Topic: Bruce Bochy

Giants give Bochy and Sabean new deals through 2013

(Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants, one year removed from their World Series triumph, kept their baseball brain trust intact by extending the contracts of manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean, the team said Tuesday.Bochy and Sabean were extended through ...

Halladay to duel Weaver at start of All-Star Game

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay will start for the National League against Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jeff Weaver in Tuesday's Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the managers said on Monday.Halladay, 11-3 with a 2.45 earned run average in 19 ...

Bautista leads new era as All Stars named

PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - Toronto slugger Jose Bautista drew a record 7.45 million votes to lead the list of Major League Baseball All Stars announced on Sunday and will help usher in a new era of elite players at the 'Summer Classic'.Bautista, ...

Car crash leaves Zito with sore neck

San Francisco Giants pitcher Barry Zito was to undergo an MRI exam Thursday after a Hollywood car crash left him with a sore neck, the World Series champion Giants said.Giants spokesman Jim Moorehead said Zito was experiencing soreness in his neck and ...

MLB champion Giants to keep manager/GM duo through 2012

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The World Series champion San Francisco Giants moved Friday to keep their winning brain trust intact through 2012 by exercising contract options on manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean.Last season, Bochy and Sabean steered the Giants ...
Most of the time managers are criticized for the moves they make (like Joe Maddon of the Tampa Bay Rays and Bruce Bochy of the SF Giants) or for the amount of losses a team accumulates. Sure the Red Sox did not ...

Bruce Bochy

Bochy managed the San Diego Padres for 12 seasons prior to signing a three-year contract to managed the Giants on October 27, 2006. Prior to becoming a manager, Bochy spent nine seasons as a major league catcher. Bochy spent ten season in ...
THE FALL CLASSIC ala SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS STYLEWell, Game I of the 2010 World Series is in the record books and my San Francisco Giants won?BIG TIME! This year?s team is far different.This year, manager Bruce Bochy is doing a fine job ...
Questioned and criticized for years, GM Brian Sabean makes good on plan for GiantsForget everything that might have seemed wrong with how Brian Sabean ran the San Francisco Giants at times.An NL championship powered by a homegrown pitching rotation and a shot ...

"Dirty Dozen" Giants on mission to reverse Series trend

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Giants have been National League powers since the earliest days of Major League Baseball but usually come up short in their quest for the biggest prize, leaving San Francisco fans starved for success.Their next crack at a ...
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