he is going to wear tim hudson out asking him questions throughout the regular season. and henry, why wouldn't he? there is no other pitcher in baseball currently pitching that has more wins than tim hudson. henry, back to you.

former oakland a tim hudson is now a giant. let's go out to scottsdale where we're covering the giants and we had a chance to catch up with the veteran pitcher. >> yeah, henry. when you take a look at it on paper, you think the giants rotation should be better this year than it was last year. you take out barry zito and add the 15-year veteran in tim hudson, a former a and brave. he is coming off a significant ankle injury. he told us today that is close to becoming an after thought. >> i don't think about it. you know, i think that just, you know, reaffirms the notion that i'm going to -- it's on its way to being where i want it to be. >> the only time he thinks about the ankle is when he is running side to side, something he did not have to do during sunday's bull pen session which ch was also his introduction to one buster posey. >> he's going to be fun to work with. we talked some today in the weight room about the pitching philosophies and he's picking my brab a little bit about how i like to do things. and i'm excited abo

he will lean on tim hudson for help. >> you question how did he stay in the game that long. he hasn't been more awry in the last couple years. to have him come in and say something like that eliminated some would be stress on any given day of pitching. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> thank you, colin. >>> and a project that could save hundreds of lives mired in red tape devastated families wanting to know why nothing has been done. dan noyes questions the bridge officials. what they are saying tonight and what families are doing tomorrow. i'm ama dates. breaking news out of fremont where an amtrak train hit a car just before 10:00. th is a live picture of the scene. the fremont fire department says at least one person was injured in the car and they have been rushed to the hospital. bart resumed service between pleasant hill and pittsburgh bay point after they removed a derailed train near the concord station. it may take a month before bart knows why the train derailed on friday. >>> more breaking news in san francisco and that's where pg&e

he will lean on tim hudson for help. >> you question how did he stay in the game that long. he hasn't been more awry in the last couple years. to have him come in and say something like that eliminated some would be stress on any given day of pitching. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> thank you, colin. >>> and a project that could save hundreds of lives mired in red tape devastated families wanting to know why nothing has been done. dan noyes questions the bridge officials. what they are saying tonight and what families are doing tomorrow. i'm ama dates. breaking news out of fremont where an amtrak train hit a car just before 10:00. th is a live picture of the scene. the fremont fire department says at least one person was injured in the car and they have been rushed to the hospital. bart resumed service between pleasant hill and pittsburgh bay point after they removed a derailed train near the concord station. it may take a month before bart knows why the train derailed on friday. >>> more breaking news in san francisco and that's where pg&e

. >> and in scottsdale big day for tim hudson. no more green and gold or the atlanta braves. it's all about orange and black. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ents say >>> miley cyrus is twerking her way to the bay area for a couple of concerts next week but some parents say cyrus has just gotten too raunchy for their kids. kpix 5's juliette goodrich talked to one parent who gave away her daughter's concert tickets. [ music ] >> reporter: miley cyrus famously twerked her way into america's living rooms. she became all the talk for being over the top. some positive reaction. >> we have miley cyrus banger tour, wahoo! >> reporter: and some not so positive. this mother got rid of her two concert tickets. >> after all the controversy and the outfits and the way she dresses, i thought i really don't want to expose my 12-year- old daughter to this. so gave the tickets away today. >> reporter: she gave her tickets away because the wild star has gone too far. >> they all just loved her when she was hannah montana. and she was cute and just now it's just not the kind of thing you want your dau

tim hudson and tim lincecum and vine vow -- vogelsong. cactus league opens up tomorrow. it is his first game behind the plate since he suffered a concussion on a foul tip. 50 years ago today, mohamed ali, known as cassius clay received -- won the heavyweight challenge. he was the challenger thought to get pummeled, well clay won it. the rematch was more controversy and even today a lot of people think listen took a dive. but the bout, the first of two, launched the career of the great ali, one of the true pioneers in all of sports history. coming up, an exwarrior lighting it up for the lakers. how does 30-0 sound? attention nster taco fans! get ready for a night of monster taco madneness - when two new monster taco flavors from jack in the box face off. introducing - the bacon ranch monster taco, crushin' it with strips of bacon and creamy ranch versus the nacho monster taco, comin' hard with nacho cheese and jalapeños! monster, monster, monster tacos! too much? needs an explosion. had gone 30-0 in the regular season until tonight. get used to hearing about wichita stat

