they'll be throwing a lot of eyes as always will be on tim lincecum who said he changed a few thingsoffseason, reconnected with his father, the guy who taught him everything he knew about pitching growing up. he knows a lot about pitching, separated for a few years and reconnected, he's hoping that can help had imin 2015 after being removed from the rotation last season and bruce botchy said he would be in the rotation. lot of eyes and pressure in 2015 will be on tim luns couple ainc giants staff. we'll show you video later tonight. for now reporting from scottsdale, ahmed fareed, "nbc bay area news." >>> for the a's, pitchers and catchers reporting this morning, when they do fans from both sides of the bay will see a familiar face, barry zito. he'll try to prove he has something left in the tank to make the a's roster. >> they tend to surprise those athlet athletics, do. >>> the walls of candlestick will come crashing down today. >> plus a new health scare at ucla medical center. hundreds exposed to a deadly superbug. we're there live next. >>> bullets fly at a crowded san jose spor

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a lot of eyes and pressure will be on tim lincecum and the entire starting staff. we'll show you video coming up later tonight. for now, reporting from scottsdale amedfareed. >> looking forward to it. thank you. >> 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick can't seem to win, even when he's spending his off season in arizona, working on all aspects of becoming a better quarterback. >> he tweeted out some of the details of his workout, abs, arms, jump rope. one fan tweeted back saying ab workout won't help you find an open receiver. >> which capp fired back are you illiteral or ignorant asksing him to give breakdowns of defensive coverage and finishing with you have eight followers, bro, your own family don't even want to know what you're doing. get better at life. >> if you -- the guy has eight followers. just ignore him would be my advice. >> if you saw it you felt eddie murphy's first appearance on snl, 30 years since he's been on last, but it was quite awkward. there's an explanation. >> interesting, former cast member norm macdonald said murphy rejected an offer to pla

he said yesterday that tim lincecum is in the starting rotation.e cy young winner is in the final year of his contract. pitchers and catchers reported to scottsdale with certain other position players. now, two things are certain. you can count on every other year in the desert. the giants are bringing back a world series trophy and jeremy is having another kid. the baby train apparently didn't stop this year. >> my wife's horse is actually having a baby. [ laughter ] >> so she said, well, we can pass it on to the horses, i'm fine with that. so i said well you have to have a baby somehow, you know? >> that was vern laughing while doing the interview. you will see vern laugh tonight. he will be skating live during our sportscast as they open up the rink to the media a couple of days before the sharks take on the l.a. kings in front of 70,000 fans and i guarantee, vern will fall down. see you tonight. >>> we'll look forward to that. play of the day college hoops, a lot of good games last night. wisconsin reverse dunk at the baseline. how about that r

tim lincecum is also in the group. >> i have a little more confidence because of the work i put in.eel i'm deserving of the rewards you can reap from doing the right kind of work. >> reporter: most proathletes are also fans. lincecum is a native of washington it is and still a little in shock about how the superbowl ended. >> i was in utter shock. i didn't say anything. i put my hands to my head. was that a joke? a commercial? it was hard to watch. but it was such a good football game up until that point. that you were drawn in. you were enjoying it. >> reporter: a nice little chat with lincecum. if you think of what he has accomplished here in san francisco. people have taken him to their hearts. two cy young awards. a couple of no-hitters and i think every giant fan hoping he does well this year. more tonight at 10:00. we will be at the as tomorrow. until then, reporting live, joe fonzi, ktvu fox 2 news. mark? >> thanks a lot joe. look forward to hearing your reports from the as camp tomorrow. equal time. very important around here. >> mark, thank you. >>> coming up tonight at 10:

and bruce bochy saying that tim lincecum will return to the starting rotation in 2015 with ryan vogelsong. and now, joe panik is the second second-year veteran who returned like a veteran player, and it is time for new leather this spring. >> trying to break it in and put a new hammer to it. >> really? >> yes, i have to get it game readily. >> do you put a ball in and there string around it, and put it in the mattress some. >> yes you have to beat it up. >> really? i did that in little league. >> yes, you have to beat it up and teach the ball a lesson. >> reporter: and now the culinary program, and now, the the children from the boys and girls club and ymca are will go the garden to learn about preparing healthy food. and now, 18th ranked stanford and cal in the battle of the bay bay, and mercedes to mikayla coulding for three, and now the cal run, and second half, here come the stanford cardinal. and now finishing 13-0 stanford cardinal, and the cardinal win, 59-47. >>> today, colin kaepernick is tweeting out the arizona workout, and one fan said, ab workout would not help him find an op

