San Francisco Giants' Ryan Vogelsong is hit by a pitch by Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Grant Balfour as catcher Kurt Suzuki, left, watches during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, May 19, 2012. San Francisco won 4-0.
Ryan Vogelsong throws seven innings of one-hit shutout ball and was a key figure in a four-run seventh-inning outburst as the Giants beat the A's for the 11th consecutive time at AT&T Park.
The Giants have one of the youngest lineups in the National League, much to the dismay of manager Bruce Bochy. If you don't count Aubrey Huff (and who does count Huff anymore?), then Angel Pagan at age 30 is the oldest everyday player. Most of the players are between 25 and 27 years old. The problems that arise from such major league inexperience are painfully obvious to Giants fans. Leading ...
Barry Zito outdid his old Oakland team, Brandon Belt drove in three runs, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics in the Bay Bridge Series opener 8-6 on Friday night
(05-18) 22:39 PDT San Francisco (AP) -- Barry Zito outdid his old Oakland team, Brandon Belt drove in three runs, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics in the Bay Bridge Series opener 8-6 on Friday...
Barry Zito walked off the AT&T Park mound Friday to a standing ovation from a crowd that has alternately booed him and called for his ouster for much of the previous five seasons. More Giants | More A's
I know it's always a little unfair to judge a trade in the hindsight of the following season, but it's naive to think that the trade isn't still affecting the Giants . Here we are in 2012 and to nobody's surprise, offense is still in high demand and short supply, except this time there aren't any highly-valued trade chips. No instead Zach Wheeler , the talented pitching prospect who was widely ...