coming up, buster posey and tim hudson and cocoa crisp. i will be heading to the desert to start our reports covering the a's and the giants and looking forward to that. i'll throw it back to you. >> thank you should have, -- thank you so much, shu. >> and being hit by another blast of winter weather. we'll show you what is coming. >> and fighting this season's deadly flu. one woman's survival story. and the best and the worst places to work in the u.s. and they are right here in california. stay with us. we are coming back after a quick break. is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. ♪ i'm ama dates and in tonight's headlines a man suffered life-threatening injury when's he was shot several times in front of san francisco's westfield mall of the the victim collapsed on the steps of the nearby powell street bart station. pol

coming up, buster posey and tim hudson and cocoa crisp. i will be heading to the desert to start our reports covering the a's and the giants and looking forward to that. i'll throw it back to you. >> thank you should have, -- thank you so much, shu. >> and being hit by another blast of winter weather. we'll show you what is coming. >> and fighting this season's deadly flu. one woman's survival story. and the best and the worst places to work in the u.s. and they are right here in california. stay with us. we are coming back after a quick break. i'm ama dates and in tonight's headlines a man suffered life-threatening injury when's he was shot several times in front of san francisco's westfield mall of the collapsed victim collapsed on the steps of the nearby powell street bart station. police are searching for the suspect. in san jose, a pedestrian is dead after being run over by a car. the driver of the car and the pedestrian were seen arguing just before the victim was hit. the suspect has not been found. a mobile home in redding full of

tim hudson and tim lincecum and vine vow -- vogelsong. cactus league opens up tomorrow. it is his first game behind the plate since he suffered a concussion on a foul tip. 50 years ago today, mohamed ali, known as cassius clay received -- won the heavyweight challenge. he was the challenger thought to get pummeled, well clay won it. the rematch was more controversy and even today a lot of people think listen took a dive. but the bout, the first of two, launched the career of the great ali, one of the true pioneers in all of sports history. coming up, an exwarrior lighting it up for the lakers. how does 30-0 sound? [poof!] [beep] [clicks mouse] nice office. how you doing? good. automatic discounts the moment you sign up. ♪ [ birds chirping, twinkling noises ] you're always after me lucky charms! they're magically delicious! can help your kids' school get extra stuff. they're the only cereals with box tops for education. you can raise money for your kids' school. look for this logo. only on big g cereals. you can make a difference. every cereal box counts. had gone 30-0

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tim hudson was a pickup this season to round out the rotation after signing. tim lincecum and matt vogelsong. the panda needed to come back in shape and keep the weight off if he wants to earn a new contract at the season's end. he looks great and talked about his offseason regimen. >> swimming, all those things to get ready. so i feel great. >> did it in 2011 so now it's matter of him being consistent, with the changes that he has made in order to stay in the condition he is in. i'll be honest, we're talking about right now, and he has unbelievable talent, can do some things on the baseball field. >> of course i'll be heading to spring training on tuesday and will beginning my reports win as 6:00 p.m. on abc7 from the giants and theways camps. >> college hoops. cal and seattle. always a dangerous team. washington dominated early. about the bears came out roaring. tyronn recall has with the steal. solomon knows how to finish. cal end the half on a 19-2 run. they didn't stop in the served. wallace, takes it all the way. he had 20. justin cobb, seven assists, in

that includes the new starter on the time, tim hudson, who is coming off of a significant angel injury. he has been out there getting his work in. coming up today around noon, all of the position players will report to camp. coming up tonight at 6:00 we'll have that video for you and also madison bumgartner. that is coming up later today reporting here from scottsdale, arizona. nbc bay area news. >>> we'll be back in just a second. >>> happening right now, we continue to monitor this. this is our live pictures from ukraine. police there have moved in on a large protest camp in the center of kiev. you hear fireworks and other explosives going off. we know at least nine people were killed in violent street clashes. they are advancing using water cannon and stun grenades. >> that's right, this is really just a cull min nation of violence building slowly over the past three months now, just coming to a peak. [upbeat music] hey, guys! four days till vacation week. where are we all going? nowhere. we don't get next week off. we gotta load out the sets, take 'em to storage. then at night, i g

