Giants continue to discuss multiyear extensions for Bochy, Sabean
Giants president Larry Baer said this morning that he continues to talk to general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy about extending their contracts, which now expire in 2014, and the new...
View ArticleGiants catcher Hector Sanchez slowed by shoulder injury
Backup catcher Hector Sanchez is still dealing with a right-shoulder injury that occurred when he was playing winter ball, and he does not know when he will be able to start playing in Cactus League...
View ArticleA long run for Pablo Sandoval as SF Giants win Cactus opener
Manager Bruce Bochy must feel like part of his spring preparation is practicing perfect punchlines. He wasted no time after the Giants beat the Angels 4-1 in Saturday’s Cactus League opener. Pablo...
View ArticleGiants starter Matt Cain takes wicked liner off leg, leaves after one inning
Matt Cain’s first game of 2013 did not go nearly as well as his last game in 2012. In the first inning of today’s game against the Cubs, Alfonso Soriano hit a wicked comebacker that drilled Cain on the...
View ArticleFormer SF Giant Nate Schierholtz talks about his trade, watching Series
Former Giant Nate Schierholtz will play right field for the Cubs in today’s game at HoHoKam Park. It’s cold and windy as heck, and Schierholtz joked, “It’s like a nice July night at AT&T Park.” It...
View ArticleHow a chance meeting with Barry Bonds helped today’s SF Giants left fielder
For all of his faults with interpersonal relationships, Barry Bonds could be a different person when he talked hitting with young players. One who saw that first hand is Cole Gillespie, who will start...
View ArticleSF Giants’ Ryan Vogelsong thrives on mound, with sick dad on his mind
Ryan Vogelsong became the first Giant to start twice this spring and looked very good in three shutout innings against an Angels team consisting of Mike Trout, two possible backups and six...
View ArticleGiants’ Torres, Mijares out of World Baseball Classic with injuries
Morning all. I was out this morning with a little allergy issue when some news came down. As my friends from the Merc, CSN Bay Area and MLB.com are reporting, Outfielder Andres Torres (Puerto Rico) and...
View ArticleHealth updates on SF Giants lefties Jose Mijares, Javier Lopez
An MRI on Jose Mijares’ left elbow showed inflammation but no bone chips or structural damage, manager Bruce Bochy said. The staff plans to back him off for five to seven days. I’ve been told that...
View ArticleBalfour continues to progress quickly
From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at Phoenix Muni Grant Balfour threw off the mound this morning, just 15 days after his arthroscopic knee surgery. We haven’t had a post-bullpen session report,...
View ArticleIt’s Bond time – and Brown, Peguero, Perez and Kieschnick time for Giants
You know who likes the World Baseball Classic? Brock Bond, a Giants second-base prospect; and outfielders Gary Brown, Francisco Peguero, Juan Perez and Roger Kieschnick; and bullpen candidates Chad...
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His Bad: Blackley implodes, Giants beat A’s
When you have an outing like Travis Blackley did, I think the appropriate hashtag might have to be “#cantwin.” But that’s okay, get as many of the outings like this out of his system while they’re in...
View ArticleTim Lincecum scratched from Giants game with blister
Tim Lincecum will not pitch as scheduled for the Giants in Scottsdale today because of a blister along the nail of his right middle finger. Yusmeiro Petit will start instead. Lincecum has dealt with...
View ArticleFormer SF Giant Cody Ross wants to be drenched in success with Arizona
In his waning weeks as a Giant, Cody Ross had to watch the Diamondbacks clinch the National League West at Chase Field and launch a wild celebration that included players leaping into the swimming pool...
View ArticleSF Giants’ Tim Lincecum on when he hopes to pitch again
Tim Lincecum hopes he can return to the mound for his second spring start Thursday, five days after he was scratched because of a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand. “That’s what we’re...
View ArticleGiants’ Buster Posey shows acting chops in video game ad
Polite, handsome, clean-cut Buster Posey is quickly evolving into one of the most desirable pitchmen in sports, and he puts in another good performance in this quick spot for the video game MLB The...
View ArticleTeam USA and Giants: Affelt’s scoreless inning, why Vogelsong is facing Italy...
John Shea reporting from Salt River Fields . . . Team USA is playing its second exhibition against the Rockies (Americans lead 5-1 in the sixth) to prepare for the World Baseball Classic, which...
