http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:38:00 -0700 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:58:25 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d22-Video-Cy-Young-winner-Tim-Lincecum-dunks-Sam-the-Minuteman-at-ESPN?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner IT'S BEEN A slow off-season so far for the Giants. They've signed a Dominican prospect, Duanel Jones, who turns up fewer Google results than the phrase 'Aaron Rowand clutch hitter' does. They've been rumored to be in discussion... Tim Lincecum Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:58:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d22-Video-Cy-Young-winner-Tim-Lincecum-dunks-Sam-the-Minuteman-at-ESPN?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d20-Decade-in-review-In-the-year-2003?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner AFTER A DEVASTATING loss in the World Series the year prior, the Giants brought back team seasoned with different ingredients for 2003 — and the results were pretty tasty. Half the Opening Day lineup from '02 was replaced. Free-agents Ra... Giants Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:39:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d20-Decade-in-review-In-the-year-2003?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d18-San-Francisco-Giants-sign-Domincan-prospect-Duanel-Jones?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner With the Giants list of offensive options dwindling after Nick Johnson agreed to a one-year deal with the New York Yankees, general manager Brian Sabean has turned his focus to the future. The Giants have agreed to terms with prospect Duanel ... Hot Stove League Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:15:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d18-San-Francisco-Giants-sign-Domincan-prospect-Duanel-Jones?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d17-The-Tiger-Woods-saga-only-Barry-Bonds-can-relate?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner Woods tips his cap at the PGA Championships Aug. 13, 2009. Charlie Riedel/AP BARRY BONDS MIGHT have some advice for Tiger Woods.The former All-Star slugger knows what it's like to have an 'unfavorable' rating in opinion polls. Bonds has been he... Barry Bonds Tiger Woods Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:13:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d17-The-Tiger-Woods-saga-only-Barry-Bonds-can-relate?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d17-Forbes-Barry-Bonds-is-the-Real-Athlete-of-the-Decade--not-Tiger-Woods?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner Woods, seen here at the Australian Masters last Nov. 14, was named AP's Athlete of the Decade.AP Photo/Andrew BrownbillEver since his Nov. 27 automobile accident, the reputation of Tiger Woods has suffered far more damage than his Cadillac Escalade.F... Barry Bonds Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:03:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d17-Forbes-Barry-Bonds-is-the-Real-Athlete-of-the-Decade--not-Tiger-Woods?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d13-Decade-in-review-In-the-year-2002?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner 2002 WAS POSSIBLY one of the most exciting and yet disgustingly painful years in the history of the Giants franchise. Tsuyoshi Shinjo starts in center field and bats leadoff on opening day in L.A. against the Dodgers. High schooler Lebron James ap... Giants Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:09:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d13-Decade-in-review-In-the-year-2002?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d11-Jason-Bay-doesnt-want-to-be-a-Giant?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner UPDATE: Jason Bay, through his agent Joe Urbon, has formally rejected the latest contract offered to him by the Red Sox, ESPN Boston reports Saturday. "We don't agree with (the Red Sox) evaluation of the player," Urbon said. &quo... Hot Stove League Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:25:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d11-Jason-Bay-doesnt-want-to-be-a-Giant?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Decade-in-review-In-the-year-2001?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner 2001 — AFTER A DISAPPOINTING and abrupt end to the 2000 season, the Giants were out for redemption. Spoiler alert: they came up empty. The Giants win 90, lose 72 — good for second place in the NL West. '24' debuts. Barry Bonds ... Giants Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:50:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Decade-in-review-In-the-year-2001?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Baseball-Winter-Meetings-Barry-Bonds-agent-not-seeking-job-for-home-run-king?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner INDIANAPOLIS — THREE YEARS AGO, during the 2006 baseball Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla., Barry Bonds and his agent, Jeff Borriss, toured the lobby of the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel looking for a job. Bonds, then 42 with 734 career... Barry Bonds Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:21:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Baseball-Winter-Meetings-Barry-Bonds-agent-not-seeking-job-for-home-run-king?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d9-Baseball-Winter-Meetings-Giants-beat-writers-interviews-from-Indy?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner Writers converge on Cubs' manager Lou Piniella during the baseball winter meetings in Indianapolis. Darron Cummings/AP   Related articles Winter Meetings: Giants explore Kevin Kouzmanoff trade, Velez a lea... Hot Stove League Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:06:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d9-Baseball-Winter-Meetings-Giants-beat-writers-interviews-from-Indy?