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Is There A Young Lefty Starter In MLB Who <em>Hasn't</em> Gotten An Extension?
The San Francisco Giants just signed lefty starter Madison Bumgarner to a five-year, $35-million extension. 2011 was Bumgarner's first full season in the big leagues. He struck out 8.4 batters per nine innings and walked only two per nine. That's quite good. It is, as you might expect, far too early...
Bryan Stow And His Son Participate In Ceremonial First Pitch At San Francisco Giants Home Opener
Bryan Stow continues on his path to recovery following a vicious beating at Dodger Stadium that left him in a coma resulting in severe brain damage. The San Francisco Giants had hoped he would be able to attend Opening Day, but he remains in a care facility....
The San Francisco Giants Are Selling Their Old, Game-Used Stuff
Starting with today's home opener, the San Francisco Giants will be selling game-used equipment to fans inside AT&T Park. Home/road jerseys, balls, batting helmets, bats, pitching rubbers, and even empty champagne bottles from the 2010 World Series celebration will be offered for sale at a special p...
It Looks Like MetLife Stadium Is On Fire, But It's Not
Don't panic! This photo is just a trick of perspective. There is a massive brush fire burning in Jersey, near the Meadowlands—it was even visible from Brooklyn for a time. But the homes of the Giants, Jets, and the depressing standardbreds of Meadowlands Racetrack are safe....
Meet Bruce Lee, The San Francisco Giants' Red-Tailed Secret Weapon
Anyone who has ever attended a game at San Francisco's AT&T Park knows that it's one of the jewels of the MLB stadium circuit, except for one teensy problem: THE HORRIFIC TRASH-EATING BIRDS THAT COME OUT AT NIGHT AND STEAL YOUR $7 GARLIC FRIES....
Giants Eject Angels Scout From The Ballpark, And Now Everybody's Angry
You might not realize it, but the most interesting place in the baseball universe is Scottsdale, Arizona. Last week saw a mass bee attack hold up a Giants game, and yesterday brought us our first feud of the 2012 season as Giants manager Bruce Bochy kicked out an Angels scout....
How Drunk Football Fans Used To Get Their World Series Fix
Yeah, we're a pretty spoiled bunch these days. Smartphones and tablet computers allow us to catch real-time video wherever we are. It wasn't so easy back in 1986. If life, the universe, and everything decided that two of your favorite teams just had to play on the same night, you had some big deci...
Giants And Diamondbacks Wait Out 41-Minute Bee Delay
A cloud of bees settled near the Giants dugout at the D-Backs training facility in Scottsdale, halting play until the grounds crew came up with a brilliant plan. They bought a bunch of lemonade and cotton candy from the food stands, smeared it on two golf carts, and used that to lure the bees away. ...
Here's How You Get A 50-Game Suspension Without Failing A Drug Test
Refuse to take one! Deceptively simple. Via Hardball Talk:...
Buster Posey And The Dusk Of The Slugging Catcher
The 2010 NL Rookie of the Year played in just 45 games last season because, and solely because, he is a catcher....
Bristolmetrics: At Least Tom Brady Beat Eli Manning In <em>SportsCenter</em> Mentions
This is a regular feature breaking down, minute-by-minute, the content that appears on ESPN's 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter throughout the week. Graphic by Jim Cooke. ...
Angelina From <em>Jersey Shore</em> Says Ahmad Bradshaw "Is A Hot Black"
It's that time of the week when Super Bowl analysis starts to devolve into silliness, isn't it? Thank the stars TMZ is there to counterbalance things with some serious, well-sourced reporting:...
Vince Wilfork Straight Up Told The Refs They Blew A Call In New England's Favor
It goes without saying (and yet bears repeating) that NFL Films does an incredible job. Their weekly Sound FX packages, where selected players are mic'ed up for the game (like Tebow!), are slick and entertaining, but above all insightful....
Toilet Use In NYC Jumped 13 Percent In The Immediate Aftermath Of The Super Bowl
It wasn't enough to overwhelm the sewage system, but according to the city's Department of Environmental Protection, the surge caused the water level at a nearby reservoir to drop by two inches. Which means a lot of fans were holding much more than just their breath....
The Giants Parade, Through The Lens Of A Guy Who Got Kicked Out Of It
I am a Giants fan, but I'm also fascinated by the human condition, and I happen to think nothing is more fascinating than a million people brought together by nothing more than a football team and the rare socially acceptable opportunity to get drunk before breakfast. It was with this in mind that I...
Math Says If Wes Welker Catches That Ball, The Patriots Win
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
Excited Woman At Super Bowl Parade Tells Reporter She Can't Wait To See Mark Sanchez
This young lady appears to be a Giants fan, but she unwittingly speaks for Jets fans everywhere. [Flopping Out]...
"Was That A Sasquatch?” The Misery Of Watching Canadian Super Bowl Ads
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
Eli Manning: Stop Wearing T-Shirts Over Your Shoulder Pads
I'm really happy for Eli Manning and all, especially since he just beat America's Most Dominant Sports City for the second time and sent Shank into his usual round of rectal self-examination. But someone needs to explain to this man that he'll never stop being treated like a 12-year-old from a Sunny...
New Jersey Football Team Makes Triumphant Return To New Jersey
We are currently watching, with attention as rapt as rapt can be, the silent helicopter-cam of Newark Liberty International Airport, where the Giants are due to land any moment. The team, which proudly plays out of East Rutherford, N.J., will hold a ticker-tape parade tomorrow across state lines in ...