in the job that bruce bochy did with all of his teams and players. one more round of applause for bruce and his team. [applause] >> and we are just as proud as the job that our general manager brian sabean did to put this group together. let's give them a big round of applause. [applause] the san francisco giants are the champions of baseball this year because of a lot of work, good, smart work done by lots of folks for decades and decades. we are up here today because we are standing on the shoulders of giants who preceded us. applause for all those guys who built the pyramid who got us to this summit, please. [applause] >> in that line of succession, please join me in developing and making the family of the stonehams family. peter mcgowan, the in the past steward of the team. [applause] finally, a word of thanks to our partner investors, sponsors, among the investors i must say, we missed two giant investors, carmen and sue burns, who are watching and enjoying, we hope. thanks to our media partners, and thanks to you amazing san francisco giants fan

bruce bochy saying that jonathan sanchez is headed to the d.l. scoreless in the seventh, you don't see this often. the game's only run scores, giants win 1-0. they have won four in a row. >>> it's a game older than our country. but the country club version is in decline. so some of silicon valley's heaviest hitters including scott mcneily are challenging what they consider to be outdated aspects of a game strictly dictated by the usga. it looks like golf, but it's not golf. literally. >> not golf spelled backwards. >> flogton. >> it's too hard, it's frustrating, it takes too long. it's kind of expensive. some people think it's elitist. >> hardest game in the world, challenging, and you have to be

bruce bochy can't believe it. rockies starter jason hammel couldn't believe it.ndres torres fews the game -- ties the game at one. manny burress gives the giant as 2-1 lead. then brian wilson entered in the ninth to lock it down. troy tulowitzki bounces short to end the game. the giants win 2-1 and take two of three from colorado. vogelsong pitches eight innings, improving to 4-1 and has the lowest e.r.a. on the staff. >> just trying to throw strikes. i haven't thought about that. those guys are the horses here. they're going to be the horses here. just trying the go out there and throw strikes when it's my day. >> another epic performance by that guy. in spring training you could tell this guy should be here. and through some tough situations he ended up getting here. he's pitched well. >> anderson hoping to stop the bleeding against the red sox. second inning, crawford blasts it over the fence in right. 3-0 sox but they fight back and lackey recently came off the disabled list. then a homer, fourth of the season. third inning, first pitch of the at bat, anderso

and bruce bochy hope the g-men stay hot. close in the seventh. and a baseball, tony sipp called for a balk. 1-0 giants with the lead. top of the ninth. brian wilson in for the save. travis buck gives it a ride. torres makes a twisting catch. giants win, 1-0. matt cain gets his seventh win. but giants have won four in a row. >> it felt good. stu was putting down the good pitches. we were working both sides of the plate, trying to keep those guys offbalance. >>> a's have lost three-straight. taking on the phillies. top of the third. a's down 1-0, until rosales hits a solo home run off of cole hamels. and rosales is in no hurry. runners at first and second. tying run at the plate. how about that play on dominique brown's backhander. a's turn two and win it, 4-1. >>> drivers in the toyota save mart 350 got in their final practice today. with a few of the sprint cup drivers getting more time on the road course as they competed in the pro series race. 43 cars will compete for sunday's $5.5 million prize. >> takes a few laps for us to get the tires hook

bruce bochy asked if moving him to the bull pen was an option and the manager said they are keeping theirion lgs over. >> johnny's searching right now. i can see it, you know, how he's carrying himself out there. he's fighting it. it's not that he's getting hit, he's beating himself with these walks and he knows it. it's affected i think his confidence a little bit, and you know, he's trying to find it. so what we end up doing, i don't know. i'm going to get with dave ragetti. >> reporter: and fans will remember that two years ago sanchez was moved to the bull pen and he returned to throw a no-hitter. reporting from at&t park, i'm jamie seyer for nbc bay area. >> a's in philadelphia. bottom of the 3rd, jimmy rollins, the line drive to center. but ryan sweeney, the great extension on the diving catch. no hits in this game through five. now scoreless in 29th, ben francisco singles to left. shane victorino scoring and the phillies win a close one 1-0. >>> big hockey news as the sharks are trading away setoguchi. he just resigned for three years yesterday with san jose and it turns out there

manager bruce bochy saying afterwards his spot in the rotation very secure. the giants win, 2-1, plus get some help from the team they host tomorrow, the washington nationals beating arizona. just moments ago. so the giants alone in first again. >> i don't think i'm pitching this good without them behind me. it definitely helps for sure. you know, if you're struggling and the fans aren't behind you, you're probably going to do worse. but it's awesome. it's awesome. i mean, i keep saying this. it's the best thing you could ever experience. i wish everyone could have the chance to experience what i'm going through right now. it's awesome. >> good stuff from vogelsong today. >>> all right. the a's trying to avoid a second straight sweep, getting all kinds of trouble from the a.l. east this week. this afternoon in boston not much better. brett anderson trying to get out of fenway with a win. but the red sox making things very difficult for him. bottom two, and carl crawford getting to anderson with two on for a three-run shot to right here. but oakland was able t

bruce bochy looks for any offense. the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing a solar project for the milpitas school district to funding the institute at golden gate. because when you're giving, lending, and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. >>> scott reese in the comcast sportsnet newsroom. the giants are in first place. that's the big thing to remember. they may not be for long if they don't fix that problem. make no mistake, it is a problem. giants 0 for 19 in the a's series with runners in scoring position. they're second to last in the bigs in runs scored. and the natives are getting restless, is it time to make a move? >> brian and i talked about this. you know, it's not quite that easy. a lot of teams are looking for hit

