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Remember when Cliff Lee was unbeatable? Seems like a vague memory now ... While Lee matched Tim Lincecum on the scoreboard for the first six innings of Game 6, he wasn't really matching him. In the second inning, Pat Burrell lined one of Lee's ...

At this point it doesn't even seem real important, but Bruce Bochy still hasn't laid out his DH plans for these next three (or two) games: The Giants will start Pablo Sandoval at designated hitter for Game 3 of the World Series today, but manager B...

Regarding the burning question of who should DH for the Giants, Dave Cameron comes up with four possibilities: 1. Give the job to Pablo Sandoval. 2. Give the job to Pat Burrell (but who would play left field?). 3. Give the job to Aubrey Huff...

As Andrew Baggarly writes, "It's a miracle the Giants lead the NL wild-card standings by a half-game as Lincecum and Sandoval struggle through trying years." As Baggarly also writes, the Giants think they know what's wrong with their stars ... ...

Is Brandon Wood finally going to play every day for the big club? According to Mike Scioscia, yes. Here's Craig: Mike Scioscia more or less confirmed what folks who think a lot about baseball had been hoping for: Brandon Wood will break Angels' cam...

According to our own Jayson Stark, it looks like the Giants might have a new third baseman (in the form of Mark DeRosa): The 34-year-old free agent has been pursued by a number of teams this winter, including the Yankees, Mets, Cubs, Cardinals, Bra...

Yesterday I ran across a treasure trove of old magazine covers, the sort of stuff that I could spend hours looking at if I didn't have to, you know, eat and stuff. Here's just one sample of hundreds. Also, some baseball things: I know you want...

Tom Verducci runs through the five biggest problem positions for contending teams, and for some reason this one piqued me: 2. Giants at first base: Cactus League slugger Travis Ishikawa was a mirage, managing only six extra-base hits once the real g...

Today's links were compiled while I waited for a record store to open so I can snag the new Green Day record ... • Home Run Derby's Richie Rich reviews some of the mistaken identities forever immortalized on thin cardboard. • The ...

Today's links were amalgamated while I watched golf highlights for the first time since Tom Watson was making hay ... • One of the things that makes baseball so endearing is the silly old fourth-out rule. You have to love it. • Did ...