. >> barry zito is no longer with the giants, but a former oakland a's teammate tim hudson takes his place. the 38-year-old tim hudson has more career victories than any activity pitcher. >> a lot of very good pitchers have retired, let's be honyet. >> he say gamer. you are going to get the best out of him. i am glad he is on our side, because is not a guy you want to particularly face on a regular basis. >> tim signed two-year $223 million deal with the giants and says he is nearly 100% recovered from the gruesome ankle injury suffered last july, but he admits retirement was a possibility. >> of course, you think about it. it was something that i never experienced before. and you know, pretty traumatic injury at the time. when it happened i was thinking maybe this could be it because i knew it was last year of my contract and let's be honest, i'm no spring chicken. i feel good where i am physically. i feel i'm a much better and smarter pitcher than back. >> hudson has never had a losing record in 15 seasons and the man they call bulldog doesn't intend to break that streak anytime so

that included 38-year-old pitcher tim hudson. tim hudson, who is now replacing barry zito,well, he's just looking good as usual. he's the most wins of any pitcher in the major leagues right now. 205. he's never had a losing season. of course in july he had a tremendous crushing, gruesome ankle fracture. he did admit he's 100% now as far as he's concerned but admitted that retirement was a possibility. >> if you are human, of course, you think about it. it was something that i never experienced before and, you know, pretty traumatic injury at the time, you know, when it happened, i was thinking this could be it. but, you know, last year of my contract, let's be honest. i'm no spring chicken. i still feel good where i am physically. i feel like i'm a much better and smarter pitcher than i was, you know, just -- you know, with any pitcher that plays as long as i have, you have to -- you have to reinvent yourself overtime and do things to -- >> reporter: and there was pablo sandoval sighting here today. he has trimmed down, as advert

barry zito retired, replaced with tim hudson, and ryan vogelsong signed on late and talked about how the team has grown. >> this game is a game of learning from your experiences. and i know that better than anybody else, obviously, being through what i've been through. i feel like we won in 2012 because in 2011 we went through stuff as a team that made us better. i look forward to this being the same thing. we learned a lot from last year, and i'm sure stewed with guys all season like with me, and looking for a chance for redemption. first half just didn't go right all together. stepping back to the all-star break and from then out with a clean slate, helped me out. but i feel look i cleared that in the second half and something need start with this year. after those couple years, took a little punch out of me, but i'm a fighter and i'm going to fight back and become a better pitcher even without the stuff i had a few years ago, and so with that, just been more confidence than question marks. >> we'll be in arizona in a couple of weeks two big gapes, the super bowl, of course, and st

tim hudson was a big pickup to round out the start progress addition. resigning tim lincecum and matt vogelsong and matt cane round it out. and pablo sandoval needed to come back after losing weight. the looked great and talked about this offseason regimen. >> things that was -- swimming, all those things to get ready. i feel great. >> he did it in 2011. now it's matter of being consistent with the changes he has made in order to stay in the type of condition he is in. i'll be honest. we're talking about right now, and he has an unbelievable talent to do some things on the baseball field. >> and i'll be heading to spring training on tuesday, begin my reports on wednesday from the giants' and the a's camp. should be fun. >> college hoops. cal in salt ocean's host evidence by the huskies, a dangerous team. washington doom nateed early but the bears came roaring back. wallace with the steal, solomon for the finish. cal ended the half on 19-2 run and led 34-29 in the half in the second, wallace lays it in. he had 20. cobb has seven assists, including on thi

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new acquisition tim hudson makes time for the fans as he returns to the bay wearing orange and black. >> it's exciting. it's a great organization, great place to play. awesome fan base. place where i started my career. i'm excited to be back to the bay. >> harrison barnes lacing them up. drives through the lane and hits the floater. oakland native finds barnes for the corner three ball. barnes and team win and sunday will draw the eyes of president obama. >> i believe that he can get his shot off from anywhere that fast. that's the best i have ever seen. >> a lot to live up to. we will be in new orleans all weekend long with complete star coverage. more news after the break. okay. let's train like it's race day. what's up ted? i think i forgot to pay a bill. yep, paid that one. what about your mortgage? yep, paid that too. alright we're good then. man i feel like i'm forgetting something. eh, it's probably nothing. you worry too much ted. alright, hammer down! bank from almost anywhere with the citi mobile app. citi, with you every step of the way.

