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Should be fun... Show some love for our minor league affiliate to the south at the first ever San Jose Giants Night! This event will feature an exclusive pregame party in Lot D celebrating the success of the 2009 San Jose team, which won their division and the California League championship! There will be food and drink specials at the party, with San Jose Giants players on hand to say hello to fans and commemorate the event. All special event ticket holders will receive a special edition bobblehead of former San Jose Giant and current top pitching prospect, Madison Bumgarner. Come be introduced to some future Giants All-Stars at this special event!

Hey guys, sorry if this is spammy, but it should be a fun night at the ballpark. Its on May 11th vs the Padres On May 11th, the popular band Switchfoot will be coming to AT&T Park. Switchfoot is known for their hit singles such as "Dare You to Move", "Awakening", "Mess of Me, and "This is Home" which is featured in the movie Chronicles of Narnia. There will be a private pre-game acoustic performance by Switchfoot. Additionally, these concert tickets include tickets to the baseball game later that evening between the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres at 7:15pm. $75 Ticket gets you: -Private pre-game acoustic performance by Switchfoot -Meet & Greet with the band -Club level ticket to watch the Giants vs. the Padres $200 Suite Ticket gets you: -Private pre-game acoustic performance by Switchfoot -Meet & Greet with the band -Ticket to watch the game in a suite with Switchfoot -Sing "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" with the band -Limited to only 15 fans For Tickets Call: (415) 972-2233

Posey #7 Bumgarner #14 Wheeler #49 Neal #96

If nothing else, these Q & A's at least teach us that these guys are taught early on in the organization how to say all the right things... JR: Statistically speaking, about the only area in which you struggled at times last season was in the strikeouts department. What do you have to do going forward to decrease those totals? RK: I think you have to understand what pitches you can and cannot swing at. You have to look and find your pitch and if you don’t get it, then there’s no reason to swing at it until you get to two strikes. I’ve worked a lot this offseason and watched a lot of film. I’ve been swinging the bat a lot and working on my mechanics to clean some stuff up. I’m looking forward to the spring.

"Late last season, when Molina's departure from the Giants through free agency seemed certain, some observers wondered whether he ranked as the club's top catcher since the franchise moved West in 1958. Most people who support Molina probably were born before or shortly after that year. Fans of more recent vintage lament Molina's low on-base percentage (.302 during his three Giants seasons) and his tendency to swing at the first pitch. Others view Molina's lack of speed and simply slap their foreheads in exasperation. But, excluding intangibles and considering just the most basic statistics, Molina is San Francisco's most productive catcher, on a per-season basis. And the one-year, $4.5 million deal he recently agreed upon will give him a chance to strengthen his status in club annals." Talk amongst yourselves.

Yay for Neal love! "3. Giants: San Francisco has two elite talents in catcher Buster Posey and left-hander Madison Bumgarner, both of whom should contribute to the major league club in 2010. The Giants also have depth, despite the uncertain status of slugger Angel Villalona, who was stripped of his U.S. visa after an off-season murder charge in his native Dominican Republic. San Francisco has shortstop options, some solid bats (such as outfielder Thomas Neal) and solid depth, but it's really about the stars."

Uh. No thanks.

Interest in Uggla ... at third base — 10:51 a.m. The two teams showing the most interest in Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla would move him to third base. The Giants and Orioles are the clubs in strongest pursuit of Uggla, according to major-league sources. The Red Sox also have inquired, envisioning Uggla as a potential replacement for free agent Jason Bay in left field. Uggla, 29, projects to earn approximately $8 million in arbitration. But in four major-league seasons, he has averaged 30 homers and 90 RBIs. For the Giants, he would represent a more affordable addition than Bay or Matt Holliday. The Giants would play Uggla at third, Edgar Renteria at shortstop, Freddy Sanchez at second and Pablo Sandoval at first.

What. The. Hell.

Neal is Real.

Fangraphs looks at Zito's numbers depending on who is catching him.

A song leaked from our very own Barry Zito. Click the above link and have a listen.