then came this as the giants faced elimination in cincinnati. >> the giants live to play another dayre successful in five more elimination games before making it to the world series. >> he was called on for updated versions of his motivational sermon but don't expect to see a reprieve in 20s. it just happened. sometimes there's moments where things like that do happen. last year is last year. it's over with. it can never be taken away but this year is a completely new year. >> line drive now. >> that maybe true but memorable moments just had a way of following him last year. >>> it's 5-0. >> his broken bat that made contact with the ball three times was a crucial hit and the giants win over the cardinals in the 7th and deciding game of the national league championship series. no hit better demonstrates it. put the ball in play and you'll never know what can happen. >> baseball in general, it's always a learning experience. if you show me anyone that ever perfected the game i'll be surprised. >> he wants to see the season long numbers more reflective of what he has done previously. pe

this is the giants sweep. around our city streets you look at the our bus stops and trash cans you see gum on our sidewalks and cigarette butts. you go into our parks you see people who have left pet waste and have not picked up after themselves. this means somebody else is going to have to pick up after them. our job today is to let its going to take all of us individually to do our part to make san francisco clean. and as you haired in the mayor the giants did it last year the way they sweetie pie the tigers. we're going to use that philosophy and get san francisco clean. by joining this campaign you'll get information on you can join our school program our dr. block program and many altercate programs that we're offering you. are we ready to get this task done? this effort will lead to a krurlt that will bring awareness to our city. and no matter what part of the city you live in san francisco should be clean. our staff works 24 hours, 7 days a week. we've been picking up litter by month matter how much we

>> >>> the closer for the giants likes to have fun. ♪ >>> the giants have a lot of personalities on theirnd sergio romo has proven to be quite a cake ter with character. he came out of this giant bullpen down the stretch on fire. but the question remains, can he do it over the course of a 162-game schedule and more? joe fonzi has the story of the giants' closer. >> reporter: it's one of the most lasting images of the 2012 world series. ma gel cabrera looking out over the plate for romo's trademark slider. >> got him looking. >> reporter: only to have romo bust a fastball past him with the final out of the game. it's a moment romo relived during the offseason. >> i don't think that one will ever be not on replay at my house or in my parents' house. it's just one of those moments, you are very blessed and prifn lidgeed to be that -- privileged to be that guy. >> reporter: it was kind of a round-about way he became that guy. he totaled three saves in his four three mlb seasons. first brian wilson went count and then casillo struggled. the giants had to struggle with the bullpen committee. ro

>> >>> the closer for the giants likes to have fun. ♪ >>> the giants have a lot of personalities on their and sergio romo has proven to be quite a cake ter with character. he came out of this giant bullpen down the stretch on fire. but the question remains, can he do it over the course of a 162-game schedule and more? joe fonzi has the story of the giants' closer. >> reporter: it's one of the most lasting images of the 2012 world series. ma gel cabrera looking out over the plate for romo's trademark slider. >> got him looking. >> reporter: only to have romo bust a fastball past him with the final out of the game. it's a moment romo relived during the offseason. >> i don't think that one will ever be not on replay at my house or in my parents' house. it's just one of those moments, you are very blessed and prifn lidgeed to be that -- privileged to be that guy. >> reporter: it was kind of a round-about way he became that guy. he totaled three saves in his four three mlb seasons. first brian wilson went count and then casillo struggled. the giants had to struggle with the bullpen committee.

day for one giant. buster posey was honored before the game for winning the national league most virginia ubl player for 2012. henry wofford joins us live. >> reporter: friday the giants celebrated their home opener by honoring their entire squad from the 2012 championship season, unveiling the world series banner for all to see. today team's focus, as you mentioned, narrowed to honor their all everything catcher and unofficial team captain. buster posey, how can you not like this man? he is great. the giants held a special ceremony to honor the mvp. the giants legends, we willy mccovy and willy mays were on hand as he was presented his trophy and welcomed to a standing ovation from the adoring home fans. >> i'm extremely honored to be up here with the past giants winners. legends, willy mays, kevin mitchell, thank you all for being here. it means a lot. your support for this team is nothing short of amazing. i can speak for my teammates when i say i look forward to coming to play here every day and i h

giants lose 14-3. mindy bach has the latest. >> matt cain started his first three innings to match the sell bratory mood. in the fourth inning alone, the cardinals just killed the party. they knocked cain for seven hits, anyone earned runs and gave cain the worst single inning in his career. >> for myself and for the rest of the guys, i wish i had done better to keep the excitement going. but it's a long season and we'll have a lot more games. but today i definitely try to remember it as a good day, getting my ring and being excited about that. >> you have one of those days where everything's out of reach. they hit some good balls. cain's going to always give you a good opportunity to win, and today's one of those days it didn't fall our way. >> reporter: he's one of the few players from the giants doing well offensively as his team continues to struggle. but now the rockies come in and bring a great start to the season, but the coach is not planning on any lineup changes for that first game yet. thank

