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In 2010, a team with Aubrey Huff hitting third, Pat Burrell hitting fifth and Andres Torres leading off won the World Series. And that team just happened to be the  San Francisco Giants . Now, in 2012, the Giants have Angel Pagan leading off, Pablo Sandoval hitting third and Hunter Pence hitting fifth. Oh, and they've got some pretty good pitching too. Normally, with all of that, you'd have a surefire World Series contender. But, thanks to one huge trade, lots of people don't see the Giants as a World Series contender anymore.  San Francisco's biggest rival, the L.A.  Dodgers ,  traded for stars  Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett , and Carl Crawford. Crawford isn't going to play until next year (because of an elbow injury), and Beckett is among the worst in the league with a 5.23 ERA. However, Gonzalez is an amazing first baseman and a definite upgrade over James Loney. Now, the Dodgers have Matt Kemp, Shane Victorino, Andre Ethier, Hanley Ramire...

Ever since the  Giants  won the 2010 World Series, being a Giants fan has been pretty fun. Fans got to celebrate a World Series title they craved so much. A band of misfits celebrated something they couldn't have imagined in their wildest dreams. A whole city was brought together, thanks to 25 guys hitting and throwing baseballs. Then, after a somewhat disappointing season in 2011, the city was brought back together in 2012. A savior by the name of Melky Cabrera appeared out of nowhere, hitting .346 and smacking 11 homers for a team in desperate need of offense. Giants fans loved Cabrera from the start, and they started calling him the "Melk Man." He stayed hot for the first four months of the season, and a group of lifelong Giants fans showed up at every home game dressed as Melk Men. However, things have gone downhill. Cabrera was suspended 50 games for using performance-enhanding drugs. Then, according to ESPN.com, he was accused of creating a  fake website ...

Rookies always break out and have great fantasy seasons, but it's hard to predict which ones will have those seasons. I don't know how everyone will perform, but I'm pretty sure that these guys will put up good fantasy numbers. Which guys are they, though? Find out by clicking on the link below. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1296598-fantasy-football-2012-5-underrated-rookies-poised-for-great-fantasy-seasons

The Cal Bears have always been a good team. However, they haven’t been a great team in a long time. Under coach  Jeff Tedford , Cal has reached and won numerous bowl games. They even claimed a share of the Pac-10 title in 2006. However, they’ve never played in a BCS game and they haven’t played in the Rose Bowl since 1958. No one is expecting Cal to reach a BCS bowl. Most people think the Bears will be good, but not great (again). Tedford and the Bears aren’t okay with that, but they’ll have to do a lot (add other Cal article link here) to get to a BCS bowl. That probably won’t happen, but success definitely can happen. Here are four bold predictions for the Golden Bears in 2012. Keenan Allen Will Be Invited to the Heisman Trophy Ceremony Keenan Allen was one of the only bright spots in 2011 for the Bears. Cal finished 7-6 and reached the Holiday Bowl, but they didn’t get much (if any) national media attention during the regular season, and they didn’...

The  San Francisco Giants  currently lead the NL West by one game, and they've had some tough tests this year. However, the biggest test is yet to come. San Francisco prepares to take on the  Washington Nationals  in a battle of two division leaders. Washington is led by a trio of dominant pitchers and a well-rounded offense, and that's why they lead the league with 71 wins (and just 44 losses). Stephen Strasburg , Gio Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmermann make up the Nationals' dominant pitching trio, and all three will start against the Giants. Zimmermann has the third-best ERA in baseball, Strasburg's ERA is below 3.00, and Gonzalez is among the league leaders in wins (with 14). Luckily for the Giants, three of their best pitchers will take the hill. Madison Bumgarner, Tim Lincecum and Ryan Vogelsong will pitch, and all have had successful careers. Vogelsong has the second-best ERA in baseball, Bumgarner leads the team with 12 wins and Lincecum has w...