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Gordon Edes of ESPN.com, who covers the Red Sox, just tweeted that Pablo Sandoval's meet-and-greet in Boston ended today without the Panda getting an offer. He quoted...
November 19, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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The Giants will play 33 games in Arizona, starting Tuesday March 3 at the A's new digs at HoHoKam Park in Mesa. Single-game tickets for the Giants home games at...
November 18, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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It's well established that Madison Bumgarner is a down-home, country sort of guy. And that distinctive personality makes for some very funny impressions. Fox Sports...
November 16, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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Adelberto Mejia, a left-hander who started 21 games for the Giants' Double-A team in Richmond, Va., last season, was caught using a banned stimulant and will be...
November 14, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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The big problem with Hot Stove "rumors" is that some teams just don't play the game. By "the game," I mean using the media to disseminate information. Some teams...
November 12, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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Matt Williams, the former Giants third baseman and rookie skipper for the Washington Nationals, was just named 2014 National League Manager of the Year. Clint Hurdle of...
November 11, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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In 2014, the phrase "even years" took on a new meaning for Giants fans. After a season of the usual torture, the Giants brought home their third World Series...
November 7, 2014 at 4:40 AM
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UPDATE, 4:35 p.m.: Pablo Sandoval is seeking at least a six-year free-agent contract, with the length of the deal more important to the third baseman than the dollars...
November 6, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Giants bench coach Ron Wotus is one of eight finalist for the Tampa Bay Rays managing job that became open when Joe Maddon opted out of his contract. Wotus, the bench...
November 6, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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Here's an early look at my Page 2 column in Thursday's Sporting Green: One week, baseball rocks. The next week, it reeks. Last Wednesday showcased America's national...
November 5, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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Bruce Bochy is a finalist for National League Manager of the year, as voted by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America, but despite all the accolades he...
November 4, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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To the victors go the talk shows. Giants star and World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner made an appearance on "The Tonight Show" on Monday, joking with Jimmy Fallon about...
November 3, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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The Giants, as expected, extended third baseman Pablo Sandoval a $15.3 million qualifying offer for 2015, a procedural move that could hurt Sandoval in free agency by...
November 3, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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Today's parade starts at noon, rolling from the foot of Market near the Ferry Building down Market to the Civic Center, ending on the steps of City Hall. It'll run two...
October 31, 2014 at 8:40 AM
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Live updates from throughout the SF Giants' World Series parade route. The parade starts at noon.
October 31, 2014 at 7:40 AM
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Jeff Parham plopped himself in his favorite spot Wednesday night, in front of the television at his North Carolina home. Parham turned on the World Series and waited for...
October 30, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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One company is loving Madison Bumgarner's MVP performance in the World Series: Jockey underwear. The company tweeted its congrats to the pitcher after his masterful...
October 30, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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Amid the screaming and shouting and hugging and champagne squirting and fireworks lighting and bonfire igniting and graffiti spraying in San Francisco late Wednesday...
October 30, 2014 at 8:40 AM
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Steve Kroner reporting: Paraphrasing the team's theme song, when the Giants came to town early Thursday morning, they were World Series champions for the third time in...
October 30, 2014 at 6:40 AM
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UPDATE, 10:45 p.m.: Kansas City, Mo. – The high pop fly floated in the air long enough to contemplate a baseball season, the joyful highs and wrenching lows, the...
October 29, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser What we've all been waiting for, and what the Royals and their fans have been dreading: Madison Bumgarner is now on the mound...
October 29, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser The final game of the 2014 World Series is underway at Kauffman Stadium, and a pair of sacrifice flies gave the Giants a 2-0...
October 29, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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Photos from Game 7 of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals.
October 29, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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In the hours leading up the final game of the 2014 World Series, Giants fans in San Francisco and around the world showed their support on social media. Check out some...
October 29, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy is in a joking mood. When I asked if he might say something to the team before Game 7, he smiled and said, "Yeah. Win one for the Gipper." But he...
October 29, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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It's down to this: Follow along live as the SF Giants play the Kansas City Royals for the 2014 World Series crown.