>>>reporter: they were chosen for the slack for the opening day ceremony. >> proud to be a giants fan holding up like up there. >>>reporter: for many fans opening day is about making memories again passed down from generation to generation. >> it is the world. memories will last a lifetime. really great, we spent the whole morning together, cutting school school. >>>reporter: the success of the field is translating to success at the box office. already this year the giants have sold 2.9 million tickets, the team says this time last year they had sold 2.7 million seats. >> they get into the players in ways that are almost familial, so it is not pablo sandoval, panda,. >> my husband is 93, i am 89 this is something we enjoy doing and we love it. >>>reporter: the celebration isn't quite over yet the special world series ring ceremony scheduled for sunday and for giants fans, the greatest show on earth is back in town. reporting live in san francisco rob roth ktvu channel two news. >> the california department of corrections is defending itself today following the release of a scathing re

but i also associate with you giants. because they are the manufacturer of the world series championship. that's a great combination. you will be able to create additional jobs here in the shed and pier. and again monique and i talked about how to get investments on the piers. if you know the history of this pier and along with the other piers. we had to kind of settle for warehouse of different companies or government agencies. they were the warehouses. and that's what president ho has been struggling with. how do we get our real estate on the port to be activated and bringing down people. and that's what our movement in the city has been all about with our public/private partnerships and the business relations. and of course giant the led it in the at&t waterfront, and it's been exciting to see that. and all the avenue electrified on that. and to see that on the waterfront. and to have have that complim t complimented. and it will be a huge part of pier 70. so this is all part of a master plan. i have to admit that was

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check for a pulse >> ".go giants!" >> pam: the world champion giants. return to a-t & t park. thousands of fans packed the stadium. to watch the giants beat the cardinals in their home opener. kron 4's justine waldman hasreaction from die-hard fans. hoping for another championship season. >> reporter: baseball is back at at&t park. and giants fans came to welcome home their champions. some missed work. or school. but know it is worth it for one of these tickets. to get in the spirit, they wore their best orange and black from head to toe. fans are hoping for another world championship. no pressure. at at&t park in >> we have all of the popular giants, romo, posey, the panama the skipper go giants! are expecting another championship san francisco justine waldman, kron 4 news. >> pam: kron 4 sports director gary radnich will have highlights from today's game. and player reaction. coming up in sports. ahead at eight. still ahead on kron 4-- the white house is now saying. a north korean missile launch may be imminent. the latest developments. and: president obama apologizing for c

giants win the home opener. the celebration continued all through the day. 1-0 the final. >>> how about the as in houston? a new beaux there in the west. cocoa crisp smiling before the game, smiling after this. the solo home run. his first of the year. and he's still smiling. >>> fifth inning, probably still smiling here. a two r.b.i. single. they were up big. and then sixth inning, dan straley and chris carter here. 11 strikeouts. hugs for everyone. as win 8-3. >>> how about to basketball now. warriors visiting the suns looking for the season-sweep against them. third quarter, warriors down three. later in the quarter, thompson drives the lane, gets the bucket and the foul. warriors up two. fourth quarter, warriors up two. kerry driving and taking to jarret jax. coming down to win coming back from down big, 111-107. >>> hockey now, i told you we had it all. sharks looking for the seventh straight win. dan boyle working to give and go. boyle burr riffing it. 70th of the year. save. joe pavelski shot is not saved

no problems for the giants game. high clouds tonight. 60s and 70s. >>> both make hikers who disappeared are in the hospital this morning. she was severely dehydrated and had trouble breathing. she and her 19-year-old friend nicholas got lost during an easter hiking trip in the cleveland national forpest -- forest. both are expected to recover. >>> some people living in the outer sunset district say they are getting frustrated by an increase in crime in their neighborhood. neighbors say this gas station on lincoln avenue is a hub where homeless people gather and cause problems. this is video of an apparent drug deal which took place wednesday afternoon caught on tape by a neighborhood watch camera. the police captain says there has been a rash of daytime home break ins also in the area. neighbors say they are working together to report crimes in hopes of making the area more safe for their kids. >>> parks and recreation fees are going up. the city council approved a plan that would bring in $138,000 of revenue per yea

