Larry Baer
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Larry Baer and Adam Silver have something in common
Each time a Giant homers at home this season, the trademark “yodel” from a certain local tech company is heard throughout AT&T Park. If Larry Baer has his way, a matching patch will be seen on that player’s sleeve as he rounds third base (unless some other company offers more money). From Baer’s most recent interview […]
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4.1KPeavy and Ishikawa lead Giants to victory, just like Sabean and Bochy planned it all along
The Giants needed a game like this. After the debacle that was last night, when a 15-minute cloudburst turned into a four-hour rain delay and a loss, and a protest (more on that later), everyone associated with the Giants needed a game like this — the players, the coaches, the broadcasters, the fans, and especially […]
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Mid-season Progress Report: Can the Giants repeat their first half success?
It is the traditional midpoint (even if it isn’t the mathematical midpoint) of the season, which means there is no better time to give both Bay Area teams progress reports. Earlier today, I looked at the A’s, and now it is time to take a look at what the Giants have done. Offense: The Giants offense hasn’t […]
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Rivals Week: It’s Territorial Rights Day!
As Joey McMurry pointed out yesterday, A’s vs. Giants isn’t exceedingly bitter and venomous, at least as far as classic rivalries go. On the other hand, the owners in Oakland and San Francisco possess more than enough vitriol to go around. John Fisher and Lew Wolff want to move to San Jose. The San Francisco […]
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Warriors fans in Oakland have it better than Kings fans in Sacramento
There are plenty of reasons to dislike the Warriors ownership group. The dubious hiring of Mark Jackson, a man with no previous coaching experience. The failure to supply the team with talent. The partial ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers. For fans who see nothing wrong with Oracle Arena or the city of Oakland, the proposed […]
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Joe Lacob on arena financing, parking, working with the Giants and the team’s possible name change
After Tuesday morning’s press conference at Piers 30-32 that included speeches but no questions, a few of the principal attendees went off to the side and answered questions. Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob didn’t provide any specifics on financing, but he maintains paying for this planned arena on The Embarcadero won’t be a problem. […]
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Eric Byrnes: Ralph Barbieri’s replacement or Mr. T’s temporary rebound?
During Monday night’s San Francisco Giants game against the Philadelphia Phillies, you may have seen it on CSN Bay Area: Tom Tolbert...
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Madison Bumgarner press conference: quotes and videos
Compared to the Matt Cain extension press conference, today’s gathering to officially announce and chat about Madison Bumgarner’s extension was very low...
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Matt Cain’s press conference, Tim Lincecum’s good mood and Ryan Theriot’s ill-fitting pants (photos)
The excitement was in the announcement, not the press conference. Matt Cain already knew he was going to make an almost...
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Extra Wild Card sets the bar nice and low for the Giants
You might hate it now, but if your favorite baseball team is just above average enough to grab the extra wild card...
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A Freddy Sanchez Wake Up Call
“I think in a way we have two new free agents, Buster Posey and Freddy Sanchez because they are both coming back.”...
