San Francisco Dating: Giants' streak ends at 9 despite Bonds' 47th HR
PHILLIES 12, GIANTS 2 SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds' major league-leading 47th homer wasn't nearly enough to prevent Philadelphia from snapping San Francisco's nine-game winning streak. Pat Burrell homered, Todd Pratt hit three doubles and Jimmy Rollins reached base five times as Philadelphia got 17 hits and stole five bases while rolling to its first victory in 13 games in San Francisco, dating to Aug. 30, 1998. The Giants'...
San Francisco Dating: NATIONAL LEAGUE: ROUNDUP
Bonds's 47th Isn't Enough As Phillies Rout Giants
Barry Bonds's major league-leading 47th homer was not nearly enough to prevent the Philadelphia Phillies from snapping the San Francisco Giants' nine-game winning streak with a 12-2 victory yesterday. Pat Burrell homered, Todd Pratt hit three doubles and Jimmy Rollins reached base five times as Philadelphia got 17 hits and stole 5 bases while rolling to its first victory in 13 games in San Francisco, dating to Aug. 30, 1998.|Philadelphia Phillies defeat San...
San Francisco Dating: Bonds knocks out homer No. 47
National League Phillies 12, Giants 2: Barry Bonds' major league-leading 47th homer wasn't nearly enough to prevent Philadelphia from snapping San Francisco's nine-game winning streak.Pat Burrell homered, Todd Pratt hit three doubles and Jimmy Rollins reached base five times as Philadelphia got 17 hits and stole five bases while rolling to its first victory in 13 games in San Francisco, dating to Aug. 30, 1998. The Giants' longest winning...
San Francisco Dating: UP IN SMOKE
Even lower taxes can't save S.F.'s struggling cigar shops
The price of a good cigar, and even the cheaper variety scorned by serious smokers, comes down today as the state adjusts its annual tobacco taxes. However, this may be too little too late for a handful of San Francisco cigar shops that have seen business plunge as a result of California's ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, as well as the ease of purchasing tax-free cigars on the Internet from out-of-state purveyors. Regardless of price, no one expects a return...
San Francisco Dating: On short end of game-ending long ball again
Oops, they did it again.Shockingly, stunningly, unbelievably and for the fourth time in a week, the Phillies gave up a walkoff home run. This time, Andres Galarraga connected off Turk Wendell with two outs and a runner on base in the ninth to give the Giants a 4-2 win before a sellout crowd of 41,679 at Pacific Bell Park."I've never seen anything like it," said hollow-eyed manager Larry Bowa. "We'll just have to battle...