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Here's Clayton Kershaw's Game-Winning Home Run
Quite a day for the Dodgers. Sandy Koufax made a surprise relief appearance and then Clayton Kershaw beat the defending World Series champions all by himself....
Tim Lincecum Had A Very Zen Offseason
Now that spring training has officially kicked off, it's time for baseball writers to spend the next two months filling column space while absolutely nothing of consequence happens. Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal got started today, asking various members of the San Francisco Giants to share their favori...
Tim Lincecum Cut Off All His Hair
Well look who got a haircut right before spring training! Tim Lincecum has dropped his signature Dazed and Confused look for something more Joseph Gordon-Levitt-y. It's grown-up and adorable and it'll be even more surprising when such a clean-cut guy says "now I know what chicks feel like" the next ...
Fun (?) With Sporting Events As Predictors Of Election Results
Desperate to know how this Tuesday's election will turn out? Uninterested in complicated mathematics that can predict the winner with a fairly high degree of accuracy? Superstitious or just simple-minded? Can we interest you in…a series of sports-related coincidences?! ...
Finally, Next Media Animation Weighs In On The World Series.
Finally, Next Media Animation weighs in on the World Series. If you didn't catch this year's Fall Classic-and, if you're reading these words, there's a good chance you didn't-or if you immediately forgot everything that happened during the Series-and, all things considered, there's a good chance y...
This Child Is Terrified Of Tim Lincecum
Tim Lincecum's seemingly harmless demeanor is inexplicably making this poor kid above freak the fuck out. Isn't it adorable when kids are frightened for no visible reason?...
Angel Pagan Stopped By A Bay Area Taco Bell Today
Pagan's stolen base in the World Series allowed everyone in America to get a free taco this afternoon, but it looks like Pagan finagled a few extra for his efforts....
Have You Seen This Giants Fan?
San Francisco police would like to talk to him. ...
Here's Batting Stance Guy's Tribute To The World Champion Giants
The consistently stellar Batting Stance Guy, the man with the world's least useful skill, brings us his impressions of the champions. His Hunter Pence is especially commendable. Also, there's a Buster-themed surprise at the end....
The Giants Sure Use A Lot Of Sabermetrics For An Anti-Sabermetric Team
The Giants' World Series title is the latest point of retreat for the desperate sportswriter still looking to slam the use of statistics in baseball. In today's San Francisco Chronicle, Bruce Jenkins insists that this championship team got there through hard work, gristle, faces, eyes, shoulders, k...
For Better Or Worse, Barry Zito Is Always There For The Giants
On October 19, Barry Zito took the mound in St. Louis, with his San Francisco Giants trailing the Cardinals three games to one in the NLCS. He was not the pitcher the Giants would have wanted, one game from elimination. Nine days earlier, in his first start of the postseason, Zito had been yanked af...
Giants Fans, Show Us Your Celebration Pictures And Videos From Last Night
Reader Tom sent us the video you see above, and it is of what he describes as a "fucking epic" celebration that took place at The Republic in San Francisco after the final out of the World Series. We're inclined to agree with Tom's description, and now we'd like to see more videos and pictures of ...
Sergio Romo Struck Out Miguel Cabrera With The Ballsiest Pitch Of The World Series
When Sergio Romo sealed his team's World Series victory with a strikeout of Miguel Cabrera, it was hard not to wonder what the hell Cabrera was thinking. On a 2-2 count, he watched an 89-mph fastball sail right over the middle of the plate, his season ending with his bat on his shoulder. Wainwright ...
CSN Interviewed Matt Cain While A Urinating Ryan Theriot Looked On
Truly this year's San Francisco Giants are champions of the highest degree. This year's World Series champs, you might say, even piss excellence. [CSN Bay Area]...
The Giants Sweep The Tigers To Win The World Series
This postseason began with plenty of dramatic games and wild finishes. The World Series had not followed suit, not until tonight, anyway. At least there was finally some back and forth in this game....
Giants Shortstop Brandon Crawford Was An Adorable Little Voice Of Reason As A Child
This picture has apparently been floating around for a few weeks now, but it's news to us so maybe it's also news to you. According to The San Francisco Chronicle, this is a picture of a young Brandon Crawford with his father at a Giants game at Candlestick Park on September 27, 1992. At the time, m...
In A Postseason Of Redefined Roles, Tim Lincecum Is Flipping The Script
Alex Rodriguez grabbed plenty of the headlines this postseason because of his poor play and subsequent benching and coddling, but Tim Lincecum was also benched in a way when he was shipped out to the bullpen after his own poor play. Where A-Rod flailed, Lincecum is thriving....
World Series Open Thread: The On-In-The-Background-At-A-Halloween-Party Classic
That's what they'll call this one, one day, when everyone tells their grandkids about it. Detroit needs to win to make it a series, so everyone who enjoys baseball and isn't a Giants fan cross your candy-coated fingers for that. Picture of one of the worst baseball jerseys of all time courtesy of C...
If You're Looking For Something To Watch On TV Tonight, You May Want To Check Out The World Series
No, not the poker one—the World Series of baseball....