October 29, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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As I watched this World Series unfold, one thought kept creeping through my head. How different would this Series look if the Giants had a healthy Matt Cain? I...
October 29, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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With the way Game 6 is unfolding, Kansas City fans are celebrating. But a sporting goods chain was ready to go one step further and give the World Series trophy to the...
October 28, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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Kansas City, Mo. – In 1975, two events in Georgia and Massachussets occurred that now have immense meaning for the Giants and their faithful as they gird for an...
October 28, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser Back home for Game 6 of the World Series, the Royals have come out swinging. Jake Peavy, who took the loss in Game 2, is...
October 28, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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Photos from the SF Giants' World Series Game 6 matchup against the Royals in Kansas City.
October 28, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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UPDATE, 1:50 p.m.: Manager Bruce Bochy stood in the dugout during Game 3 and watched Jake Peavy try to catch an incoming foul ball with his pitching hand. "I had him...
October 28, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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Live updates from throughout Game 6 of the World Series against the SF Giants and Kansas City Royals.
October 28, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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The Giants, leading three games to two, stand on the brink of winning the World Series - but the Royals are supremely confident. That was the message from Kansas City...
October 27, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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The Giants and their fans bid one another adieu Sunday night, the final home game of 2014 in the books. The question now is whether they will meet against next spring in...
October 26, 2014 at 8:34 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at AT&T Park The Giants have a run, and they have Madison Bumgarner on the mound looking his usual all-world self. Hunter...
October 26, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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Chronicle staff photos of the SF Giants taking on the Kansas City Royals in Game 5 of the World Series.
October 26, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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This is Bruce Bochy's fourth World Series as a manager - 1998 with the Padres, then 2010, '12 and now '14 with the Giants. So he has become accustomed to the bright...
October 26, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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We'll start today with a mea culpa. Manager Bruce Bochy said Pablo Sandoval did not require intravenous fluid before Game 4, as I wrote. I based that on a report from a...
October 26, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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Live updates from throughout the World Series Game 5 battle between the SF Giants and Kansas City Royals at AT&T Park.
October 26, 2014 at 11:40 AM
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Hunter Pence runs down the line like a maniac. Pence planted himself squarely in the middle of the action Saturday in Game 4 of the World Series. Honestly, did you...
October 25, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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With apologies to the stats crowd, an all-wild-card World Series has to have an element of pluck. Who outgrinds whom? Were it completely about talent, these two teams...
October 25, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at AT&T Park The Giants scored twice in the fifth inning of Game 4 to tie it back up a 4-4, with Joe Panik doubling to lead...
October 25, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at AT&T Park The Giants appear determined to tie this series up at two games apiece tonight - they fought back from a 4-1...
October 25, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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By Steve Kroner Give Mo'ne Davis credit for sticking with her hometown team. The 13-year-old girl who became a national sensation for her performance in the Little...
October 25, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at AT&T Park Classic Giants: They scored the first run of tonight's game on: a leadoff walk by Gregor Blanco, a wild pitch...
October 25, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at AT&T Park With the pitcher's spot in the order due up in the bottom of the inning, Bruce Bochy clearly was trying to get...
October 25, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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Steve Kroner at China Basin: Five items to get you ready for World Series Game 4 between Kansas City, which is starting lefty Jason Vargas, and the Giants, who are going...
October 25, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Photos from the Giants' Saturday night game against the Royals at AT&T Park.
October 25, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Outfield defense doesn't show up in the box score, but it matters in this World Series. A lot. The Royals have one of the best defensive outfields in baseball...
October 25, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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Follow the Giants' Game 4 matchup against the Royals in the World Series.
October 25, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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The lineup for Game 4 has Juan Perez in left field against left-hander Jason Vargas. Brandon Belt is at first base and Michael Morse is on the bench. "Morse hasn't been...
October 25, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy said after Friday's 3-2 loss that Ryan Vogelsong will still start Game 4 rather than moving Madison Bumgarner up a day. "Vogelsong's going tomorrow,"...