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for now, it is all eyes on the pitchers and the catchers, the new ones, tim hudson wearing number 17. yes, i guess bruce bochy did not give up the number 15 on his back. any way, we have tim lincicum renting a warehouse in seattle this winter to ramp up his throwing practice. as he attempts to get back to his cy young form. >> he looked good. free, easy, letting it go. that is what you expect from timmy. that is him. you know, it is like a horse out of the barn. he just goes. >> red sox nation. no fare well for pitcher dimpster. he will not pitch so he can spend more time with his family. by sitting out he will give $13 million in salary. >> the trust open, so-cal from the cat box and in. got the lead at 12 under par. in front of gretzky, daughter of the great one. now, the lead just off of the mark. it will be watson getting the win since the 2012 master's. shooting a 7 under 64 to win the tournament. now, tigers niece, woods, a participant in this one, that is webb bringing 18 and to grab the lead, then she will have to sweat out an effort by chow, try to match her. just a little bi

tim hudson was a pickup this season to round out the rotation after signing. tim lincecum and matt vogelsong. the panda needed to come back in shape and keep the weight off if he wants to earn a new contract at the season's end. he looks great and talked about his offseason regimen. >> swimming, all those things to get ready. so i feel great. >> did it in 2011 so now it's matter of him being consistent, with the changes that he has made in order to stay in the condition he is in. i'll be honest, we're talking about right now, and he has unbelievable talent, can do some things on the baseball field. >> of course i'll be heading to spring training on tuesday and will beginning my reports win as 6:00 p.m. on abc7 from the giants and theways camps. >> college hoops. cal and seattle. always a dangerous team. washington dominated early. about the bears came out roaring. tyronn recall has with the steal. solomon knows how to finish. cal end the half on a 19-2 run. they didn't stop in the served. wallace, takes it all the way. he had 20. justin cobb, seven assists, in

. >>> mike- >> the giants got a look at pitcher tim hudson, taking his first turn on the bull pen mound as a giant. he has only thrown three bull pen sessions since he sustained an injury with the braves. threw 30 pitches today with no difficulties. is on track for his first cactus league start but bruce bochy is being cautious. >> a while before he is 100% but he can could sprints and throw off the mound and other baseball activities. we'll stay away from any setbacks. that's why we tweaked his workouts. >> meanwhile, the band is back together in the a's outfield coke coke, career high 22 home runs last year, which is bonus but not what you expect from the leadoff hitter, and cocoa agrees. >> hopefully i can get on base and be the player i know i can be. if the home runs come, that would be amazing as well. 22? 23 would be better. but it is what it is. i'm going try my best. get ahold of the ball like i did last year, amidessing. >> i'm heldded to arizona tuesday. we'll be live with the giants and the a's right here on abc7 news. >>> stanford women's basketball dropped to number six af

barry zito retired, replaced with tim hudson, and ryan vogelsong signed on late and talked about how the team has grown. >> this game is a game of learning from your experiences. and i know that better than anybody else, obviously, being through what i've been through. i feel like we won in 2012 because in 2011 we went through stuff as a team that made us better. i look forward to this being the same thing. we learned a lot from last year, and i'm sure stewed with guys all season like with me, and looking for a chance for redemption. first half just didn't go right all together. stepping back to the all-star break and from then out with a clean slate, helped me out. but i feel look i cleared that in the second half and something need start with this year. after those couple years, took a little punch out of me, but i'm a fighter and i'm going to fight back and become a better pitcher even without the stuff i had a few years ago, and so with that, just been more confidence than question marks. >> we'll be in arizona in a couple of weeks two big gapes, the super bowl, of course, and st

. >> giants knocked out their second workout of the spring with timid hudson taking his -- with tim hudson taking his first time on the mound. the 38-year-old threw 30 pitches with no difficulty to buster posey. on track for his first cactus league start but it's only day two. >> probably take a while before he is probably 100%. he can do some sprints and throw off the mound and a lot of baseball activities, but we're going to do all we can to stay away from any setbacks. so that's why we have tweaked his workouts. >> the a's jostled is back together with josh redick, coco crisp, and cespedes. crisp hid -- >> hopefully i can get on base and be the player i know i can be on the base pads. if the home runs come, that would be amazing as well. 22. 23 would be better, but it is what it is. go out there and try my best, >> i'm headed to the desert tuesday. we'll be live from arizona starting wednesday right here on abc7. >> after losing last week to washington, stanford's women basketball dropped to sixth in the national ranking and beat arizona state friday, today hosting arizona at the maple

matt cain is number two, with tim hudson pitching the home opener april 8. bumgarner went 13-9 last season, with a 2.77 e.r.a. and 199 strikeouts. >> i'm pumped for madison. he deserved it. he threw the ball really well last year. this is going to be a cool moment for him to start opening day. i'm just pumped for him and excited about getting back out there. all of us feel like we can start those one or two games. i'm just enjoying them all with him. i'll go through it with him. >> buster posey will be behind the dish for most of the year. he's hoping to avoid collisions like this one. today, he spoke out about baseball's new rule implemented to avoid this. he stated -- >> college hoops tonight. san jose state facing number 13 ranked san diego state. there's a good example. skyler spencer flying in for the two-hand alley-oop throwdown. finally, one quick raiders note, charles woodson plans to return for the 2014 season and he would like it to be with the silver and black. he played in 16 games last season, forces three fumbles with one interception. more new

