the buster posey effect is real. ss for words during his intro presser in december. >> buster is a hall of famer, you know, and i don't i don even have i don't even know what to tell you, man. i don't even want to say the wrong words over here. and then i get fired the next day. i just signed the contract. >> posey took the reins as president of baseball operations in october. manager bob melvin is enjoying the partnership. >> getting to know buster here. and you know you know how he operates and how he thinks and how calculating he is and how well thought he is. it's been great. >> the giants face an uphill climb in a division dominated over the last decade by the defending world series champion la dodgers. verlander, for one, is up for the challenge. >> i just think that there's a really good chance that this team can do something special. and from everything that i've heard, the guys, the culture that's been built in this organization is something special. that's really important for me at this point in my career.

>> bay area athletes, i got a signed football and hat from tom brady when i was 4, probably buster poseyteph curry. i would love to hear a lot of great stories from their perspective. >> reporter: he may not account for the championship rings in that group, but a win this weekend would qualify as one for him. >> this has been the event i've always wanted to win since i was a little kid and there's no better place to do it. >> reporter: this week is the second time zalatoris has played here professionally. he finished 55th in 2021, but hopes his name is in contention sunday. >>> when we come back, we'll have the latest on the plane crash out of reagan national airport. (light gentle music) - unraveling life's mysteries. at stanford medicine, it's part of our dna. our world class school of medicine and adult and children's health systems work together expanding what we know and sharing what we discover to accelerate breakthroughs and inspire the next generation of code breakers. stanford medicine, advancing knowledge, improving lives. (light gentle music) >>> we want to get back to our bre

probably buster posey and steph curry. i would love to hear their stories. >> reporter: a win this weekend will qualify as one for him. >> this, in essence, has always been the one i have wanted to win since i was a little kid. >> reporter: this is just the second time that has played here professionally. he finished back in 2021 but hopes his name is in contention come sunday. >> all right. if you're headed down, roy mcelroy, scottie scheffler, playing tomorrow. 49ers faithful steve young is playing pebble. now, it is not like it used to be. when you see bill murray, he will not be flinging ladies. $3.6 million does bring out the crÈme de la crÈme. >> a lot of money. all right. thanks, vern. >>> up next, we meet a young man with a big voice hoping to take him two grammy awards. how he is helping to free up people from the visceral side of social media. >> in our touches of black. they say a lot without having to say much. they stand for elegance. refinement. and prestige. even a little can go a long way. and though they'r

verlander is four years older than his new boss, buster posey.he three time cy young winner is getting ready for his 20th season and still feels he's got plenty of gas left in the tank. >> there's no definitive answer when you should or can retire, but the answer is pretty similar. when you know, you'll know which isn't really helpful to somebody who doesn't know yet, but it's not there. it's the fast thing everybody wants to point out when things aren't going well, okay, father time finally caught up. i'm trying to stave it off. i'm a bit stubborn, have to be. i still think i can pitch at an extremely high ability. >>> college basketball, the cal women are led in scoring by yona camilli and lulu twidell, aka, the splash sisters, seventh and fourth in the country for most made three-pointers this season. >> this is what we do, right? >> this is what we do! this is what we do! >> we get that and they've been doing it well. cal blew out florida state sunday to run their record to 16-2. >>> the bears moved up to 18th in the latest top 25. it's their

expecting some vips to join the crowd, including jed york, larry baer, parker harris, jony ive, buster posey. state and local leaders like the board of supervisors and san francisco's political elite. now those those seats up front expected to start to really fill up before the mayor elect takes his oath just about less than five minutes from now at this point. now, it has already been a busy morning for daniel lowery, which srted by handing out coffee at saint anthony's in the tenderloin this morning. lowery was joined by his wife, becca, and two children, tia and sawyer. they were personally greeting guests for roughly half an hour. then lowery walked the streets of the tenderloin. that is where he was joined by san francisco police chief bill scott, and together they walked and talked about talked about the city's most problematic areas. his energy is really, really high in terms of the vision and the what, what we need to accomplish. and keeping the momentum going is really important. it's hard not to have. and along the way, lowery stopped to meet with children and families living in th

in fact, today, buster posey said sasaki won't sign here in the bay area.ever, the giants did sign a future hall of famer, justin verlander. our giants insiders discuss how the aging all star can still help this team. one thin that immediately stood out to me and one reason i thought, and i've talked about him a lot the last couple months, that he made some sense was you have this group of kyle harrison, hayden birdsong, landon, rupe, these guys who, you know, logan webb's the veteran. now robbie ray has been around a long time, but jordan hicks has never been a starter before really. so they now they have justin verlander like you mentioned literally next stop is cooperstown. is that narrative. is that like a writer thing a fan thing where you go like this is going to be great. these guys will learn from it. or is that you are in a clubhouse for a long time. is that real? like, is he going to be sitting there with kyle harrison talking about four seamers all the time? or what do you think of that aspect of it? you know, it's interesting and i think that gu

buster posey has taken the reins here as the team's new president of baseball operations.o kill me. also, zach minasian is having his first season as the team's new general manager told ktvu bailey o'carroll he understands the challenges of his new job as he works to get the giants back on the winning track. >> you see, kind of, i think the inner workings of a team, what it means to be a team and how players react to each other, coaches, a manager with their players being in that clubhouse in acenas been with the giants organization for the past six years, most recently as vice president of scouting. >> we're just minutes away from a major announcement regarding recalled oakland mayor shengtao. when you join us on the nine, we're taking you live to san francisco, where the fbi and doj could finally give us more information about the reason that tao's home was raided by federal pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money and gives you access to wifi speeds up to a gig. so you get

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former giants legend buster posey is the new president of baseball operations. and this is zack minasian, his first season as the giants new general manager. he sat down with ktvu bailey o'carroll to talk about the moment he first found out about his new job in the giants front office. >> i did get a buster hug that i initiated, so. so i did get that, but maybe giddy is the best word. >> now, the giants new general manager says he understands the challenges of his new job as he tries to get the giants back on a winning track. >> you see, kind of, i think the inner workings of a team, what it means to be a team and how players react to each other, coaches, a manager with their players. >> now, minasian has been with the giants organization for the past six years, most recently as vice president of scouting. well, one of the 49ers stars could earn one of the most prestigious awards in the national football league. talking about tight end george kittle, now a finalist for the salute to service award presented by the nfl, and usaa, an annual award recognizing player