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Murph: Denying Bumgarner a chance to compete in HR Derby is un-American
Let’s stop with the bubble-wrapped nonsense: Let Madison Bumgarner hit in the MLB Home Run Derby. There is maybe — maybe! — one tiny argument to be considered against it, and it’s the very 21st century, over-concerned, overly-cautious saw, “He might get hurt.” Well, yes. And I’ll answer with the age-old, not-that-concerned, not-that-cautious saw: He…
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Pregame notes: How Price will pitch Bumgarner
SAN FRANCISCO — For just a moment, David Price paused when asked if he remembered facing Madison Bumgarner and the Giants two years ago. He collected his thoughts and spilled the memories, recalling where Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval splashed two-out singles en route to a four-run outburst with two outs in the first inning.…
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Albert Suarez rewards Giants with solid start
SAN FRANCISCO — Albert Suarez spent all of last year pitching for the Arkansas Travelers, the Angels’ Double-A affiliate. He made his home starts in Dickey-Stephens Park, planted on the lip of the Arkansas River and capable of holding crowds just over 7,000. On average last year, just a handful over 5,000 people showed…
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▶︎ Strickland relives line-drive catch
Here’s the video of Strickland’s catch in the 8th inning Tuesday night: Video via MLB.com
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Red Sox outlast Giants in extra-inning win
SAN FRANCISCO — With all the chatter about Madison Bumgarner’s Home Run Derby eligibility, the Giants actually have to keep playing games until the All-Star Break in mid-July. The Giants (36-24) hosted the Red Sox (33-25), and wasted 6.1 solid frames from Albert Suarez (1-1, 3.09 ERA) en route to an extra-innings loss. Here’s how Tuesday night unfolded.…
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Bochy will ‘talk’ about Bumgarner in HR Derby
SAN FRANCISCO — The national media’s eye has been on the Giants for much of the past month, and this Sunday night against the Dodgers will mark the third time in the last four weeks the Giants have been on Sunday Night Baseball. The Giants have been Fox’s primetime game in two out of the…
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Pregame notes: Posey out with irritated nerve
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants built up the winningest May in baseball with a fully-stocked lineup and stellar starting pitching. They won 21 games and a measuring-stick series against the Cubs. But now the Giants face another set of challenges with the Dodgers and Red Sox coming to AT&T Park, unable to start Hunter Pence…
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