misc Tim Lincecum to Start All-Star Game SF Giants golden child Tim Lincecum will start at Tuesday's All-Star game in St. Louis, according to John Sea of . The Cy Young Award winner, if you recall, couldn't make it to last
SF News Giants Throw First No-Hitter in 33 Years Former wallflower Jonathan Sanchez, a 26-year-old left-hander who, according to SF Chron, "was the personification of pitching promise unfulfilled," pitched the SF Giants first no-hitter game in 33 years on Friday night. Sanchez,
SF News Vote Pablo Under the impression third baseman Pablo Sandoval was David Archuleta, San Francisco Giants fans voted en masse to get him a spot in the All-Star game. Alas, it proved fruitless. But in the
SF News UPDATED: Vote SF Giant Pablo Sandoval Into All-Star Team It's up to you, people, to fill the final slot for this year's All-Star game. The entire 2009 roster is set (SF, Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum; Oakland, Andrew Bailey), but the last
SF News Giants Clobber The Astros, 13-0 The Giants creamed Houston last night in a 13-0 showdown at AT&T Park. This time, yet again, Nadte Sadowski pitched another near perfect game in his home debut, "not allowing a
SF News Giants Win One Over Milwaukee Proving clouds contain these alleged silver linings, the San Francisco Giants manged to avoid a three-game sweep over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Whew. Right-hander Ryan Sadowski, 26, also pitched his first major
SF News Giants Sweep During this weekend's interleague A's vs. Giants series, San Francisco won all three games, making it the first time in eight years the Giants cleaned Oakland's clock. On Sunday, the Giants took the
SF News Male Oakland A's Fans, Claim Your Just Rewards Ladies, please sit down for this one. Hell, you guys should sit too. See, San Diego resident Alfred G. Rava sued the Oakland A's. Why? Well, on Mother's Day of 2004, the Oakland
SF News Randy Johnson 300th Win Photo Tribute Although an away-game and rain resulted in a low turnout for Randy Johnson's 300th win yesterday, the small crowd couldn't diminish the joy and relief the SF Giants pitcher felt after winning his
SF News AT&T Park Sucks? Tommy Craggs' brilliance is back. Hurray!, is right. Now writing for Deadspin, the former SF scribe has a nifty new feature, "Why Your Stadium Sucks." And he starts things off with San Francisco's
SF News Decision on A's Moving to San Jose Comes in November A ballot proposition on relocating the Oakland A's to San Jose could be up for a vote as early as November, reports KCBS, following a meeting between A's owner Lew Wolff and San
misc Photo du Jour 309 Yes, Ishikawa went all the way over. Yes, he landed on his head. Yes, he caught it. Yes, it was awesome. Playing the league's "worst team" last night, the Giants beat the Nationals
SF News Giants (Almost) on Top; A's Sink to the Bottom In Sunday's LA vs SF series, the Giants won 2 out 3 games against number-one ranked Dodgers, winning Sunday night's game, 7-5. The Giants, unbeaten in the last of their eight series, as
SF News Manny Ramirez's Suspension Becomes the Giants' Gain Great news, Giants fans. The LA Times reports that, as of this morning, Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirez has been put on temporary suspension for 50 games after testing positive for an illegal
SF News Spend Eternity Resting In a Giants Casket CBS 5's Mike Sugarman reports on a thrilling way to support your favorite baseball team while turning into worm food. Christy Vault, appropriately located in Colma, is now offering this final bit of
SF News Barry Bonds Back At The Ballpark Last night, there was a notable fan watching last night's Giants-Dodgers game: Barry Bonds, who was greeted by cheers of "Barry! Barry! Barry!" The Giants' website reports that the infamous player "created a
SF News Giants Slash Ticket Prices The San Francisco Giants just announced that they're reducing ticket prices. Why? Who's to say, exactly. The economy, chronic plague of empty seats at AT&T Park, boredom with baseball; fans realizing
SF News Giants Opener Threatened Today's Giants opener against the Milwaukee Brewers is being threatened by today's (much-needed!) bout of rain. Although the first pitch is expected to kick things off at around 1:05 p.m., a
SF News A's Want Out of Oakland It seems like Bay Area sports teams think the grass is greener on the other side of the park. First, the 49ers pretended they were going to runaway. After mommy and daddy told
SF News Bonds Pleads 'Not Guilty' Sporting a tan suit (not since Nedra Ruiz has San Francisco seen a such a glamor-free court trial), Barry Bonds pleaded 'not guilty' in federal court today. Bonds, a former SF Giant great,
SF News Evidence Against Bonds Unsealed Today in San Francisco, a federal judge opened up hundreds of pages of court documents against disgraced Giants slugger Barry Bonds. According to reports, "The documents released included ... a transcript of a taped
misc Bleep! Obscene Baseball Card Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary by Travis Jensen 2009 marks the 20-year anniversary of the infamous 1989 Fleer Billy Ripken baseball card, which features a young Ripken (son of Cal Sr. and younger brother of Hall of Famer
misc Jason Giambi Returns To The A's. What For? When he came up with the A's, he grew into a genial homespun hero. Then he left for money, and became a steroided diminishing-returns disgrace. Now he's back in Oakland? What-th'-hell Couldn't he
SF News Giants Offer 'Diva' Manny Ramirez 4-Year Deal described as a prima donna Described as a prima donna, Manny Ramirez might join the Giants next season if thing go according to plan. The Giants, according to reports, are "quietly making an
