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Review: "World War G" builds and sustains suspense until the end

McCovey Chronicles — * * out of 4 stars San Francisco at Arizona. Action. Starring Buster Posey, Matt Cain, Marco Scutaro, Patrick Corbin, and Paul Goldschmidt. Directed by Bruce Bochy. (PG-13. 168 minutes. Internet, Bay Area and Arizona televisions.) For a while there, this story felt like a return to form for the San Francisco Giants team. In previous adventures, we've seen Buster Posey, Matt Cain and company tightrope their way through a tense, low-scoring affair and come out victorious. This latest edition, though, speaks to some of the creaks and cracks that have appeared as time goes by, mainly, that...

San Francisco Giants June 7, 2013

Bochy shuffles lineup vs. Diamondbacks

San Francisco Chronicle — This is Tony Jackson subbing for Henry Schulman at Chase Field. In an effort to jumpstart the offense, Giants manager Bruce Bochy shuffled the middle of the lineup for Friday night’s game at Arizona, moving catcher Buster Posey and right fielder Hunter Pence up one spot each to third and fourth, respectively, and dropping struggling third baseman Pablo Sandoval to fifth. Andres Torres, CF Marco Scutaro, 2B Buster Posey, C Hunter Pence, RF Pablo Sandoval, 3B Brandon Belt, 1B Brandon Crawford, SS Gregor Blanco, CF Matt Cain, RH Also, the Giants finally gave in to the inevitable and placed center...

San Francisco Giants June 7, 2013

Posey (1,275,956 votes) again leads the way in N.L. All-Star voting

Giants Extra | San Jose Mercury News — A year after setting a National League record by receiving over 7.6 million votes, Giants catcher Buster Posey is again pacing the voting. Posey received over 1.2 million votes in the first round of All-Star balloting, the most in the National League. Posey (1,275,956) leads Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina (938,911) by a wide margin. It’s [...]

San Francisco Giants June 4, 2013

Buster Posey out of Monday's lineup

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Giants catcher Buster Posey is not in Monday's starting lineup against the Padres. He has played 64 of his team's 68 games this season, starting each of the last six days. Posey has hit .316/.390/.515 with eight home runs and 41 RBI in 231 at-bats.

June 2, 2013

Buster Posey has three hits in win

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Giants catcher Buster Posey was 3 for 5 Saturday against the Rockies to extend his hitting streak to nine games. He also scored twice while raising his batting average to .312, a season high for the reigning MVP.

May 25, 2013

Buster Posey nearly leads comeback

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Giants catcher Buster Posey's solo home run in the eighth inning Friday against Colorado narrowed what was a five-run deficit at one point to just one, but the team ended up falling just short in a 10-9 loss. Posey did his part, reaching base in three of his five plate appearances, going 2 for 3 with a walk and a sacrifice fly. He drove in two runs and scored two more. He is now batting .293 on the season. 

May 18, 2013

Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia needs post-season to elevate profile: Griffin

Toronto Star — Biggest difference between Jays’ J.P. Arencibia and Giants catcher Buster Posey? Two World Series rings.

Toronto Blue Jays May 16, 2013

Buster Posey racks up three RBI

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Giants catcher Buster Posey accounted for all of San Francisco's offense as he launched his fifth home run of the season Thursday night against the Braves. Posey, who singled in a run in the first, kept things going as he took starter Julio Teheran deep in the third inning for a two-run home run. He finished 2 for 4 with a run scored and three RBI in a 6-3 defeat. After going without a home run in his first 16 games, Posey has homered five times in his last 17 games. He is hitting .357 with 11 walks, five home runs and 16 RBI over that span. The 26-year-old has a .296/.395/.528 line in 112 at-...

May 10, 2013

Buster Posey revels in first walk-off

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Giants catcher Buster Posey drilled a walk-off home run in the ninth inning -- the first game-winning hit of his career -- to lift San Francisco to a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers Friday night. Posey, the reigning NL MVP, went 2 for 3 with his second homer in the past five games. "Just enjoying the moment, taking in all the excitement," Posey said of the home run, his fourth of the season. "It's a good one. It's a good feeling. It was already a long game for a 1-1 game into the ninth. It's a good win."

May 4, 2013

Buster Posey adds pinch of power

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Giants catcher Buster Posey continues to heat up after a slow start as he socked his third home run of the season during Sunday's series finale against the Padres.Posey took reliever Brad Brach in the eighth inning for a two-run home run. He finished 1 for 4 with a run scored and two RBI in a 6-4 defeat.Posey has recorded a hit in each of his last nine games. He is hitting .400 (12 for 40) with two doubles, three homers, five runs scored and eight RBI during his modest streak. He is batting .286 with three home runs and 14 RBI in 77 at-bats.

April 29, 2013

Eric Stults roughed up by Giants again

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Padres starter Eric Stults continued to struggle but escaped his start without factoring into the decision Saturday night against the Giants.Stults, who made his second-straight start against San Francisco, surrendered a three-run home run to Brandon Crawford in the second and run-scoring doubles to Pablo Sandoval and Buster Posey, respectively, in the third. The left-hander was tagged for five runs and four hits in four innings. He struck out four and walked one in 73 pitches, 45 for strikes.Stults has surrendered 10 runs in his last 11 innings. He'll try to get back on track Thursday at the ...

