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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
The San Francisco Giants locked up a major piece of their young pitching core this week by working out a contract extension for All-Star Matt Cain. The right-hander has now signed a contract that is for six years, $127.5 million, with a player option for 2018 that would bring the ...
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Monday, March 26th, 2012
For Buster Posey, 2011 was a season to forget. The Giants best offensive player was injured at the end of May in a frightening home-plate collision with Florida’s Scott Cousins The All-Star catcher watched from home as his team’s chances to repeat as World Series champions went down the drain ...
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Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Tim Lincecum is the perfect example of why your record as a pitcher isn't always indicative of what type of season you've had. Lincecum had his first losing season with a 13-14 record, yet had the seventh best ERA in baseball at 2.74 and along with Doug Fister (10th) and ...
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Monday, February 20th, 2012
The San Francisco Giants quest to repeat as World Series champs took a huge hit early last season when catcher Buster Posey was lost for the year. The Giants were already challenged on offense and without their best stick, San Francisco turned into one of the worst offenses in all ...
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Monday, July 18th, 2011
As if his beard is not enough, San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson made another eye-opening splash at the ESPYs last week. The always eccentric fellow showed up to the awards show in what I can only describe as a spandex tuxedo that was accented with an orange bow tie. ...
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Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Being a World Series Champion comes with a number of responsibilities and obstacles. Of course, the Giants have figured that out this season. Not only is the pressure to repeat immense and the bulls-eye squarely on their back, but Bruce Bochy was also given the honor of leading the National ...
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Friday, June 3rd, 2011
The media has been all over Giovanni Ramirez as the prime suspect in the case of the Bryan Stow beating at Dodgers Stadium on opening night (March 31st) of the MLB season. Ramirez is allegedly a gang member and had multiple run-ins with the law. The LAPD believes there are three ...
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Thursday, May 26th, 2011
The San Francisco Giants hopes of repeating as World Series Champs suffered a significant blow last night. After a collision at home plate with the Marlins Scott Cousins, Buster Posey may be lost for the season with a serious ankle injury. This is the type of injury the Giants won’t ...
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Thursday, April 14th, 2011
There really hasn't been a true character in baseball since Manny Ramirez, excluding the positive steroid tests from the argument, looking solely at personality. Manny being Manny seemed at times to be a cancer to his locker-room, but Brian Wilson has been the exact opposite. Wilson's energy has ignited his ...
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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
It's been nearly two weeks since Brian Stow was beaten outside Dodgers Stadium on opening day of the new baseball season. For what? Just being a fan of the rival San Francisco Giants. There are still no arrests to my knowledge, but at least Stow is in stable condition and on ...
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