Giants notes: Joe Panik not 100 percent, but lower back shouldn't become a...
PHOENIX – Giants manager Bruce Bochy plans to space out playing time for Joe Panik, who is back on the roster but not in the Labor Day lineup against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Panik’s inflamed lower...
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SAN FRANCISCO – Whether the Giants are contending or not, Bruce Bochy doesn’t want to find himself embarrassingly short of players – especially while operating with an expanded roster. Using two...
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SAN FRANCISCO – Jake Peavy remembered his last big league home run. It came in spring training off Vicente Padilla. He remembered his last big league home run that actually counted, too. It came off...
View ArticleThings looking bleak for the struggling Giants, even before Belt has to leave...
John Hickey here, leaving the A's for a couple of days to sub for our man Andy Baggarly The Giants couldn’t have picked a much worse time to see their offense shut down. And things were looking bleaker...
View ArticleBuster Posey will take over at first base until Brandon Belt returns, and...
John Hickey, sitting in again on Saturday with Andy Baggarly getting the day off The Giants will have to do without Brandon Belt at first base for at least a little while, so look for Buster Posey to...
View ArticleGiants notes: Club makes the tricky decision to sit Marlon Byrd, but want to...
SAN FRANCISCO – Giants manager Bruce Bochy did more than write his first post-elimination lineup Wednesday. He cast the front office’s referendum on outfielder Marlon Byrd’s $8 million option. Byrd’s...
View ArticleExtra Baggs: "Get a bat!" won't be Giants' offseason cry, Buster Posey...
SAN FRANCISCO – The Giants didn’t stop the Colorado Rockies’ seven-run rally in the ninth inning quickly enough to prevent their 78th loss of the season. But at least they ended it in time to secure...
View ArticleBruce Bochy, Dusty Baker react to Barry Bonds joining the major league...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Dusty Baker had one piece of advice for Barry Bonds as the all-time home run king begins life on a major league coaching staff: “Spend as much time with the .240 hitter as you do...
View ArticleBruce Bochy tabs Madison Bumgarner as his opening-day starter
SAN FRANCISCO – Giants manager Bruce Bochy crushed a softball question at Giants FanFest. He confirmed that Madison Bumgarner would be his opening-day pitcher April 4 at Milwaukee. Jeff Samardzija and...
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Giants notes: Fortified rotation looks awfully porous at the moment,...
San Francisco Giants' Jeff Samardzija (29) pitches against Los Angeles Angels in the first inning at Cactus League opener at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Ariz., on March 2, 2016. (Josie Lepe/Bay...
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Giants pregame notes: A nice reward for Chris Heston, a rest for Buster Posey...
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Chris Heston (53) throws against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif, on Sunday, July 12, 2015. (Nhat V....
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A hard sell: How a bait shop, a chowder house and the surf helped to save...
PHOENIX, AZ - APRIL 03: Angel Pagan #16 of the San Francisco Giants salutes teamamtes in the dugout after hitting a three run home-run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the eighth inning of the...
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Giants notes: Santiago Casilla apologizes to Bruce Bochy, will remain the...
PHOENIX – Santiago Casilla did not blow a save Thursday night. He merely blew his top. And a day later, with a cooler head, he walked into the manager’s office and apologized to Bruce Bochy. “We...
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Giants notes: Bruce Bochy aware Bumgarner, Cueto and Samardzija are leading...
ST. LOUIS – Bruce Bochy is aware that he has ridden his starting pitchers hard. He is also aware that two-thirds of the schedule remains, with a lot of innings to cover. And he knows what often...
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What did Pablo Sandoval do with the final out ball from the 2014 World Series?
Pablo Sandoval holds the ball be caught in foul ground to end the 2014 World Series in Kansas City. (via Twitter: @MLB_Authentic) SAN FRANCISCO – Ask Madison Bumgarner to name the most important pitch...
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Giants notes: Buster Posey returns but another key right-handed hitter lands...
San Francisco Giants' Kelby Tomlinson (37) throws the ball during morning workouts before the game against Los Angeles Angels in the Cactus League opener at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Ariz., on...
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Giants notes: Bruce Bochy gives nuanced vote of confidence to Santiago...
San Francisco Giants' Santiago Casilla (46) celebrates the final out of their 3-1 win against the Washington Nationals at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. (Nhat V....
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BREAKING: Giants to give up DH, let Bumgarner hit in Oakland
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner (40) takes a swing at a pitch while pinch hitting against the Cincinnati Reds in the eighth inning at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on...
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Madison Bumgarner "nixed" from All-Star home run derby, but Bochy says choice...
San Francisco Giants' Madison Bumgarner waits to bat during batting practice prior to a spring training exhibition baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, March 22, 2015, in Scottsdale,...
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Giants notes: Bumgarner might not pitch in All-Star Game, either; yes, Bochy...
PHOENIX – Madison Bumgarner won’t participate in the home run derby, and it appears he won’t be eligible to pitch in the All-Star Game, either. The Giants’ current plan is to move up Bumgarner to...
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