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d8-Winter-Meetings-Giants-explore-Kevin-Kouzmanoff-trade-Velez-a-leadoff-hitter-Johnny-Damon-etc?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner Eugenio Velez claps his hands as he crosses home plate after a home run off the Reds last season. AP Photo   Related articles Hot stove league: Brad Penny, Juan Uribe decline Giants' offers Giant... Hot Stove League Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:09:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d8-Winter-Meetings-Giants-explore-Kevin-Kouzmanoff-trade-Velez-a-leadoff-hitter-Johnny-Damon-etc?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Decade-in-review-In-the-year-2000?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner WITH THE NEW Year only weeks away and the end of a decade upon us, this is an opportune time to look back at the past 10 seasons of San Francisco Giants baseball, and a few other things. 2000 — The beginning of the decade saw a Giants t... Giants Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:52:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Decade-in-review-In-the-year-2000?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Giants-loose-a-Penny-righthander-to-sign-with-Cards?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner Penny growls while walking off the mound in a game against the Dodgers Sept. 13th at AT&T Park. AP Photo   Related articles Giants pick up Brad Penny for stretch run Hot stove league: Brad Pe... Hot Stove League Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:08:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Giants-loose-a-Penny-righthander-to-sign-with-Cards?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d4-Molina-Posey-unlikely-to-be-the-Opening-Day-catcher?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner TUESDAY WHEN THE Giants failed to offer arbitration to free-agent catcher Bengie Molina it looked like the unceremonious end to the Molina era and a passing of the torch to phenom prospect Buster Posey. Friday, the San Francisco Chronicle is ... Buster Posey Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:37:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d4-Molina-Posey-unlikely-to-be-the-Opening-Day-catcher?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d4-Hot-stove-league-Brad-Penny-Juan-Uribe-tendered-contracts?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner THE SAN FRANCISCO Giants, who have offered contracts to free-agents Brad Penny and Juan Uribe, have been informed by their respective agents that the offers will be declined, general manager Brian Sabean said Friday. Penny was offered a one-y... Hot Stove League Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:52:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d4-Hot-stove-league-Brad-Penny-Juan-Uribe-tendered-contracts?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d4-Sadowski-signs-with-Astros?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner REGARDLESS OF HOWEVER short-lived it was, one of the best stories of the 2009 Giants was the meteoric rise of Ryan Sadowski. The 'Big Sadowski', a six-year minor league veteran, finally got to the majors when the Giants called him up ... Ryan Sadowski Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:31:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d4-Sadowski-signs-with-Astros?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d3-Tim-Lincecum-to-star-in-SportsCenter-commercial?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner Lincecum and Ravech (left) interact for a new ESPN promo.Steve Clarke/ESPNALL THE GREATS have done it – Lebron James, Evander Holyfield, Albert Pujols, even Mr. Met and Red Sox mascot Wally took their turns. Now, it’s Tim Lincec... MLB San Francisco Sports Tim Lincecum Cy Young Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:08:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d3-Tim-Lincecum-to-star-in-SportsCenter-commercial?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d2-Giants-dont-offer-arbitration-to-Molina-or-anyone-else?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner THE 9 P.M. deadline for teams to offer their own free-agents arbitration came and went Tuesday and the Giants did not offer arbitration to any of their free-agents — Bengie Molina, Randy Winn, Bob Howry, Juan Uribe or Brad Penny. In the... Bengie Molina Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:11:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m12d2-Giants-dont-offer-arbitration-to-Molina-or-anyone-else?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m11d30-Can-Giants-GM-Brian-Sabean-become-an-Iron-Chef?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner THE GIANTS’ KITCHEN is about as bare as the one you had in your first apartment. They’ve got a lot of Top Ramen (Travis Ishikawa, Fred Lewis, Eli Whiteside), an expensive frozen Ostrich steak their weird uncle sent them as a gift (Aaro... Brian Sabean Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:36:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m11d30-Can-Giants-GM-Brian-Sabean-become-an-Iron-Chef?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m11d26-San-Francisco-Giants-trurkeys--2009-edition?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner THE GIANTS WEREN'T without their share of underachievers in 2009. Though they finished with their best record since 2004 with an 88-74 record, the Giants could have fared even better if some of their own brought their A-games. View the sli... Giants Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:54:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1053-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner~y2009m11d26-San-Francisco-Giants-trurkeys--2009-edition?cid=exrss-San-Francisco-Giants-Examiner