starting pitcher jeff samardzija should fit in well here. like staff madison bumgarner he has no use for the quality start. >> i could do nothing all off season and pitch 5, 6 innings, to me that is not what excites me. i think when i am in the 7th inning with 80 pitches that feels good, that is accomplishing something. >> reporter: if he sounds like a football player in the 4th quarter, that is because he sounds one. at notre dame in addition to pitching, jeff samardzija was name to a number of all >> the older i get the more i appreciate my threshold for certain things. comes from football. you know, my father being a bobby knight fan has something to do with it. >> reporter: he likes to be considered an athlete, not just a pitcher. he will join a staff that likes to hit. he has two career home runs and will fit in nicely on a staff that saw madison bumgarner hit 5 last year. >> cool thing about great starting rotations is you compete over everything. never think you will come to the field without having to be on your toes. who hits the mo

starting pitcher jeff samardzija should fit in well here.ike staff madison bumgarner he has no use for the quality start. >> i could do nothing all off season and pitch 5, 6 innings, to me that is not what excites me. i think when i am in the 7th inning with 80 pitches that feels good, that is accomplishing something. >> reporter: if he sounds like a football player in the 4th quarter, that is because he sounds one. at notre dame in addition to pitching, jeff samardzija was name to a number of all american teams for football. >> the older i get the more i appreciate my threshold for certain things. comes from football. you know, my father being a bobby knight fan has something to do with it. >> reporter: he likes to be considered an athlete, not just a pitcher. he will join a staff that likes to hit. he has two career home runs and will fit in nicely on a staff that saw madison bumgarner hit 5 last year. >> cool thing about great starting rotations is you compete over everything. never think you will come to the field without having to be on

we told you that samardzija has two and jeff peavy one and johnny cueto yet to get on the board. it should be a strong staff and the start of a good season. reporting live from scottsdale. joe fonzi. fox 2 news. >>> that is something i wanted to ask you. everyone is optimistic in spring training do you think the giants will have a good season. it seems like they made a lot of good upgrades? >> they did. they addressed the outfield position with denard span projected to be the centerfielder and johnny cueto and samardzija in the staff and bruce bochy talked about this. health is a big concern and you never want to blame things on injuries but the giants were injured last year. hunter pench was hurt. and others were hurt. but this team is built to compete for the national league west. >> it is not even here. let's not forget that. >>> joe, thanks very much. we will see you later. >>> time to go to the weather. a lot of rain last night in the bay area. dried up today. let's go back to bill to find out what the rest of the weekend is holding. >> more that have rain. light rain coming

. >>> we're getting a better look at the faces on the giants, including starts pitcher jeff samardzija likes to be considered not just a pitcher but an athlete. he's hoping to give baumgartner a run for the plate. >> the cool thing about a great starting rotation is you compete over everything. don't ever think you'll come to the field without having to be on your toes. whether you're competing on the cross word or the singles, it's never ending. >> for his part. bumgarner is super excited that the giants went after is a ma gentleman. . the first workout is on sunday. the full squad reports to mesa on thursday. >> rapper kanye west has unleashed a couple of rants on twitter repeatedly he wrote i am the jordan and steph curry of music. okay. meaning i'm the best of two generations. curry was asked about it yesterday after practice. >> i've seen a lot of his crazy, outlandish tweets in the past, especially in the past month. and when i saw my name, that was pretty funny and honoring at the same time. also very weird for me in the same conversation as michael and kanye. >> that's an inter

that was madison baumgartner and buster posey and the newcomer jeff samardzija pitched for the white sox and for the a's a couple years ago and came over over in a trade and samardzija talked about come to go to giants in the off season. >> hard-nosed gamers that love the game of baseball. i like it. and that's what you have to have to be successful and winning this game is just undying love that you show up for even after a long day of work even if you had a rough one, 0 for 5 and you still have that same love and passion and do what you did the day before. >> the early returns. everybody seems to like him and madison baumgartner said he knew he was his kind of guy and figures to be an interesting guy for the staff in particular. >>> let's talk about the warriors. it has been awhile since they have been in action. practicing before they take off for portland. where they will play tomorrow. the first game they got to go 25 and 5 to break the record for most points in a season. seth curry working it out. kanye west saying i am the best of two generations. tweeting that out and here is

