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Blue in the Bay: Pre-Season Warmup

Blue in the Bay: Dodgers Edge Giants in Season Opening Series

Barry Zito: Poster Boy for Troubled Times

San Francisco's Bitterness Toward Our Glamorous SoCal Neighbors Shows Through in the Stands

If the media hyperventilates when this guy shows up at a ballgame -- your city might have an inferiority complexWhen a spokeswoman for San Jose's mayor last week told SF Weekly that Gavin Newsom didn't belong on a Washington, D.C. junket along with the boss men of San Jose, Los Angeles, and San Dieg ... More >>

Chatterbox

If the media hyperventilates when this guy shows up at a ballgame -- your city might have an inferiority complexWhen a spokeswoman for San Jose's mayor last week told SF Weekly that Gavin Newsom didn't belong on a Washington, D.C. junket along with the boss men of San Jose, Los Angeles, and San Dieg ... More >>

Wait Until Next Year

If the media hyperventilates when this guy shows up at a ballgame -- your city might have an inferiority complexWhen a spokeswoman for San Jose's mayor last week told SF Weekly that Gavin Newsom didn't belong on a Washington, D.C. junket along with the boss men of San Jose, Los Angeles, and San Dieg ... More >>

Most Valuable Teammate

What team more than the Giants needs a morale booster and respectful team player? They got one in Mark Sweeney.

Best Baseball Series

What team more than the Giants needs a morale booster and respectful team player? They got one in Mark Sweeney.

Double Play

Dinner at Acme Chophouse followed by a swell game in the world's most beautiful baseball stadium -- score!

Habana Good Time

Is it the real Cuban soup or merely the Nuevo Latino? Who cares, if it's good!

The War on Raves

Forget terrorists; let's fight the dancers

The Luddite Eats

Paragon

Baseball's Orphans

Why are 74 old-timers -- players who helped create the multibillion-dollar business called Major League Baseball -- still without pensions?

Giants Fans Aren't Panicking, But Slashed Ticket Prices Indicate Team Brass May Be

The San Francisco Giants are a hell of a team. Only a few games into the nascent season and they've already got me feeling like a naive jackass for writing that "Hope Springs Eternal on Opening Day." Perhaps, with this team, hope really is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane. And yet, the ... More >>

Jonathan Sanchez' Johnny Vander Meer Moment

The Boy Who Lived, Jonathan SanchezWhen the Giants' Jonathan Sanchez powered a devastating slider past a prone Everth Cabrera for the last out of his masterful July 10 no-hitter, two storylines were hatched almost simultaneously. The first, naturally, was: "Holy crap! The first Giants' no-hitter in ... More >>

Ever Wonder Why AT&T Park's Lights Are On at 1 a.m.? Blame Kenny Chesney.

And if the lights are still on six hours later, you can blame a country musicianThe longest nine-inning game in National League history took place right here at San Francisco's AT&T Park back in 2001; the Los Angeles Dodgers outscored the hometown boys, 11-10, in a heart-breaking, ass-crack-numb ... More >>

'The Stinkin' Giants, Give 'Em The Big Blue Finger.' Boy Am I Glad I Went to the Library Today!

Say what?​Remember, in England, Benedict Arnold is a hero. That helps put one in mind for the just-unveiled exhibition at the Burbank Central Library -- enemy territory, sports-wise -- "Love to Hate: The Dodgers-Giants Rivalry."Library-goers can be treated to memorabilia like the signs illustratin ... More >>

Flour Water Pizza Chef Jon Darsky: The SFoodie Interview

Before he was a pizzaiolo, Darsky scouted talent for the KC Royals.​Go ahead, call Jon Darsky a pizzaiolo, though the Flour Water pizza maker really prefers "dough guy" instead. Since opening last May in the Mission (2401 Harrison at 20th St.), the restaurant has stayed smoking hot, and Dars ... More >>

Philadelphia Phillies Do Giants Fans a Favor. When Will Giants Do the Same?

​The other day, your humble narrator had a sporting experience that flummoxed him. After Bay Area local Jimmy Rollins doubled home the tying and winning runs for the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers with two outs in the ninth, a clatch of L.A. fans in the corner actually booed an ... More >>

Giants To Bag It at Potrero Center Safeway Today

www.mccoveychronicles.comHe will bag you​The sensation of having a multimillionaire bag your groceries is a rare one, indeed, so rare that The Snitch has no idea what such bliss could possibly feel like. And we won't until later today at the Potrero Center Safeway -- which was once a baseball fiel ... More >>

Giants' Pablo Sandoval, Edgar Renteria Spooked; Check Out of 'Haunted' Hotel

Pablo! I have hitting tips for you! ​Giants confirm star players leave team hotel due to fear of ghosts after having "some experience" there last year. Juxtapose the words "baseball" and "ghosts" and most people will probably think of Kevin Costner building a diamond in his corn field and the spec ... More >>

