San Francisco Giants News and Rumors
World Series finishes up with record-low ratingAssociated Press, ESPN.com The San Francisco Giants' sweep of the Detroit Tigers set a record low for the World Series' television ratings. |
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Droves of fans greet Giants upon AT&T Park arrivalOct 29, 2012
Jay Lee, MLB.com For more than two hours on Monday afternoon, several hundred Giants fans waited patiently on both sides of the AT&T Park driveway, cheering at any passing charter bus in hopes that it would hold their beloved 2012 World Series champions. |
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Despite swift fall, Tigers see positives in seasonOct 29, 2012
Jason Beck, MLB.com As tough as the end was for the Tigers, with a World Series sweep at the hands of the Giants culminating on their home field, think about what fans would have given just to see the club play in the Fall Classic when they left Chicago in mid-September. |
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When Miguel Cabrera took an 89 mph fastball down the middle for strike three on Sunday night for worst final at-bat in a World Series, he continued a puzzling trend. |
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Record social media buzz for champion GiantsOct 29, 2012
Adam Berry, MLB.com The Giants' World Series-clinching victory over the Tigers on Sunday night had everyone online discussing their latest October triumph. |
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San Francisco’s five biggest postseason momentsOct 29, 2012
Mark Townsend, yahoo.com With the World Series finale and the first wave of celebrations behind us, now might be a good time to reflect on the equally improbable and incredible postseason run the San Francisco Giants went on to secure their seventh World Series championship in … |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com 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 s… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com How dedicated are you to your team? Really? Guess what. Priya Butler has you beat. She flew halfway around the world to see her Giants play, from Afghanistan to Detroit. (No "war zone to war zone" jokes, please. Let's have a little sympathy fo… |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com 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… |
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Fun just starting for newest superpowerOct 29, 2012
DETROIT -- The World Series wasn't a classic. It was over too quickly and lacked the back-and-forth scoring we typically associate with memorable series, especially when viewed against ho-hum League Championship Series. When Miguel Cabrera hit a wind-ai… |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com 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 e… |
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Giants fitting champions in postseason of thrillsOct 29, 2012
John Schlegel, MLB.com From a Division Series round that went the distance at every turn all the way through the Giants' sweep of the Tigers in the World Series, this was postseason for the ages. |
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Michael Rosenberg: Good chemistry just part of the science of Giants' championship teamOct 29, 2012
DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera watched strike three sail by, and finally, for the first time in this World Series, a San Francisco Giant did not know what to do. Sergio Romo stood on the mound and thought: Is that it? Is it over? Did we win? Impossible. |
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Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com DETROIT — Bruce Bochy doffed his cap to the crowd, ambled down the dugout steps and was swallowed by the innards of Comerica Park toward his second World Series celebration in the past three seasons. A television crew member offered his congratulations … |
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Detroit Tigers World Series champions bucket finds way into Giants champagne celebrationOct 29, 2012
Les Carpenter, yahoo.com DETROIT — In the middle of the wild Giants celebration that spilled from the team's clubhouse at Comerica Park, into the adjoining hallway and even into a series of attached rooms, the wife of team president Larry Baer held a silver bucket with two cham… |
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Prince Fielder struggles royally in playoffsOct 29, 2012
David Brown, yahoo.com Prince Fielder looks like he's talking to himself in this photo. What is he saying? Is he giving himself advice? Encouragement? Threats? Whatever it is, it didn't work. No one person is responsible for the Detroit Tigers getting swept by the San Francis… |
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Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com DETROIT — Maybe it was the cramped visitor's clubhouse at Comerica Park. Maybe it was because some players were celebrating their second World Series title in three seasons. Or maybe Aubrey Huff really was right when he said this 2012 San Francisco Gia… |
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Giants prove title is won on the field, not on paperOct 29, 2012
Hal Bodley, MLB.com A sweep in the 2012 World Series was not out of the question. Few felt San Francisco could push Detroit to six or even seven games. But it was the Giants who did the sweeping. |
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Personalities mesh to create Giants among menOct 29, 2012
Lyle Spencer, MLB.com Buster Posey and his pals have brought two more World Series titles to San Francisco than Willie Mays and Barry Bonds did combined, inviting the big question. How in the world did they do it? What makes this team so special? |
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Selig pleased with season full of surprisesOct 29, 2012
Paul Hagen, MLB.com Moments after presenting the World Series trophy to the San Francisco Giants, Commissioner Bud Selig confided he never expected to see the National League team sweep the powerful Detroit Tigers. |
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Marco Scutaro wasn’t always the glue guy on the World Series champs. For a long time he seemed to be the player nobody wanted. |
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Timothy Burke, deadspin.com 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] More » |
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World Series Game 4: Familiar heroes emerge as Giants complete sweep, win 7th championshipOct 29, 2012
Mark Townsend, yahoo.com Score and situation: The San Francisco Giants secured their second World Series championship in three years and seventh in franchise history with a 10th inning, 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday night. In the process, they became the first N… |
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Tweakers, Castoffs, Mystics, and Lil Wayne's Unlikeliest Homie: In Praise of the 2012 San Francisco GiantsOct 29, 2012
I spent Game 5 of the 2010 World Series lying on the floor of my apartment, staring at the ceiling and listening to the San Francisco Giants' local ra... |
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About Last Weekend: San Francisco's TreatOct 29, 2012
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports over the weekend. The San Francisco Giants are World Series champion... |
