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Krukow: There is no way to prepare for the adrenaline of the All-Star Game
Mike Krukow joined Murph & Mac Wednesday on KNBR to recap the 2016 MLB All-Star Game. He talked about Johnny Cueto’s poor performance and discussed possible trade options for the Giants.
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Belt takes pride in getting booed at All-Star Game
SAN DIEGO — Just as the Petco Park crowd reached a crescendo, showering Padres pitcher Drew Pomeranz with hometown cheers, it’s cadence quickly changed when the camera slid over to Brandon Belt. The boos rained down for every second his image was plastered on the video board. They grew even louder when Madison Bumgarner stared…
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AL powers past Cueto, NL to All-Star Game win
SAN DIEGO — Johnny Cueto stood in a Petco Park hallway after his All-Star start ended in the second inning. He spoke to reporters, lamenting two fastballs he left up. Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez made him pay, driving in three runs to hang a 4-2 All-Star Game loss on Cueto and the National League.…
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Cueto lit up for three runs in All-Star Game start
SAN DIEGO — On a night when he wasn’t sure he could, it took Johnny Cueto three pitches to be himself on the All-Star Game mound. Then it only took two pitches for the right-hander to undo himself. Cueto said he woke up Tuesday morning feeling unwell, but still wanted to start for the National…
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Belt finally arrives; Posey’s All-Star challenge
SAN DIEGO — In the hours leading up to first pitch, it looked like Brandon Belt might miss out on his “once in a lifetime” opportunity to play in the All-Star Game. Players spent Tuesday morning riding in the bed of pickup trucks down the streets of San Deigo, navigating the annual All-Star Game parade.…
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Terry Collins: Crawford ‘deserves to be here’
SAN DIEGO — Giants players spent the last week celebrating their four All-Stars, freely handing out compliments about Buster Posey, Madison Bumgarner, Johnny Cueto and Brandon Belt. But nearly every conversation featured the same bump in the road: What about Brandon Crawford? “It sucks not to see Craw go in,” Belt said a week ago.…
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MLBPA to discuss pitchers in 2017 HR Derby
After Madison Bumgarner gained national attention for expressing his desire to compete in the 2016 Home Run Derby, the players union will look further into the idea of implementing pitchers into the annual contest. Earlier this season, Bumgarner mentioned he was interested in participating in the Derby, but that dream was shot down by the Major League Baseball Players…
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Brandon Belt offers advice to the Cubs’ infield
SAN DIEGO — Just as pitchers get in sync with their catcher, fielders get in sync with their pitcher. It’s a chain reaction that goes off each time a pitch is delivered, and the Giants haven’t seemed to miss a beat all season. Except, strangely enough, when Johnny Cueto’s on the mound. The right-hander doesn’t…
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Cueto, Posey excited to team up in All-Star Game
SAN DIEGO — Several days before Johnny Cueto was positive he’d be starting the All-Star Game, he already knew what, or more specifically, who, excited him most about the possibility: Buster Posey. The Giants’ catcher had already won the fan vote to start for the National League. It was just a matter of who he’d…
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Pedro Gomez: Cueto’s success went unnoticed until this season
ESPN’s Pedro Gomez joined Murph & Mac on KNBR Tuesday to preview the All-Star Game, as well as recap the first half of the Giants’ season. He talked about the relationship between Buster Posey and Johnny Cueto and how they are clearly benefiting from working together.
