San Francisco Giants WiretapGiants Turn Triple Play, Lose Ball, Lose GameSomehow, those involved lost track of their triple-play ball. John Bowker entrusted the souvenir ball to bullpen catcher Taira Uematsu, also the translator for Keiichi Yabu. But, as it turns out, Uematsu had no idea that ball was the special one and he played catch with it, thus the ball got mixed up with all the others. ?I tried,? Bowker said with a grin. This one will have to stay in their memories and on the highlight reels. The Giants turned a triple play in the eighth inning of their 7-3, 13-inning loss to the Padres on Friday night, as reported by the Associated Press. San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Giants' Molina Named NL Player Of The WeekGiants' catcher Bengie Molina on Tuesday was named National League Player of the Week, as reported by Yahoo.com. Molina posted a .652 batting average, .654 on-base percentage, 15 hits, and six doubles. His 24 total bases and 1.043 slugging percentage tied for the best in baseball. San Francisco Giants Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Vizquel Sets Longevity Mark
Vizquel raised his games played total to 2,584, passing fellow Venezuelan Luis Aparicio, as reported by Yahoo.com. San Francisco Giants, Florida Marlins Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Giants May 2008 Archive
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