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June 26, 2013 at 4:40 AM
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By Henry Schulman Los Angeles – General manager Brian Sabean pulled no punches about the Giants' play. "You earn your way to winning a division, you earn your way...
June 25, 2013 at 10:40 PM
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UPDATE, 7:25 p.m.: Manager Bruce Bochy walked into the clubhouse after Monday night's 3-1 loss at Dodger Stadium and did not like what he heard. More specifically, what...
June 25, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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UPDATE, 11:20 p.m.: I know what you're thinking. Nobody thought Angel Pagan's hamstring injury was serious, either. Arias has a point of reference. He said this feels...
June 24, 2013 at 10:40 PM
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UPDATE, 5:50 p.m.: Center fielder Angel Pagan will undergo surgery in Los Angeles on Tuesday to repair the hamstring tendon behind his left knee and will be lost for up...
June 24, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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By John Shea The mighty Marlins beat up on the Giants again, winning today's game 7-2 and taking three of four in the series. Good news for the Giants: They don't see...
June 23, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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John Shea reporting from the ballpark . . . I asked Bruce Bochy a couple of questions in regard to next month's trade deadline. Asked if there's a need for a power bat...
June 23, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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In the Giants' media guide, Sandy Rosario follows Sergio Romo. In Saturday's 2-1, 11-inning win, you could argue they were equals. Romo was excellent. He relieved Jeremy...
June 22, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Barry Zito had not doubt in his mind he would take his regular turn Saturday, three days after his father died. As manager Bruce Bochy related it...
June 22, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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Angel Pagan chased balls in the gap with no discomfort. His rehab game in Stockton was going swell until he hit a grounder to second in the ninth inning and got to...
June 22, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Had all gone as hoped, Angel Pagan might be jogging out to center field for Saturday's game against the Marlins, starting a string of comebacks that...
June 21, 2013 at 10:40 PM
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UPDATE, 5:30 p.m.: Angel Pagan walked into the Giants clubhouse under his own power, gingerly, looking sullen and carrying the large telltale envelope that holds MRI...
June 21, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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Christian Arroyo, the Giants' first-round draft pick, visited AT&T Park on Thursday night to watch the team play. On Friday he will report to the Arizona Rookie...
June 21, 2013 at 9:40 AM
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UPDATE, 11:00 p.m.: Manager Bruce Bochy had no word yet on the severity of Angel Pagan's leg injury or even whether he reinjured the hamstring that has kept him out for...
June 20, 2013 at 10:40 PM
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Starter Chad Gaudin has left tonight's game against the Marlins at AT&T Park after being hit in the right arm by a Derek Dietrich line drive. It happened in the...
June 20, 2013 at 8:40 PM
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UPDATE, 5:55 p.m.: Pablo Sandoval has progressed so well in his recovery from a strained left foot that he will start a minor-league rehab with Class A San Jose a night...
June 20, 2013 at 2:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman A day after Padres first baseman Jesus Guzman hit a home run then acted as though he won Game 7 of the World Series, Madison Bumgarner had a present...
June 19, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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You can read the early version of my game story here, with info on Bumgarner v Guzman and the benches-clearing incident. Here are some other notes: XXXXXXXXXX I'm...
June 19, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman A day after Padres first baseman Jesus Guzman hit a home run then acted as though he won Game 7 of the World Series, Madison Bumgarner had a present...
June 19, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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Manager Bruce Bochy listed Brandon Crawford as "doubtful" to play Thursday night as the shortstop continues to deal with swelling and pain in his two sprained fingers...
June 19, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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The Giants have always been big on social media – with 1.7 million Facebook fans, 435,000 Twitter followers and more than a quarter-million Instagram followers...
June 19, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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Get to know the Giants’ latest call-ups
June 19, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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Steve Kroner as the seagulls take over most of the AT&T Park field around midnight: Some streaks of note, ended and extended: 1. San Diego's winning streak was...
June 19, 2013 at 12:40 AM
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By Steve Kroner One middle infielder with a finger injury returned to the Giants' lineup and another middle infielder had to leave the game with injured fingers. Matt...
June 18, 2013 at 10:40 PM
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Steve Kroner subbing for Henry Schulman for Game 2 of the San Diego series along the shores of McCovey Cove: The news of the day: Second baseman Marco Scutaro is back in...
June 18, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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Sergio Romo made national headlines last year when he wore a T-shirt proclaiming "I only look illegal" at the Giants' World Series parade. Now, he's taking his...
June 18, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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John Shea reporting from the ballpark . . . Buster Posey never got a chance to swing a bat Monday night, and Bruce Bochy confessed the mistake was his. "I messed up the...
June 18, 2013 at 1:40 AM
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Christian Arroyo, the Florida high school infielder whom the Giants selected with their first pick in the June 6 draft, is in Arizona to get his physical, which means he...