gary:in scottsdale, arizona buster posey is walking in madison bumgarner is presentthe new guys jeff samardzija. and >> gary:johhny cueto is gearing up for the season. >> was a lot of fun playing him. a lot of charisma. we are 18 that are being different. we have been called misfits, cockroaches and the verse. --diverse >> gary:retired oakland raiders safety charles woodson has been hired by epsn as a nfl analyst. woodson has been hired to work as an analyst on sunday nfl countdown and monday night countdown.the 39 year old 3 time all - pro is expected to begin his new job in july. woodson made the pro bowl in his 18th and final season >> pam:alright, gary. coming up after the break this could be what they call a angry. a woman of attack after attacking a fast food employee over a wrong order. four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth-- [train horn blares] to the continent -- ... a new nation. announcer: presidents day may be over, but the savings go on at sleep train. through sunday at sleep train's presidents day sale save up to $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic, get three y

. >>> we're getting a better look at the new faces on the giants, including jeff samardzija. like madison bumgarner he likes to be considered not just a pitcher but an athlete. he's hoping to give bumgarner a run at the plate. bumgarner hit five home runs at the plate. and samardzija, two in his career. >> you compete over everything. whether you're competing for who did the crossword the fastest? who hits the most opposite run singles? it's never ending. >> for his part, bumgarner is super excited that the giants went after samardzija in free agency. the oakland a's kick off spring training tomorrow. the complex is in mesa, and the first workout is sunday. and the full squad reports to mesa on thursday. >>> richard branson will unveil a new spaceship he hopes will eventually take tourists to the outer eliminates of the earth. a virgin galactic spacecraft was destroyed in 2014. it killed one of the pilots. the new spaceship can carry passengers 60 miles above the ground. the test flights are due to begin later this year. >> unveiling a spaceship is a very important technical

spring training, where one of the big story lines this season has been the acquisition of starters jeff samardzija and johnny cueto. >> i don't expect anyone to learn my last name like that. just to be able to pronounce it. >> reporter: samardzija, playing on his fourth team in three seasons is nicknamed the shark. with such a complicated last name he has gotten used to be called -- anything! >> obviously people call my shark. that works. smardg because they don't want to say my last night. i turn my head because i'm so used to people butchering it. >> reporter: later this morning samardzija and giants pitchers will throw to pitchers the first time this spring. that's it from scottsdale. vern glenn kpix 5. >> i think vern is enjoying himself there. >> i think he is having fun. >> 82 degrees down there. >> that's great. >> samardzija, gianna. say that. >> samardzija. >> can you spell it? >> it's not easy to spell. can you believe baseball is almost here? six weeks until the a's open up at home on the 4th of april against the white sox. i'm looking forward to it. >>> northbound 101 out of the south

the giants spring trains camp is underway we're look getting a look at the new faces including jeff samardzija. he's hoping to give madison bumgarner a run at the plate. >> the cool thing about a great starting rotation is you compete over everything. don't ever think you'll come to the field without having to be on your toes. who did the cross word the fastest in >> who hits the most opposite field singles? >> bumgarner is super exciter. the giants went after samardzija? free agency. >>> the a's report tomorrow in mesa, arizona. the first workout is on sunday. and the full squad will report to mesa on thursday. >>> rapper kanye west has unleashed a couple of rapts on twitter. and one mentioned steph curry. he wrote i am the jordan and steph curry of music, meaning i'm the best of two generations. >> i've seen a lot of his outlandish tweets in the past, especially in the past month. and i saw my name and it was -- pretty funny and honoring at the same time and also very weird putting in the same conversation as michael and kanye. >> kanye west's tweet was september out after the end of the all

