The NL has revived Javier Vazquez, while Matt Cain battled staff ace Tim Lincecum for Giants’ ace status.

Lincecum and Cain should just kiss already: SN: If you could take from both of you to build some kind of four-pitch robo-ace, which pitches of each of yours would you want to have? Lincecum: I would take his knuckleball. Cain: (laughing) It’s not very good. We’re taking his changeup no matter what. We know […]

Good thing the Giants already wear those off-white home uniforms, because if my experience with all-natural detergents is any guide, they would have looked pretty dingy soon anyway: Though baseball may be a long way from getting performance-enhancing substances out of its players’ bodies, the Giants announced last month that they have fully “detoxed” their […]

Jonathan Sanchez continues to mystify and frustrate owners with his huge strikeout rates and equally large walk rates. However, the Giants starter may have turned a new leaf this year as he has become one of the most unhittable pitchers in baseball.

The Giants have called up pitching prospect Madison Bumgarner. Is this evidence that (a) Brad Penny really wasn’t the answer; (b) evidence that Brian Sabean thinks he has his own David Price v.2008 on his hand; (c) evidence that the Giants are throwing in the towel in an effort to get the future some innings; […]

So sayeth Jon Heyman. He’ll probably do well there, though pitching ain’t exactly the Giants’ biggest concern.

Book review: Durocher tells it as he thought it was

Regrettable, but it’s right there in the unwritten rules. You can find it unwritten right below that business about not stealing a base with a big lead.

Sure, to the extent there was any bad blood it was 100% manufactured by the media and the Mets’ blogosphere, but Cain and Wright bury the hatchet all the same: Two days after a scary beaning that put him on the disabled list with a concussion, David Wright returned to Citi Field on Monday and […]

Because Lord Haw Haw always seems to rile you people up: #sfgiants in serious talks for freddy sanchez. bowker, frandsen, guzman 3 of many names being discussed. Sanchez would actually be a really good pickup for the Giants.