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San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey has been named the 2012 NL Most Valuable Player
November 15, 2012 at 3:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Jeremy Affeldt wanted some job security -- and the reliable reliever got it.
November 14, 2012 at 6:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A person familiar with the negotiations says left-hander Jeremy Affeldt and the San Francsico Giants are closing in on a three-year contract.
November 12, 2012 at 8:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Orange-and-black clad hordes flooded the streets of San Francisco on Wednesday for a ticker-tape parade celebrating the 2012 World Series champion...
October 31, 2012 at 2:40 PM -
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With six free agents, the Giants may have to defend their World Series titles with a number of new faces. That shouldn't be a problem for a team so pitching rich, writes...
October 30, 2012 at 10:40 AM -
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NEW YORK -- The San Francisco Giants' sweep of the Detroit Tigers set a record low for the World Series' television ratings.
October 29, 2012 at 5:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- For the second time in three years, San Francisco is gearing up for a ticker-tape parade to celebrate a World Series victory for the Giants.
October 29, 2012 at 5:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- They came from all corners of the region and screamed louder with each strike and every out in the bottom of the 10th inning as the San Francisco Giants...
October 29, 2012 at 11:40 AM -
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With their second World Series title in three years the Giants have achieved superpower status, and all the pieces are in place for the dominance to continue, writes Tom...
October 29, 2012 at 11:40 AM -
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DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera watched strike three sail by, and finally, for the first time in this World Series, a San Francisco Giant did not know what to do. Sergio Romo...
October 29, 2012 at 1:40 AM -
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NLCS MVP Marco Scutaro's single drove in Ryan Theriot in the 10th inning as the Giants completed the sweep of the Tigers 4-3 and won their second World Series title in...
October 28, 2012 at 9:40 PM -
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The Giants are on the brink of their second title in three years. The Tigers will try to stave off elimination for the first time since the Division Series. Follow the...
October 28, 2012 at 5:40 PM -
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Leading the Tigers 3-0, the Giants are one win from their second World Series title in three years. The amazing thing? They're doing it with a completely different team...
October 28, 2012 at 9:40 AM -
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The difference between Ryan Vogelsong and Anibal Sanchez was subtle, but crucial, says Michael Rosenberg. Getting key outs is why the Giants won 2-0 and have a 3-0...
October 27, 2012 at 11:40 PM -
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DETROIT -- Tigers right-hander Max Scherzer and San Francisco righty Matt Cain didn't need to know the outcome of Saturday's World Series game to understand that when...
October 27, 2012 at 8:40 PM -
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Since a Game 4 loss in the NLCS, the Giants have led every inning in six straight games and now have a commanding 3-0 World Series advantage after beating the Tigers...
October 27, 2012 at 8:40 PM -
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The Giants' postseason ace Ryan Vogelsong (2-0, 1.42 ERA) squares off against the Tigers' Anibal Sanchez as the World Series shifts to Detroit. Can San Francisco take a...
October 27, 2012 at 5:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Ryan Vogelsong stood on the cut grass at AT&T Park in his crisp San Francisco Giants uniform, giving an interview for Japanese broadcaster NHK in...
October 26, 2012 at 6:40 PM -
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NEW YORK -- The Giants' shutout of the Detroit Tigers drew a record-low television rating for Game 2 of the World Series.
October 26, 2012 at 5:40 PM -
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The Giants have been more good than lucky in the first two games of the World Series against Detroit, but that's what it takes to win a championship, writes Michael...
October 26, 2012 at 11:40 AM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Stationed in unfamiliar territory -- the outfield -- Delmon Young played his position conservatively, standing just shy of the leftfield warning track...
October 26, 2012 at 11:40 AM -
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Lucky breaks aside, the Giants are putting on a clinic in the Fall Classic. Their 2-0 victory in Game 2 was pure pitching and defense. The Tigers are getting schooled...
October 26, 2012 at 1:40 AM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Gregor Blanco's bunt single dribbled about halfway down the third base line and stopped inches fair, next to the white chalk. Several Tigers stood over...
October 25, 2012 at 9:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Doug Fister took the Giants' best shot without even flinching.
October 25, 2012 at 9:40 PM -
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Madison Bumgarner silenced the Tigers for seven innings, then the Giants took advantage of a bunt that stayed fair and manufactured a 2-0 victory for a 2-0 lead in the...
October 25, 2012 at 9:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan brutally beaten at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day 2011, attended at Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday night...
October 25, 2012 at 7:40 PM -
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Trounced in the opener, the Tigers turn to Doug Fister in Game 2. Madison Bumgarner, who has been shaky this postseason, starts for the Giants. What will Pablo Sandoval...
