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Stopping Josh Hamilton Next Task for Giants' Secret Weapon Javier Lopez

SAN FRANCISCO -- Javier Lopez is the Giants' assassin, their special agent, sort of a double-oh-49. He has already taken out three targets this postseason. His next mark: Josh Hamilton. One of the key strategic subplots in the World Series is when the Giants will use Lopez against the Rangers' No. 3 hitter, and how those...

'Underrated' Bruce Bochy Has Been Key to Giants' World Series Run

Hang around people smarter than you. Those were the marching orders U.S. Army Sgt. Major Gus Bochy gave his four children, and decades later the Philadelphia Phillies wish Gus had kept his mouth shut. Slow-talking, quick-thinking Bruce Bochy, the third of Rose and Gus Bochy's children, directed the National League...

Scouting the World Series: Four Key Matchups for Rangers vs. Giants

If there are people on the planet who predicted a Rangers vs. Giants World Series then, well, they are an extremely elite group. No, it's not what anyone expected in this year's Fall Classic, but these two teams do still give us some potentially highly intriguing matchups. Whether it's the Giants' dominant pitching staff...

Offense Derails Phavored Phils in NLCS

PHILADELPHIA -- Not without good reason, many Phillies fans were overconfident about the National League Championship Series that ended Saturday night with the San Francisco Giants earning the World Series berth via a 3-2 victory in Game 6. The Phillies seemingly had the better player at seven of the eight field...

NLCS Notes: Appreciating Javier Lopez, Jayson Werth's Throw, Panda's Struggles

SOMEWHERE OVER UTAH -- Stealing an idea from my colleague West Coast Bias and emptying out the notebook while flying back to Philadelphia for Game 6, here are a few random thoughts from the NLCS. • One of the quiet heroes of the series so far has been lefty reliever Javier Lopez. Since the Giants got Lopez at the...

Background on javier lopez

Javier Alfonso López (born July 11, 1977) is a Puerto Rican-American baseball player. A relief pitcher, he currently plays for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.

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