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| Maddon, Gibson win Manager of the Year awards | Wed Nov 16 14:11:23 2011 EST |
| points. After back-to-back 90-loss seasons and two last-place finishes, the Diamondbacks came out of nowhere to the win the National League West and did so rather easily, as they held the top spot from August 10 on and pulled away from the San Francisco Giants late to win the division by eight games. The D'Backs took on the identity of Gibson to win 94 games, their highest total since winning 98 way back in 2002. Milwaukee skipper Ron Roenicke received three first place votes and was 60 points b | |
| Maddon, Gibson front-runners for Manager of Year | Tue Nov 15 16:30:53 2011 EST |
| award. After back-to-back 90-loss seasons and two last-place finishes, the Diamondbacks came out of nowhere to the win the National League West and did so rather easily, as they held the top spot from August 10 on and pulled away from the San Francisco Giants late to win the division by eight games. The D'Backs took on the identity of Gibson to win 94 games, their highest total since winning 98 way back in 2002. Should he win Gibson would join Bob Melvin (2007) as the only Arizona managers to c | |
| 49ers closing in on playoff spot | Tue Nov 15 11:18:50 2011 EST |
| Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Taco Bell's current television campaign features Brian Wilson of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants coming in to "close out" a restaurant patron's meal. The chalupa-hawking chain may not have to look much further to find its next spokesman; 49ers defensive end Justin Smith has had no trouble finishing off opponents this year. For the second time this season, the veteran made a big play late in the game to prevent a potential rally against the 49ers | |
| Time to hand out some hardware | Fri Nov 11 12:47:09 2011 EST |
| that front anytime soon. Why won't anything happen? Well Major League Baseball is in the process of finalizing a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Things won't get rolling until that is in place. There was a trade this past week, as the San Francisco Giants sent lefty Jonathan Sanchez and a minor leaguer to Kansas City for Melky Cabrera. At first glance you think the Giants should have been able to get more, but then you look at Cabrera's numbers from last year. He hit over .300, had 201 hits | |
| Royals get Sanchez from Giants for Cabrera | Mon Nov 7 13:32:21 2011 EST |
| Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals on Monday acquired starter Jonathan Sanchez, along with pitching prospect Ryan Verdugo, from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for outfielder Melky Cabrera. Sanchez, 28, threw a no-hitter two years ago but struggled to a 4-7 record with a 4.26 earned run average in 19 starts this past season. In 2010, the native of Puerto Rico went 13-9 with a 3.07 ERA in 34 games (33 starts) as San Francisco won the World Series. In 174 games -- 118 | |
| Giants re-sign Lopez, pick up Affeldt's option | Sun Oct 30 20:18:30 2011 EST |
| San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants re-signed Javier Lopez to a two-year contract and picked up the option of fellow reliever Jeremy Affeldt. Lopez went 5-2 with a 2.72 earned run average in 70 appearances in 2011. Affeldt was 3-2 in 61 2/3 innings pitched with a 2.63 ERA. | |
| Brewers, upstart D'Backs kick off NLDS play at Miller Park | Sat Oct 1 10:42:05 2011 EST |
| , got terrific seasons from an emerging ace in Ian Kennedy and a burgeoning superstar in Justin Upton and easily claimed the fifth division title in team history, finishing a comfortable eight games in front of the defending world champion San Francisco Giants. "We finished a great regular season," Gibson said. "The team came together well, we're healthy, and now we've got some decisions to make to see how we're going to attack the Brewers." Getting the ball for the Diamondbacks in Game 1 will b | |
| NLDS Preview - Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Milwaukee Brewers | Fri Sep 30 11:51:47 2011 EST |
| , got terrific seasons from an emerging ace in Ian Kennedy and a burgeoning superstar in Justin Upton and easily claimed the fifth division title in team history, finishing a comfortable eight games in front of the defending world champion San Francisco Giants. "We finished a great regular season," Gibson said. "The team came together well, we're healthy, and now we've got some decisions to make to see how we're going to attack the Brewers." Gibson's crew battled the Brewers for the second seed | |
| Marlins' Vazquez takes NL Pitcher of the Month for September | Thu Sep 29 18:03:12 2011 EST |
| 1) among qualifying starters. He ranked second among National Leaguers in innings pitched (38.0) and fourth in strikeouts (36) while walking just three. In 32 starts this season for Florida, Vazquez went 13-11 with a 3.69 ERA. He had two complete games and one shutout. Other pitchers receiving votes were Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies, Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants, with Ian Kennedy and J.J. Putz of the Arizona Diamondbacks. | |
| MLB offense in 2011 drops to 2-decade low | Thu Sep 29 03:09:00 2011 EST |
| year earlier. Walks were down to 3.09, the fewest since 1968 - when there were just 20 teams and pennant winners went straight to the World Series without playoffs. ``It's not easier to be a pitcher, but it's way more difficult to hit,'' San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain said. ``The way I think about it, when I'm pitching, I feel like I have a little more of an upper hand because they're going to fail more than I'm going to fail, the way the numbers work out.'' Back in 1981, teams avera | |
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