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April 11, 2012
Emily Luchetti Hawks Giants-Themed Cookies on Opening Day
The terms "baseball" and "baked goods" don't normally go together -- unless you're talking about Dock Ellis, the former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher who managed to toss a no-hitter while high on acid. Well, San Francisco does take on Pittsburgh in Friday's home-opener. Ellis retired more than 30 years ... More >>
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April 2, 2012
Matt Cain: Giants Overpay for Quality
The news that Giants stalwart right-hander Matt Cain is the new beneficiary of a five-year, $112.5 million contract extension will, inevitably, be greeted by analysis of whether the team overpaid or not. There are three ways to answer that: "Yes"; "yes with explanation"; and "baseball salary numb ... More >>
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March 21, 2012
Out of the Park
The news that Giants stalwart right-hander Matt Cain is the new beneficiary of a five-year, $112.5 million contract extension will, inevitably, be greeted by analysis of whether the team overpaid or not. There are three ways to answer that: "Yes"; "yes with explanation"; and "baseball salary numb ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
Tim Lincecum Gets Fat, Stops Binging on In-N-Out Burgers
Last year, Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum confessed to reporters that, despite his lanky appearance, he tends to feast on In-N-Out with serious regularity. And he doesn't just order the combo meal. Lincecum -- at 168 pounds -- would down three double-doubles, two fries, and a chocolate-strawberry sh ... More >>
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October 7, 2011
Tim Lincecum Sued for Allegedly Trashing Mission Townhouse
Tim Lincecum's ex-landlord is suing the Giants pitcher, claiming he trashed his Mission District townhome, causing more than $200,000 in damages. According to the lawsuit, which was filed yesterday in San Francisco, Lincecum, better known as The Freak, broke plaintiff's personal property and stai ... More >>
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August 18, 2011
The Franchise Episode Six Recap: Searching for Answers
SD Dirk/FlickrIn conception, The Franchise is not a very complicated show -- it tells human interests stories in the context of the Giants season with a healthy dose of insider access. It's built for a large audience, and as such is at its best when it's largely positive. The Giants need to be go ... 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 >>
Blogs
May 19, 2011
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 >>
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April 15, 2011
Bryan Stow, Beaten Giants Fan, Coming Out of Coma
Coming out of a comaDoctors 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 >>
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April 14, 2011
Tim Lincecum Donates $25,000 to Bryan Stow Fund
Sooooo goooodTim Lincecum is as good a person as he is a pitcher. The San Francisco superstar said he will donate $25,000 to help Giants fan Bryan Stow pay his medical bills, according to media reports. Stow, a father of two, was beaten outside the Dodger Stadium as he walked to his car aft ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2011
New Grub at AT&T Park, Simply Mochi, and Phogate Starts to Stink
Today in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Who cares if Tim Lincecum ended up cashed like some loosely rolled blunt last night in L.A., it's the first taste of new-season food we're looking forward to at next week's Giants home opener at AT&T Park. NBC Bay Ar ... More >>
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March 23, 2011
Winning
Today in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Who cares if Tim Lincecum ended up cashed like some loosely rolled blunt last night in L.A., it's the first taste of new-season food we're looking forward to at next week's Giants home opener at AT&T Park. NBC Bay Ar ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
Tim Lincecum's In-N-Out Binge
The breakfast of champions...We can't decide. Does Tim Lincecum's new look more closely resemble Iggy Pop or the Christopher Walken "The Continental" character from Saturday Night Live? Consider it food for thought. Speaking of food and thought, we think Lincecum's professed favorite food order a ... More >>
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December 21, 2010
SF Weekly Commenting System Finally Enters the 21st Century
Norman Rockwell, of courseSounding off just became that much easier...Give a shout if you're enamored with SF Weekly's current commenting system. Anyone? Oh -- thanks, Dad. Well, get ready to ditch the ordeals we put you through to prove that you aren't an evil robot. We hate to break it ... More >>
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November 12, 2010
San Francisco Opera Casting Call for 'Big and Strong' Men for Mystery Show
Looks like opera material to us...Earlier today, my colleague Ian Port spotted a decidedly not-Figaro opera casting call seeking musclebound galoots with expertise in "push-ups, pull-ups, body strength, endurance, hand-over-hand, staged combat and full body control."Placido Domingo need not apply ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2010
A Wiener Grows in the Castro
The election was depressing. Watching Buster Posey on TV is not.The Week In GayA heartfelt apology to Betty Smith, author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. But who can resist cracking wise about the name of the presumptive winner in race to represent District 8? You've gotta recognize the magnitude of ... More >>
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November 4, 2010
'Where's The Machine?' Guardian Has No Idea.
