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Giants tender contracts to all six arb-eligible players - Giants Extra
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Ray and Joan Kroc – Society for American Baseball Research
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With 100 homers, will Giants break franchise record set by Barry Bonds' 2001 club?
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Padres beat Giants 2-1 (F/10)
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Padres beat Giants 2-1 (F/10)
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Giants' Matt Cain ends career with five shutout innings in loss
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OFFSEASON NOTES: The focus right now is Pablo, Pablo, Pablo Lincecum to go back into rotation Susac takes over backup job - Giants Extra
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Too much of a good thing
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What Makes a Team Great? - The Atlantic
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San Francisco Giants: 50 things I miss about baseball - McCovey Chronicles
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