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Three to testify against Villalona in murder case; update on Wagner Mateo

08 Nov 2009 10:28:24 PST

Written by Andrew Baggarly
The Giants made a strong offer for Mateo before the Cardinals signed him. A few media outlets have reported that it’s all but assured the Giants will strike a deal with him now. My sources are telling me the Giants are keeping tabs on the situation, but they are a long way from an agreement and do...

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Beast Predictions: Eagles by a field goal

08 Nov 2009 03:00:49 PST

The panel has lost a lot of respect for the Giants during this three-game losing streak. Four guys picked the Chargers to walk into Giants Stadium and hand New York its fourth consecutive loss. Eric Allen, Mike Golic, Mark Schlereth and Seth Wickersham all picked the Chargers.

Original story at ESPN .

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Eagles are Narrow Favorites Over Cowboys

08 Nov 2009 01:28:45 PST

Written by Matt Cordon
Most commentators at the Dallas Morning News and ESPN have predicted a Philadelphia win against Dallas, and the simulations this week are consistent with that view. My guess is a little bit different, as explained at the bottom of this post.

Original story at Know Your Dallas Cowboys .

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Report: Westbrook expected to miss game

07 Nov 2009 20:13:42 PST

It's certainly a setback for the Eagles not to have their Pro Bowl running back, but they've shown they can win without him. Last week against the Giants, fullback Leonard Weaver and rookie tailback LeSean McCoy each had long touchdown runs. Even when he's been in the lineup this season, Wes...

Original story at ESPN .

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Week Nine Start or Sit: Devin Hester vs. Steve Smith

07 Nov 2009 04:52:31 PST

Written by Eric Stashin
Early on, the Giants’ Steve Smith appeared to be the breakout player of the season. By Week Four he had already amassed 34 catches and four touchdowns including a pair of 134-yard performances. In his last four games, just as the Giants have begun to fade, Smith has fallen off to 19 catches an...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Tim Lincecum as Jeff Spicoli

05 Nov 2009 22:41:21 PST

Written by Paulie(p_rice41@hotmail.com)
Tim Lincecum today was busted for being in possession of marijuana after being pulled over for speeding in his home state of Washington. Lincecum, a long-haired, laid-back guy from the Pacific Northwest, a pot smoker? I'm shocked...shocked, I tell you!

Original story at Give 'em Some Stankeye! .

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San Francisco Giants news and blogs - November 08, 2009

08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit San Francisco Giants news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Barely worth their place in the NBA: New York Knicks week two review -- by sportsbloke42 from MVN
• AFL: Rising Stars — West Beats East -- by nancy from MVN
• Bixler Homers for Mazatlan -- by nancy from MVN
• Chicago Cubs Likely To Part Ways with Rich Harden: Time for Yanks To Attack? -- by Christopher Chavez from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Lewis Hamilton: Silverstone Has To Be on the Calendar -- by Negative Camber from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• First Fifth Review -- by College Pucker from MVN
• Game-day Beastlines -- from ESPN.com - NFC East Blog
• MEDIEVAL MOURNERS COMING TO CITY HALL -- by The San Francisco Sentinel from San Francisco Sentinel
• Will Craig Kimbrel Be the Next Braves Closer? -- by Eric Stashin from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Matt Gorgen In Pitch f/x -- by RZ from MVN

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How I See It: NFC East Stock Watch

03 Nov 2009 07:00:50 PST

Coughlin 2. Tom Coughlin, Giants head coach: I started to single out defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan, but Coughlin's the guy who has to be accountable for this three-game losing streak. The Giants have been a good bounce-back team under Coughlin, but they are reeling. There's no way in...

Original story at ESPN .

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Opinion: Trouble For the New York Giants: The Old Eli Manning Has Resurfaced

02 Nov 2009 20:07:16 PST

Written by Jeff Shull
One thing that was very frustrating in every loss so far is that the Giants have blitzed just about as much as the other teams, but the opposing QBs are finding the receivers wide open, and Manning is making the wrong decision nearly every single time.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Giants Sign Freddy Sanchez: 2 years, $12M

02 Nov 2009 10:21:21 PST

Written by obsessivegiantscompulsive(noreply@blogger.com)
Announced late Friday, the Giants signed Freddy Sanchez to a reported (Chron's Schulman then Merc, based on what sfgiants.com's Haft wrote), 2 years, $12M contract. Reports from sfgiants.com, Chronicle, and Merc. As a side note, Noah Lowry (unsurprisingly), Justin Miller, and Kelvin Pi...

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Opinion: New York Giants Week Reflections Heading to Week Eight

28 Oct 2009 06:56:58 PDT

Written by Saulo Padua
Week Seven is gone and the Giants are now 5-2. Not a bad record at all, however, the fact that Big Blue lost two in a row is a disappointing and gut wrenching one to all Giants fans. The Giants' next games are not going to be easy, as they face the arch rival Philadelphia Eagles (twice), the San Dieg...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Week Seven NFL Review: Mostly Blowouts But Some Surprises

25 Oct 2009 16:57:06 PDT

Written by thomas moreland
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense saved the day, with two interceptions for touchdowns against Brett Favre and the Vikings. Pittsburgh 27 Minnesota 17. The Giants will win at home and Philadelphia will take care of business to keep me at 10-3 this week.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Bill James 2010 Projections - Part One: Hitters

23 Oct 2009 11:57:08 PDT

Written by Grant
Whoops. How did Eliezer sneak in there? What a strange mistake. No matter. We all know that the offense will sputter without key cog Bengie Molina. Not in the team picture: Kevin Frandsen and John Bowker. I'm not sure why, but I'll just guess that Bowker's projection is something like .350/.450/.6...

