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I LOVE THE SMELL OF A COMMISSIONER'S TROPHY IN THE MORNING: #SFGiants unveil new gold-trimmed alternate jerseys. When the Giants receive their World Series rings on April 18th, they’ll be decked in some very special jerseys. The jerseys will feature gold lettering on the back and be paired with a gold trimmed hat. Mike Krukow was quoted as saying "I wanna get that!"

#SFGiants News and Notes: 1) Rookie starter Chris Heston (pictured) was so impressive in his first outing against the D-Backs last night (6 innings, 3 hits, 2 unearned runs) that manager Bruce Bochy will keep in the rotation for now (which means his next start will be the home opener Monday against the Rockies, the day another banner will be raised). 2) Jake Peavy threw a full bullpen session with no pain and expects to start as planned in San Diego on Sunday. Peavy's issue was his sacroiliac joint, which locked. Relief came when two trainers unlocked it with a...

#SFGiants Game 3 Lineup vs. D-Backs, 6:40PDT first pitch. 1. Nori Aoki (L) LF 2. Matt Duffy (R) 2B 3. Angel Pagan (S) CF 4. Buster Posey (R) 1B 5. Casey McGehee (R) 3B 6. Justin Maxwell (R) RF 7. Brandon Crawford (L) SS 8. Hector Sanchez (R) C 9. Chris Heston (R) P

#SFGiants vs. D-Backs, Game 2 from Arizona, 6:40 PDT first pitch. Bochy's lineup is the same as last night with Vogey on the hill. Youngster Chris Heston will get the call-up and start tomorrow night while Matt Cain rests his strained forearm.

Smallball + MadBum + Torture = Giants start the year with a win! Pagan had 3 hits and 2 RBIs; Panik had 3 hits; Crawford had 2 hits and 2 RBIs; and Aoki and McGehee chipped in with 2 hits each. Giants win the opener 5 - 4.