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    While the Giants missed the playoffs for a sixth straight season, they were in the NL wild-card chase well into September and at 88-74 won 16 more games than in 2008. "The job of the Giants in the 2009 season was to return to winning baseball ... The Giants had a winning season and then some. We are not complacent about that. We have more work to do because we want to get the San Francisco Giants to be a franchise that’s a contender year in and year out." Sabean is the longest-tenured GM in baseball after completing his 13th season with San Francisco. Full Article at Globe and Mail
    The job of the Giants in the 2009 season was to return to winning baseball ... The Giants had a winning season and then some. We are not complacent about that. We have more work to do because we want to get the San Francisco Giants to be a franchise that’s a contender year in and year out.
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Sabean, Bochy handed extensions by Giants
  1. If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce
    – Bill Neukom SOURCE: Globe and Mail 2 months ago
  2. The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played.
    SOURCE: Globe and Mail 2 months ago
  3. We all have the same thing in mind — let’s get back to post-season and the World Series
    Bruce Bochy – Bruce Bochy SOURCE: Globe and Mail 2 months ago
  4. We’re at a good place in a good time to use this season as a springboard
    SOURCE: Globe and Mail 2 months ago

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