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Spring training: NL West preview
Will we ever see the Giants coming? The team Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy put together since saying goodbye to Barry Bonds is the only National League team to win the World Series twice within three seasons since the Big Red Machine, yet the Giants...
Tags: Madison Bumgarner, Baseball, Tim Lincecum, Hanley Ramirez, San Diego Padres
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The Latest: A sad 'Farewell,' a colorful trek
"Farewell, Fred Voodoo" By Amy Wilentz Simon & Schuster; 329 pages Fred Voodoo, we learn from Amy Wilentz's candid new book, is not a person but an epithet — the Haitian equivalent, more or less, of Joe Average. Wilentz spent years in Haiti as...Tags: Port-au-Prince (Haiti), San Francisco Giants, Sylvester Stallone, Sean Penn, Awards and Prizes
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Reds could use a little pop from Votto
CINCINNATI — When Joey Votto comes to the plate at Great American Ball Park, the Rolling Stones' "Paint it Black'' plays over the ballpark's speakers. It's a tough song for a tough town, and the Reds' fans love it. Only one thing could make it...
Tags: Johnny Cueto, Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain
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Giants epitomize spirit of 2012 playoffs
Here we are again. For the second series in a row, the Giants have refused to fade to black. They have extended the National League Championship Series to six games, forcing the Cardinals to make a round-trip flight they would have liked to avoid. The...
Tags: St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, Baseball, Jayson Werth
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Hitting woes continue but Giants survive for another game
CINCINNATI — Hensley Meulens must be a very happy man. Throughout Game 3 of the National League Division Series, the Giants hitting coach was one timely hit away from the flight of shame home to San Francisco. Buster Posey and his teammates were...
Tags: Madison Bumgarner, Johnny Cueto, Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum
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Snap decisions backfire on old friends Lamont and Leyland
SAN FRANCISCO — Twenty-seven seasons after their first game together, Jim Leyland was in the dugout, Gene Lamont the third base coach's box. Like spouses who gravitate to the far side of the house. But the two baseball men had cause to talk...
Tags: Madison Bumgarner, Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Doug Fister, Tim Lincecum
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Why play it out? Giants have it all going their way
SAN FRANCISCO — Why even play three more games? It's the Giants' world, and the rest of us just eat overpriced Cioppino and get fat on Ghirardelli chocolate. It was impressive for Barry Zito to use his 85-mph fastballs to shut down the Cardinals...
Tags: St. Louis Cardinals, Miguel Cabrera, Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum
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A bit of magic helps Giants win pennant
SAN FRANCISCO — Sometimes you really do have to see it to believe it. When Hunter Pence shot a line drive at Pete Kozma on Monday night, the ball started to Kozma's right and took a hard turn to the right about halfway to the infield dirt. It...
Tags: St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Matt Cain
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Trusted formula of solid pitching, defense carries Giants
DETROIT — New on the job and with a potential playoff team on his hands, Brian Sabean went out to find as much pitching as he could. He targeted the team that had the most to give, and shocked the baseball world by landing Roberto Hernandez,...
Tags: St. Louis Cardinals, Madison Bumgarner, Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum
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Journeyman Vogelsong looks like an ace for Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — This is the time of year when baseball executives sift through the discard bin, looking for useful, inexpensive pieces that add needed inventory. They might bear down a little more than usual this week, as Ryan Vogelsong...
Tags: Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants, Justin Verlander, Doug Fister, Baseball
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Manuel sees good in the lineup now
The Phillies FilesThe results were there, and so were the runs. Now the Phillies need to keep things there this weekend to prevent from slipping anymore. But the Giants, who enter play Friday with a 2 1/2 game lead in the NL...... -
Marine injured in Afghanistan throws first pitch at World Series
L.A. NOWMarine Cpl. Nicholas Kimmel, who lost both legs and his left arm in Afghanistan, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Thursday's World Series game in San Francisco: a strike....
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