Why Tim Lincecum Should Start Game 1 Of NLCS
SAN FRANCISCO (Bleacher Report) — While Bruce Bochy was right to put his struggling ex-ace Tim Lincecum in the bullpen for the San Francisco Giants’ five-game series win against the Cincinnati Reds, he...
View ArticleGiants Name Bumgarner NLCS Game 1 Starter
Left-hander Madison Bumgarner will pitch Game 1 of the NL championship series at home Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals.
View ArticleBochy Expects Scutaro To Play In NLCS Game 3
ST. LOUIS (CBS / AP) – Giants manager Bruce Bochy expects Marco Scutaro to be in his lineup card for Game 3 of the NL championship series, two days after St. Louis slugger Matt Holliday plowed into the...
View ArticleLittle Time To Celebrate: Giants Must Prepare Quickly For Tigers
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS Sports) — So the Giants win the pennant, the Giants win the pennant … and now they get the Tigers in the 108th World Series beginning Wednesday. What’s amazing, among other things,...
View ArticleDaily Madden: Two ‘Old Salts’ To Manage World Series
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The World Series match-up between the Giants and Tigers features two managers, Bruce Bochy and Jim Leyland, with a lot of post-season experience. “They remind me of two ‘old...
View ArticleWhy Bumgarner Over Lincecum In Game 2 Is Right Call
SAN FRANCISCO (Bleacher Report) — When San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy announced his starting rotation for the first four games of the 2012 World Series against the Detroit Tigers, former Cy...
View ArticleBochy Making Right Moves For Giants, Nears Another Crown
Whether friendly during a winning streak or firm after a tough loss, the San Francisco Giants have come to rely on one thing when it comes to their manager: Boch, as they call him, has their best...
View ArticleBochy ‘Not Really’ OK With, But Allows Romo TV Interviews
DETROIT, Mich. (CBS Sports) — Midway through Game 2, Giants manager Bruce Bochy glanced to his left in the dugout and nearly did a double-take. There was Sergio Romo, one of San Francisco’s main World...
View ArticleBochy Recalls World Series As Player Vs. Tigers In ’84
DETROIT, Mich. (CBS Sports) — As the Giants put the pedal to the metal and try and close out this World Series in Detroit, their manager has a pretty good personal World Series history here in Detroit....
View ArticleSF Giants’ Unity Paves Road To 2nd World Series Title In 3 Years
By Claire Reclosado-Baclay “Together We’re Giant.” It wasn’t just an ad campaign for the San Francisco Giants, it was an explanation. How did this team, faced with numerous obstacles during the season,...
View ArticleGiants, Scutaro Agree To $20 Million, 3-Year Deal
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) – Second baseman Marco Scutaro is staying in San Francisco, right where he wanted to be. The NL championship series MVP agreed to a $20 million, three-year contract with the...
View ArticleGiants Gear Up For Tough Task Of Defending World Series Title
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (CBS / AP) — Andres Torres checked out the banner at the main entrance to Scottsdale Stadium blaring “2012 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS” and knew he was back in the right place. The...
View ArticleBrett Bochy In First Spring Camp With Manager Dad
"It's pretty special to have your son here, I'm not going to lie," SF Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.
View ArticleSpring Training Injury Update: Cain Won’t Miss Next Start
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (CBS Sports / AP) — San Francisco Giants pitching ace Matt Cain appears to be OK after an injury scare on Sunday. Cain said he expects to make his next spring start on schedule...
View ArticleGiants Make Front Office Moves; Sabean, Bochy Deals Could Be Next
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS Sports) — The San Francisco Giants have announced a series of front office promotions. Vice president of player personnel Dick Tidrow and vice president of baseball operations Bobby...
View ArticleGiants’ Portly Pablo Trying Hard, But Still Needs To Reduce Weight
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (CBS Sports) — Pablo Sandoval, World Series hero and bulge battler, seemed to surprise some San Francisco Giants people by making his weight to play in spring games. But he has...
View ArticleGiants Extend Deals For Sabean, Bochy Through 2016
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) – The brains behind two of the last three World Series titles plan to stick together for at least another four seasons. The San Francisco Giants extended the contracts of...
View ArticleGiants’ Kontos Suspended 3 Games By MLB, Bochy Out 1
San Francisco pitcher George Kontos has been suspended for three games by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw a pitch at Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen, and Giants manager Bruce...
View ArticleZito Allows 8 Runs, Giants Lose To Pirates
PITTSBURGH (CBS / AP) — Starling Marte had a career-high four hits and scored four times and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 12-8 on Wednesday night. Neil Walker and Alex Presley...
View ArticleBochy Fills Out Rest Of NL All-Star Staff
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) — Current New York Mets manager Terry Collins and former skipper Davey Johnson have been selected as coaches for next month’s All-Star game at Citi Field in New York City. Johnson,...
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