. >> reporter: and manager bruce bochy and the hitting coach both commented on this warm weather sayingperhaps maybe the ball will carry bit better and the hitters can snap out of this offensive funk. reporting live from at&t park, i'm jamie sire for nbc bay area. >> all right, jamie, thank you very much. a's lead big in new york. more at 11:00. also the warriors and team president robert rau who have mutually parted ways. >> the giants need that win tonight. >> in a big way. >> thank you, jim. for a full half hour. four or five minutes, a full half hour of local coverage watch sports central tonight atu >>> the television sensation of the summer is heading down to the wire. "the voice" is live again tonight and stephanie stanton is live outside the stewed yes in burbank with more of what to expect. >> reporter: hi there. yes, indeed, the excitement here in full force. the live show going on right now, being broadcast live to the east coast. we'll see it here in a few hours. can i tell you, without giving it away, it has been narrowed down to the top eight which we knew was going to hap

. >>> bruce bochy announced barry zito will start the second game of tuesday's doubleheader against the hasn't pitched since spraining his foot over two months ago but won all four rehab starts including a two hit shutout on tuesday. >>> the as returning to philadelphia for the weekend. guillermo macaso took a no hittinger into the sixth and pennington with a spectacular defensive play. scoreless in the ninth. >>> cal bears lost to virginia last night. they fought to save the program and advance to the college world series for the first time in 19 years. >> we made it to omaha, a lot of people said they're done. we did it with our best buds just like coach said. something we are going to remember. >> one of the first things i thought was is it really over? i couldn't really believe it. [ clearing throat ] >> and, uhm, second thought was, well, let's win it next year. >> we do have some breaking knew out of the nhl. one day after agreeing to a new three-year deal with sed gucci the sharks have traded him to minnesota in exchange for brent burns and a future draft pick. and finally things

today on knbr >>> giants manager bruce bochy wants major league baseball to install a rule to protect catchers from collisions at home plate. today on knbr radio giants general manager brian sabean backed the manager and said the hit that knocked buster posey out for the season was malicious. >> the photo evidence shows him instead of taking a path to the plate which is your job to score he had his mind made up he was going to have contact with the catcher. his right shoulder went into buster's right shoulder which meant he veered left and... if you don't call it malicious, it was unnecessary and therein lies why baseball has to look into it. in no way, shape or form was he blocking the plate. he was just reacting to throw and trying to make a tag. >>> cal softball getting the world series for the first time since 2005. diane nine meyer's club taking on alabama. second inning the only mark on the pitcher's record was a base hit by kayla that gave alabama a 1-0 lead. kelsey dunn made the lead stand up thanks to six shutdown innings. the bears are shut out. they play oklahoma state frid

giants, i think he made all the right moves, brought the giants the world championships, bruce bowen g -- bochy. >> bochy. bochy. bochy. bochy. >> all right, let's meet the members of the 2010 giants ballclub. he was injured, it did not have as much impact as he was hoping, but we will be hearing a lot from him in the future. ladies and gentlemen, infielder, emanu-el burris. [applause] how about what this guy did, not just in the regular season, but in the post-season, the series clinching home run. started i guess against the phillies in game 6. the three-run homer started in game one of the world series, shortstop juan urribe. ooh. sounds good. this guy was also his season cut short, and we will be seeing a lot of him next year -- outfielder, infielder, a great guy. mark to rosa. played in 29 regular-season games for the giants. he is an infielder, an outfielder. in the regular season, there were lots of heroes for the giants, but nobody had more big home runs, seventh inning or later, down the stretch, bay area native, grew up a giants fan, outfielder tad burrow. [applause] how about what a

the manager, bruce bo bow chee bochi. but the bull pen falters.maker helping to score allen craig as javier lopez takes his first loss as a member of the giants. the cardinals rally for the win. and the single san jose giants winning a team record 12th game tonight. and game one of the nba finals in miami, the heat hosting mavericks, a rematch of the 2006 finals and that one did have dirk nowitski and dwyane wade involved and not lebron james and jason kidd. lebron james who had been swept by the spurs in the finals with cleveland clutched the bucket and as time expires in the third quarter setting up an impressive fourth quarter. james had a team-high 24 points, finally winning his first leading miami to a 92-84 game-one win over the mavericks. >> it feels good. it's the first game and we played well as a team. we got a lot of work to do. we come in with the same mind set on thursday and looking forward to this challenge once again. that's in front of us so it's one in the books and we're excited about this game. tomorrow we're prepared for game