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March 17, 2009
You Don't Have to Be a Psychologist to Figure Out the Deeper Meanings of Giants' TV Ads
Let's be honest, the Giants could use this guy, too. The San Francisco Giants' entire ad campaign used to boil down to "Come watch: We Got Barry." Now the overriding message is, "Come watch: Barry's gone." A quartet of new Giants ads have been playing on San Francisco screens, and the theme coul ... More >>
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May 14, 2009
Teenage Balloon Animal Prodigy Hopes To Put Himself Through College -- One Balloon Monkey at a Time
Joe EskenaziJonathan Zambole and some of his creationsThere's no way around it -- Jonathan Zambole's reputation is inflated. That's not a knock on him; the kid is a balloon animal -- and mineral and vegetable -- prodigy. The 18-year-old Burlingame man is skinny as one of his balloons, and Conan O'Br ... More >>
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June 17, 2009
Baseball Savant Pablo Sandoval Is Must-See TV -- And That's What Giants Need
Just prior to the season, we chatted with the impresario behind the Giants' latest round of TV ads. As we put it then, "The San Francisco Giants' entire ad campaign used to boil down to 'Come watch: We Got Barry.' Now the overriding message is, 'Come watch: Barry's gone.'" Needless to say, it hasn't ... More >>
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July 6, 2009
Chronicle's Rapid Weight Loss: New Paper Is Inch Thinner Than Old
Yes, today's new Chronicle is more than an inch thinner than its prior incarnation Of all the many complaints leveled against the San Francisco Chronicle, "It's too darn wrinkly" never came up with us. And still, there was the Chron proudly announcing the dawn of its "wrinkle-free era" today with pa ... More >>
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January 28, 2010
Panda Express: Crashing Pablo Sandoval's Entertaining Gig on Giants TV Show
Joe EskenaziGiants slugger Pablo Sandoval and his new mohawk 'doAfter taking in yesterday's taping of Inside the Clubhouse -- which really is taped in the San Francisco Giants' clubhouse -- I'm left with two sparkling memories: Team hitting coach Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens pointing at outfielder N ... More >>
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February 10, 2010
Giants' 'Dynamic' Pricing System Is Downright Evil
The Giants may not be able to afford Barry Zito, but Giants fans on a budget can now only afford to go to his gamesLet me say it up front and outright: The San Francisco Giants' long-planned move to charge more for more desirable games makes good business sense. Including factors such as the day' ... More >>
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February 19, 2010
The Case For Barry Zito
Barry Zito is a lot better than you think. Of course, that statement is relative. My old pal Randy Shaw at BeyondChron and your humble narrator will never be confused for blood brothers -- but we are both U.C. Berkeley alums and longtime San Francisco Giants supporters who have suffered mightily ... More >>
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April 2, 2010
Barry Zito Gets No Love on Caltrain
Joe EskenaziBarry's Caltrain dis...Sports fans -- and public rail enthusiasts -- may have heard how larger-than-life images of San Francisco Giants' stars are now gracing Caltrains' gallery cars. It remains to be seen if this will put more derrieres in AT&T Park's seats -- but it's a wonderfu ... More >>
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April 9, 2010
Zip Line Across Justin Herman Plaza -- What Could Go Wrong?
Jim HerdHere comes trouble...On Thursday, folks who'd like to see your tourism dollars directed British Columbia's way, intuitively, erected a zip line on the Embarcadero, across Justin Herman Plaza. On the one hand, a zip line can't be a worse idea than adjacent Vaillancourt Fountain, another "g ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
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 >>
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July 8, 2010
Giants Can't Quit Bengie Molina
Bengie Molina, the best Giants catcher fans ever bitched incessantly about, is gone. Really he is. Last month, he was bundled off to Texas for a relief pitcher and a minor-leaguer, bringing about the dawn of the Buster Posey era. But, fittingly for a man who is arguably the slowest in the game, M ... More >>
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July 9, 2010
It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!
