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@gggiants

23 days

No matter what happens going forward, Buster Posey can’t lose. My latest for @SFGate :

Buster Posey can't lose as top SF Giants exec

SFGATE columnist Dave Tobener sees no downside for the Giants icon in his new job.

www.sfgate.com

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Dave

@gggiants

6 months

Wouldn’t it be safer if they switched mounds

Codify

@CodifyBaseball

6 months

there's nothing in baseball like the rogers twins warming up together

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4 months

Had to go to 3 stores before I found a paper this morning, but worth it

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6 months

Dying to know if the bullpen catcher caught the fastball he threw just as the lights went out

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6 months

All the angles from Camilo’s very first run in the spotlight 🔦

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@gggiants

7 months

Official MLB Investigation of Shohei Ohtani sponsored by DraftKings

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@gggiants

2 years

Dodgers World Series drought now at a staggering 34 years

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@gggiants

3 years

To be fair the Dodgers were missing their team MVP, totally short handed

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1 year

Giants: back out of Correa deal; awful season, manager fired Mets: back out of Correa deal; awful season, team blown up Twins: sign Correa; won division There’s your answer.

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@gggiants

2 years

Well at least the Giants will have a ton of money next offseason so they can make a huge offer that Shohei Ohtani will reject

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@gggiants

1 year

Bob Melvin has failed his physical and the Giants have rescinded their contract offer

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@gggiants

3 months

@awfulannouncing Would be kind of cool if a batter strikes out twice in a game he gets attacked by a pack of rabid wolves

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@gggiants

2 years

If Correa wants to cheat again to knock the Dodgers out of the playoffs and win a World Series I’m good with it

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@gggiants

3 years

Here’s your next statue @SFGiants

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@gggiants

3 months

The more I listen to national broadcasts the more it becomes clear how lucky we’ve been to listen to the announcers the Giants have had the last 40 years.

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@gggiants

2 years

Mitch Haniger is 32 and played in 57 games last year but I'm supposed to believe the 28 year old who's played in 284 games the last 2 years was just too much of a physical risk?

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@gggiants

2 years

It’s impossible to express what Posey meant to the Giants and the fan base. Turned the franchise around. Arguably the most important San Francisco Giant ever.

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@gggiants

7 years

Kershaw tonight: 6 ER Bumgarner, 36.0 World Series IP: 1 ER

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@gggiants

3 years

Dodgers still haven’t won a World Series since 1988.

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@gggiants

2 years

So as I see it the rest of the day will go like this: - Rodon signs elsewhere; - Correa goes to San Diego; - The Giants will be reported to have interest in Swanson, who’ll sign somewhere else tomorrow; - Giants make a Rule 5 pick they’re really excited about

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@gggiants

2 years

Crazy that the Giants are going to be spending $900 mil on Correa and Ohtani for the next 15 years

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@gggiants

2 years

What an absolute, embarrassing, franchise-altering disaster that will be felt for years and years to come.

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@gggiants

29 days

I'm still not totally convinced this is the last game the A's will play in Oakland. Boras's comments the other day seemed purposeful.

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@gggiants

2 years

The path is now clear: - Mets pull offer to Correa; - Giants give Correa a short term, huge money deal; - Giants win World Series

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@gggiants

1 year

Greatest postseason pitcher of all time.

FOX Sports: MLB

@MLBONFOX

1 year

9 years ago today, Madison Bumgarner came in and pitched 5 scoreless innings to help the @SFGiants win the 2014 World Series 🙌

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@gggiants

7 months

Joey Bart, James Wiseman, Trey Lance

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@gggiants

3 months

Bumgarner just said he didn’t like facing the Giants when he was with AZ and felt like San Francisco was where he was supposed to be.

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@gggiants

4 months

Whole team dances after a fucking single down 8 runs and Bivens can’t celebrate a K?

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@billplunkettocr

4 months

Spencer Bivens just won the World Series ... or appeared to based on his celebration/reaction after striking out Shohei Ohtani for the second time today

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@gggiants

8 months

Seriously looks in the best shape of his life

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@SFGiants

8 months

Lots of love for the return of the Panda 🐼 @KFP48

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@gggiants

1 year

It’s hard to put into words what this meant at the time. So many years of heartbreak- I never thought I’d see a championship in my lifetime. But I was happiest for my Dad.

This Day In Sports Clips

@TDISportsClips

1 year

November 1, 2010: The Giants win the franchise’s first World Series since 1954.

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@gggiants

2 years

The path is clear now: - Bring back Belt - Bring back Longoria - Bring back Sergio Romo - Trade for Bumgarner

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@gggiants

10 months

Bob Myers to a franchise with the 2nd overall pick, what could go wrong

Ian Rapoport

@RapSheet

10 months

Sources: The #Commanders are hiring one of the best in sports, luring 2-time NBA Executive of the Year Bob Myers to the NFL to help run their franchise. Bombshell. A 4-time NBA champ, Myers built the #Warriors dynasty before stepping down to work in TV. Now he lands in the NFL.