April 27, 2013

Buster Posey out of Wednesday's lineup

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Giants catcher Buster Posey is out of Wednesday's lineup against Arizona, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Posey is out for the day game following a night game. Posey has started 18 of the club's 21 games with a .250/.338/.453 (128 OPS+) batting line. Guillermo Quiroz gets the nod behind the plate.

April 25, 2013

Tim Lincecum and Buster Posey: Batterymates again

San Jose Mercury News — San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy wants to keep the two together for now

San Francisco Giants April 25, 2013

Buster Posey ends home run hex

CBSSports.com Fantasy — It may have taken 17 games but Giants catcher Buster Posey finally joined a club inhabited by only three other San Francisco players. Posey, the reigning NL MVP, drilled his first homer -- a two-run blast in the fifth inning -- for his first regular-season home run since last Oct. 2. Prior to Posey's drive, only Hunter Pence, Pablo Sandoval and Brandon Crawford had accounted for the previous 10 homers for the power-starved Giants. Posey is now carrying a three-game hitting streak for a .232 batting average.

April 22, 2013

Barry Zito, Buster Posey featured in GQ

McCovey Chronicles — One of these days, there will be a blogger edition of GQ. And I'll agree to be featured only if I can wear my Queensryche shirt from the 1991 Empire tour. Or if I get free clothes. They probably let you keep the clothes. So any time works for me, GQ. Until then, they're concerned with photogenic athletes and models and such. Which means that they're looking for handsome types like Buster Posey and Barry Zito. Did you want to see Buster Posey in sweatpants? Here's Buster Posey in sweatpants that would instantly become the most expensive piece of clothing that I own, even if Posey we...

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Buster Posey Photos

  • San Diego Padres' Mark Kotsay, left, is tagged out by San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey in the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in San Francisco The Associated Press
    San Diego Padres' Mark Kotsay, left, is tagged out by San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey in the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
  • Atlanta Braves' Andrelton Simmons motions to teammate Brian McCann to hold at third base as the ball gets away from San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey during the second inning of their baseball game at Turner Field, Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Atlanta The Associated Press
    Atlanta Braves' Andrelton Simmons motions to teammate Brian McCann to hold at third base as the ball gets away from San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey during the second inning of their baseball game at Turner Field, Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Michael McKenry, right, looks up after striking out with the bases loaded as San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey, left, heads back to the dugout in the seventh inning of a baseball game on Thursday, June 13, 2013, in Pittsburgh. The Giants won 10-0 The Associated Press
    Pittsburgh Pirates' Michael McKenry, right, looks up after striking out with the bases loaded as San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey, left, heads back to the dugout in the seventh inning of a baseball game on Thursday, June 13, 2013, in Pittsburgh. The Giants won 10-0. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
  • Review:
    * * out of 4 stars San Francisco at Arizona. Action. Starring Buster Posey, Matt Cain, Marco Scutaro, Patrick Corbin, and Paul Goldschmidt. Directed by Bruce Bochy. (PG-13. 168 minutes. Internet, Bay Area and Arizona televisions.) For a while there, this story felt like a return to form for the San Francisco Giants team. In previous adventures, we've seen Buster Posey, Matt Cain and company tightrope their way through a tense, low-scoring affair and come out victorious. This latest edition, though, speaks to some of the creaks and cracks that have appeared as time goes by, mainly, that...
  • Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt, right, connects on a 3-run home run as San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey looks on during the eighth inning in a baseball game on Friday, June 7, 2013, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks defeated the Giants 3-1 The Associated Press
    Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt, right, connects on a 3-run home run as San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey looks on during the eighth inning in a baseball game on Friday, June 7, 2013, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks defeated the Giants 3-1. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
  • San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Tim Lincecum, right, has a conference on the mound with pitching coach Dave Righetti, left, and catcher Buster Posey, center, during the fifth inning of their interleague baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Wednesday, May 29, 2013 in San Francisco. Lincecum left the game later in the inning The Associated Press
    San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Tim Lincecum, right, has a conference on the mound with pitching coach Dave Righetti, left, and catcher Buster Posey, center, during the fifth inning of their interleague baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Wednesday, May 29, 2013 in San Francisco. Lincecum left the game later in the inning. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
  • Oakland Athletics' Yoenis Cespedes watches his RBI triple in front of San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 29, 2013, in San Francisco The Associated Press
    Oakland Athletics' Yoenis Cespedes watches his RBI triple in front of San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 29, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
  • Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper, left, scores behind San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey in the 10th inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in San Francisco. Harper scored on a hit by Nationals' Ian Desmond The Associated Press
    Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper, left, scores behind San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey in the 10th inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in San Francisco. Harper scored on a hit by Nationals' Ian Desmond. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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