June 17, 2013 at 10:40 PM
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John Shea reporting from the ballpark . . . For the Giants, the news is good on the health front. Pablo Sandoval is targeted to begin his minor-league rehab assignment...
June 17, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Atlanta – In the past three weeks, the Giants played 14 of their 18 games on the road, all against winning teams. Leadoff hitter Angel Pagan...
June 16, 2013 at 8:40 PM
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UPDATE, 4:25 P.M.: Angel Pagan's long stay on the disabled list has been a mystery, particularly after saying two weeks ago he felt "close" to returning. Pagan answered...
June 16, 2013 at 2:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Atlanta – The Atlanta Braves scored twice off Sergio Romo with one out in the ninth inning to come from behind and beat the Giants 6-5 Saturday...
June 15, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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UPDATE, 12:40 p.m.: It was Marco Scutaro, who had taken a few cuts in the batting cage but just now hit on the field for the first time since he was hit by a pitch...
June 15, 2013 at 10:40 AM
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For Father's Day, we dove back into the archives and found a batch of heart-warming photos of San Francisco Giants and their kids. Don't forget to give your dad a call...
June 15, 2013 at 4:40 AM
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By Henry Schulman Atlanta – This is why Madison Bumgarner is no ordinary 23-year-old major-league pitcher. He just lost a no-hit bid in the sixth inning Friday...
June 14, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Atlanta - A former Braves pitching great who won 157 games as a starter over 12 seasons, then saved 154 more in four seasons when he was converted to a...
June 14, 2013 at 2:40 PM
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Brandon Crawford will be hitting fifth for the second time this year and third time in his career. The lineup against Kris Medlen: Blanco CF Abreu 2B Posey C Pence RF...
June 14, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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Nick Noonan had to laugh. If he didn't, he might have cried. In the ninth inning of tonight's 10-0 rout of the Pirates, he hit a drive to right-center that reached the...
June 13, 2013 at 9:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Pittsburgh – If Matt Cain is not scheduled to pitch when June 13 rolls around in 2014, he might grab manager Bruce Bochy by the ears and demand...
June 13, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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UPDATE, 1:30 p.m.: Clearly, one of the Giants' biggest problems has been the front end of the bullpen since Chad Gaudin moved to the rotation. Once a starter leaves, the...
June 13, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan who was beaten by rival fans in the Dodger Stadium parking lot, is finally back home after more than two years, but his family...
June 12, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Pittsburgh – You see Giants fans at ballparks around America and feel sorry that they wasted their money on the tickets, airfare and hotels...
June 12, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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UPDATE, 3:15 p.m.: Well, this birthday is getting better and better for George Kontos. After the Giants demoted him to Triple-A Fresno, the commissioner's office...
June 12, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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UPDATE, 8 p.m.: Usually a negative X-ray allows a player and team to exhale. Not so here. Although X-rays on Marco Scutaro's left pinkie showed no fracture or...
June 11, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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Second baseman Marco Scutaro left tonight's game at Pittsburgh after he was hit on or near the left wrist by a 94-mph Tony Watson fastball. Scutaro was in immense pain...
June 11, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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UPDATE, 3:00 p.m.: Turns out everybody was correct, at least a little bit. Manager Bruce Bochy said, and head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner confirmed, that Pablo...
June 11, 2013 at 10:40 AM
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The Giants captured the rubber game of their weekend series in Arizona, cruising to a 6-2 victory behind another strong start from Chad Gaudin, who solidified his spot...
June 9, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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Lineups for today's Giants-Diamondbacks series finale, featuring the major league debut of the Giants' Juan Perez, who was promoted from Triple-A Fresno on Friday:...
June 9, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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The Giants are hoping to bounce back from a tough loss to the division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks tonight, having wasted one of the best outings of the season from...
June 8, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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This is Tony Jackson subbing for Henry Schulman at Chase Field. In an effort to jumpstart the offense, Giants manager Bruce Bochy shuffled the middle of the lineup for...
June 7, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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UPDATE, 8:00 p.m.: Christian Arroyo is a self-described "math geek" who just graduated from high school with a 4.4 GPA and said AP calculus is his favorite subject...
June 6, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman If the Giants want to face an American League team in October, they better step up their game against the AL in interleague play. The Giants lost three...
June 5, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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UPDATE, 12:20 P.M.: Absent any real news this morning, I want to touch on something that has always bugged me: the notion that Giants fans have no right to boo other...
June 5, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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On each player's chair after the game was an envelope carrying the White House seal. Inside were formal invitations for the Giants' traditional post-championship White...
June 4, 2013 at 11:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman Whetever you want to call the past three weeks for the Giants – feel free to use "hell" in your description – it began with two...