Team Spirits: Spooked Giants players check out of haunted hotel

Pablo! I have hitting tips for you! ​Giants confirm star players leave team hotel due to fear of ghosts after having "some experience" there last year. Juxtapose the words "baseball" and "ghosts" and most people will probably think of Kevin Costner building a diamond in his corn field and the spec ... More >>

Karma Smiles on San Francisco Giants

Keep your eye on the ball...​Those who believe that a Supreme Being, The Force, or supernatural entities actually influence the outcomes of sporting contests aren't always the most credible sorts. But you have to admit that the San Francisco Giants are in the midst of an almost karmic series of do ... More >>

San Francisco Giants May Open 2011 in Taiwan

Will this play in Taiwan? ​If the San Francisco Giants play a two-game set against Arizona in Taiwan -- well, which one is the home team? Major League Baseball has a while to work out who would wear gray and who dons the home whites if Giants and Diamondbacks players approve a league plan to open ... More >>

Nate Schierholtz' Brother Arrested in Alleged DUI Rampage

​While the San Francisco Giants are celebrating a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers, outfielder Nate Scheirholtz has bigger things to worry about. His 23-year-old brother, Cainan, was yesterday arrested after leaving a mile-long trail of carnage in hiws wake while allegedly driving drunk in a red p ... More >>

'Don't Stop Believing' Finally Giants' Anthem (VIDEO)

We believe! We believe! ​After being catapulted back into relevance by The Sopranos' finale, Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" was soon adopted by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a late-inning rally song. Hilariously, it turns out Journey singer Steve Perry is a Giants fan -- and he hated this. "I reall ... More >>

Juan Uribe Bolts For Dodgers

​Break another little bit of my heart now, darling, yeah/Hey! Have another little piece of my heart now, baby, yeah/You know you got it if it makes you feel good!The breakup of the World Champion San Francisco Giants team -- whose players ought never again have to purchase a drink in this here ci ... More >>

Giants Fans to Fly Banner Over Dodgers Stadium

Not the world champions​A group of self-described diabolical Giants fans are plotting to fund a huge banner that will fly over the LA Dodgers stadium during the first three games of the Major Baseball League season, starting March 31. The group -- called the Faithful Supporters of the World Champi ... More >>

David Chiu Strategist Josh Pulliam Brawled with L.A. Dodgers

Not the world champions​A group of self-described diabolical Giants fans are plotting to fund a huge banner that will fly over the LA Dodgers stadium during the first three games of the Major Baseball League season, starting March 31. The group -- called the Faithful Supporters of the World Champi ... More >>

Winning

Not the world champions​A group of self-described diabolical Giants fans are plotting to fund a huge banner that will fly over the LA Dodgers stadium during the first three games of the Major Baseball League season, starting March 31. The group -- called the Faithful Supporters of the World Champi ... More >>

Giants World Series Win Worth Millions

Worth every penny​Even carrying Barry Zito's enormous (and useless) contract, the San Francisco Giants still had a massive upswing in valuation this year.Yes, we can't get enough of the Giants -- including every Brian Wilson performance on and off the field. And while we are still basking in the W ... More >>

Brian Wilson Probably Not Playing Opening Day

No relief just yet ​Giants superstar Brian Wilson still hasn't recovered from his muscle strain, which means it's unlikely he will be on the field for opening day this Friday. Media outlets are reporting that the eccentric relief pitcher will have to throw a bullpen session in Arizona on Tuesday b ... More >>

Gloating 101: What Banners to Fly Over Dodgers Stadium Tonight

Joe EskenaziDon't stop believing (or rubbing their face in it).​It's been four months and 29 days since millions of Giants fans and players paraded through the Orange and Black-decked arteries of San Francisco, dangling red thongs, airing Prop 19-related grievances, spraying champagne, and rag ... More >>

Giants Fans Beaten by Dodgers Fans, One in Critical Condition

La Dodgers fans ... poor sports even when they win​We knew being a Giants fan was torture -- metaphorically speaking -- but last night the pain went a little too deep after two Dodger fans let loose on three Giants fans after the San Francisco team lost in the season opener. You'd think they would ... More >>

Bryan Stow, Beaten Giants Fan, in Coma; L.A. County Lawmaker Questions Dodgers Security

Dodgers: tame your fans ​By now most people know about Bryan Stow, the 42-year-old paramedic and hardcore Giants fan who was brutally beaten outside the Los Angeles stadium last week after the season opener. While he is in a medically induced coma, the question remains: Was security at the game ad ... More >>

Giants Double Reward to Catch Dodgers Fans Who Brutally Beat Bryan Stow

Bryan Stow​The Giants are matching the $10,000 reward for information that will help catch the people who savagely beat Bryan Stow as he left the Dodgers stadium last week. Over the weekend, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich offered the $10,000 reward money and said he wants more secur ... More >>

