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Fingers Crossed: SF Giants Start Training For New Season

With last year's skull-shatteringly phenomenal season ending in a World Series win, your San Francisco Giants started training on Monday for yet another stellar season. Associated Press was in Arizona to catch the

Photos: Giants FanFest 2011

Saturday's Giants FanFest event drew record crowds, upwards of 40,000 people, which was double the previous years' average of 20,000. The park filled up so quickly at the start of the

Arts & Entertainment

Choices, Choices: Pro-Giants Rally or Anti-Mubarak Rally?

The way we see it, there are two things you can do tomorrow afternoon to assert yourself as a responsible citizen of the world: show up to AT&T Park around 11

Photos: Brian Wilson at Twitter Holding World Series Trophy

SF Giants Brian Wilson dropped by Twitter headquarters in SoMa today. Celebrity visits and a possible payroll tax exemption? Nice. Another view below.

Caltrain's $30 Million Shortfall Could Lead to Service Cuts, Including Weekend SF Giants Games

The crucial 77-mile line that hauls an estimated 40,000 passengers during the weekdays could be in danger. Scratch that, it is in danger. A $30 million shortfall will ebb away at almost

Brian Wilson's Nautical Appearance On "Lopez Tonight"

Somethings are best left unexplained. Brian Wilson's appearance on Lopez Tonight is one of those things. Enjoy. [via The Splash]

Giants World Series Ring Revealed?

Late Monday, NBC San Diego and NBC Bay Area posted an alleged prototype of the Giants World Series ring. Both articles have since been yanked from both sites. Via the magic of cache,

SF Giants Star In Showtime Reality Show

Exciting news, folks. Showtime announced today that the world's greatest baseball team, the San Francisco Giants, will get their own reality show. According to Buzzsugar, the unscripted series will "follow the San Francisco

Scene From A World Series Trophy Meet & Greet

San Francisco Giants fan Lauren Ruffo, displays her Giant's sleeve and her Giant's bear, named Aubrey Huff, after having her picture taken with the Giant's 2010 World Series trophy on display at the

Tim Lincecum's HIV/AIDS PSA Questioned

Lightning-quick blogger Allan Hough of Mission Mission spotted this odd bit of AIDS cure awareness, or lack thereof. Namely, the new Tim Lincecum HIV/AIDS awareness PSAs on BART trains. The copy reads,

Giants' World Series Trophy at City Hall This Week

In case you missed the Giants' World Series Trophy's brief stop at City Hall a couple of weeks ago, it will be back for a stint this Tuesday and Wednesday from 4 to

For Your Viewing Pleasure: Tim Lincecum on the Cover of <em>Sports Illustrated</em>

Making yet another prominent appearance in print publishing, Giants star Tim Lincecum stars on the cover of the next issue of Sports Illustrated. Ta-da. [via SF Giants]

Tim Lincecum, Now in Coffee Table Book Form

If there's one form of print publishing we support - other than the occasional Wintourian rag - it's the coffee table book. So we're more than thrilled to announce that, according to SF

Edgar Renteria Feels Disrespected by Giants' $1 Million Offer

Edgar Renteria played 72 games last season, one of which included a very important 7th-inning home run against Cliff Lee. So the Giants offered the Colombian shortstop a cool million to do it

Giants Tracker: Brian Wilson Spotted at Lucca Delicatessen, Boulevard

Leah Garchik gets all the good news. Take, for example, her most recent scoop on Giants hero Brian Wilson. The bearer of the beard, it seems, was at Lucca Delicatessen (2120 Chestnut) on

World Series Trophy On Display At City Hall Today

At San Francisco City Hall this afternoon, you can check out the World Series trophy from 1 - 3 p.m. What's more, the Giants will also "make a major announcement" of some

Buster Posey is Rookie of the Year, Also: Your Boyfriend

Giants Catcher and San Francisco's boyfriend Buster Posey was named National League Rookie of the Year this morning after the results of the Baseball Writer's Association of America ballots were released. Posey won

Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Brian Wilson and Christ

Warning: This video might act as a buzzkill for many elite San Franciscans who like their idols self-consciously ungodly and ungodly hip. (Shield your eyes and ears, 826 Valencia!) During a 2009 fellowship

Brian Wilson On The <em>The Tonight Show</em>

What? Did you really think a day would go by without Brian Wilson appearing on SFist? Perish the thought! Wilson, as many of you know by know, consumes us. Deeply. Complicatedly. Profoundly. That

Brian Wilson To Host <em>Saturday Night Live</em>?

Following in the footsteps of Betty White, Giants star Brian Wilson (who, we should point out, is just as stupendous as many of this teammates!) might get the chance to host Saturday Night

More Photos: S.F. Giants World Series Parade 2010

For your viewing pleasure, here's another batch of World Series Parade photos. A few gems? Brian Wilson's presence causing a near riot, Gavin Newsom, Aubrey Huff's rally thong, Frank Chu, Pablo “The Panda”

Remember: You Can Watch the Giants Parade Live On SFist

If you're stuck at work, you can view the Giants World Series victory parade live on SFist. Loads of confetti, fans, teammates in their own cable car, and orange and black attire as

Photos: S.F. Giants World Series Parade 2010

Fans are descending upon San Francisco for today's Giants World Series parade, which you can watch live here, starting at 11 a.m. Here are some images of the action before the parade.

[Updated] Giants' Parade Spectators Already Lined Up, Camped Out

Bay City News/SF Appeal reports that fans have been gearing up for the big ticker-tape parade since last night, as some die-hards arrived at Civic Center as early as 10:30 p.

Brian Wilson Spotted

We can't think of any person in San Francisco right now as famous as Brian Wilson. (Except, of course, for another Giant.) That being said, here's a delightful Wilson sighting sent to us