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Very Late: 2009 Postseason Giants News Conference
1 day ago by
ObsessiveGiantsCompulsive
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I finally got some free time to type in what I had written almost two months ago. Some are dated - will Sabean/Bochy be re-hired? - but others are not, so I thought, why not? I'm following Andy Baggarly's transcript, and will note my comments with a "OGC:".1. Bruce...
What This Giants Fan is Thankful For
9 days ago by
McCovey Chronicles
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On vacation. Don't bother me. Should the Giants trade Matt Cain for Evan Longoria, I'll tweet something super witty.
In the interim, enjoy this Thanksgiving-themed FanPost, which eliminated the need for me to write one. That's a good thing, as I was going back to the...
NL West 2 Man Simulation Challenge
11 days ago by
Dodger Sims
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Participants: 16 pair of NL West outfielders/infielders from the same team.
What: A 16 team double elimination tournament, where each game is played on my simulator in best four out of seven format.
Rules: Each player bats four times in the lineup, alternating throughout the lineup...
What They Need – San Francisco Giants: Some sort of vague semblance of an offense
The Giants are basically set for the next two years at least in the starting rotation, with Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, and Jonathan Sanchez all under team control til at least 2011 at cost-controlled prices. And with the vaguely serviceable Barry Zito signed til forever and closer Brian...
A Letter to an Owner
October 20, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Raising Matt Cain sends a letter to the Giants’ managing general partner.
BtB Power Ranking Season Review: NL West
October 20, 2009 by
Beyond the Box Score
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by Darren Hauck - AP
Matt Cain thinks the Giants' 23rd placement in the BtB Power Rankings is crap! (He thinks the same about his FIP, xFIP, and tRA*.) But can there be justification for ranking a contending...
Sabean, Bochy get new deals
SAN FRANCISCO Giants general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy have been planning for the 2010 season for a while now, even with their own contract situations unresolved.
Both knew their futures with the club would be handled in time.
Now, they know they're staying...
The success of the season; the pessimism of the offseason
October 05, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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by Denis Poroy - AP
I am but one man in the shape of two. I cannot do this alone.
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Right about now, there’s a news conference going on. Bruce Bochy and Brian...
UFC Fighter Profile: Yoshiyuki Yoshida
October 04, 2009 by
Pro Fighting Fans
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Yoshida is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the UFC. He has a background in Judo and is a student of former Shooto fighter Noburu Asahi. Yoshida was the winner of Cage Force 5 welterweight tournament in which he defeated Pancrase champion Katsuya Inoue by Knockout...
Open GameThread, 10/4
October 04, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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Goodbye, cruel season.
W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2009 - Jonathan Sanchez
8-12
31
28
1
1
0
0
158.0
132
80
75
18
84
174
4.27
1.37
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2009 - Cesar Ramos
0-1
4
1
0
0...
Gameday Thread, #162: 10/4 vs. Cubs
October 04, 2009 by
AZ Snakepit
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Doug DavisLHP, 8-14, 4.19
Ryan DempsterRHP, 11-8, 3.51
Games till the blessed, merciful end of the season: 1
The last game of the year, and about all we have left to be decided is whether we end the year on 69 wins or 70...
Kouzmanoff breaks Padres franchise HBP record!
October 04, 2009 by
Gaslamp Ball
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Kevin Kouzmanoff's 3rd inning HBP from Matt Cain was the 36th of his career - making him the first Padre ever to be hit by 36 pitches in his career. The previous record was 35 by Gene Tenace, from 1977 to 1980. Kouzmanoff has now been hit 6 times by the Giants...
Giants offense missing again in 2-0 loss
October 04, 2009 by
Mercury News
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The Giants managed two hits off Wade LeBlanc and two relievers, failing to provide the support Matt Cain needed in a quest to win his 15th game.
Padres defeat the Giants... for Kevin Towers
October 04, 2009 by
Gaslamp Ball
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by Lenny Ignelzi - AP
about 2 hours ago:
San Diego Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera makes the play on a bad hop grounder hit by San Francisco Giants' Juan Uribe before flipping to the second basema for an inning ending force...
Open GameThread, 10/3
October 03, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2009 - Matt Cain
14-7
32
32
4
0
0
0
212.2
178
71
68
22
72
166
2.88
1.18
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2009 - Wade LeBlanc
2-1
8
8
0
0
0
0
39.1
33
19
19
6
...
On Deck: Giants vs Padres at Petco
October 03, 2009 by
San Diego Padres Baseball Schedule...
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Improvement, and uncertainty, for Matt Cain
- As the Giants sat around their clubhouse sofas before Saturday night's 2-0 loss to the Padres, some watched college football, others watched baseball - possibly wondering what it must feel like for the Twins and Tigers to fight for their playoff lives over...
Giants' Cain values 15 wins
October 02, 2009 by
Mercury News
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The magic number for starting pitchers used to be 20 wins. Now it seems 15 has become the benchmark. It's a number Matt Cain hopes to reach in his final start of the season today
The National League East: Final Weekend
October 02, 2009 by
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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The MLB regular season comes to a grinding halt this Sunday after 162 grueling games and some will say that in the NL East everything has gone according to plan.The Phillies have clinched their third straight division crown. The Nats have put together two back to back 100 game season...
MLB Playoffs: Who Should Be In?
September 28, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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With only a handful of MLB playoff games left and the matchups almost set, I want to look at the teams that should have been in.
If the season ended today, the Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers, and Angels would be in in the American League. (The Twins are playing the tigers in a...
Cain wins 14th game, give Giants hope for strong finish
SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants manager Bruce Bochy was relieved to see Matt Cain on the mound Sunday, and not the guy who struggled in his previous three starts.
"He's back to who he is," Bochy said. "He had more pitches working and better command. He went out there, relaxed...
Giants' Cain beats Cubs for 14th win
SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Cain pitched eight scoreless innings, Eli Whiteside had two RBI doubles and the Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 Sunday.
Eugenio Velez, Juan Uribe and Pablo Sandoval each had two hits and drove in a run for the Giants, who had lost six of their last eight...
A late-season reminder
September 28, 2009 by
Chicago Sun Times
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On a day San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain reminded the Cubs why they lost their two-year hold on the division this year, maybe it was fitting that Alfonso Soriano and Geovany Soto weren't in the lineup.
No Cain Do - Cubs 1 Giants 5
September 27, 2009 by
Chicago Cubs Online
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Game One Hundred Fifty-Five - Cubs 1 Giants 5
WP - Matt Cain (14-7) LP - Randy Wells (11-10) Save - Brian Wilson (37)
After an excellent start to the four-game series against the Giants, the Cubs could not complete the sweep on Sunday afternoon behind Randy Wells. The Cubs'...
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