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Giants Surprise Even Themselves With Suddenly Potent Offense

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hensley Meulens, who now looks like he has raised the dead, swore he wasn't surprised. But other Giants admitted to being as stunned as the rest of the world at scoring 20 runs in the first two games of the World Series -- more than they managed in six NLCS games. "I can't say I'm not surprised," second...

Freddy Sanchez: Big World Series Game 1 Continues Hot Streak

Freddy Sanchez has always been able to hit for average, but he turned in an incredible performance in Game 1 of the World Series to spark the Giants' offensive explosion in an 11-7 win. The 32-year-old went 4-for-5 with two runs and three RBI, including a big eighth inning that added insurance to a then-8-4 Giants lead....

Giant-Killing Bats Slay Yet Another Ace

SAN FRANCISCO -- Leave it to a guy born in Hollywood to play the lead role in a World Series runaway that no one saw coming, not even the victors themselves. Freddy Sanchez slugged his way into World Series annals Wednesday night by doubling in his first three at-bats, against postseason wizard Cliff Lee, no less. With...

Tim Lincecum Finds Composure, Holds Off Rangers in World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO -- Let us stop for a moment and consider the importance of maintaining composure during an athletic endeavor, or regaining it once you lose it. The latest poster boy for composure is San Francisco Giants' starter Tim Lincecum, who seemed in the first couple of innings Wednesday to be en route to a gargantuan...

World Series Game 1: Giants Down Rangers, Cliff Lee in Stunning Opener

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants turned conventional wisdom on its ear in Game 1 of the World Series. With their relatively meager offense, they pounded Cliff Lee -- one of the best playoff pitchers of his generation -- in a shocking 11-7 victory over the Rangers on Wednesday night at AT&T Park. Lee had been undefeated in...

Freddy Sanchez News From the Web

05/25/12 San Francisco Giants: Is Freddy Sanchez Sandbagging? Source: Bleacher Report Is it just me, or does 11 months to rehab a dislocated shoulder seem excessive?
05/19/12 Another Giant Gets Late Night Invite Source: NBC - NBC 11 - San Francisco CA Giants closer Brian Wilson isn't the only one doing a tour of late night television.
05/17/12 San Francisco Giants: 5 Major Problems and How to Fix... Source: Bleacher Report The 2011 San Francisco Giants were derailed by injuries, and once again injuries have reared their ugly head for this year's team.
05/15/12 Giants topple Colorado Rockies Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA Gregor Blanco did the improbable in the sixth inning of a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies, hitting a home run deep into the right-field seats at AT&T Park. It was just the third major league homer for Blanco and first in 172 at-bats.
05/15/12 Injury bug still dogging Giants' Freddy Sanchez Source: The Mercury News - San Jose CA A new position didn't bring any new luck for Freddy Sanchez.