View ArticleGiants starter Tim Lincecum scratched again
Tim Lincecum, who is fighting a blister on his right middle finger, is not pitching as scheduled today against the Indians. Chad Gaudin is starting instead. I’ll blog more info as soon as I get it....
View ArticleAubrey Huff to the Yankees? Not happening
When Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira went down with with a sprained wrist, Aubrey Huff’s name was tossed about as a possible fill-in, but that is not going to happen. “I’m pretty much retired,”...
View ArticleSergio Romo’s long outing concerns Giants, plus first cuts
Each morning, manager Bruce Bochy meets with his coaches for half an hour to discuss issues relating to the team. This morning, Sergio Romo’s 26-pitch blown save for Mexico in the WBC on Thursday night...
View ArticleBochy asks Romo to be honest with Mexico about arm, plus Lincecum update
Manager Bruce Bochy spoke with Sergio Romo today and asked the closer to be honest with the Team Mexico staff about how his arm feels after throwing 26 pitches in Thursday night’s loss to Italy. Romo...
View ArticleHow Giants starter Tim Lincecum’s simulated game went
Ann Killion reporting from Scottsdale Stadium: Tim Lincecum threw a simulated game on Saturday morning, his first action against live hitting in almost two weeks, after being scratched twice due to a...
View ArticleThe first Giants player to advance in WBC is …, plus a Romo-brawl pic
The top three hitters in the Giants lineup, Angel Pagan, Marco Scutaro and Pablo Sandoval, are in the World Baseball Classic. So are relievers Jeremy Affeldt, Santiago Casilla and Sergio Romo, plus...
View ArticleGiants’ Bumgarner gets feel of regular season
By Jonathan Dalton Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Facing a lineup packed with big leaguers helped San Francisco Giants Madison Bumgarner get a bit of a regular-season feel.Bumgarner pitched...
View ArticleGiants’ Tim Lincecum back on mound, Pablo Sandoval back at third
John Shea reporting from Scottsdale Stadium . . . Tim Lincecum will work on a 45-pitch limit tonight, manager Bruce Bochy said, adding, “If we get 45, we’ll be happy.” The two-time Cy Young Award...
View ArticleNL West preview: San Francisco Giants
With Opening Day less than three weeks away, here’s a look at the competition facing the Padres in the NL West. In this edition, the defending World Series champions, the San Francisco Giants: (read...
View ArticleGiants GM Sabean on trade talk, rise of Peguero, battles of Tanaka and much more
John Shea reporting from Scottsdale Stadium, where the Giants cuts 21 players this morning . . . Despite a flood of players getting optioned or reassigned to minor-league camp, the big-league roster...
View ArticleHow Giants manager Bruce Bochy informed son Brett Bochy he was getting cut
Relief pitcher Brett Bochy doesn’t get preferential treatment just because he’s the manager’s kid, but he did get a heads up that he’d be among the Giants’ cuts on Friday. Thursday night, Dad informed...
View ArticleEleven seconds that shook the Giants’ world
Scott Ostler reporting Scottsdale Stadium . . . One of the fun things about my job (there are millions) is getting players to re-live historic plays and moments. It’s like taking a tiny snapshot from a...
View ArticleGiants’ Pablo Sandoval said he doesn’t think elbow injury serious, tests Monday
John Shea from Scottsdale Stadium . . . Pablo Sandoval moments ago said of his elbow injury, “I don’t think it’s something serious.” It was serious enough for hi, m to be scratched from today’s...
View ArticleA diagnosis for Giants’ Pablo Sandoval’s sore elbow, and what happens next
Pablo Sandoval has been diagnosed with an irritated nerve in his right arm. I’m not sure yet if tests today specifically ruled out structural damage, but the prognosis suggests that is so. I’m told...
View ArticleWhen SF Giants’ Pablo Sandoval might resume throwing
Pablo Sandoval has a “chronic bone spur” in the back of his right elbow that might be playing a role in his elbow soreness, but the main issue is the inflamed ulnar nerve that was discovered in an MRI...
View ArticleMoises Alou still feels strong connection to Giants
Dominican Republic general manager Moises Alou has his gaze firmly fixed on tonight’s championship game of the World Baseball Classic, with his team facing Puerto Rico at AT&T Park. At the same...