October 24, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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The Giants played their first World Series game in two years at AT&T Park on Friday night, but it was hard to tell by the silence of the crowd, which mirrored the...
October 24, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at AT&T Park At the midpoint of tonight's Game 3 at AT&T Park, the Royals are up 1-0 and starter Jeremy Guthrie has...
October 24, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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Photos from the Giants' Friday night game against the Royals at AT&T Park.
October 24, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Steve Kroner at China Basin: Four items to consider before Game 3 of the World Series between the Royals and Giants: 1) The Royals went 8-2 in National League parks (San...
October 24, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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I'm skeptical for a lot of reasons, but manager Bruce Bochy said in the interview room today that he and the staff have talked about starting Madison Bumgarner on three...
October 24, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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Live updates throughout the SF Giants' Game 3 World Series matchup at AT&T Park against the Kansas City Royals.
October 24, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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In the wake of Wednesday's Game 2 loss, manager Bruce Bochy said he is ready to adjust how he handles middle relief for the rest of the World Series. In other words...
October 24, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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Just got to the ballpark. It's gorgeous here right now. Before we get started with interviews, I thought I'd show you another example of why Hunter Pence might be from...
October 24, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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The San Francisco Giants are in the midst of their third title run in five years, and they are in the privileged position of fielding an experienced postseason squad...
October 24, 2014 at 4:40 AM
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Tim Hudson leads active major-league pitchers with 214 career victories. Some quick perspective: That's 75 more wins than Jake Peavy's total (139) and more than twice as...
October 23, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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For a long/middle reliever who has pitched only once this postseason, Tim Lincecum sure drew a lot of attention Thursday at China Basin. Lincecum's condition was Topic A...
October 23, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at Kauffman Stadium The Royals busted loose for five runs in the sixth, an inning that started with a little bloop single by...
October 22, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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Kansas City, Mo. – Fans had clamored to see Tim Lincecum in a postseason game. They finally got their wish Wednesday night in Game 2 of the World Series, even if...
October 22, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at Kauffman Stadium Gregor Blanco homered to lead off Game 2 - the 19th leadoff homer in World Series history, and the first by...
October 22, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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Pence Dance from San Francisco Chronicle on Vimeo. As the Giants were warming up for Game 2 of the World Series, Gregor Blanco and Hunter Pence took a moment to practice...
October 22, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Follow along the action in this slideshow from Game 2 of the 2014 World Series
October 22, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Third-base coach Tim Flannery, proud of his aggressive approach sending runners home, said Wednesday he might have to treat Buster Posey more conservatively after the...
October 22, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy said Tim Lincecum was sick in the moments before Game 1 Tuesday night, which is why he was not on the introduction line. "That's the truth," Bochy...
October 22, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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Live updates from throughout the Giants' Game 2 contest against the Kansas City Royals.
October 22, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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UPDATE, 10:10 P.M.: Kansas City, Mo. – The immovable force was a 25-year-old mountain of a pitcher with iron nerves and an uncanny ability to quiet a hostile crowd...
October 21, 2014 at 9:00 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at Kauffman Stadium Greetings again from KC, where the Giants added on two more runs in the fourth inning, chasing James...
October 21, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at Kauffman Stadium It's a sea of blue here in Kansas City, and the fans - 29 years after the last World Series game here -...
October 21, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Photos from the SF Giants' first game against the Kansas City Royals in the World Series.
October 21, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy said his boys are champing at the bit for Game 1. "We're glad to get started today," he said. "It seems like it's been a couple of weeks since we've...
October 21, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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Live updates from throughout Game 1 of the World Series as the SF Giants take on the Royals in Kansas City.
October 21, 2014 at 2:40 PM
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As expected, manager Bruce Bochy slotted DH Michael Morse seventh, the Game 1 matchup between Madison Bumgarner and James Shields The lineups: GIANTS Blanco CF Panik 2B...
October 21, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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Bring your World Series questions to John Shea at 10 AM Tuesday morning!
October 21, 2014 at 11:40 AM
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