Original story at McCovey Chronicles .

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Performance Review: Sabean and Bochy

19 Oct 2009 12:54:00 PDT

Written by giantsbaseballblog@yahoo.com (Trevor Cole)
It's no secret that Sabean has made big time mistakes over the past couple of years through free-agency. He signed Aaron Rowand and Barry Zito to multi-year deals that will ultimately pay the two under-achievers nearly 200 million dollars before their time in San Francisco is up. Then capp...

Original story at The San Francisco Giants Blog .

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Black & Gold X's & O's: Day-After Coaches-Style Review of Win Over Giants

19 Oct 2009 11:22:09 PDT

Written by Will Osgood
RB Pierre Thomas, Mike Bell, Reggie Bush, & Heath Evans—B To hold Steve Smith to 44 yards, when the Giants' only chance is to throw the ball, is just incredible. No doubt, this secondary has grown up and improved from a season ago. And it's done it in a hurry.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Opinion: Fixing the Giants Offense, Part I: Just Do Nothing

28 Sep 2009 01:45:55 PDT

Written by Grant
Giants Brass: Uh. The first one? Giants Brass: But Renteria makes $9M. He has to start. Giants Brass: I'm pretty sure we'll find a way to keep Freddy Sanchez. He hit .284 for us! McC: ... Giants Brass: Vrrrrrrrooom! McC: ... Giants Brass: Vrrrrrroooom!

Original story at McCovey Chronicles .

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Opinion: NFC East: Rating the stadiums

17 Sep 2009 11:26:56 PDT

This is New York's final season at Giants Stadium before opening up a new facility in 2010. In 1976, the Giants' first home game was against the Cowboys. The stadium was considered enormous at the time, but it definitely began to show its age in recent years.

Original story at ESPN .

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Ishipower

26 Aug 2009 11:23:29 PDT

Written by Chris
After the last soul-crushing defeat, the Giants needed this game. Matt Cain chipped in 7 innings of 2 run baseball and Travis Ishikawa belted a 3-run HR in the 8th inning to break a 2-2 tie. Something that I’ve noticed about Cain this year is that his K/9 has dropped by almost 1 full strikeout [...]

Original story at Bay City Ball .

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Opinion: Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy: A Frustrating Duo

23 Jun 2009 13:20:41 PDT

Written by Andy Bensch
The two men in question are Giants manager Bruce Bochy and General Manager Brian Sabean. I'll start with the latter. Even with the Giants' most exciting offensive player Pablo Sandoval tied for third in the National League with a .336 average, the Giants are just as offensively inept as they...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Opinion: Everybody's Ranking for the Weekend

13 Jun 2008 13:57:17 PDT

Written by Grant
I was tired enough to write it, but not tired enough to let the mangled syntax slip through without comment. That’s one ugly, ugly sentence. But danged if there isn’t a "sprinkle of giddy" regarding a sub-.500 team. The Giants are throwing money around in the Dominican Republic again, Keith La...

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Podcast: Draft VIII: The Unthinkable

03 Jun 2008 12:25:55 PDT

Written by Grant
Barr also went out of his way on KNBR (the .mp3 is here) to bring up Matusz. This leads me to think the Giants’ draft board looks something like this: 1. Tim Beckham or Pedro Alvarez 2. Tim Beckham or Pedro Alvarez 3. Buster Posey 4. Just one of Justin Smoak, Yonder Alonso, or Gordon Beckham

Original story at McCovey Chronicles .

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Podcast: 2008 MLB Season Preview: San Francisco Giants

25 Feb 2008 14:14:00 PST

Only Baseball Matters author John Perricone thinks so. In an unexpected chat with The Pitch’s go-to Giants aficionado, Perricone puts the spotlight on the gaping holes in the team’s ‘08 lineup and track record for managing payroll ineffectively. Even with the freedom from the Barry Bond...

Original story at MVN .

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Podcast: Desafinado

25 Aug 2007 00:37:16 PDT

Written by Jeff Kallman
Besides, asked teammate Omar Vizquel, after saying what a treat it was to watch Bonds chase the bomb squad, how many guys could say they’d showered with Barry Bonds? Pedro Feliz is hitting eighteen points better but with no home runs all August. Rich Aurilia can’t keep from getting injured.

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Podcast: Indie Rockers Making Family-Friendly Music

25 Mar 2007 12:35:41 PDT

Written by Dave Powers
When They Might Be Giants released their first children’s album No! in 2002, it wasn’t such a surprising career move. After all, their brand of oddball indie pop had always been pretty playful, silly and sometimes even educational. The band released a more traditional album in 2004, but re...

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:MSR: GIANTS[#25] Barry Bonds Plays - Sports MLB SF Giants Podcast 09.13.05

13 Sep 2005 00:48:49 PDT

Written by info@mysportsradio.com (MSR - MySportsRadio.com)
Regardless of the Giants sitting at 13 games below .500 going into play Tuesday, they still have a shot at in the beleaguered NL West. Join Lance Williams in the latest edition of 1954 and Counting as he discusses the last few series against the Dodgers and the Cubs. Things haven’t gone the Gian...

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GIANTS[#19] Rafael Palmeiro Will Pay The Penalty - Sports MLB SF Giants Podcast 08.04.05

04 Aug 2005 00:20:08 PDT

Written by info@mysportsradio.com (MSR - MySportsRadio.com)
Although Lance refuses to dance naked ballets for his wife (though he does love her very much!!!), he has no problem in evaluating the myriad of stories concerning Barry’s return to baseball. Barry says he won’t play for the rest of the season, but Lance gives his take on when/ if Barry will p...

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