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San Francisco Giants catcher Eli Whiteside, left, speaks with starting pitcher Matt Cain during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, at Turner Field in Atlanta.

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San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Ramon Ramirez, left, greets Eli Whiteside, right, after defeating the Florida Marlins 5-2 during a baseball game in Miami, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011.

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San Francisco Giants' catcher Eli Whiteside (22) makes the catch on a fly ball off the bat of Cincinnati Reds' Chris Heisey during the fourth inning of play in their National League MLB baseball game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 31, 2011.

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San Francisco pitching coach Dave Righetti, left, talks with pitcher Barry Zito, center, along with catcher Eli Whiteside, right, in the first inning during a baseball game on Sunday, July 31, 2011, in Cincinnati.

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San Francisco Giants catcher Eli Whiteside, front, collides with starting pitcher Matt Cain in an attempt to catch a pop-fly by Philadelphia Phillies' Shane Victorino during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 27, 2011, in Philadelphia. Victorino reached second base...

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San Francisco Giants' Eli Whiteside, left, scores past Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz on an RBI-triple by Aaron Rowand during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 27, 2011, in Philadelphia.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JULY 22: Eli Whiteside #22 of the San Francisco Giants can't hold on to the throw as Yuniesky Betancourt #3 of the Milwaukee Brewers scores on a two-run double by Jonathan Lucroy #20 in the second inning during an MLB baseball game at AT&T Park July 22, 2011 in San Francisco,...

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San Francisco Giants catcher Eli Whiteside, left, congratulates pitcher Brian Wilson after the 4-2 defeat of the New York Mets at the end of a baseball game Sunday, July 10, 2011, in San Francisco.

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San Francisco Giants' Eli Whiteside, right, is congratulated by third base coach Tim Flannery after Whiteside hit a home run off San Diego Padres' Cory Luebke during the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 7, 2011, in San Francisco.

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San Francisco Giants catcher Eli Whiteside catches a foul ball from Detroit Tigers' Brandon Inge near the backstop for an out in the seventh inning of a interleague baseball game Saturday, July 2, 2011 in Detroit. The Giants defeated the Tigers 15-3.

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PHOENIX, AZ - JUNE 15: Eli Whiteside #22 of the San Francisco Giants in the dugout during the Major League Baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on June 15, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JUNE 22: Eli Whiteside #22 of the San Francisco Giants hits a two run triple in the second inning against the Minnesota Twins at AT&T Park on June 22, 2011 in San Francisco, California.

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San Francisco Giants' Eli Whiteside watches his two-run triple off Minnesota Twins' Nick Blackburn during the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 22, 2011, in San Francisco.

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San Francisco Giants' Eli Whiteside, right, scores on a wild pitch by Arizona Diamondbacks' J.J. Putz, left, during the ninth inning of an MLB baseball game Wednesday, June 15, 2011, in Phoenix. The Giants defeated the Diamondbacks 5-2.

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San Francisco Giants' Eli Whiteside, right, slides into third base with a triple as coach Tim Flannery goes to congratulate Whiteside during the ninth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday, June 15, 2011, in Phoenix. The Giants defeated the...

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San Francisco Giants' Brian Wilson, right, and Eli Whiteside (22) celebrate the final out against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the ninth inning of an MLB baseball game Wednesday, June 15, 2011, in Phoenix. The Giants defeated the Diamondbacks 5-2.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JUNE 11: Eli Whiteside #22 of the San Francisco Giants is forced out at second base by Paul Janish #7 of the Cincinnati Reds during a MLB baseball game June 11, 2011 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JUNE 08: Eli Whiteside #22 of the San Francisco Giants is congratulated by teammates after he scored in the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals at AT&T Park on June 8, 2011 in San Francisco, California.

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San Francisco Giants catcher Eli Whiteside, right, celebrates with starting pitcher Matt Cain (18) after a 3-1 victory against the Washington Nationals in a baseball game, Wednesday, June 8, 2011, in San Francisco.

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San Francisco Giants' Eli Whiteside, left, scores a run next to Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos on a double by Matt Cain during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 8, 2011, in San Francisco. The Giants won 3-1.

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San Francisco Giants' Cody Ross, center, celebrates with Eli Whiteside, left, and Brian Wilson after beating the Colorado Rockies in a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, June 3, 2011. The Giants won 3-1.

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Milwaukee Brewers' Prince Fielder, right, is tagged out by San Francisco Giants catcher Eli Whiteside, left, while trying to score during the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 27, 2011, in Milwaukee.

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Milwaukee Brewers' Nyjer Morgan (2) points to home plate after beating the tag of San Francisco Giants catcher Eli Whiteside, right, as home plate umpire Mike Muchlinkski, center, calls him safe during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 27, 2011, in Milwaukee.

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San Francisco Giants catcher Eli Whiteside (22) shakes hands with teammate pitcher Brian Wilson, right, after the Giants defeated the Washington Nationals 2-1, during an MLB baseball game, Saturday, April 30, 2011 in Washington.

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Atlanta Braves' Alex Gonzalez, left, goes sliding into home plate to score the Braves' third run on a fielder's choice as San Francisco Giants catcher Eli Whiteside, right, moves in to make a tag during the seventh inning of their baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, April 23, 2011.