>> giants! >> are you teaching anything to me >> we are blowoff work. >> all my stuff. >> the giants! >> we are going to go back to the series and a great roster. the chemistry is the same we are going to do with it. >> the other thing that we got today was not just how they are excited but it is important to notice that they started the season how they ended this season. >> this giants team knows how to win if it is confident. the fan base is also just as confident coming up at 5:30 sports director, gary radnich will have highlights. this nail biter, one-0. however, this victory for the home opener gary radnich will be joining us, later. >> pam: thank you, now a live look over san francisco. skies are clear now -- but as we head into the weekend -- rain is on the way again. i'm here in the weather center with jaqueline bennet. jaqueline -- you're tracking this oncoming storm? >> jacqueline: we are just going to get light showers at this point. from this live view of the bay bridge toll plaza of

before the game, the giant raise their world serious of championship banner. the to this year theme of winning together. to throw out the first pitch, the giants chose the most valuable player from the national championship, mark koe tossed the ball and the fans there loved it. romo struck out allen craig and final score 1 to nothing. giants fans got in the spirit by wearing a lot of black and orange. >> i want to get romo attention. he's my favorite player. >> i wonder if she did -- honor for his nvpaward tomorrow and the giant players said to resooe their award serious ring on sun immaterial baseball returns for returns -- not if you need to park a car. >> this is a tail of two neighborho mission bay in off season and mission bay in the baseball season. then it's a place where everybody knows the giants players name. >> romo . >> the bar is a city of orange and black that ends and flows with the game schedules. >> at capacity most days at 40, 000 people. >> it's not all peanuts and cracker jacks, what's good for business can be frustrating for fans. at best

giants taking on the st.dinals but before today's game, of course, the giants are going to be doing a little celebrating. still in the party mode from winning last year's world series. they will today be raising the 2012 world series flag here at at&t park. the second time the team has done that in three years. you might recall the home opener in 2011 when giants great, willie mays, walked out with the 2010 world series flag. it is not clear if he or a former giants player will be doing the same today. this will not be easy for the st. louis cardinals to digest. the giants took them out in the national league chaps series denying them a shot at the world series. the player who is crucial to making that happen, pitcher, barry zito, who shut out the cards for almost 8 innings in game five, a victory that was considered crucial. barry zito will be the pitcher who will be starting today's game. the first of three against the st. louis cardinals here at the home opener at at&t park. the first pitch is at 1:35. a q

. >> the giant! >> excitement began building early this morning for superstars such as willie mays, to super fans to arrive at 4:00 this morning and waited outside. >> opening-day let's go. >> band celebrated not just the beginning of the baseball season season, but the second championship in three years. when the gates open fans poured in there were fancy here for the first time and those who have been coming to opening-day for decades. >> these are my boys out here that play we follow them all the time. and when they go out of town we often go out of town on a trip. so, they have been really special. >> i love the crowd, i love the team, a great afternoon. >>>reporter: the fans gave the giants the rockstar treatment. the crowd erupted with manager carrying the world series trophy next to the trophy the team won in 2010. this may be nba season but more like an extension of the last one. one more moment of magic as well by when players received a last thank you. the celebration doesn't end today, on

we got our giants gear on so we are ready to go. go giants. live from the ballpark, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> it has been cloudy but during a break the sun broke through the clouds enough to create a rainbow there, kind of see it at the bottom of the screen, this a view from our camera on mt. diablo, rosemary will be here in a few minutes watching what is coming our way as far as the weather and will tell us if we have more wet weather this weekend. >>> a disabled san jose man is in the hospital after being shot in what police say was a case of mistaken identity. the man was shot around 7:30 this morning after walking to a 7-11 store near his home between south white road and mount vista drive. police say she he was approached by three men, they asked if he belonged to a gang, he said no and then someone in the car shot him twice in the stomach. >> there has been some evidence found. there is some blood located but we are trying to still piece the evidence together and make sense of it. >> the victim's mother tells ktvu he is para

by the way the giants are the largest consumer of the product in the world. there is a connection between the organizations. >> the park we will go through this really quickly and there are a lot of components of the park and it is meant to attract a diverse array of people and you have places where you could enter the water with a kayak adjacent with pier 38 and we could accommodate in the park and in the middle and where you see the restaurant and the edge of the junior, giant's baseball field as more meant to appeal to family and children and it is meant to be a very active park space so that it feels comfortable at times and also a meandering walkway that brings in the water and provides great views and some porch wetlands for wild life and we will talk about a couple of good precedents for this park and the first one comes from new york madison square park and those of you who have been to the shake shack know what i am talking about it is for all of those in manhattan and those to take an afternoon break. and the one in san francisco, is the highlight o