Cops intercept JaMarcus Russell...You know the drill, friends. Send me all the correct answers here, win a prize. Here you go: 1. Which of these was the statement Bay to Breakers spokesman Sam Singer gave SF Weekly regarding the race's latest announcement that it would no longer tolerate any booz ... More >>
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July 14, 2010
Team Spirits: Spooked Giants players check out of haunted hotel
Cops intercept JaMarcus Russell...You know the drill, friends. Send me all the correct answers here, win a prize. Here you go: 1. Which of these was the statement Bay to Breakers spokesman Sam Singer gave SF Weekly regarding the race's latest announcement that it would no longer tolerate any booz ... More >>
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September 7, 2010
Giants Hospitalize Pair of Young Fans
Buster Posey has done a lot of damage with his bat this year. Usually, he feels better about it.The San Francisco Giants have been relentless on the field of late. The reeling San Diego Padres can attest to that. So can a pair of Arizona children. In a bizarre course of events, two youthful spect ... More >>
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September 7, 2010
Panda Bear Previews 'Tomboy' at the Fox Theater
Richard HaickPanda Bear@ The Fox Theater, OaklandSeptember 6, 2010 Better than: Camp counselor-ing on shrooms, which could be cool. It's becoming increasingly clear that Noah Lennox, known to animals and hipsters as Panda Bear, is to experitronica champions Animal Collective what Jonny ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Will Supes Approve $600K Ramp in Board Chambers?
It'll be a hell of a lot nicer than that...Tucked away among $48 million worth of funding, the Board of Supervisors Budget Committe yesterday approved the funding of a $600,000 ramp in City Hall. We've written a little bit about this -- the ramp was originally priced at more than $1.1 million, bu ... More >>
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October 18, 2010
Giants-Phillies Series Coming To San Francisco Knotted Up
Is the Mike Fontenot era over already? Baseball can be a spectacularly unfair game, but Sunday night's contest wasn't. When your defensive replacements make errors, you lose the game. When you make a strategic decision to load the bases to pitch to a struggling batter -- and he caroms one off the ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
World Series: Yelpers Ponder Which Giant to Sex Up
Your Game 1 starter, Mr. Popular...Other than enabling horrible people to act like rock stars and allegedly extorting businesses, it turns out there's a really good use for Yelp: rating the allure of San Francisco Giants ballplayers. The example in question is a most titillating thread titled "Wh ... More >>
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November 29, 2010
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 >>
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December 3, 2010
Giants World Series DVDs -- Guess Who Wins?
A happy ending all right...With a hot dog and Coors-festooned launch party at AT&T Park last night, the World Champion San Francisco Giants officially screened their two 2010 season DVDs. And, like Titanic, you knew how they were gonna end. Regarding Titanic, incidentally, all of the men frog ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Giants To Be Honored -- By Congress?
Sadly, the Congressional bill congratulating the Giants does not make mention of 'The Machine'Congressional Bill: "Whereas the rest of the country learned to 'fear the beard'" Rep. Nancy Pelosi -- you've heard of her -- yesterday introduced a Congressional bill "Congratulating the San Francisco G ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
The Franchise Recap: The Boys Are Back
AuntJuli/FlickrLast night, Showtime aired the first installment of The Franchise: A Season with the San Francisco Giants, a look inside the lives and clubhouse of our defending World Series champions. The 30-minute premiere acted as preview for the series, which doesn't technically start until Ju ... More >>
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May 26, 2011
Buster Posey's Injury Could End His Season After Smash-Up at Home Plate
dirkhasen/FlickrWill Buster be on DL for rest of 2011?UPDATE: Giants just confirmed that Posey has suffered a lower left leg fracture. He's been placed on the 15-day DL, with an MRI scheduled for today, but he'll be indefinitely out until they know more. "There's no time table for his return," sa ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
The Franchise Episode 2 Recap: Hey Now, You're an All-Star
I've written before that "The Franchise" is not really a show for Giants fans. In theory, it's a way for Major League Baseball to introduce some of the game's personalities to a broader audience at a time when they're finding it difficult to market most of their players. In its basic conception, ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
Pablo Sandoval Helps the Search for Missing Children
He's good -- on and off the field Like the Kung Fu Panda he is nicknamed after, the Giants' Pablo Sandoval makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside. And not just because he recently made the All-Star roster, fulfilling a lifelong dream. He's also a giving guy. Last week, the Giants star financed 40,0 ... More >>
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August 4, 2011
The Franchise Recap Episode 4: Carlos Beltran Is a Giant
Tedkerwin via flickrLast week, I said that The Franchise had finally found the right balance between broader storylines and behind-the-scenes intrigue. It turns out that I was in the minority: many non-San Francisco reviewers, including Claire Zulkey of the AV Club, thought it was an episode tha ... More >>
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August 11, 2011
The Franchise Episode Five Recap: The Agony of Defeat
jkorn//FlickrThe Franchise has been on a nice run lately, alternating Cliff's Notes of the team season with human-interest stories in the right balance. However, for all its successes, the producers have had a relatively easy time drumming up content. The Giants have been an absolutely stellar te ... More >>