Daily Madden: The Play That Saved The No-Hitter
The catcher's throw that preserved Halladay's no-hitter; the ump's blown call that could have cost the Yankees.
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The catcher's throw that preserved Halladay's no-hitter; the ump's blown call that could have cost the Yankees.
The San Francisco Giants are sending $126 million to the sidelines. Struggling left-hander Barry Zito has been left off the team's playoff roster for its best-of-five NL division series against the wild-card Atlanta Braves.
Barry Zito pitched himself out of the San Francisco Giants' rotation for the playoffs. As far as making the roster as a reliever, he said he doesn't know where he stands.
Brian Wilson's bushy facial hair is attracting serious attention for the San Francisco closer. His bright orange good-luck shoes have become a sideshow these days.
The Giants' preparation for the playoffs; the dismissal of the Dolphins' special teams coach; the Vikings' trade for Randy Moss. (8:00)
Aaron Rowand and Barry Zito account for nearly a third of the San Francisco Giants' payroll this season, making $30.5 million between them.
The San Francisco Giants reached the playoffs without anything close to a superstar, a far cry from the last time they advanced behind home run king Barry Bonds.
The SF Giants are the talk of the town. But if you're a bit out of the loop, KCBS' Mike Sugerman learned how to sound like a diehard fan during his travels, About the Bay.
The Raiders and 49ers lose, but the Giants save the day by taking the NL West on the last day of the season.
Jonathan Sanchez pitched the San Francisco Giants back into the playoffs after a six-year absence and also provided a clutch hit, beating the San Diego Padres 3-0 Sunday to wrap up the NL West title.
Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer, Ryan Ludwick and Matt Stairs also connected and the San Diego Padres put San Francisco's potential clinching party on hold for at least a day with a dramatic 6-4 victory Friday night.
Even Andres Torres had his doubts he could return from an emergency appendectomy in time to help the Giants in the stretch run.
John Madden previews the Raiders-Texans and 49ers-Falcons games.
Pablo Sandoval hit a splash shot into McCovey Cove, Andres Torres and Buster Posey also connected and the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants beat Arizona 4-1 Thursday for a three-game sweep.
Pat Burrell hit a three-run homer to back Tim Lincecum, and the first-place San Francisco Giants remained two games ahead of San Diego in the NL West with a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.
Juan Uribe matched a career best with his 23rd home run and the first-place San Francisco Giants increased their NL West lead over San Diego to two games with a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
Tim Lincecum's turn in the rotation is being pushed up a day to Wednesday against Arizona, making the San Francisco Giants' ace available for a one-game playoff Monday with San Diego if the NL West title comes to that.
John Madden reviews both local teams' performances in their Sunday NFL losses.
Troy Tulowitzki capped a four-hit night with an RBI double in the 10th inning and the Colorado Rockies gave their faint playoff hopes a boost with a 10-9 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
Tim Lincecum threw eight stellar innings, Pat Burrell hit a two-run homer and the San Francisco Giants retained their slim lead in the NL West with a 2-1 win over the faltering Colorado Rockies on Friday night.
Juan Uribe hit a grand slam and a two-run homer, both shots coming during a nine-run second inning that sent the San Francisco Giants past the Chicago Cubs 13-0 Thursday night.
Randy Wells pitched 7 2-3 innings and Kosuke Fukudome homered to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.
Matt Cain and three relievers combined on a two-hitter, Buster Posey homered and the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants beat Carlos Zambrano and the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Tuesday.
With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, the San Francisco Giants and its fans are hopeful that the playoffs might also be around the corner.
The Giants fell a half-game back of San Diego after the Padres won 8-4 at St. Louis. San Francisco dropped two games behind Atlanta in the NL wild-card race.