we got our giants gear on so we are ready to go. go giants. live from the ballpark, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> it has been cloudy but during a break the sun broke through the clouds enough to create a rainbow there, kind of see it at the bottom of the screen, this a view from our camera on mt. diablo, rosemary will be here in a few minutes watching what is coming our way as far as the weather and will tell us if we have more wet weather this weekend. >>> a disabled san jose man is in the hospital after being shot in what police say was a case of mistaken identity. the man was shot around 7:30 this morning after walking to a 7-11 store near his home between south white road and mount vista drive. police say she he was approached by three men, they asked if he belonged to a gang, he said no and then someone in the car shot him twice in the stomach. >> there has been some evidence found. there is some blood located but we are trying to still piece the evidence together and make sense of it. >> the victim's mother tells ktvu he is para

here at&t park, the giants third game is set for 3:00 in the afternoon. live in san francisco, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >>> a memorial concert is being held tonight for the victims of the mass shooting at oakland's university. seven people were killed during the shooting rampage in april of last year. the suspect a nursing student at the school is undergoing psychiatric treatment for schizophrenia. tonight's concert will be at st. paul's at 7:00 p.m. and second concert is planned for next weekend in sacramento. >>> police in san jose investigate a homicide overnight in a parking lot two blocks from kelly park. kimberly terry is live with more on the shooting. >> reporter: terry, police are still out here conducting the investigation into the death of that man who was shot at least once overnight. police say they received the first 911 call about this incident just after 2:45 a.m. when they arrived in this business park in the 1900 block of center road, they found a man dead. >> the incident occurred at an underground rave nightclub located a shor

then the giants at the top of this sports cast. the giants win their home opener.ction from the clubhouse coming up next. medications? i don't know. last immunization shots? really? honey, what's my blood pressure medicine called? one time i took something and i blew up like a puffer fish. i'm probably allergic to that. at kaiser permanente, your medical information is available to you and your doctors. quickly. securely. no guesswork required. better information. better care. kaiserpermanente. thrive. >>> a former parking garage in downtown oakland is transforming into a showcase for art. the city has now converted this empty lot in the uptown district into a sculpture park. five artists have filled it with nine sculptures. it has an archway made entirely of bicycle parts. it sits next to the restored fox theater, an area that's seeing a massive revitalization. >> one of the things i love about public art, you're out on the street. people happen upon the work. they don't know that's going to be here and then there's a small on their face. they want to talk to peop

go, giants! >> if you are going through that area and not planning on stopping at the game you may run into trouble. >> a lot traffic is coming into san francisco for the game so our newest member of our abc7 news team, leyla gulen, has tracking the traffic situation. >> the question is, is it going to an giant traffic problem? as cornell bernard already told us, we will see northbound king street closed between 2nd and third for an hour and we are starting to see a lot of traffic pouring into the area. as we look at 280 between ten miles per hour and 51 miles per hour so you are creeping along as you start approaching the off ramp. how is the 101? 101 is still looking at 21 miles per hour. this is the approach of the portrero district, and 46 coming from bayview so it is looking busy out there. also, as cornell said, use public transit and that is the best way because, also, parking is going to be at a premium. so pier 30 and pier 32 shut down. here is a live look at our bay bridge, the incline

the giants prevented st. louis from going onto the world series. one of the players crucial to that suck was fitcher barry zito who coincidentally will be throwing out the first pitch starting for the giants. a couple of things inside the park, if you're going to be coming not just today but any day, they have added more free charging stations for your smartphone with lockers, so you can go back to your seat while your phone gets juice. the team dramatically increased wi-fi with antennas in the park, more than double what they had before. pout 20 minutes ago i stopped by the box office to see how many tickets they had. they were almost sold out. they said they had about 100. that was 20 minutes ago. you could probably show up and get a ticket, try stub hub, maybe wait until another day. st. louis cardinals. buster posey honored for national mvp award he received last season. sunday all members of the team will receive their championship rings. the gates at at&t park about to open in a minute. i think we'll get out of here so we don't get bum rushed

. >> good morning, look at me, a little by of rain in the giant dug out but giants baseball back in san francisco. take a look at this beautiful sight, at&t park where the lights are slowly coming on this morning and the food is being delivered out back and, yes, the beer is here, too, and the excitement is definitely building as the world chap san francisco giants host st. louis in the home opener and will raise the 2012 world series championship flag with percent ans returning home after winning two of three games against los angeles which starts the 2013 season. starting pitcher is zitto coming off the biggest season if years, an amazing come back season and he has no reason toking nostalgic and is focused and ready for a brand new season. the cast of jersey boys will sing the national anthem but the team is keeping a lid on who is throwing out the first pitch. the game starts at 1:35 but if you are coming to the game give yourself a lot of extra time to be here at leyla gulen mentioned there will be street closures on king between 2nd and 3rd. tickets are still available for the gam

