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MLB says managers need to cool it on arguing
SAN DIEGO (AP) Major League Baseball is telling managers to cool it on arguing balls and strikes, and warning them not to rely on replay help to bolster their beefs. MLB executive Joe Torre sent a memo Friday to managers, general managers and assistant general managers that said: “This highly inappropriate conduct is detrimental to…
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Padres get to Bumgarner, beat Giants 4-1
SAN DIEGO (AP) All-Star slugger Wil Myers hit his 20th home run and Adam Rosales also connected off Madison Bumgarner, powering the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 victory Friday night against the major league-leading San Francisco Giants. Bumgarner (11-4), also an All-Star, didn’t appear Tuesday in the Midsummer Classic at Petco Park because he…
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Murph: MLB-best Giants still have unanswered questions
Why, hello first-place San Francisco Giants. Apologies for the absence in contact. We here at KNBR have been away; swept up in a tsunami of 73 wins, 3 games to 1 comebacks, 3 games to 1 collapses and a trip to the Hamptons to see a guy named Kevin Durant. Feels like the start of…
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Giants move Cueto back after All-Star Game start
Bruce Bochy’s mind was reportedly made up on Monday: Johnny Cueto won’t start the second half pitching behind Madison Bumgarner. Despite Bochy stating before the All-Star break that he was keen on keeping Bumgarner and Cueto atop the Giants’ rotation, the team reportedly will slot Jeff Samardzija between the two aces. Rotation coming out of break: Bumgarner, Samardzija, Cueto, Peavy, Cain.…
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Giants GM Bobby Evans lays out rehab plan for Pence, Panik
Giants general manager Bobby Evans joined Murph & Mac on KNBR to provide updates on Joe Panik, Matt Duffy, and Hunter Pence, while also previewing the upcoming trade deadline and second half of the season.
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Grossman: Cueto angry with himself after rough All-Star Game start
KNBR.com’s Connor Grossman joined Murph & Mac to recap Johnny Cueto’s All-Star Game start and talk about his experience in San Diego.
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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…