June 4, 2013 at 9:40 PM
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UPDATE, 5:25 p.m.: As expected and speculated, the Giants plan to have Chad Gaudin start Sunday's game in Phoenix and push Tim Lincecum back to Tuesday in Pittsburgh...
June 4, 2013 at 3:40 PM
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Allow me to explain. Dave Righetti is not suggesting his starters think about their stats over the team. Not at all. In an interview I did with the Giants pitching coach...
June 4, 2013 at 4:40 AM
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By Henry Schulman St. Louis – The Giants provided a lesson Sunday on why general managers and managers need to be flexible. Who would have thought on Opening Day...
June 2, 2013 at 2:40 PM
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Actually, Tim Lincecum was available during Saturday's doubleheader, manager Bruce Bochy revealed. Naturally, that leads to speculation that the transition to relief is...
June 2, 2013 at 10:40 AM
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By Henry Schulman St. Louis — The Giants and Cardinals each won the same number of World Series over the past seven seasons. It says so in all the record books...
June 1, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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UPDATE, 2:10 p.m.: Apparently, there was a lot of talk on the broadcasts about Matt Cain potentially tipping pitches to the Cardinals out of the stretch. When you...
June 1, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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From what we can gather, there was some significant property damage in the St. Louis area from Friday night's storms, but no serious injuries. If so, that's wonderful...
June 1, 2013 at 9:40 AM
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Well, this was a new experience for me, being told to leave Busch Stadium as quickly as possible and find cover because of possible tornadoes coming toward downtown St...
May 31, 2013 at 8:40 PM
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UPDATE, 6 p.m.: They not only announced the game has been postponed, they made an announcement in the press box to leave the park and seek shelter. Tornadoes in the...
May 31, 2013 at 2:40 PM
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Last week, we asked you to vote for your favorite San Francisco Giant of all time. Over 5,000 readers submitted their picks, and we've assembled the top five here. We...
May 31, 2013 at 4:40 AM
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at AT&T Park A's starter A.J. Griffin pitched extremely well most of the day at AT&T Park, while Giants starter Barry...
May 30, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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John Shea reporting from the ballpark . . . First, a bit of news. Angel Pagan had his cortisone shot, will miss games through Friday and figures to be available to play...
May 30, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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John Shea reporting from the ballpark . . . Bruce Bochy's postgame news conference started with a question on the Giants' defense: "I don't know what happened, to be...
May 30, 2013 at 1:40 AM
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By John Shea The most emotional inning of this week's Giants-A's interleague extravaganza was the sixth on Wednesday night. A's bench coach Chip Hale got kicked out, and...
May 30, 2013 at 12:40 AM
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John Shea reporting from the ballpark . . . Angel Pagan, who has missed three games with a strained left hamstring, was to have a cortisone shot tonight and be shelved...
May 29, 2013 at 7:40 PM
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The club just announced it will purchase the contract of reliever Ramon Ramirez from Triple-A Fresno for tonight's game to bolster a bullpen that pitched 5 2/3 innings...
May 29, 2013 at 2:40 PM
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By Henry Schulman In the 17 seasons that Brian Sabean has been general manager, the Giants have drafted and nurtured a lot of good pitchers who share one trivial...
May 28, 2013 at 9:40 PM
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UPDATE, 6:40 p.m.: Angel Pagan underwent an MRI on his injured left leg, and the result was most "good news," manager Bruce Bochy said. The test revealed some possible...
May 28, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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By Henry Schulman Manager Bruce Bochy was asked before the game if he liked this split, four-game format with two games in Oakland and two at home against the A's. "I...
May 27, 2013 at 4:40 PM
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UPDATE: With apologies to Tim Lincecum, a slight correction: He did not injure his ankle leaping the rail after Angel Pagan's inside-the-park home run, but apparently...
May 27, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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UPDATE, 5:40 p.m.: Michael Kickham, a 24-year-old left-hander who has thrown five excellent games in a row for Triple-A Fresno, will take Ryan Vogelsong's spot in the...
May 26, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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UPDATE: 12:25 p.m.: Manager Bruce Bochy said Angel Pagan has a mild left-hamstring strain and is day to day. Bochy hopes Pagan can play in Oakland on Monday, although...
May 26, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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Steve Kroner, following the Giants' 6-5, 10-inning win over Colorado that ended on Angel Pagan's two-run, inside-the-park homer: Pagan is quoted heavily in the update...
May 25, 2013 at 8:40 PM
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By Steve Kroner In a game with more twists and turns than one month of baseball usually provides, the Giants beat Colorado 6-5 in 10 innings on Saturday...
May 25, 2013 at 5:40 PM
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Steve Kroner again subbing for Henry Schulman for Game 2 of the series against Colorado on the shores of McCovey Cove: Barry Zito, Saturday's starter, has looked out of...
May 25, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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