Archive for September, 2007

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Giants enjoy final game of 2007

Posted in MLB.com | Chris Haft

Giants enjoy final game of 2007

The Contra Costa Times has a article on Ray Durham and his no-trade clause:
He indicated that he wouldn’t stand in the way of a deal, particularly if the Giants plan to use him as a bench player. But he isn’t pushing for a change of scenery, either.
“I always wanted to be in the East […]

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Notes: Bonds wraps up Giants tenure

Posted in MLB.com | Chris Haft

Notes: Bonds wraps up Giants tenure

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Giants fall in 10th to Dodgers

Posted in MLB.com | Chris Haft

Giants fall in 10th to Dodgers

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Gonzalez’s 10th-inning single lifts Dodgers to 6-5 win over Giants

Posted in SF Chronicle | SFGate Sports: San Francisco Giants

If this was Luis Gonzalez’s last hit for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he sure went out with a bang. Gonzalez singled home the winning run in the 10th inning and Juan Pierre had a season-high three RBIs, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-5 victory over…

If Barry Bonds really has been the leader of this Giants team - and who am I to say otherwise? - then the decision to cut him loose looks all the smarter. Because if leadership means anything, you need a leader who is more leaderish. On Tuesday, Bonds took…

You don’t hear manager Bruce Bochy utter this sentence every day: “We’re facing a tough right-hander today and we want to try to get some runs for Blackley.” The Giants did get early runs for 24-year-old Travis Blackley on Saturday night, but the lefty from…

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Bonds and Kent - again?

Posted in SF Chronicle | Henry Schulman

How nutty would this be? Some major-league team signs Barry Bonds for 2008 then gets a call from the Dodgers saying, “How would you like to trade for Jeff Kent?” Kent and Bonds together one more time? No matter how they felt about one another, they made…

Jimmy Rollins wasn’t popping off. He was telling the future. “I think we are the team to beat in the NL East - finally,” he said in January. The bold statement came after the Phillies finished 12 games behind the Mets in 2006 and before they opened 2007 at 4-…

Should the Phillies make the playoffs - or better yet win the National League East - they would be one of oddest postseason representatives in quite some time. Sure, they have a couple of MVP candidates in sluggers Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard, and they are…

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Bonds as a Twin? A Ranger?

Posted in SF Chronicle | John Shea

It would have been nice to see Barry Bonds go out on top. Upset that Peter Magowan waited so long to inform him he wouldn’t return, Bonds is sitting out 13 of the final 14 games, largely because of a sprained toe. In his last game, Bonds pulled himself after…

- Say all you want about big-market/high-revenue teams dominating the playoff scene again, but this is just the third non-strike/lockout year in the 162-game era that no team will win or lose 100 games. Plus, no team has a winning percentage above .600…

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JOHN SHEA’S POWER RANKINGS

Posted in SF Chronicle | SFGate Sports: San Francisco Giants

TEAMLW1. Red Sox42. Yankees13. Indians34. Angels {dtriangle}2 5. Diamondbacks66. Padres57. Rockies {utriangle}12 8. Phillies79. Mets810. Cubs911. Brewers1012. Tigers1113. Mariners1314. Braves1415. Blue Jays1616. Dodgers1517. Twins1718. Rangers2119. A’s1820….

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Notes: Bochy plans to rebuild bullpen

Posted in MLB.com | Chris Haft

Notes: Bochy plans to rebuild bullpen

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AT&T hosts popular Opera at the Park

Posted in MLB.com | Becky Regan

AT&T hosts popular Opera at the Park

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50th anniversary of Giants’ last home game in New York

Posted in SF Chronicle | By BILL SHANNON, For The Associated Press

Several thousand fans gathered on the field in front of the Giants’ office above the center-field clubhouse. Some fans carried signs that read: “Stay, Team, Stay.” Others read: “Don’t Go, Giants.” A trio playing two trumpets and a trombone sat in the…

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Early runs doom Correia, Giants in LA

Posted in MLB.com | Chris Haft

Early runs doom Correia, Giants in LA

Manager Bruce Bochy told a great story Friday. It was the final game of 2003, in fact the final San Diego Padres game at Qualcomm Stadium. Colorado was the opponent, and Rockies first baseman Todd Helton was battling Albert Pujols for the National League…

Manager Bruce Bochy told a great story Friday. It was the final game of 2003, in fact the final San Diego Padres game at Qualcomm Stadium. Colorado was the opponent, and Rockies first baseman Todd Helton was battling Albert Pujols for the National League…

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GIANTS ON DECK

Posted in SF Chronicle | SFGate Sports: San Francisco Giants

TONIGHT Opponent: At Dodgers Time: 7:10 p.m. TV: Channel: 2 Pitchers: Blackley (0-0) vs. Billingsley (12-5) SUNDAY Opponent: At Dodgers Time: 1:10 p.m. TV: FSNBA Pitchers: Zito (10-13) vs. Stults (1-3)…