KCBS Sports Fans: The Boys Of Winter
For the last couple of weeks, ballplayers have been working out. In recent days, they've been playing a few innings at a time, easing their way back into the grind of another long season.
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For the last couple of weeks, ballplayers have been working out. In recent days, they've been playing a few innings at a time, easing their way back into the grind of another long season.
Jonathan Sanchez threw three solid innings, Freddy Sanchez collected his first two hits of the spring and the San Francisco Giants beat an Arizona Diamondbacks' split-squad 4-2 Wednesday night.
San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy vehemently denied there was any truth to a report that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday morning suggesting left-hander Barry Zito is not assured a spot on the Giants' roster this season.
Barry Bonds again pleaded not guilty to perjury charges and his former personal trainer is likely facing prison again.
After Tim Lincecum pitched three hitless innings for San Francisco in his second spring training outing, Aramis Ramirez hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in a three-run sixth that led the Chicago Cubs over the Giants 3-2 Tuesday.
Mark DeRosa hit a tiebreaking homer to help the San Francisco Giants beat a Milwaukee Brewers split squad 10-9 Monday.
Right fielder Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run triple and the San Francisco Giants beat a Los Angeles Dodgers split squad 8-3 on Saturday.
Fittingly, the World Series champion Giants won a familiar one-run decision with a 7-6 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks in their first spring training game.
Cody Ross scurries through the clubhouse with a purpose, even in the early hours of the morning when many of his teammates are still arriving or grabbing breakfast.
At long last, Emmanuel Burriss is back where he is supposed to be for the San Francisco Giants.
Federal prosecutors are fighting to show the jury in Barry Bonds' perjury trial a trove of evidence alleging the slugger mistreated his wife, girlfriends and other people around him.
Jeff Suppan hopes to win a job on the World Series champion San Francisco Giants.
Andres Torres catches himself as he loses focus and begins to glance all over the room, then apologizes. Even though he can't help it. San Francisco's center fielder deals every day with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
With less than five weeks to go before the federal perjury trial of home run champion Barry Bonds in San Francisco, the judge presiding over the case asked both sides Friday whether they would consider a plea bargain.
Miguel Tejada got an immediate glimpse of the hype surrounding his new team when a camera crew filmed the shortstop just sitting at his locker preparing to go outside and hit.
Ask Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly about left-hander Clayton Kershaw, Mattingly's starter for opening day on March 31 against the San Francisco Giants, and he talks about a work ethic.
Mark DeRosa had barely been in the clubhouse for five minutes unpacking his things Thursday morning when Aubrey Huff arrived and the razzing began.
San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson had his scheduled throwing session delayed Thursday because of tightness in his back.
When you win it all -- even in surprising fashion like San Francisco -- limited time away can hurt. Just ask the past 10 World Series champs. But the Giants plan to avoid such pitfalls.
With all this attention and a World Series championship ring due to arrive during the first homestand of the regular season, it's sometimes difficult for Sergio Romo to believe what has happened.
San Diego Padres pitcher Mat Latos is making it clear he's no fan of San Francisco.
A federal judge in the perjury case against Barry Bonds has decided to allow an audio recording in which, prosecutors say, the baseball star's personal trainer discussed his steroids use.
The Giants weren't number one until the end of World Series Game Five. The Packers weren't number one until the last play of the Super Bowl. So John asks why Kansas was number one in the middle of the college basketball season.