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@gggiants

5 months

This guy was a staple at Candlestick. Section 4 row K. Used to paint Candlestick watercolors all the time. Still has the mustache.

SF Giants on NBCS

@NBCSGiants

5 months

This fan is painting a masterpiece of Oracle Park 🎨

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@gggiants

3 years

Giants are such baseball purists they decided to win in extra innings without the free runner.

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@gggiants

6 months

Time to bring this jersey back as an alt

Vintage Jerseys & Hats

@PolyesterUnis

6 months

Jeffrey Leonard, 1981 @SFGiants

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@gggiants

3 months

We had to suffer through 155 Nick Ahmed ABs because Fitzgerald got picked off of first that one game.

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@gggiants

3 years

Ok sign Kris Bryant now

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@gggiants

25 days

Giants front office in 2025

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@gggiants

4 years

The band is back together for one last ride.

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@gggiants

2 years

Imagine the World Series being decided by a home run derby

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@gggiants

1 year

Ohtani watching that Giants 9th

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@gggiants

10 months

- Giants won’t be outbid for X - Giants might have an edge to sign X - Giants will be given every consideration from X - Giants have a contingency plan if they don’t sign X - Giants out of the running for X Bookmark this one, use it in the future.

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@gggiants

7 months

Giants are going to fire Kruk and Kuip next winter and sign Juan Soto the same day.

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@gggiants

2 years

I mean, yes. Immediately yes. No question yes. Prospects for an absolute generational superstar? Every day. No question. And the Ohtani throw-in is a nice bonus.

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@gggiants

9 months

Willie Mays is 92, maybe cool it on the graphics with BREAKING screaming across the top?

KNBR

@KNBR

9 months

The San Francisco Giants announced that Mayor London Breed will officially proclaim this Sunday, February 4, 2024 as “Willie Mays Day."

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@gggiants

2 years

When Judge hits 74 in a Giants uniform next September it'll be the real record

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@gggiants

4 months

When you look at Mays’s stats, don’t forget he missed basically 2 whole seasons in his prime because he was serving in Korea.

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@gggiants

8 months

It’s gorgeous. @HOMAGE

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@gggiants

2 years

Mad Bum can put up a 7 ERA for the next 2 years, I do not care. Bring him home. I. Do. Not. Care.

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@gggiants

1 year

Awkward moment in the clubhouse as John Brebbia plays keep away with Kapler's severance package paperwork

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@gggiants

3 months

Chapman is one of the best Giants free agent signings in the last few decades.

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@SFGiants

3 months

Matt Chapman robs Elly De La Cruz of a run with an unbelievable barehanded play 🤯

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@gggiants

7 months

How do you let Renel walk? You can’t just pay her what she’s asking? How big of a contract discrepancy are we talking about here?

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@gggiants

1 year

The last Giants player to hit 30 HR

Everything Out Of Context

@EverythingOOC

1 year

Who is this? 𝙬𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮

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@gggiants

2 years

In all seriousness, Jon Heyman should be fired

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1 year

Looking at the NL West standings

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@MLB

1 year

The red-hot @Marlins jump into the Top 10 in this week's Power Rankings.

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@gggiants

25 days

Buster’s first call

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@gggiants

17 days

This dude of all people complaining about bat flips

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Max Muncy says Padres players intentionally try to get under their skin, including bat-flipping 30 feet after a single

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@gggiants

8 months

Fanatics currently offers 4 Giants players in the new Nike Vapor Limited Jersey. Joc Pederson (currently a Diamondback), Mitch Haniger (currently a Mariner), Joey Bart (almost certainly won’t be on the roster by April), and Logan Webb. Amazing!

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4 months

I remember before the 2010 World Series when the Giants brought out Mays, McCovey, Cepeda, Perry, Marichal and Irvin to throw out the first pitch and thinking how lucky we were to have so many living legends with one franchise. Sad to think about how many of them are gone.

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@gggiants

1 year

If Schmitt was a Yankee there would be 10 long form pieces a day about him by now

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@SFGiants

1 year

Casey on the corner

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@gggiants

7 months

This is the most optimistic I’ve been about a Giants team before opening day in a long time. They should be good enough to flat out make the playoffs, not just sneak in.

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@gggiants

6 months

No, we don’t

Baseball’s Greatest Moments

@BBGreatMoments

6 months

People forget how filthy Tim Lincecum truly was.

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@gggiants

2 years

If I have to watch this roster for 162 games, at least give me the small possibility that every 5th or 6th day Madison Bumgarner might snap and fight Gabe Kapler.