the error allows the giants to load the bases, walked on four straight pitches foreseen in the only run of the game. giants defense made it stand up and hunter looking pretty good in right field sergio romo coming on for another the third save already we are getting used to this site. beautiful slider in there for strike three, giants eight the cardinals, 1-zero at opening-day at at&t. they have one free of their first four games off to a nice start. fred inglis is out at the park, he will have interviews, he was in the giants clubhouse you'll hear about the victory. really, the story the way he has resurrected his career is incredible. >> more a little later. >> viewers have been sharing their photos with us take a look at this adorable giants fan named asher. dad, david nelson had him showing up their tickets. you can send us your fan photos via facebook or twitter or e-mail us photos at ktvu .com. >> san francisco police are looking for a cab jack or who stole a taxi this morning and led officers on a 45 minute long chase. pictures of the chase now, the thief took the cab near san fr

>>>reporter: they were chosen for the slack for the opening day ceremony. >> proud to be a giants fan holding up like up there. >>>reporter: for many fans opening day is about making memories again passed down from generation to generation. >> it is the world. memories will last a lifetime. really great, we spent the whole morning together cutting school school. >>>reporter: the success of the field is translating to success at the box office. already this year the giants have sold 2.9 million tickets, the team says this time last year they had sold 2.7 million seats. >> they get into the players in ways that are almost familial, so it is not pablo sandoval, panda,. >> my husband is 93, i am 89 this is something we enjoy doing and we love it. >>>reporter: the celebration isn't quite over yet the special world series ring ceremony scheduled for sunday and for giants fans, the greatest show on earth is back in town. reporting live in san francisco rob roth ktvu channel two news. >> the california department of corrections is defending itself today following the release of a scathing rep

go giants! >> opening day! >> everything that we come here for it is about these guys. that is why we come here! >> as if long lines aren't expected. but giants fans, lines will be even longer today. the first 40,000 fans will receive buster posey national league m-v-p bobbleheads. ryan vogelsong will be the giants starting pitcher against cardinal's shelby miller. with first pitch at 1:05. still ahead on kron 4 news weekend. after weeks of threats, north korea readies some weapons. we'll tell you what they are. >> and people needing a ride to or from san francisco international airport are about to have fewer options. we'll explain why. but first, a live look outside outs[ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what..

no problems for the giants game. high clouds tonight. 60s and 70s. >>> both make hikers who disappeared are in the hospital this morning. she was severely dehydrated and had trouble breathing. she and her 19-year-old friend nicholas got lost during an easter hiking trip in the cleveland national forpest -- forest. both are expected to recover. >>> some people living in the outer sunset district say they are getting frustrated by an increase in crime in their neighborhood. neighbors say this gas station on lincoln avenue is a hub where homeless people gather and cause problems. this is video of an apparent drug deal which took place wednesday afternoon caught on tape by a neighborhood watch camera. the police captain says there has been a rash of daytime home break ins also in the area. neighbors say they are working together to report crimes in hopes of making the area more safe for their kids. >>> parks and recreation fees are going up. the city council approved a plan that would bring in $138,000 of revenue per yea

go, giants! >> if you are going through that area and not planning on stopping at the game you may run into trouble. >> a lot traffic is coming into san francisco for the game so our newest member of our abc7 news team, leyla gulen, has tracking the traffic situation. >> the question is, is it going to an giant traffic problem? as cornell bernard already told us, we will see northbound king street closed between 2nd and third for an hour and we are starting to see a lot of traffic pouring into the area. as we look at 280 between ten miles per hour and 51 miles per hour so you are creeping along as you start approaching the off ramp. how is the 101? 101 is still looking at 21 miles per hour. this is the approach of the portrero district, and 46 coming from bayview so it is looking busy out there. also, as cornell said, use public transit and that is the best way because, also, parking is going to be at a premium. so pier 30 and pier 32 shut down. here is a live look at our bay bridge, the incline

giants take on st. louis cardinals game time tomorrow afternoon. we'll have clouds around, possible sprinkle or two. it should be mainly dry for the game. a movement of systems over 12 hours, clouds pushing through. we're aware up to the north. the moisture could produce sprinkles tonight. and not rainfall expected tonight but there is an unsettled pattern out to sea. and that means weekend picture is unsettled as well. we'll see lots of clouds around, then, early this week, band of showers moving through. that should taper off quickly. then, suntd morning another wave of weak showers and light scattered showers will move through. that will pass through quickly. and we should see a lot of sunshine. low temperatures low 50s and mild. then, tomorrow, look fr clouds around and threats of showers or two. we'll see highs into around 70s near the bay. here is the accu-weather forecast. drying out monday and will be breezy. we'll get a nice spring like warm up with high temperatures climbing into mid to upper 80s inland. >> looks great. >> yes. >> thank y

