturated times; everything is viewed with suspicion, with borderline disdain, so everybody’s always “on guard.” Read More

Tim Lincecum roughed up as Giants drop first game in Bay Bridge Series

By: Ben Martin 03/29/13 12:06 AM
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The Giants played their first game at AT&T Park on Thursday since Game 2 of last year’s World Series, reigniting the exhibition Bay Bridge Series with a 7-3 loss to the A’s. Giants starter Tim Lincecum began the game well, striking out four in his first three innings, but gave up a two-run homer to Yoenis Cespedes in the third. He departed the game with two outs and two on in the fifth before A’s outfielder Josh Reddick homered to right off reliever Jeremy Affeldt. Read More

Barry Zito picking up where he left off for Giants

By: Rick Eymer 03/03/13 6:20 PM
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Barry Zito made believers out of a pair of former teammates as he tries to build on the success he rediscovered last season. Zito pitched three shutout innings, Brandon Crawford had three hits and the Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Sunday. “I felt a lot better than I did the last time,” Zito said. “My focus was better, my timing was better and I was making more pitches.” Read More

Buster Posey earns steepest rise in MLB salary arbitration

By: The Associated Press 02/19/13 9:08 PM
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NEW YORK — Reserved for the better part of February for the contentious process of salary arbitration, the Ellis East Room on the second floor of the Hyatt Regency Phoenix went unused. For the first time since arbitration began in 1974, none of the players who filed wound up arguing their cases. Read More

San Francisco Giants need a Brandon boost

By: Glenn Dickey 02/14/13 11:48 PM
An important part of the puzzle for the Giants as they aim at still another World Series championship will be the continued development of their Brandons, Belt and Crawford.Belt’s road has been especially bumpy, starting with the awful nickname given him, “The Baby Giraffe.” Please. Read More

Giants keep the band together in pursuit of third title in four years

By: Mychael Urban 02/14/13 10:03 PM
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If the past truly is prologue, you better have your tickets in hand already if you want to be a part of the Giants’ spring training party. Read More
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