Buster Posey of the Giants was my pick for NL MVP this year, and I think it's pretty evident that's the only pick. Nobody impacts a game the way a catcher does. And nobody impacted the 2012 NL West champion Giants the way Posey did. ... ...more

SAN FRANCISCO -- Saddle up: The city of San Francisco on Monday will host its first Game 7 since the 1962 World Series, when Willie McCovey's screaming liner found Bobby Richardson's glove, and the Yankees broke their hearts. Now, after the Giants' 6-1 Game 6 win Sunday, Game 7 is on deck against the Cardinals on Monday. ...more

SAN FRANCISCO -- Even? Technically, yes. The Giants clocked the Cardinals 7-1 in Game 2, and this NL Championship Series is knotted up at a game apiece as it hurtles back toward the Midwest for Game 3 Wednesday afternoon in St. Louis. ... ...more