. >> thank you, amina stacy is manager of communications for the los angeles giants. >> if you think about what our mission is, you probably think our mission is to win the world series every year, which hopefully this year we're on the right track, but actually our mission statement, we just went through an exercise but our mission statement has always been to enrich the community through innovation. and it's very, i am very proud of the fact that the giants have been able to take that mission and bring it into the community through really dynamic partnership with the experts in the field. about 14 years ago, tommy short, my friend in the audience, came to us with sheriff hennesy and asked us to take on a controversial topic of violence and it was 14 years ago we hosted stamp out violence today. we brought together victims of violence, offenders, community leaders working on this issue to raise awareness about the impact of violence in our community. at that time the message was violence is learned and can be unlearned. the thing that the giants have and the reason why we're here to

we could not have done this or got this far without the support of the giants. a part from it being the largest customer, they have shown a tremendous degree of leadership to us in terms of how to go through this very, very complicated process. and for us, as a small manufacturer, to do something like this on our own will be extremely difficult, and perhaps, just too much of a challenge. but everybody in here, today and everybody support, we really believe that this could be a phenomenal new attraction in the city. so i urge your support, thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker? >> good evening, supervisors, kate (inaudible) the executive director of ss, made and i am here to lend my support to this project and i think that all of you know that manufacturing is again on the rise in san francisco. the sector grew by more than 12 percent last year alone and so, proud to say that (inaudible) brewers and distillers is the largest manufacturer by far and they were actually single handedly responsible for more of the job creation last year than any other company. so

giants, a's warriors and sharks go 4 for 4.den state, their biggest come backin of the seas8ñ# >>> good evening. the giants, they know how to throw a party. a celebration honoring the world champs followed by a 1-0 shutout of the cardinals by barry zito and company. the championship banner arriving in style on a san francisco fire department boat and hoisted by a handful of giants players. there was only one run in the game and here it is. a bases loaded walk by jay westbrook to pagan. 1-0 giants. barry zito with the big hook working. seven score less frames. resistance is futile. giants starters have gone 2 suks innings without a earned run. they have >> they have won 15 straight with zito on the mound. >> it was great for us to come out and match up with the cardinals again. they are a very tough team and a difficult team for us in the past too. so it felt good. you start with one of the best in the league there off the top. >> the a's in houston. the top of the first and cocoa crisp and flying like a flug-to em. that is a da

the giants swept the detroit tigers as you remember, but this afternoon the giants will be taking on the st. louis cardinals and kind of appropriate since it was the champion cardinals who the giants dethroned in that national championship series last october. the man who really turned that series around was barry zito. he is going to be taking the mound in the home opener. the team will be raising its 2012 world series flag. >> i can't tell you. it's going to be a surprise. we first pitch raising the flag, we're going to keep it tall a surprise. i can tell you that the theme this year is togetherness, and it's really a celebration of the fans and the community and the organization and the team coming together to, you know, will and work hard to bring a championship to san fransisco. >> the game starts at 1:35 this afternoon. you're encouraged to take bart or knew knee. local eateries open at 9:30 serve brunch and beer. we're going to tell you about upcoming events over the next few days. there's a much deserved ring ceremony and one of the giants rep allowed me to wear her ring from

by the way, giants and dodgers face off at 7:00 tomorrow night.we'll be back in the 6:00 news cast to preview the a's home opener against the mariners tonight. plus, news regarding the quarterbacks for both the 49ers and raiders. >> all right, if you lose on opening day, there are many games remaining. >> let's talk to kimberly terry at at&t park in san francisco, she has been hanging with the faithful giants fans, hi kimberly. >> reporter: hello, fans saying at at&t park is the next best thing to being in los angeles for opening day, an estimated 5,000 fans were in at&t park today to watch the giant's season opener against the rival dodgers on the jumbotron, there were hot dogs and more for the first 3,000 people destiinside stadium. the big attraction was a photo booth, where hundreds were lined up to get a photo for the team's two world series trophies. fans could have watched the game from home but would rather be at the ballpark with other fans cheering the world champions. >> i woke up because i could get the giants up. >> this is really gre