That's not Timmy...Here's the funny thing about covering athletics or athletic events: If you make even the slightest mistake, you will be exposed as a sporting moron. Over at the Guardian, we don't question Tim Redmond's Giants fan credentials -- but it seems it didn't rub off on Steven T. Jones ... More >>
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November 2, 2010
World Series: Are San Franciscans Too Drunk to Vote?
Now recite the alphabet backwards, and ... GO GIANTS! I'll admit it: Attendance in our office is pretty light. Things got a bit hot 'n' heavy last night. City economist Ted Egan may later be forced to calculate the cost to our fair city when workers opt to celebrate World Series wins by drinking ... More >>
News
October 27, 2010
SF Weekly Letters
Now recite the alphabet backwards, and ... GO GIANTS! I'll admit it: Attendance in our office is pretty light. Things got a bit hot 'n' heavy last night. City economist Ted Egan may later be forced to calculate the cost to our fair city when workers opt to celebrate World Series wins by drinking ... 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 >>
Blogs
October 22, 2010
Feds Say Fuck No to Lincecum-Themed T-Shirts
ICE Fucking Took ItThe federal government is not your friend. Barry Bonds knows this -- the home run king will be in federal court next year not for using steroids, but for allegedly lying to a federal grand jury about using them (this after a federal agent rooted through BALCO kingpin Victor Con ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
East Coast Bias, Baseball Ruining SF Workers' Productivity
Their generation didn't get anything done eitherThe San Francisco Giants' playoff push is a good thing for area baseball fans, which in turn is not-so-great for the Bay Area businesses which employ them, according to a report issued Wednesday."Workers in San Francisco will likely accomplish less ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
VIDEO: Win or Lose, Our New Giants/Lincecum Anthem (fuck yeah)
Fish Eye FilmsTimmy in a Snuggie? Fuck yeah!We admit it: at first, we weren't huge fans of Ashkon Davaran's Journey-fueled Giants anthem (mostly because we really, really don't like Journey). But it grew on us. And who cares what we think -- nearly 800,000 people like the video just fine, evidenc ... More >>
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October 18, 2010
Tim Lincecum Is Ready for His Close-Up
Television networks enjoy showing off their expensive toys come playoff time. With FOX, that often involves battling robots morphing into various shapes to convey inane statistics. But it also involves high-powered cameras likely developed during the Cold War and now utilized to unnerve home view ... More >>
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October 15, 2010
Shirtless Man Accused of Bizarre Vandalism
The shirtless man has an impressive resume of alleged criminalityWhen scouring the police reports, you've always got to keep an eye out for the inevitable appearance of the "shirtless man." There's no dress code for alleged wrongdoing -- but no-collar criminals do seem to produce some of the most ... More >>
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October 15, 2010
Will Underdog Card Be Giants' Trump?
Serious men and women self-applying the term baseball expert -- whose asses aren't affixed to bar stools -- have, near unanimously, counted the Giants out. You can tell a living, breathing "expert" to get stuffed -- but computers don't have feelings. And even computers are siding against the Gian ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
Giants Fan's Burning Question: Why Do I Do This To Myself?
Bryce EdwardsAs a Giants fan, you're always waiting for the other shoe to drop. It can sap the joy out of even a Tim Lincecum gem.Out the window, across the channel, the parking lot is filling up. The percentage of orange-clad people is hitting a critical point. Barbecues are smoking and fans, gi ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
The San Francisco Giants Tortured Quiz
Tim Lincecum is ready for the postseason. Are you? Yesterday, the San Francisco Chronicle ran an enjoyable quiz meant to separate the bandwagoners from the fans who cannot unsee what they have seen. We had fun. But we thought we'd come up with our own "Are You a Gamer?" quiz. To wit: 1. Which of ... More >>
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October 4, 2010
Tim Lincecum Says 'F*ck' On Live TV -- A Giants Tradition
The more things change...Giants ace Tim Lincecum answering "fuck yeah!" on live TV when he was asked if he was ready to be doused in champagne was many things. Was it entertaining? Yes. Honest? Yes. Unprecedented -- Giants fans know better than to say yes. What graying fan could forget Will Clark ... More >>
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September 13, 2010
Good, Bad, and Ugly of Sporting Weekend
Smile and the world smiles with you, TimWith college and professional football kicking off and baseball's pennant races rounding third, 'tis the season for sports junkies to never leave the couch. By the way, here are a few phone numbers for local divorce attorneys -- if, you know, this is a prob ... 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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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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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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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 >>
Blogs
January 20, 2010
Side Effects of Marijuana: Does Pot Mean No Payday for Tim Lincecum?
