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San Francisco Giants: The Secret to Why This Team Is "Overperforming"
Many in the baseball world are still rubbing their eyes trying to make sure that what they saw last October actually happened. To all of you that fall into this category, you can stop squinting...
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MLB: Is San Francisco Giants' Ryan Vogelsong a Dark-Horse Cy Young Candidate?
For all those reading the title and thinking, "What? You're out of your mind", read me out. Ryan Vogelsong, the journeyman right-hander whose professional baseball career was in ...
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San Francisco Giants: Time to Promote Catcher Hector Sanchez from Fresno?
Since the season-ending injury to Buster Posey on May 25, the San Francisco Giants have found a tall order in replacing last year's NL Rookie of the Year behind the plate...
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4 Offseason Mistakes Brian Sabean Made That Are Haunting the Giants Now
Brian Sabean was heralded as the general manager of the year 2010 after his San Francisco Giants captured the World Series crown for the first time since the franchise moved from New York 52 seasons earlier...
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San Francisco Giants: 5 Reasons Not to Worry
The San Francisco Giants grabbed their gear and walked into the clubhouse of the Oakland Coliseum after being swept by their cross-bay rivals, the Oakland Athletics . San Francisco's offense was feeble, scoring just five runs the entire series...
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5 Reasons Jose Reyes Won't Be Acquired by the San Francisco Giants
The Jose Reyes talk continues. Since it became very clear that Miguel Tejada wasn't going to pan out at shortstop for the defending champion San Francisco Giants , the trade speculation heated up and hasn't relented...
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San Francisco Giants: The 10 Most Important Moments of the 2011 Season so Far
The San Francisco Giants have been battered with injury after injury to key role players, have one of the worst offenses in all of baseball, have played 37 of their first 58 games ...
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Madison Bumgarner: San Francisco Giants Pitcher the Best 2-8 Starter in Baseball
If you told Madison Bumgarner that through his first 13 starts in 2011, he'd have a 3.23 ERA, 59 strikeouts compared to just 23 walks and a 1.31 WHIP, he would probably be a little surprised that his win-loss record would stand at 2-8...
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One-on-One with Nate the Great: Talking Clutch Hits, Stellar Defense, and More
“I like feeling the bat in my hands.” That’s the answer Nate Schierholtz gives when asked why he doesn’t regularly wear batting gloves like most big league ...
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San Francisco Giants: 5 Draft Picks Who Are Most Likely to Make the Majors
The defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants reached the pinnacle of the baseball world in 2010, and perhaps the biggest reason for their recent success is the wise draft choices they have made over the past several years...
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San Francisco Giants: Why Tim Lincecum Is Struggling
Tim Lincecum suffered what was arguably the worst outing of his career on June 11, getting shelled by the Cincinnati Reds for seven earned runs while not being able to make it through the fifth inning...
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San Francisco Giants: What Pablo Sandoval's Imminent Return Means for Champs
It's been a long road back for Pablo Sandoval , but what was in reality a couple of months, probably felt like an eternity for the star third baseman of the defending champion San Francisco Giants ...
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San Francisco Giants: Why Brandon Crawford Is the Answer at Shortstop
While one of the most popular topics of debate and discussion surrounding the 2011 San Francisco Giants has been the poor performance of Miguel Tejada and the subsequent need to acquire ...
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San Francisco Giants: Will Ryan Vogelsong Be an All-Star?
On April 28, 2011, a 33 year-old righty who hadn't started a major league game in seven years took the mound at PNC Park in Pittsburgh to face his former club, the Pirates , in ...
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San Francisco Giants: Picking Their All-Time Pitching Staff
If you ask most people who follow baseball today to tell you the first thought that comes to mind when you say the words "San Francisco Giants," they'd probably give you the same answer: pitching...
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San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum, Buster Posey: Who Will Be Franchise Player?
Tim Lincecum and Buster Posey are two of the most beloved and important members of the San Francisco Giants , both on the current roster and in the team's storied history...
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San Francisco Giants: 5 Reasons Cardinals Series May Prove Biggest of the Season
As much as a club can point to a series at the beginning of June and say that it might just end up being the most crucial four games of the year, the San Francisco Giants left St...
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San Francisco Giants: An Unusual Buster Posey, Mickey Mantle Comparison
Let's talk name association. Think Mickey Mantle. Now think Buster Posey . Your train of thought might look something like this: Mantle, a historic ballplayer, hall-of-famer, and American icon of the 1950s and '60s...
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San Francisco Giants Prospect Peek: Top Five Hitting Prospects Thus Far in 2011
The San Francisco Giants have become the envy of baseball for their young, homegrown talent --- homegrown talent that led the franchise to its first world championship in 56 years in 2010...
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San Francisco Giants: Remember Who You Are, With or Without Buster Posey
As Buster Posey 's fibula cracked and his ankle ligaments tore apart in the now infamous home plate collision at AT&T Park on May 25, a traumatic scene was seared into the ...
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San Francsco Giants: Jose Who? Brandon Crawford's Grand Slam Leads Comeback
Three days ago, Brandon Crawford was a shortstop for the Giants . The San Jose Giants. Three days ago, the topic for sports talk radio shows all over the Bay Area was whether ...
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San Francisco Giants: Seven Rentals to Target at MLB Trade Deadline
Before the first pitch of the 12th inning was thrown in Wednesday night's Giants versus Marlins contest, we were living in a world where the most hotly-debated topic of trade discussion ...
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San Francisco Giants: What Buster Posey's Broken Leg Means for Team
The atmosphere is almost one of mourning around AT&T Park as the new day dawns. Buster Posey, the young, vibrant and supremely talented catcher of the San Francisco Giants ...
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Brian Wilson Has Chance to Set Single-Season Saves Record
As he jogs down to the bullpen mound the crowd is elated, knowing that there is a very good chance that they will get to see the spectacle, that is Brian Wilson in his element...
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San Francisco Giants: Ranking 2011's Most Dramatic Walk-off Wins
The San Francisco Giants have played 46 games so far in 2011 on their quest to defend the World Series title. Of those 46 games, they have won 27. Of those 27 wins, 13 have come at home...