View ArticleRyan Theriot speaks: Why the SF Giants World Series hero is home in Louisiana
Since Hunter Pence might want to know, former teammate Ryan Theriot was wearing a pair of “really, really, really red tennis shoes, a camouflage hat on backwards because I’m that beautiful, and a...
View ArticleWhy Marco Scutaro was scratched from SF Giants lineup, plus cuts
Manager Bruce Bochy just said that Marco Scutaro was scratched from tonight’s game against the Rockies because of back stiffness. Bochy did not sound worried, saying it’s the typical back soreness that...
View ArticleWith little time left in spring, a big-name Giants starter is struggling
This is a huge year for Tim Lincecum. He really has to wash off his 2012 season, which statistically was one of the worst performances by a any starter. This is his contract walk year, but beyond the...
View ArticleWhy red-hot Brandon Belt was scratched today, plus a reliever is cut
Brandon Belt, who has been one of baseball’s hottest hitters in spring training, was scratched from today’s lineup against the Angels with apparent back soreness. I’ll get more specific details later,...
View ArticleResults are in on Pablo Sandoval’s latest medical tests
And the news proved to be good for the Giants’ third baseman and the team. Head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner said today that a CT scan and X-rays on Sandoval’s right elbow showed “no new unexpected...
View ArticleLittle Shawon, Big Shawon and a great spring moment
As longtime readers know, I’ve been around the block. I’ve seen a couple of generations of players in the Giants’ clubhouse, and I’ve seen a lot of their children romping through the room. Shawon...
View ArticleGiants tell pitcher he made the team, plus other tidbits
In a decision that surprised nobody, the Giants informed reliever Chad Gaudin that he has made the team as the long reliever. He was the favorite going into camp because of his experience and ability...
View ArticleThe weird infield behind Matt Cain in final Giants tuneup
Things get a little goofy at the end of spring training. I think it’s Desert Fever. In the fifth inning of Tuesday’s 4-2 victory over the Padres, Scutaro drew a walk. When he got to first base he...
View ArticlePablo Sandoval takes big step toward making Giants opener
Pablo Sandoval played catch from 75 feet, took batting practice from both sides and fielded grounders today, his first real bout of baseball activity since he was diagnosed with an inflamed nerve in...
View ArticleWe Are Giants (Video)
Baseball is back in the Bay tonight as the Giants host the A’s in a 7:15 pm exhibition game. As we say goodbye to winter and hello to spring, take another look at this video created by the Chronicle’s...
View ArticleGiants extending GM Brian Sabean, manager Bruce Bochy
The Giants within the hour will announce extensions of manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean through the 2016 season, The Chronicle’s Henry Schulman has learned. Sabean will have been...
View ArticleGiants reward Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy with contract extensions
Ron Kroichick reporting from AT&T Park: If one World Series title brought cautious congratulations, two World Series titles brought long-term stability for Giants general manager Brian Sabean and...
View ArticleSandoval takes BP, as Giants weigh his return from elbow injury
Ron Kroichick reporting from AT&T Park: The Giants trotted out their everyday lineup tonight against the A’s, with one notable exception: Joaquin Arias, not Pablo Sandoval, at third base. Sandoval,...
View ArticleGiants lock up Buster Posey to a long-term deal
Posey signed the largest deal for a player with three or fewer years of MLB service.Post Author: Bob Nightengale USAToday Sports. The post Giants lock up Buster Posey to a long-term deal appeared first...
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Cespedes takes Lincecum deep again, A’s cruise to win over Giants at AT&T Park
It was the first opportunity for fans in the Bay Area to see their baseball teams in person without traveling to Arizona, which is a total drag (not). Tonight’s matchup saw Tommy Milone (Or Tim as CSN...
View ArticlePosey, Giants might be near long-term extension
If I’m reading the tea leaves properly, the Giants and 2012 NL Most Valuable Player Buster Posey are closing in on a long-term contract extension that almost surely would set a record for a Giants...
View ArticlePosey, Giants agree to 8-year extention
The Giants and 2012 NL Most Valuable Player Buster Posey have agreed on a long-term contract extension that will keep the catcher in San Francisco through 2021. The deal includes a one-year option....
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