Athletics 23, Giants 5, Final - Mar. 1, 2008

The Official Site of The San Francisco Giants: News: Notes: Bochy unhappy with bad loss
sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com 3/2/2008 — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Don't tell Bruce Bochy that the Giants' 23-5 exhibition loss Saturday to the Oakland A's was meaningless. It was too embarrassing not to have some significance. > San Francisco (1-3) allowed 29 hits, beginning with seven by Barry ...

Open Game Thread: Spring Training Game 3 - A's vs. Giants — Athletics Nation

SFGate: Jenkins: Bad year by the bay with Giants, A’s ticketed for last — BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog

NL West Pitching Updates — Sons of Steve Garvey

Zito roughed up in spring training debut as Oakland routs Giants 23-5 — BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog

Games, Games, Games — 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog

A's batters have great day vs. Giants — Major League Baseball News 3/1/2008
Oakland amassed 29 hits, including two apiece from Kurt Suzuki and Mike Sweeney in an eight-run first inning, as the A's beat the Giants, 23-5, on Saturday.

Selig: No Bonds ban; up to Astros on Clemens — FOXSports.com News for MLB 3/2/2008
Bud Selig says he isn't trying to keep Barry Bonds out of baseball, and the commissioner told the Houston Astros it's up to them whether to have Roger Clemens in their spring training camp. Selig made the comments in an informal meeting Saturday with ...

A's pound out seven hits, eight runs off Zito — FOXSports.com News for MLB 3/2/2008
Barry Zito struggled in his first season with San Francisco after signing a big contract. His 2008 spring training debut was even worse. The left-hander gave up eight runs and seven hits against his former team Saturday, failing to get through the ...

Giants' Zito gives up 8 runs, 7 hits (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 3/2/2008
Barry Zito struggled in his first season with San Francisco after signing a big contract. His 2008 spring training debut was even worse. The left-hander gave up eight runs and seven hits against his former team Saturday, failing to get through ...

Notes: Gaudin has first bullpen session — Major League Baseball News 3/1/2008
Another one of the A's walking wounded set out on a Spring Training program when right-hander Chad Gaudin threw his first bullpen session Saturday morning, only hours before the A's clobbered the cross-bay rival Giants at Scottsdale Stadium.

Notes: Bochy unhappy with bad loss — Major League Baseball News 3/2/2008
Don't tell Bruce Bochy that the Giants' 23-5 exhibition loss Saturday to the Oakland A's was meaningless. It was too embarrassing not to have some significance.

Giants’ Zito Is Hit Hard by Athletics in 23-5 Loss — NYT > Baseball 3/2/2008
Barry Zito, the 2002 American League Cy Young award winner with Oakland, gave up eight runs and seven hits in his first game as a Giant against his former team.