Bryan Stow, Giants Fan Beaten, Showing Signs of Improvement

Showing some improvement ​After spending a week in a coma, Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was brutally beaten by Dodgers fans last week, is showing his first signs of recovery. ESPN reports that Stow's father, David Stow, said his son's temperature is down and his vital signs are "looking good."Br ... More >>

Dodgers Come to Town, Giants to Increase Security

Leave the rivalry on the field​With the Dodgers -- and their fans -- making their way to San Francisco for tonight's game, the Giants have added more security to "prepare for the worst."Officer Albie Esparza told media outlets that police will have a "very visible increased presence" inside and ou ... More >>

'Beat a Dodgers Day' Advertised on Craigslist

But not literallySome Giants fans are calling on San Francisco to find a Dodgers fan and beat them -- literally. Bryan Stow, a Giants fan, remains in critical condition in a Los Angeles hospital, after being savagely beaten outside the Dodger stadium as he left the opener game between the Dodgers an ... More >>

Columnist Blames Victim, Says Bryan Stow Shouldn't Have Been Wearing Giants Jersey

Even John Steigerwald's mustache is embarrassed for him.​Longtime Pennsylvania sports anchor and writer John Steigerwald pens an astonishingly offensive piece this week in the Observer-Reporter, essentially blaming Giants fan Bryan Stow for his own savage beating. Steigerwald's gross logic is that ... More >>

Bryan Stow, Beaten Giants Fan, Coming Out of Coma

Coming out of a coma​Doctors are in the process of taking Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was brutally beaten, out of his medically induced coma, media outlets are reporting. Stow, 42, has been in a coma at a Los Angeles hospital since the March 31 incident where he was beaten outside Dodger stadiu ... More >>

Charlie Sheen Show to Benefit Beaten Giants Fan Bryan Stow

Not so bad afterall ​Those of us who would rather gouge our eyes out with a spoon than listen to another one of Charlie Sheen's epic rants -- onstage at that -- should maybe reconsider shelling out $100 for the weekend event.Sheen's publicist has reportedly said he will donate proceeds from mercha ... More >>

Bryan Stow Update: Beaten Giants Fan Takes a Turn for the Worse

Stow with his two kids, Tyler and Tabitha ​Last week SF Weekly gave you the good news that Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was badly beaten, had been taken out of a coma; doctors were optimistic that he could relocate to a hospital near his home in the Bay Area. But now we have to report more sad n ... More >>

Giants Head to Los Angeles, Dodgers to Boost Security for Game Tomorrow

Leave the rivalry on the field ​Will any Giants fan step foot at Dodger Stadium for tomorrow night's game? After what happened to Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was savagely beaten outside Dodger Stadium, it would seem inconceivable. But you never know with those hardcore fans, which is why the Do ... More >>

Bruce Bochy Is "Surprised" Bryan Stow Attackers Haven't Been Caught

Talks about the rivalry off the field ​Before kicking off the first game against the Dodgers last night, Giants coach Bruce Bochy talked to reporters about how the brutal beating of one of their fans, Bryan Stow, has cast a pall over the West Coast baseball teams' rivalry. Moreover, Bochy admitted ... More >>

Bryan Stow Family Sues Dodgers over 'Lax Security'

Family sues LA Dodgers​Two days after Los Angeles police arrested Giovanni Ramirez, 31, on suspicion of beating Giants fan Bryan Stow, the victim's family has filed a lawsuit against the Dodgers and its owner, Frank McCourt, claiming the team's lack of safety at the stadium contributed to the brut ... More >>

Bryan Stow Lawsuit Against Dodgers Is Not a Home Run, Attorneys Say

Who's the Dodgers' alibi?​The family of Bryan Stow sued the Dodgers this week for negligence, arguing the stadium failed to provide sufficient security guards who could have prevented the 42-year-old Giants fan from being knocked into a coma after the opener game March 31. But personal injury ... More >>

Bryan Stow Family's Attorney: Lawsuit Will Not Be Affected by Dodgers Bankruptcy

The Dodgers may be bankrupt, but the Stow lawsuit is safe. ​Bryan Stow's family's lawsuit against  Dodger Stadium will likely go forward without any major hiccups even after the team filed for bankruptcy this week, an attorney for the family told SF Weekly. Thomas Girardi, a Los Angeles-based ... More >>

Bryan Stow Opens His Eyes, Gives a Thumbs Up

Thumbs up for Bryan Stow​Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who has been in a coma for more than three months after being brutally beaten at the Dodgers game, is showing signs that he's "very alert."According to the Support4BryanStow Website, run by his family:We were told at the hospital today that this ... More >>

Dodgers File Civil Action Against Accused Bryan Stow Attackers

Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood​The Los Angeles Dodgers filed papers in court this week, taking civil action against the two men accused of beating Giants fan Bryan Stow into a coma at Dodger Stadium earlier this year.Stow, who remains in critical condition, and his two children filed a lawsuit o ... More >>