he's been catching the bull pen sessions from bumgarner, jeff samardzija, i caught up with buster posey talked about his off-season home which soon is going to be shifting to the bay area. >> we'll be residents once my kids start kindergarten. we're still spending time in georgia, still have a home there. but it will be home, you know, permanently here in the next probably year and a half. i don't know. we've just grown to love the area. we have a home there now. and we've made some friends in the area. my wife's extremely comfortable in the area. and it's just a -- it's a cool place to live. i think everybody that lives there will attest to that. that it's a special place in the world. and i'm excited to have the opportunity to raise my kids there. >> also in talking with buster, i informed him that he is the number one fantasy baseball catcher in all of major league baseball. his response to me, raj and jessica, was, i guess that's cool. so good to know buster posey has even keeled and understated as he's always been, even here in 2016. >> can't wait to be the kindergarten teacher tha

up early for the chance to see their favorite players and some of the new faces like starter jeff samardzija outfielders who showed up early as well even though position players aren't due for six more days. >> looking forward to just the atmosphere. i've heard the fans are great here. heard the travel is good. so just looking forward to having a healthy spring training as well. >> the week before you get going you start getting ant ant antsy. step foot here today it's go time. there's no rest until the end. so it's exciting. and i'm really excited to get in here and get to know these guys and grow these relationships and get ready for the season. >>> 49ers news now according to espn the team is close to signing tight end garrett selleck to a multiyear contract extension preventing him from becoming an unrestricted free agent. he made three touchdowns in 11 games, eight of those starts before ending the season on injured reserve with a high ankle sprain. >>> warriors return to practice this afternoon. the best team in the nba has caught the attention of many, including spurs head coach gregg

spring training no question one of the big story lines was the $220 million that they spent on jeff samardzijacueto. >> the organization got together this winter. we kind of realized that we didn't have enough innings last season. >> reporter: last season with the exception of madison baumgarner no starter had an e.r.a. lower than 3.58 but with the two new additions, the team looksto have one of the best staffs in baseball. >> it's cool when every guy can go 7, 8, 9 innings. we'll have a little competition going on between each other and see who can come out on top. >> reporter: samardzija for a second stint in the bay area. off the worst season statistically 11-13 with a 4.96 e.r.a. in his season with the white sox. >> baseball, there's times when it's better or not as good as the numbers say. >> my job is to get him going positively and feeling good about things and i think that will turn into something really big. >> samardzija! [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: when he really has to bear down, samardzija uses his football mentality picked up playing wide receiver for notre dame. >> what

the giants spent over $200 billion to sign starter johnny cueto and jeff samardzija beefing up a starting rotation that was decimated by injuries last season. you think about the lincecum, cain and baumgarner. here's bochy on the new rotation. >> come to spring training, this is as solid as i think we have been. that's saying a lot. we have had some very good rotations here. but when you add two guys like this, you know, they make you that much better. >>> implications for cal and washington. brown paying like a top five nba draft pick, two of his game high 23. the u-dub coach called him a locomotive. 78-75 the bears, just their second road win this season. >>> pete deboer back in floor where his coaching journey began. sharks and panthers in a shootout. joe pavelski freezes and scores and then florida's turn. sharks goalie martin jones comes up with the save. and the sharks win 2-1 in a shootout. they just keep winning on the road. >>> warriors back at it. here we go. have a great weekend. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you sunday night on game day. >>> here we go. play of the day, how about

they filled them with jeff samardzija and johnny cueto. guys who could be number ones or twos and have been on other team's rotations. they filled in the rotation. and then denard span, who is projected to be in center field. and that allows them to move on pagan into left field. they had glaring holes they filled well in the off-season. woo have to say absolutely the giants, the dodgers in the division, and then the diamondbacks by getting zack greinke elevated themselves as well. in the national league west, those are the three teams projected as the early favorites. >> joe fonzi live in scottsdale. enjoy the morning down there. thanks, joe. >>> baseball players and managers some of the most superstitious people in sports. some wear the same socks all season long. some name their bat. same say they have to eat a particular thing before every game. in the bay area a lot of giants fans are saying, you know, it's an even year. i see you danced around the subject. 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016. my question to you is, is it a jinx to even talk about