giants win 1-0, the 15th straight win for the giants in a game zito has pitched. >>> giants take on theards again today. if you can't make it out to the park, you can watch the game right here on ktvu. coverage begins at 12:30 this afternoon. vogelsong is on the mound for the giants. ktvu.com has a page dedicated to the giants. you'll find their schedule, player stats and video from last season's parade. just look for the sports menu, at the top of your front page. >>> and the oakland a's are hoping to keep their three-game winning streak alive with another win today. following last night's game, the a's beat the astros 8-3. dan straily was told to pack his bags and head back to triple-a. the news was expected, since bartolo cologne was set to re-join the team today. >>> 7:34. if you have outdoor plans today, you may soon be in good shape, right, rosemary? doesn't look like the rain, too heavy? spitting on us? >> yeah. i like that terminology. yeah, it's going to be a passing shower. that's pretty much all we may see, and outside of that, mostly cloudy skies. i do see sunshine for the a

people are crazy about the giants just like you are. >> the dodgers beat the giants. but in the bay area, baseball fans are keeping an eye on two hot teams. >> maybe we'll get a win over here. and it will be a semi-good day for the bay area. >> opening day marks the official beginning for the run to the world series. >> they're all young and they know they can win now. so they're not going to be shy about it. >> daniel anderson paid 50 bucks for a standing room only ticket at this sold out game. >> i'm wearing a jameson shirt. and an as shirt. >> he's rooting for the as now, but hoping to vote against them. >> with two world class bay area teams taking a swing at it, relationships will be tested. >> reporter: budgets will be stretched. >> the as will play here at home through thursday: and then it's the giant's term for a home opener. that's on friday. lots of tickets to buy. reporting live in oakland, nbc bay area news. >> for full high lights of both games, we'll have that coming up later in sports. that's coming up in just about ten minutes. >> we need customized f

from the giants perspective there's a lot of opportunity to educate kids through junior giants and serving as role models with our players to spread the message about all bullying, not just what you do in the hallway or the classroom, but all bullying, including online, is unacceptable. as parents trying to teach kids about the boundaries of the social media world and respecting people in all ways. >> i'd just like to first of all begin by condemning the violence and mourning the death of a wonderful friend to arabs and muslims, i knew people who knew him, he was a cal grad like myself. the irony is you are killing a fripd. but that's the nature of mob violence and the ideology of hate. and unfortunately hate begets hate and that's what we're really seeing on both sides. put out an inflammatory film and people who are willing to do the dance who will confirm what the film is saying and when does this cycle end? we see this in schools as well, unfortunately. we see it on the internet way too much as you mentioned. look at any article, i am most familiar with articles about muslims but it se

the giants first watch and the w warriors. >>> garlic fries have been a part of giants games for nearly two decades. now they're found in ballparks all around the major leagues and a bay area native credited as the originator of this taste treat. >> it started in 1994 at cann candlestick park. we 0 opened up one booth, the garlic fries. there was a line 30 people deep and they opened up another one and another one. eventually we had like six booths at candlestick. now i think there's ten of them here at at&t park. >> and the co-founder can be found making garlic fries in the kitchens of at&t park. you'll see his famous figure. >> the keg lifting pose, the level of authenticity behind every bottle of beer that we make is clearly evident in my physique. >> a true bay area tradition. >> some things just click. we were fortunate the garlic fries are an institution. we're at 35 stadiums not just candlestick and at&t. it's spread around the country. >>> we are counting down to the first pitch, giants on nbc bay area tonight in about eight minutes. but first we start with jim kozimor at the bi

cain becomes the first giants pitcher since 1902 to allow nine runs in an inning -- as the giants gotered by the saint-louis cardinals 14-to-three. cain only managed to stay in the game for three-and- two-thirds-innings. and had to say after the game. now the giants turn their attention to the visiting colorado rockies. the amount of of things just got not very sharp for the first couple of innings and it kind of fell apart. but it definitely an exciting day for all of us we wanted to see the rain and it turned out great but i do wish that for myself i would have done better for myself. just to keep the excitement going. first game of the series is set for tomorrow when madison bumgarner takes the mound. the a's hit three home runs as they went on to beat the astros nine-to-three. jed lowrie and coco crisp each hit their third home run of the year -- and second in as many days -- as the a's swept the three- game series with the astros. brett anderson struck out ten in another strong pitching performance. a's fans got a scare in the fifth inning when outfielder josh reddick collided wi

giants, a's warriors and sharks go 4 for 4. golden state, their biggest come back win of the seas >>> good evening. the giants, they know how to throw a party. a celebration honoring the world champs followed by a 1-0 shutout of the cardinals by barry zito and company. the championship banner arriving in style on a san francisco fire department boat and hoisted by a handful of giants players. there was only one run in the game and here it is. a bases loaded walk by jay westbrook to pagan. 1-0 giants. barry zito with the big hook working. seven score less frames. resistance is futile. giants starters have gone 2 suks innings without a earned run. they have >> they have won 15 straight with zito on the mound. >> it was great for us to come out and match up with the cardinals again. they are a very tough team and a difficult team for us in the past too. so it felt good. you start with one of the best in the league there off the top. >> the a's in houston. the top of the first and cocoa crisp and flying like a flug-to em. that is a

