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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.
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Kuiper: Bonds will help Stanton grow as a young power hitter
Duane Kuiper joined Murph & Mac Tuesday morning on KNBR to talk about the Home Run Derby and preview the All-Star Game. He also discussed how Giancarlo Stanton will benefit from having Barry Bonds as a hitting coach.
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All-Star start gives Cueto long-awaited validation
SAN DIEGO — More than anything, Johnny Cueto takes pride in being himself on the mound. He rarely flashes a hitter the same look twice in a row. He’ll rock his shoulders one pitch, momentarily building up anxiety for what’s to come. The next one he’ll quick pitch, barely coming set as he unfurls the…
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Krukow: Bumgarner’s 14 K one-hitter was his best regular season start ever
Mike Krukow joined Murph & Mac to discuss the Giants’ MLB-best first half of the season and dove into Madison Bumgarner’s 14-strikeout gem on Sunday. Krukow also talked about Cueto and Bumgarner’s success at the top of the rotation, and the rising careers of Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford.
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