After 700th HR, Giants want focus back on playoff race
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com. Those were the reactions of Giants players and coaches after witnessing Barry Bonds slug the 700th homer of his career Friday night at SBC Park in San Francisco&#39;s 4-1 victory over the San Diego Padres.
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The theme of redemption emerged throughout the playoffs for the Giants, and they will have another chance to undo a regular-season failure when they play the Patriots.
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They were deep enough in the fourth quarter that you could forgive Giants fans for dreaming so openly. When their team went ahead with 8 1/2 minutes to go, you could also understand the urge to take back their turf.
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On top of everything else that goes along with a five-game losing streak and the virtual ruination of playoff possibilities, now the 5-7 Giants have a difference of opinion.
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In a season that is becoming overwhelmed by subplots, the San Francisco Giants are falling out of contention for the pennant race.
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(Sports Network) - Barry Bonds can join the exclusive 700 club tonight, as the San Francisco Giants begin a three-game series versus the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.
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MILWAUKEE -- San Francisco Giants manager Felipe Alou hopes Barry Bonds&#39; 700th home run -- whenever it comes -- will change the public&#39;s perception of the surly slugger.
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Make it eight straight games a Giants starting pitcher hasn&#39;t retired a hitter in the sixth inning. It&#39;s no way to conduct a pennant race, but with the Arizona Diamondbacks in town, who cares?
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Somewhere in their latest indignity in a six-game losing streak, the Giants stepped into a rabbit hole and found themselves reliving last season all over again.
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com. But now that he&#39;s three away from the 700 mark, Giants manager Felipe Alou said there&#39;s &quot;a possibility&quot; he might give Bonds a day off in Saturday&#39;s day game after a night game against Arizona at SBC Park.
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In the Tom Coughlin Era, the Giants have almost always been steeped in a back-page saga. On Sunday, they functioned for a normal cause: winning.
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The New York Giants aren't just winning. They're doing the kinds of things winning teams do.
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After last year&#39;s stunning NL Division Series loss to the Marlins, one of the major knocks on the Giants was their relative lack of speed and their inability to put pressure on the opposing team.
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With his teamâs position in the playoffs locked, Giants Coach Tom Coughlin must choose whether the best strategy is to rest key players or to take a serious stab at upsetting the Patriots.
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By NANCY ARMOUR The San Francisco Giants were in the thick of the pennant race in August 2002. And Blake Krikorian and his brother, Jason, were stuck at their office with no way to watch.
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The loss dropped the Giants to 7-7, but left them in the thick of the playoff chase with two games remaining.
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â¢ If the Astros finish in a two-way for the wild-card lead with the San Francisco Giants, they would play a one-game playoff at 3:05 pm Monday at San Francisco.