October 25, 2012 at 5:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants' 8-3 win over the Detroit Tigers set a record low television rating for a World Series opener.
October 25, 2012 at 2:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO?-- It was not a good night for Papa Grande.
October 25, 2012 at 10:40 AM -
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After winning Game 1, the Giants turn to Madison Bumgarner for Game 2 looking to take a firm grip on the World Series. This is a curious move that could backfire, writes...
October 25, 2012 at 10:40 AM -
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Nine pitches. Three homers. Thanks to Pablo Sandoval, the Giants beat the Tigers 8-3 in Game 1. The Mount Rushmore of World Series sluggers is now complete, writes Tom...
October 25, 2012 at 12:40 AM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Zito is playing his part in this World Series, all right.
October 24, 2012 at 11:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Gregor Blanco began sprinting in before he even heard the crack of Miguel Cabrera's bat.
October 24, 2012 at 11:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Jose Valverde started the postseason with a scoreless inning and a save against Oakland. Since then, his ERA is 48.60.
October 24, 2012 at 10:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Justin Verlander pawed at the mound with his feet during warmups, looked flabbergasted when his pitching coach came out for a visit and appeared out of...
October 24, 2012 at 10:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval became the fourth player to hit three home runs in a World Series game.
October 24, 2012 at 8:40 PM -
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Pablo Sandoval became the fourth player to belt three homers in a World Series game, connecting twice against Justin Verlander, as the Giants hammered the Tigers 8-3 in...
October 24, 2012 at 8:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Madison Bumgarner joked before his last World Series start that the pressure of pitching on baseball's biggest stage felt similar to his high school...
October 24, 2012 at 6:40 PM -
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Forget the rest vs. rust debate. The Game 1 winner has won eight of the past nine World Series. Pablo Sandoval took Justin Verlander deep in the first inning to put the...
October 24, 2012 at 5:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers are sticking with the 25-man active rosters that got them to the World Series.
October 24, 2012 at 12:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- This World Series is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. The best pitcher in baseball with Hall of Fame ability is smack in the sweet spot of the prime...
October 24, 2012 at 8:40 AM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Washington reliever Drew Storen, who failed to hold a ninth-inning lead against St. Louis in Game 5 of the NL division series, is among six extra...
October 23, 2012 at 2:40 PM -
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At the time of the All-Star Game, the Tigers were in third place in the AL Central, and the Giants were tied with the Mets for the sixth-best record in the NL. But the...
October 23, 2012 at 11:40 AM -
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The Giants and Tigers have been around for more than a century but they've never met in a World Series. Unitl now. Jay Jaffe and Cliff Corcoran offer...
October 23, 2012 at 11:40 AM -
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Marco Scutaro isn't flashy, but much like his team he gets the job done, says Ben Reiter. The NLCS MVP helped fuel a 9-0 rout of the Cards in Game 7 and an unlikely...
October 23, 2012 at 12:40 AM -
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Cardinals-Giants Gameflash for game played on October 22, 2012
October 23, 2012 at 12:40 AM -
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Way back in spring training, Hunter Pence hit a wicked grounder that smacked Miguel Cabrera in the face. A few months later, Pablo Sandoval launched a bases-loaded...
October 22, 2012 at 9:40 PM -
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Way back in spring training, Hunter Pence hit a wicked grounder that smacked Miguel Cabrera in the face. A few months later, Pablo Sandoval launched a bases-loaded...
October 22, 2012 at 9:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Marco Scutaro looked up through the pouring rain, caught Matt Holliday's popup for the final out and punched his ticket to the World Series for the...
October 22, 2012 at 9:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Marco Scutaro looked up through the pouring rain, caught Matt Holliday's popup for the final out and punched his ticket to the World Series for the...
October 22, 2012 at 9:40 PM -
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The Giants are headed back to the World Series. San Francisco became just the third team in NLCS history to overcome a 3-1 deficit after it ripped the faltering...
October 22, 2012 at 9:40 PM -
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The Giants are headed back to the World Series. San Francisco became just the third team in NLCS history to overcome a 3-1 deficit after it ripped the faltering...
October 22, 2012 at 9:40 PM -
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San Francisco is 5-0 when facing elimination this postseason. After trailing 3-1, can Matt Cain and the Giants cap an incredible comeback and finish off the Cardinals in...
October 22, 2012 at 5:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Holliday was back in the lineup for Game 7 of the NL championship series for the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night, a day after being a late...
October 22, 2012 at 4:40 PM -
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The Cardinals and Giants refuse to die. Now the National League Championship Series is down to one game. It's Game 7, and it's the greatest day in sports, writes Tom...