the giants spent over $200 billion to sign starter johnny cueto and jeff samardzija beefing up a starting rotation that was decimated by injuries last season. now, you think about the trio of lincecum, cain and baumgarner. here's bochy on the new rotation. >> come to spring training, this is as solid as i think we have been. that's saying a lot. we have had some very good rotations here. but when you add two guys like this, you know, they make you that much better. >>> implications for cal and washington. in space needle city. brown paying like a top five nba draft pick, two of his game high 23. the u-dub coach called him a athletic locomotive! the coal just kept coming. bears hold on, 78-75 the bears, just their second road win this season. >>> pete deboer back in floor where his coaching journey began. sharks and panthers in a shootout. joe pavelski freezes the goldly and scores. and then florida's turn. sharks goalie martin jones comes up with the save. and the sharks win 2-1 in a shootout. they just keep winning on the road. >>> warriors back at it. here we go. have a great weekend. i

spring training where one of the big story lines this season has been the acquisition of starters jeff samardzijand johnny cueto. >> i don't expect anyone to learn my last name like that. just be able to pronounce it. >> reporter: samardzija, who is playing on his fourth team in three seasons, is nicknamed the shark. with such of a complicated last name, he has gotten used to be called -- anything. >> obviously people call my shark which works. you know. samarj usually one because they don't want to say my whole last time in so they chop it off halfway. i'm so used to people butchering it. >> reporter: later this morning samardzija and the giants pitchers will throw to hitters for the first time this spring. vern glenn kpix 5. >> samardzija has a little timmy lincecum thing going with the hair. >> i'm excited the a's called and said and asked me if i wanted to toss the first pitch again. you give them your wish list like against the giants in june that's not going to happen and then the second one was cubs that would be in august. that would be fun. >> they are like 15-0 when you throw it out, ri

jeff samardzija joined the team. they have defense and depth. it got shortstop brandon crawford's attention. >> it's exciting. we like it. we picked up some depth know of our whole roster. our pitching staff, we got two of probably the top five free agents in the class of the season. to be able to add another number one pitcher and probably on most teams could be a really good number 2 pitcher on our team he is going to be number 3 in samardzija and then weave peavy and cain at the back end of the rotation, that's an impressive staff. >> how many times have you gotten the, well, brandon it's an even numbered year and now what that means, question. how many times have you heard that? >> a few times. >> what do you say? as a player, it's not like we weren't trying in the odd year. >> exact ily. i think the injury bug has got us in those odd years but you know, hopefully, i think the goal for this whole team is to stay healthy and if we can do that, i think the sky's the limit. >> when you have made the run you have made and come as far as you've c

of five starters as you could except for him to have at this time with the new acquisitions of jeff samardzijaeva. we talked about the extended family. willie mays made an appearance in the clubhouse yesterday. giants new center fielder denard span got to know willie and talked about being in the presence of one of the all-time greats. >> i never got a chance to watch him play. his name, you know, is always, you know, one of the names that when you talk about the best ever to play the game, his name is there. so i have seen highlights. i have seen his stats. so, you know, he is one of those immortal type players that will always be remembered. >> you're going to be playing center field for the giants? how about that? >> how about that? >> reporter: so today no better example than today of what an extended family, kind of a baseball team is. the giants came from new york in 1958. willie mays, jim davenport, felipe alou part of the team. felipe, i am sure the giants will feel the loss for a time and will be mourning the loss of him. and then life in baseball goes on as a new group of young guys

and hurlers-- jeff samardzija and johnny cueto.o a rotation that bumgarner, jake peavy and matt cain. what better way for bruce bochy to start his 10th season in orange and black. in a 162-game campaign, incredible chemistry is just as important as on-field performance. and the man with the flowing dreadlocks has that department "he's a great teammate. he has a lot of fun playing, charisma. we've been known for being a little different. we've been called misfits, cockroaches,so guys fit in here and we think he's going to be a great fit.' as for the giants east bay rivals-- the athletics had a relatively quiet offseason.but with their current personnel. sonny gray returns as the ace.after a 2015 that saw him place 3rd in cy young voting. one player to keep an eye out for-- 6-foot-5 prospect sean manaea.who the team has branded 'the samoan randy johnson' if he eventually gets called up, perhaps he could be key in keeping the a's playing through october. the a's pitchers and catchers just reported on saturday.and the full squad isn't