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Found May 07, 2012 on SF Lunatic Fringe: Yardbarker Blogger Network
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants

Lesson #1: Duck the Fodgers

I’m a little worried about the state of the Giants going into the season’s first meeting with the first-place Dodgers.  (Ew.)

But then again, the Dodgers have lost three of four, and two of those losses came against the Cubs.

Hopefully the Dodgers play down to that level we know they stay at.

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