October 22, 2012 at 10:40 AM -
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For the second straight game, the Giants avoided elimination with a 6-1 victory over the Cardinals. It was a night where very little went right for St. Louis, writes Ben...
October 22, 2012 at 12:40 AM -
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Facing elimination apparently brings out the best in the Giants. They got another dominate pitching performance in a 6-1 victory over the Cardinals to force a Game 7 in...
October 21, 2012 at 8:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Left fielder Matt Holliday has been scratched from the St. Louis Cardinals' lineup because of lower back tightness just before Game 6 of the NL...
October 21, 2012 at 5:40 PM -
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In a rematch of Game 2, the Giants Ryan Vogelsong and the Cardinals Chris Carpenter take the hill. Can St. Louis punch its World Series' ticket or will San Francisco...
October 21, 2012 at 5:40 PM -
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A 5-0 win over the Cardinals kept their hopes alive. Who would have thought Barry Zito, a pitcher left off the roster in the Giants' 2010 title run, would save the day...
October 20, 2012 at 12:40 AM -
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The Giants staved off elimination with a 5-0 win over the Cardinals, forcing a Game 6 in the NLCS. They scored four unearned runs and Barry Zito took a shutout into the...
October 19, 2012 at 8:40 PM -
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NEW YORK -- San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey and Tampa Bay Rays closer Fernando Rodney have been selected comeback players of the year.
October 19, 2012 at 6:40 PM -
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The Cardinals are one win away from the World Series and have Carlos Beltran back in the lineup. The Giants are in need of major rally and turn to Barry Zito. Follow the...
October 19, 2012 at 5:40 PM -
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The Giants have been here before. But facing tough Cardinals pitching and a lineup that won't stop hitting, a 3-1 deficit after an 8-3 loss may be too much to overcome...
October 19, 2012 at 12:40 AM -
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Giants-Cardinals Gameflash for game played on October 18, 2012
October 18, 2012 at 8:40 PM -
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The Cardinals are just one win away from a second straight World Series berth. St. Louis scored two runs in four different innings in an 8-3 win over the Giants in Game...
October 18, 2012 at 8:40 PM -
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In his first start of the playoffs, Tim Lincecum gave up two early runs to the Cardinals in Game 4 of the NLCS. St. Louis is trying for a 3-1 series lead, but is playing...
October 18, 2012 at 5:40 PM -
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Just as they've done many times before, the Giants are turning to TIm Lincecum to deliver a huge win. But, asks Tom Verducci, which version of Lincecum will show up in...
October 18, 2012 at 9:40 AM -
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The Giants missed their chances -- but Matt Carpenter didn't. His home run in place of ailing Carlos Beltran made him the unlikely hero of the Cards' 3-1 win in Game 3...
October 18, 2012 at 1:40 AM -
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Matt Carpenter replaced an ailing Carlos Beltran, then hit a two-run homer to give the Cardinals a 3-1 win over the Giants and a 2-1 NLCS lead in a game delayed...
October 17, 2012 at 8:40 PM -
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The ALCS is one-sided but over in the NL, the Giants and Cardinals resume their series tied at one game apiece. Matt Cain and Kyle Lohse face off in Game 3. Follow it...
October 17, 2012 at 1:40 PM -
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The ALCS is one-sided but over in the NL, the Giants and Cardinals resume their series tied at one game apiece. Who has the edge in Game 3? Cliff Corcoran breaks it all...
October 17, 2012 at 9:40 AM -
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ST. LOUIS -- Bruce Bochy expects Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro to be on his lineup card for Game 3 of the NL championship series.
October 16, 2012 at 6:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A person with knowledge of the injury says Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro strained his left hip when the St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday crashed...
October 16, 2012 at 2:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A person with knowledge of the injury says Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro strained his left hip when the St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday crashed...
October 16, 2012 at 2:40 PM -
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Matt Holliday didn't mean to hurt Marco Scutaro but his controversial slide did more than that: It has fired up the Giants and opened the question of payback, writes Tom...
October 16, 2012 at 9:40 AM -
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Matt Holliday's aggressive slide into Marco Scutaro inspired the Giants to a 7-1 victory over the Cardinals in Game 2, says Ben Reiter. The series now shifts to St...
October 16, 2012 at 12:40 AM -
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SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro left Game 2 of the NL championship series after five innings because of an injured left hip, the result...
October 15, 2012 at 8:40 PM -
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Ryan Vogelsong pitched seven strong innings and Marco Scutaro had two RBIs before leaving with a hip injury as the Giants beat the Cardinals 7-1 to even the NLCS at one...
October 15, 2012 at 8:40 PM