. >> to baseball, saying tim lincecum is pencilled in. some are already in camp.itles and skipper would love to see success in an odd numbed year. >> just -- they're excited and ready. and are set to start a new season. and it's just great to be here. and i like these seasons >> and would like another parade if they can set that up. >> yes. yes. >> you're willing to put up with it. >> thank you. >> where this tre hur was found and what else could be nearby? >> and do you dread parking in san francisco? a cheap solution to the woes. >> and on prime time, middle, goldbergs, blackish and nashville. stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. >> that will do it. our coverage continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> from all of us this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants -- a curriculum designer originally from lexington, kentucky... a library associate from washington, d.c... and our returning champion a children's-book managing editor from douglassville pennsylvania... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. so far this we

. >> to baseball, saying tim lincecum is pencilled in. some are already in camp.s and skipper would love to see success in an odd numbed year. >> just -- they're excited and ready. and are set to start a new season. and it's just great to be here. and i like these seasons >> and would like another parade if they can set that up. >> yes. yes. >> you're willing to put up with it. >> thank you. >> where this tre hur was found and what else could be nearby? >> and do you dread parking in san francisco? a cheap solution to the woes. >> and on prime time, middle, goldbergs, blackish and nashville. stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. >> that will do it. our coverage continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> from all of us

>> i believe tim lincecum still has the bulldog. >> they snore. >> a lot of athletes have had the nicknamebulldog. and we're going to talk about the giants right now. day nine came with a brief scare as the closer hit with a line drive off the bat of casey mcgee during a live batting practice session. casilla rolled on the ground in pain, but x-rays revealed it was a simple shin contusion. later on he kidded that casilla didn't want to do conditioning today it certainly made for an entertaining moment after the brief scare. all right. we continue with the coverage in scottsdale. more on a spring victory for buster posey. hello. >> that's right. thanks so much. yeah buster posey is has been a lot of things so far. and a fairly short career including being an all star. a world series champ. a former mvp. now you can add the face of major league baseball. gerald buster posey edges out david wright in this face of mlb twitter contest. this coming off the heels of his third world series title. buster is not taking anything for granted. >> i think it's important to appreciate the championship. t

hinting that tim lincecum would start the year as a number five starter.all we've learned and they haven't gotten a workout in yet. they will do that starting tomorrow >>> thank you very much. i appreciate it. >>> playing a huge role, john panic showing no panic in the world series of the iconic double plays of the championship with the toss from the dplof. now in 2015 it's time for new leather. this time with his name on it. but it's not quite in working order just yet as ahmed found out. >> trying to break in you know put a hammer to it a little bit. >> reporter: really? >> just soften up a little bit. >> reporter: do you put a strange around it and put a ball in there under your mattress? >> oh yeah. >> reporter: that's what i did in little league. >> got to beat the glove up a little bit. teach you a lesson. >> just 11 1/2 inches that's the length of the glove. but they make them smaller apparently. it's a totally different feel of course for the second baseman who's a second year man and a starter now this spring. okay. finally, 49ers qb colin kaepern

bruce bochy says tim lincecum is pencilled in as a the fifth starter.camp, casey mcgee, hunter pence the giants they have won three world series titles, 2010, 2012, 2014. the skipper bruce bochy would love to see success in an odd numbered year. >> just talking to them last couple days they are excited to be here. they are ready and they are set to start a new season, hopefully make new memories and be nice to have fun in an odd year. no question about that. it's great to be here and, you know, i like these short off seasons. >> and the a's pitchers and catchers will report tomorrow. >>> abc 7 sports brought to you by toyota. >> short off season means you had a great last season. >> yeah you'll always -- you can with stand the parade and confetti. you can deal with that. >> you can get through that you're okay. >> thanks very much. >> thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. >> abc 7 news continues online twitter, facebook, all your mobile devices with the news app. >> check that out and have the great rest of

tim lincecum, matt cain, and madison bumgarner. the brain trust watched and evaluated.port day for position players. tomorrow will be the first full squad practice. >> tomorrow we crank it up. this is always a great time of year. these guys spend a lot of time together. after a few months off, they're excited to get back on the field. see each other and get back to work. >>> i guess it's a sign of the times when the most nationally hyped spring training arrival is a guy pushing 40, who will probably be nothing more than a designated hitter this season. that would be alex rodriguez. sitting out the entire 2014 campaign due to a ped suspension. he took grounders and appeased the media circus. >> made a mistake. i served a big penalty. now my focus is on this team. winning a world championship. all the work that i put forth is to be a contributing member to that team. >>> why is a man jumping from a standing position so exciting? i'll show new just a bit. plus, will he or won't he? the availability for steph curry in tomorrow's game in washington, d.c. >>> we got a glimpse