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@gggiants

1 year

Giants won a game where Stripling AND Manaea pitched

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2 years

If I were the Giants I’d simply drop half a billy today on Judge and Correa 🤷🏻‍♂️

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@gggiants

3 years

It begins

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@gggiants

9 months

Responsible for multiple bench-clearing brawls so I like what he brings to the table

Talkin’ Baseball

@TalkinBaseball_

9 months

Amir Garrett heads to the Giants on a minor league deal

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@gggiants

25 days

If Posey has convinced the rest of ownership to actually spend like a $4 billion franchise he should win exec of the year by default.

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@gggiants

2 months

Giants fans can actually buy someone’s jersey with confidence now.

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@gggiants

2 years

How does any Giants fan trust this front office now? Why would any major free agent want to come here if the team is that quick to back out? Just a total catastrophe.

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@gggiants

2 years

Verlander and Scherzer in the same rotation? Scary. Imagine having to face a rotation like that in the World Series!

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@gggiants

7 months

Giants realized spending money to improve the team leads to more people buying tickets. You might say a lightbulb went off for them.

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@SFGate

7 months

SF Giants are seeing ticket sales surge after offseason splurge

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@gggiants

7 months

The Giants dump their universally beloved PA announcer and the first person they trot out to replace her is a diehard Dodgers fan, lol amazing

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@gggiants

8 months

Glorious.

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7 months

LOCK HIM UP

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6 months

This is Jung Hoo’s city now.

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@gggiants

3 years

Even if there's no baseball the Giants should still have Buster Posey Day. I'd go.

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@gggiants

3 years

Oh man that’s rough. Hey did the Giants take their ABs in a dome?

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@gggiants

5 years

Go get Bumgarner’s 3 World Series rings out of the ocean

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@gggiants

2 years

Every story makes it somehow worse. Literally every story. It’s insane. Never seen anything like it.

Ron Kroichick

@ronkroichick

2 years

Carlos Correa clearly didn’t expect issues after his #SFGiants physical Monday: He promptly went house shopping in the Bay Area with his family. Chronicle exclusive:

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@gggiants

1 month

I've learned way more about McCovey Cove Dave this year than I ever intended to

SFGATE

@SFGate

1 month

SF Giants fan explains his side of latest splash hit controversy

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@gggiants

4 months

Amazing to me that the Giants went right back to the guys who sunk them in April as soon as they were able.

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@gggiants

7 months

Giants started the winter saying they wanted to break even and ended spending themselves into the luxury tax, all because we were mean to them online

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@gggiants

7 months

Once again, cyberbullying works

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@gggiants

2 years

1. TWITTER FILES: PART 9 The San Francisco Giants and Carlos Correa's Physical How the San Francisco Giants torpedoed their one chance at a successful offseason by pretending to be worried about an 8-year-old injury. 1/92

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@gggiants

2 years

The Giants once spent nearly a quarter of a billion dollars on Cueto and Samardzija one offseason, I’m fine with giving Judge $300M+

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@gggiants

5 months

Giants taking the first two after getting absolutely dog walked by this team a few weeks ago is something. This team is different.

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@gggiants

1 year

Ever since the Giants added that stupid patch their season has spiraled out of control and the cars are running into fire trucks. A disaster all around.

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@gggiants

7 months

This is a fun team.

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@gggiants

1 year

The Giants called up Buster Posey 13 years ago today

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@gggiants

7 months

Agree with people in my mentions, MLB *must* put Ohtani on administrative leave until this is all sorted out over the course of the next 6 months.

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@gggiants

5 years

Bumgarner can sign a 5-year, $125 mil contract with SF and turn into Matt Cain for all I care as long as I never have to see him in blue. Is this rational? It is not. I also do not care.

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@gggiants

11 months

What an absolutely moronic thing to say. Buster could insult my entire family and I’d still vote him first ballot. Get a grip.

95.7 The Game

@957thegame

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"Buster Posey lost me. I hope he doesn't get into the Hall of Fame. It's a total disconnect...If you ain't from the city, don't talk about the city. Do not say anything about San Francisco!" - @WillardAndDibs caller Filmo Mike brought it today, reacting to Buster's comments 🔥

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@gggiants

4 months

I love how they made the Sea Lions jerseys era authentic, right down to the Nike swoosh and advertising patch just like they wore in 1946

SF Gigantes

@SFGigantes

4 months

Todo listo para hoy 🧡

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@gggiants

8 months

Add Snell and this is a Wild Card team

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@gggiants

2 months

Chapman choosing to stay here long term is so huge. It may sound corny but it does send a message to the rest of the league when a Boras client forgoes the open market. San Francisco needed the reputation boost.

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@gggiants

3 months

After this start, Snell’s either going to get a king’s ransom in a trade or he’s going to lead the Giants to the Wild Card, absolutely no in between.

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