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Quick Hits for April 1, 2013
TODAY’S GAME… The San Francisco Giants visit the Los Angeles Angels Dodgers in the opening game of the 2013 season… RHP Matt Cain (2012: 16-5, 2.79 ) is slated to face Dodgers’ LHP Clayton Kershaw (2012: 14-9, 2.53).
GIANTS-DODGERS OPENER…Today’s Giants-Dodgers tilt will mark the 29th meeting of these two club’s on Opening Day since 1900…SF holds a slight 15-14 edge in those games.
Click HERE for today’s complete game notes
PRETTY MUCH THE SAME…21 of the 25 players on the Giants’ current roster played on last year’s team…the only four players that weren’t apart of SF’s championship run last year were RHP Chad Gaudin, IF Nick Noonan, C Guillermo Quiroz and OF Andres Torres:
Hector Sanchez
As we count down to Opening Day we would like to highlight some of the players and coaches we will be cheering on during the 2013 season. Be sure to check out our 2013 Media Guide for more tidbits about our players and coaches.
- Made his first Opening Day roster and spent his first full season in the big leagues.
- Started 49 games (48 at catcher and one as DH)…85.4% of his starts came with either Lincecum or Zito starting (started 25 of Zito’s 32 starts and 16 of Lincecum’s 33).
- The Giants were 30-18 in his starts behind the plate.
- On April 9 at Colorado, caught Barry Zito’s shutout in what was just his seventh career big league start behind the dish…the last catcher to be behind the plate for a shutout by a pitcher within his first seven starts of his career was Hank Conger (fourth start) for the Angels on Sept. 21, 2010 (pitcher was Ervin Santana).
- Hit his first Major League home run in Game 2 of a double-header on April 23 at New York-NL…his two-run shot off RHP Dillon Gee in the 7th inning extended the Giants lead to 7-1.
- Delivered a game-winning home run on May 21 at Milwaukee, hitting a solo shot in the top of the 14th inning at Miller Park off of right-handed pitcher Juan Perez… became the first Giants player to hit a go-ahead home run in the 14th inning or later in a road game since Kevin Mitchell in the 16th inning at St. Louis on May 11, 1988.
Major League Head Shot Day
Starting at 7 AM this morning the 95 coaches and players at our Major League camp stopped by to have their official head shot taken – this is when we take the images we use on the scoreboard at AT&T Park, in the Giants Magazine, Yearbook, Media Guide and other publications through the year. After their formal portrait it taken we always take an additional photo for when we need a casual studio shot.
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- Gregor Blanco
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- Brett Bochy
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- Bruce Bochy
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- Santiago Casilla
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- Brandon Crawford
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- Heath Hembree
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- Tyler LaTorre
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- Mitch Lively
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- Javier Lopez
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- Jose Mijares
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- Johnny Monell
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- Angel Pagan
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- Joe Panik
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- Ramon Ramirez
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- Ryan Sadowski
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- Hector Sanchez
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- Pablo Sandoval
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- Kensuke Tanaka
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- Andres Torres
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- Angel Villalona
Happy Birthday – Hector Sanchez
Here are some Giants Gems for Hector Sanchez’s birthday from the 2012 Giants Media Guide – Happy Birthday El Imán!
- Signed in 2007 at age 17 out of Venzeuela and spent two seasons in the Dominican League before playing in the Arizona Rookie League in 2009.
- 22-year-old catcher quickly ascended through San Francisco’s farm system in just 5 seasons that culminated with his Major League debut in 2011, appearing in 13 games.
- Rose from Single A to the Majors in 2011, skipping Double A entirely.
Parade – A San Francisco Treat
From the Giants Clubhouse to Market Street everyone in the San Francisco Giants family was ready for a treat on Halloween.
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- Relaxing In The Clubhouse Before Boarding The Buses
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- On The Bus & Ready To Roll
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- The Buses Leaving AT&T Park
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- Fans Along The Way
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- Almost To The Staging Area
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- Matt Cain Getting Off The Bus
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- Bruce Bochy Finding His Car
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- Way To Go Giants
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- World Series Champions!
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- The Top Horses
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- Giants Front Office Staff
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- Giants Front Office Staff Having Fun
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- Together We’re Giant
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- Posey For President
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- #28
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- Giants Event Staff
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- Lou Seal
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- SJ Giants
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- YEAH!
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- Giants Community Fund Board
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- SF Mayor, Ed Lee
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- # 1
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- Go Giants!
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- Larry Baer
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- Brian Sabean
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- Mike Murphy
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- World Champs
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- What A View
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- Fan Since 87
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- Jr. Giants On The WBC Float
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- Javier Lopez Photographing Bruce Bochy & The Trophy
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- Cable Car Confetti
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- The Crawford Family
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- Up Market Street
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- MVPanda
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- Dave Flemming, Duane Kuiper, Mike Krukow & Jon Miller
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- GIANTS
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- Stand Tall
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- We Did It!
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- Final Confetti
Parade – Players & Alumni
Brandon Crawford
Players and Giants Alumni alike had a great time along the 1.7 mile Parade Route to the Civic Center.
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- Jose Mijares
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- Buster Posey
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- Barry Zito
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- Ryan Vogelsong
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- Brian Wilson
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- Hector Sanchez
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- Hunter Pence
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- Francisco Peguero
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- Jean Machi
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- Javier Lopez
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- George Kontos
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- Santiago Casilla
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- Matt Cain
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- Madison Bumgarner
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- Joaquin Arias
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- Jim Harbaugh & Brandon Belt
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- Clay Hensley
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- JT Snow & Shawon Dunston
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- Joe Lefebvre & Billy Hayes
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- Tim Flannery & Roberto Kelly
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- Ron Wotus & BamBam Meulens
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- Dave Righetti & Mark Gardner
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- Xavier Nady
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- Guillermo Mota
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- Tim Lincecum
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- Aubrey Huff
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- Felipe Alou
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- Willie Mays
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- Juan Marichal
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- Pablo Sandoval
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- Eli Whiteside
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- Marco Scutaro
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- Sergio Romo
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- Angel Pagan
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- Tim Lincecum
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- Brandon Crawford
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- Gregor Blanco
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- Jeremy Affeldt
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- Bruce Bochy
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- Will Clark
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- Jeffrey Leonard & Terry Whitfield
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- Alumni Fire Truck
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- Willie McCovey
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- Orlando Cepeda
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- Gaylord Perry