the giants are expected to sell out here.come back here live we can walk you through the park and show you the behind the scenes preparation. as we come through here yo can see we've guilty a lot of the guys here. they are basically restocking all of the beverages into the booths you see here. i asked them how many hot dogs they have ready for the game today. he didn't know but you could guess it's thousands and thousands. if you take a look here to the mustard stand. there is a lot of delivery trucks here today. a lot of local restaurants will be opening up early around 9:30. if you want to catch an early brunch before you head into the game. the first pitch again 1:35. we'll have the jersey boys sing the national anthem. and coming up later i'll tell you a funny story about jeremy and last years season opener. >>> sal, i'm starting to taste the garlic fries. that is my splurge at the ballpark. >> you know actually they have a lot of good food there. >> they do. >> good morning, everybody. the traffic is moving along relativ

now he joins a list of giants greats such as willie mays and barry bonds. even then those who know buster posey say his talent is rare. >> special day for buster. he's a special player. and we're fortunate to have him. we know it. >> what i see in buster is a player who has those tangibles but a player that is very smart in the game. a lot of great ball players have come through the giants organization. and i don't know if any of them are smarter than buster posey. he's been able to acquire that knowledge 25 years old. so of all of his talents, i think that's what sets him apart than anybody else. >> [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: and buster posey was also honored today for picking up the national league batting title. and to prove jeff can't's point, the only other catcher in the national league to win the battle title was ernie lombardi back in 1938. that's how difficult it is to really help a pitching staff and also concentrate on a player's own game. bruce bocc hirkz says it's amazing because he's only getting better and there's sure to be more m.v.p. awar

. >>> let's talk giants baseball. >> what a game. >> the giants are doing great with barry zito who is now hitting .750. i know it is early in the season. he's hot, but brandon moss of the a's is volcanic right now. lava-like in anahei >>> the magical revival of barry zito continues. a couple of years ago it looked like the giants hey have to eat his huge contract. now he is money. zito has not allowed a single run this season and as i mentioned, he is sitting .750 through two games. giants had a large pre game visitor. nba star kevin durant spent time in the booth. the thunder in town to play the warriors. zito seven score less. the first called third strike on tulo, not pleased. buster with a triple and a double in the second. it scored zito and posey 3 for 5. giants interrupt and torres likewise and drives in poe see and hunter pence. zito with his first two-hit day in the majors. base knock here scoring torres in the fifth. the giants would blank the rockies 10-0. the giants sweeping the series and have won 16 straight games that zito has started. the angels are favorites to win th

the padres are in town facing tim lincecum and the world champion giants. the starter pitched into the seventh inning -- striking out a season-high eight batters as he lead the giants over the padres two- to-zero. pablo sandoval added a two run homer in the fourth inning. and the giants managed to squeak out a win despite only getting three hits. sergio romo came in and pitched a perfect ninth to earn his eighth save of the year. ray's starting pitcher jeremy hellickson shut down the a's for seven innings as the tampa bay rays went on to beat the athletics one- to-nothing. a's starter jarrod parker pitched well enough to get the win as he pitched into the seventh inning. but parker gave up a solo home run to matt joyce in with a loss. tomorrow the a's finish up their series with the rays before heading off to boston for a three game series. >> and when you think of a mixed martial arts fight. romance isn't the first thing that comes to mind. but it sure was a romantic scene when the winner of tonight's u-f-c match proposed to his girl friend! >> i am not pe

the giants swept the detroit tigers as you remember, but this afternoon the giants will be taking on the st. louis cardinals and kind of appropriate since it was the champion cardinals who the giants dethroned in that national championship series last october. the man who really turned that series around was barry zito. he is going to be taking the mound in the home opener. the team will be raising its 2012 world series flag. >> i can't tell you. it's going to be a surprise. we first pitch raising the flag, we're going to keep it tall a surprise. i can tell you that the theme this year is togetherness, and it's really a celebration of the fans and the community and the organization and the team coming together to, you know, will and work hard to bring a championship to san fransisco. >> the game starts at 1:35 this afternoon. you're encouraged to take bart or knew knee. local eateries open at 9:30 serve brunch and beer. we're going to tell you about upcoming events over the next few days. there's a much deserved ring ceremony and one of the giants rep allowed me to wear her ring from