it means the giants are really counting on tim lincecum to bring it.s ready but the well known seattle seahawk fan did want to rehash the low point of the off-season. that would be the last seconds of the super bowl. >> utter shock. it was almost like it was in a commercial. is that one of these jokes? one of these commercials they have at halftime. it was hard to watch, but it was such a good football game up until that point, you were jawing in, you were enjoying it. >> reporter: he'll be ready to talk a little baseball soon. football on his mind right now. as it is back in indianapolis. >>> potential nfl drafties, strutting their stuff, while the talent evaluators check him out. the 49ers continued of course. general manager trent balke on the heels of jim harbaugh's comment last week says it was not a mutual decision for him to depart. you know he would be asked about the 49ers side. >> i have no response to that. jim's moved on. we moved on. he's got a heck of a new job. we're trying to get ready for the draft, free agency, and the off-season prog

. >> in arizona giants pitcher tim lincecum is trying to regain his old form.mentioned in the off season he needed help ofly father. he and his dad had about 50 throwing sessions together in seattle and the 30-year-old has struggled with mechanics the past few seasons. mike shumann talked with him yesterday. >> for my mindset and building my confidence again and obviously that came from years and years of being able to work on the mechanics and just trying to get back to that. my father is a big part of that. i am trying to get any time can give to me. >>> this season, he is slated to be the fifth starter in the rotation. the giants open practice play on tuesday again the as, so he worked really hard during the off season and hopefully he will do well. >> a lot of stuff is going on with traffic. good morning everyone, we will start off with mass transit it could be a good idea. 52 bart trains are running on time and it could be a good idea to take mass transit because the freeways are full of problems. muni has no delays in san francisco and now we are going do

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didn't stay long enough with harbaugh, others feared the giants stayed too long with fan favorite tim lincecum a start in the rotation. first full-squad workout set for next tuesday. and while every team begins spring training with optimism, it's a little more believable coming off the third world series in five years. >> it's fair to say we're set with this team. we have a couple spots on the position side. we got one, maybe two. and the bullpen it's going to be competitive. but we're in a good place. sure, we like to have a lot of fun in an odd year. we would like to change that up. we'll see if we can do that. >> see indeed. >>> i got some nba news. knicks forward carmelo anthony is going to miss the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery. he made the decision just three days after playing 30 minutes in the all-star game new york has the worst record in the nba. >>> college hoops. top-ranked kentucky beat tennessee last night to improve to 26-0 for the first time in pro game history but the longer they stay undefeated the more people want to see them lose according to the head coa

in scottsdale one of the big question marks when you're talking 2015 giants will will be tim lincecuman he regain anything close to his cy young form. he spent some time coming out of the giants bull pen over the last three seasons but has a fresh start. >> i thought he looked great today. his fastball was receptive and breaking stuff was biting pretty good. you know for people who don't know that stuff doesn't break, as well in arizona. if you can get through stuff to break, it's pretty good. that's the way he looked today. >> sticking with spring training, photo day for the defending world series champions is sergio romo hunter pence, jake peavy among the many to take part in the festivities. don't forget about the big fellow madison bumgarner who seemed to be enjoying the opportunity. all right. the a's might be looking for more right-handed power in the outfield if fox sports report says oakland is showing interest in diane visiado. he has hit 20 plus homers in two of the past three years and could compete for a spot in left field. bounce back night for the dubs in toronto. the ra

madison bumgarner, matt cain, tim hudson, tim lincecum, all that.will be jake peavy's first season as a giant as well. >> here's another guy you've seen before. as for the a's, pitchers and catchers report tomorrow, as we see barry zito. he has signed a minor league contract with the a's that includes an invite to spring training and we'll see if he ultimately makes the opening day roster. >> the red sox have already reported to camp and red sox nation getting an eyeful of pablo sandoval. in his true spring training shape. in the off-season, sandoval signed a five-year, $100 million deal with the red sox, leaving our giants. >> i'm going to stick with the twitter theme of the day, and it's #notourproblemanymore, with pablo sandoval showing up 30, 40 pounds overweight. now they're going to have to cut him a little bit of slack. >> i'm sure he's got a good reason for that. you look at the babe, babe ruth, and he's going to throw all that weight behind those hits. we're sorry to lose him, though. we've still got our eye on the giants. after all, we are