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Play Magazine Preview: Alas, Poor Zito

Barry Zito had the best curveball in the game, but somehow he lost it. The ongoing metaphysical crisis of baseball’s prince of confusion.

Posted Friday, September 12, 2008 3:33 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Zito, Barry

Major League Roundup: Complete Game From Sabathia Leads Brewers Against Astros

Barry Zito allowed five hits in seven innings, combining with Keiichi Yabu and Sergio Romo on a seven-hitter.

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:24 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants

Major League Roundup: Berkman Helps Astros Add to Streak

Lance Berkman hit a grand slam in an eight-run seventh inning Tuesday night leading the Astros to victory.

Posted Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:57 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals

Bonds Accepts Invitation, Drawing Cheers From Fans

Barry Bonds attended celebration thrown by the Giants Saturday honoring the team’s finest outfielders as part of the team’s 50th anniversary in San Francisco.

Posted Sunday, August 10, 2008 2:24 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Bonds, Barry, San Francisco Giants

While Celebrity Fades, Place in History Doesn’t

It has been almost a year since the journeyman pitcher Mike Bacsik gave up Barry Bond’s 756th home run.

Posted Monday, July 28, 2008 11:30 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Bonds, Barry, San Francisco Giants, Aaron, Hank, Bacsik, Mike

Major League Roundup: Halladay and Blue Jays Take Two From Orioles

The Toronto Blue Jays’ pitcher Roy Halladay scattered seven hits in seven innings in a 7-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles to move the Blue Jays to .500.

Posted Thursday, July 24, 2008 10:06 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Halladay, Roy

Major League Roundup: Cubs Win in 11 After Blowing Lead in 9th

Rich Harden struck out 10 in an impressive debut for the Chicago Cubs, who blew a five-run lead in the ninth inning before beating the San Francisco Giants, 8-7.

Posted Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:00 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers

Major League Roundup: Lohse Keeps Hot Streak Alive as Cardinals Silence the Pirates

Aramis Ramírez broke a scoreless tie with a three-run homer in the eighth to lift Chicago against the Giants, and a veteran scout has been linked to a betting probe.

Posted Friday, July 11, 2008 11:28 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Minaya, Omar, Baltimore Orioles, Wright, David, National League, Holliday, Matt, Hart, Corey

Sports of The Times: Pelfrey Hits His Spots, Igniting Mets’ Surge

The Mets are on fire and Mike Pelfrey on the mound is making a big difference.

Posted Thursday, July 10, 2008 10:12 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Pelfrey, Mike, San Francisco Giants

Mets 7, Giants 3: With Outfielders Going Down, Tatis Has Mets’

Fernando Tatis’s two-run home run snapped a seventh-inning tie Thursday and ignited a four-run rally that helped the Mets record their sixth straight victory.

Posted Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:50 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants

Mets 5, Giants 0: Santana Does His Part, but So Does the Offense

The Mets are now only a game and a half behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East.

Posted Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:37 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Santana, Johan, San Francisco Giants

Mets 7, Giants 0: Mets Are Back in the Thick of It

The Mets rode a splendid performance by Mike Pelfrey to a victory over the Giants, their fourth straight, moving within one and a half games of first place.

Posted Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants

Major League Roundup: Four Innings of Scoreless Relief Lead Mariners Past the Tigers

Raúl Ibáñez’s tiebreaking homer in the fourth was enough offense as the Seattle Mariners won for the eighth time in 11 games beating the Detroit Tigers on Friday.

Posted Saturday, July 05, 2008 1:19 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals, San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates

Marichal and Spahn Dueled a Complete Game and a Half

Former San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marichal was once involved in an incredible series of no-hitters.

Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 12:38 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Mays, Willie, Marichal, Juan, Milwaukee Braves

Balco Prosecutors Turn Focus to Anderson’s Wife

Prosecutors pursuing the case against Barry Bonds have increased pressure on the slugger’s former personal trainer Greg Anderson by making his wife a new focus of their investigation.

Posted Thursday, June 19, 2008 2:05 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Steroids, Bonds, Barry, San Francisco Giants, Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, Anderson, Greg

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