Meet digital Lincecum, 2.0

With another Cy Young (and a drug arrest) under his belt, Jim Caple wonders what the future holds for Tim Lincecum's digital self.

Sabean, Bochy receive extensions

Manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean are staying with the San Francisco Giants.

Lincecum states case for 2nd straight Cy Young in final start to lift Giants

Tim Lincecum struck out seven in his final start of the season, and Andres Torres homered and hit an RBI triple and the San Francisco Giants finished their home schedule with a 7-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.

Baseball's all-time 'train-wreck' seasons

The 2009 Mets have company as one of several teams in baseball history that have had "train-wreck" seasons -- disastrous results despite high hopes.

Hamels goes distance as Phillies escape Giants

Cole Hamels tossed a two-hitter as the Phillies escaped the Giants 1-0 on Tuesday.

Does Glavine have legit beef?

...intent. For another, there's Geoff Blum, Nomar Garciaparra, Neal Cotts, Eric Byrnes, Brad Ausmus, Rich Aurilia and dozens of other players who are earning at least a million dollars this season for...

Really??? (National edition)

Next up: the National League edition of Really? (And if it seems like there are more Reallys in the National League, maybe that's my pro-AL bias o...

Giants place Aurilia on disabled list

Infielder Rich Aurilia has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Giants so they can activate outfielder Nate Schierholtz from the DL.

Uribe's walk-off HR carries Giants past Dodgers

Giants 1, Dodgers 0(5)

Manny homers as Dodgers coast past Giants

Manny Ramirez homered and the Dodgers routed the Giants to open up their lead in the West.

San Francisco Giants' Ellis Burks, facing camera, greets teammates ,left to right, Barry Bonds, Rich Aurilia and Jeff Kent, after he drove them in on his grand slam in the third inning...

Kemp has big hit to lead Dodgers past Giants

Matt Kemp had the big hit and the Dodgers beat the Giants in a big divisional matchup on Monday.

Bullpen blows Lincecum's start as Reds' 5-run ninth yields win

Cincinnati's Brandon Phillips drew a tie-breaking bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning and the Reds took advantage of a meltdown by San Francisco's bullpen to beat the Giants 10-5 on Friday night.

The return of baseball's great divide

There have been nine different teams that have won championships in the past 10 seasons, from the Yankees to the Diamondbacks to the Angels and Marlin...

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Only in Philadelphia …

Phillies fans might have wanted Roy Halladay, but Cliff Lee still makes them the official Team to Beat in the National League.