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A look at Ryan Vogelsong‘s struggles from Scott Willis via Bay Area Sports Guy (prior to Vogelsong’s...
Giants fan holding toddler catches foul ball with bare hand (Video)
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A San Francisco Giants fan caught a foul ball with his bare hand, while holding his young son, during the ninth inning of Wednesday's game at AT&T Park.
The fan was standing in the aisle with a toddler sitting in his left arm as Giants infielder Brandon Crawford fouled a 1-2 pitch into the stands behind third base. The fan was...
SF Giants Rumors: Cain, Blanco, Sandoval, Scutaro, Etc.
Last night was the pitching duel that everyone expected with Matt Cain (after his rocky 1st inning) on the mound against Stephen Strasburg. Both guys did their job to give their team a chance to win, and the San Francisco Giants needed some ninth inning magic to tie the game.
Blanco Payback
Outfielder Gregor Blanco and the Giants were down to the last strike when Blanco hit a triple...
Giants place Santiago Casilla on DL
The San Francisco Giants placed right-handed reliever Santiago Casilla on the 15-day disabled list due to a knee injury, according to Alex Pavlovic of The Mercury News.
Casilla has made just two appearances since May 8 after a cyst was discovered in his knee. He's been attempting to pitch through the ailment by wearing a knee brace, but the Giants ultimately decided to give...
Vogelsong is out: a look at his replacement options
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Ryan Vogelsong finally looked great last night against the Washington Nationals. He lasted five innings and was shutting out one of the National League’s youngest and most exciting lineups. Then he was hit in the right hand – his pitching hand – while swinging at a pitch.
Boom, broken hand. He will miss the next six weeks.
Obviously it’s a big blow to Vogelsong...
San Francisco Giants Recall Brett Pill And Sandy Rosario
The San Francisco Giants have recalled first baseman Brett Pill and right-handed reliever Sandy Rosario from their Triple-A Fresno farm club. To make room for them, the Giants have opted to place right-handed starter Ryan Vogelsong and right-handed reliever Santiago Casilla on the 15-day disabled list.
Expect Vogelsong, who has a fractured right hand to miss a good month and a half...
Video: Fans dress up as pea pods at Giants game
Your browser does not support iframes.The San Francisco Giants boast a formidable offensive lineup. This is much certain. It's also certain, and perhaps coincidence, that four of the best hitters have last names that begin with the letter "P" in the likes of Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval, Hunter Pence, and Angel Pagan.Well, these fans featured in the video clip above...
Giants fans dress in pea pod outfits to support "Killer P's" (Video)
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A group of four San Francisco Giants fans came to AT&T Park for Monday night's game dressed in pea pod outfits to support the "Killer P's": Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval, Hunter Pence and Angel Pagan.
The names and numbers of the players sewn into the back of the costumes, and one of them held a "Killer P'...
Who Is Going To Replace Vogelsong?
Well, that wasn’t nice to watch.
I’ve been rough on Ryan Vogelsong this season because, well, his pitching had been pretty rough. I thought he’d be the first one to miss a start, but not like this. Seeing him get hit on the hand pretty much ruined a big win that the Giants (and their fans) needed.
Vogelsong’s comeback story will always be one of my favorite stories of...
Errors, Pitching Continue to Doom the San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants committed three more errors Saturday, bringing their total to 13 errors over their past six games.
This time, the errors did not result in any unearned runs to blame the loss on, that designation goes straight to the poor pitching of Tim Lincecum. The former Cy-Young winner surrendered six runs on seven hits and a pair of walks in five innings of work.
The...
Video: Tim Lincecum slips off mound while trying to deliver pitch
Your browser does not support iframes.San Francisco Giants hurler Tim Lincecum took quite the tumble on this play from Saturday.Watch as the right-hander slips off the mound while trying to deliver a pitch in the fourth inning at Coors Field against rival Colorado. As you can see, Lincecum seems to lose his footing on the rubber and subsequently proceeds to go down hard on his backside...
SF Giants Rumors: Vogelsong, Gaudin, Sabean, Wilson and Lineup
If you’re looking for some good San Francisco Giants talk. You should follow Marty Lurie. Today he sent out a tweet to get fans baseball juices flowing. Lurie said (via Twitter) it’s time to pull Ryan Vogelsong from the rotation. “He is killing the ‘pen & the affect on the rest of the staff is not worth another start.”
Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle snowballs...
Jeremy Affeldt returned $500,000 to Giants after noticing contract error
Are you as honest as Jeremy Affeldt? In his new book, the San Francisco Giants relief pitcher says he returned $500,000 to the team after noticing a clerical error in his contract. The San Francisco Chronicle’s Henry Schulman shares what happened. According to Schulman, Affeldt writes that he was set to earn $4 million in 2010 from the team. They negotiated a two-year contract...
The Belt and Pill conundrum
Brett Pill is a Giant once again.
That news may sound good to Pill fans everywhere, but it’s tough to hear for Giants first baseman Brandon Belt.
Pill has been one of the most productive prospects in the minors with his .341 batting average and team-leading nine home runs and 47 RBIs. He has only played in 32 games, but he has been oven an opportunity to spark up the debate: between...
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