The fact the San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum was charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession following a traffic stop near his Washington State hometown barely raised eyebrows among local Giants faithful. Come on -- a 25-year old West Coast kid, a snowboarder, with that long hair? Dude lo ... More >>
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November 25, 2009
Celebrity Thanksgiving Meals
The fact the San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum was charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession following a traffic stop near his Washington State hometown barely raised eyebrows among local Giants faithful. Come on -- a 25-year old West Coast kid, a snowboarder, with that long hair? Dude lo ... More >>
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November 20, 2009
It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!
He's frightfully busy...Resignations! Condemnations! Tribulations! It's your Friday morning news quiz! 1. SF Weekly broke the story this week that former Supervisor and State Senator Carole Migden did what? A. Ran over more peopleB. Cursed a former staffer out on live televisionC. Opted not to ru ... More >>
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November 6, 2009
It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!
Need someone to help you figure out how many grams are in an ounce? Here's your ace.Gavin! Timmy! Tyson Beckford! Grizzly Bear! Immunity to cereal! What a week. But were you paying attention? 1. Putting the bizarre cherry atop a surreal sundae, an expert witness gave what rationale for 21-year-ol ... More >>
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September 9, 2009
Lo, the Madison Bumgarner Era Begins -- But Will It Be Any Good? And Can *Any* Pitcher Save This Giants Team?
Shuffling dejectedly out of AT&T Park last night, Giants fans were left to ponder many pressing questions -- perhaps none more mysterious than what, exactly, prompted someone to commission a message on the stadium board reading "I'm Sorry, Kim. I Love You!" Baseball-wise, the situation was ju ... More >>
Blogs
July 23, 2009
S.F. State Senator Blasts Pay Increases for U.C. Executives
We recently wrote about a bevy of protesting University of California faculty members and researchers incensed that they were facing pay cuts and furlough days while top U.C. executives were earning more than the president of the United States -- or, even more unforgivably, Tim Lincecum. The ... More >>
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July 14, 2009
Will Ghost of Atlee Hammaker (Who Isn't Dead Yet) Haunt Tim Lincecum?
Redrum...redrum...redrum...As we wrote on opening day, San Francisco Giants fans have been all too well trained to listen for that other shoe to drop. A team that has never brought a championship trophy back to this city has subtly taught us that every joyous moment will be eventually ameliorated by ... More >>
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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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January 22, 2009
Giants Try Their Sales Pitch Again -- and Whiff
A short while ago, a well-meaning sales rep from the San Francisco Giants called and wanted to make a deal. He knew I loved spur-of-the-moment decisions to get cheap tickets to go see the team's sensational young pitcher, Tim Lincecum. So, how about this offer: Four-packs (kills the spur-of-the-mome ... More >>
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January 13, 2009
San Francisco Giants Make Their Sales Pitch -- And It's Zito-Esque
As baseball fans, I think we can all agree that Tim Lincecum is spectacular. Even homeless men told me last year that the Giants were too painful to follow -- this coming from men who have slept on pavement for 30 years -- but they still peered through the fence when the Cy Young Award winner pitche ... More >>
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November 19, 2008
Interview with the Bartender: Chug Pub's Terence Pon
As baseball fans, I think we can all agree that Tim Lincecum is spectacular. Even homeless men told me last year that the Giants were too painful to follow -- this coming from men who have slept on pavement for 30 years -- but they still peered through the fence when the Cy Young Award winner pitche ... More >>
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September 17, 2008
Wait Until Next Year
As baseball fans, I think we can all agree that Tim Lincecum is spectacular. Even homeless men told me last year that the Giants were too painful to follow -- this coming from men who have slept on pavement for 30 years -- but they still peered through the fence when the Cy Young Award winner pitche ... More >>
News
July 9, 2008
SF Weekly Letters
As baseball fans, I think we can all agree that Tim Lincecum is spectacular. Even homeless men told me last year that the Giants were too painful to follow -- this coming from men who have slept on pavement for 30 years -- but they still peered through the fence when the Cy Young Award winner pitche ... More >>
Culture
June 25, 2008
Music for Swingers
The Giants' theme songs get us thinking outside the batter's box.
Culture
June 25, 2008
Taking a Shot for the Team!
A drinking game to get you through the Giants' dismal season.
Blogs
April 4, 2008
Blue in the Bay: Dodgers Edge Giants in Season Opening Series
A drinking game to get you through the Giants' dismal season.
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