. >>> mike- >> the giants got a look at pitcher tim hudson, taking his first turn on the bull pen mound as a giant. he has only thrown three bull pen sessions since he sustained an injury with the braves. threw 30 pitches today with no difficulties. is on track for his first cactus league start but bruce bochy is being cautious. >> a while before he is 100% but he can could sprints and throw off the mound and other baseball activities. we'll stay away from any setbacks. that's why we tweaked his workouts. >> meanwhile, the band is back together in the a's outfield coke coke, career high 22 home runs last year, which is bonus but not what you expect from the leadoff hitter, and cocoa agrees. >> hopefully i can get on base and be the player i know i can be. if the home runs come, that would be amazing as well. 22? 23 would be better. but it is what it is. i'm going try my best. get ahold of the ball like i did last year, amidessing. >> i'm heldded to arizona tuesday. we'll be live with the giants and the a's right here on abc7 news. >>> stanford women's basketball dropped to number six af

at 38 tim hudson is the oldest of the former big 3 in oakland. despite that hudson is the only one left pitching in the big league. coming off of an aeufrpbel injury off of last season. hudson's career had more longevity other than zito and moulden. >> you were like rock stars, the beatless, everywhere you went. what do you remember the most about those times? >> well, you know, it was just so much fun. so much fun. a great time, great team. team kpheplistry. really, really good on the field. i remember having so much fun in the locker room -- chemistry. really, really good on the field. i remember having so much fun in the locker room. we were pretty good as a club. it it was exciting to go out there and put on the big league untporl and give the team a chance to win. we were excited to know not only were we young guys but the team and the organization was depending on us to go out and have success. we took that tuneity and ran with it and we had a lot of fun. >> yes. great to get more of his interview tonight on "gameday." and we will talk abou

i think we did that by adding michael morris and a tim hudson. each and every one of us individually and collectively have to push to grow and continue to get better. >> michael morris, you pick him up in the outfield. what are your impressions of him? >> fun to have hem on the team. he has charisma. we are similar in a lot of aspects so it is fun to have him on the team. >> how tough is it to come to another team and all of a sudden two or three years later be considered one of the leaders? >> i don't think i consider myself anything other than a teammate. we have a great group of guys. there are a ton of leaders in here. it is a group that gets along. they played together for awhile. it is a lot of fun to be a part of the team. >> hunter has been an inspirational leader the last two years, and i think that will continue in 2014. reporting with the giants in scottsdale, mike shumann, abc7 sports. >> thanks, mike. abc7 sports was brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> good stuff, thank you. >>

. >>> at 38 tim hudson is the oldest of the former big 3 in oakland. dispaoeut that he is the only one left pitching in the big leagues. coming off of an ankle injury in last season adding more than berry zito. vern glen caught up with him at spring training. >> you guys were like rock stars, everywhere you want, what do you remember the most about those times? >> well, you know, it was just so much fun. we had a great tile. we had sufficient a great team, team chemistry. good on the field and having so much fun in the locker room. it was like a dream. and, and, you know, we were pretty good. we were pretty good as a club. and, you know t is exciting to go out there every day and put on that big league uniform and get out this and give your team a chance to win. excited to know we were not only young guys but the team and organization was depending on us to go out there and have success. we took the opportunity and ran with it and, we had a lost fun. >> okay. coming up on gameday you can see more of vern's interview. plus, advertising guru will join me

i think we did that by adding michael morris and a tim hudson. each and every one of us individually and collectively have to push to grow and continue to get better. >> michael morris, you pick him up in the outfield. what are your impressions of him? >> fun to have hem on the team. he has charisma. we are similar in a lot of aspects so it is fun to have him on the team. >> how tough is it to come to another team and all of a sudden two or three years later be considered one of the leaders? >> i don't think i consider myself anything other than a teammate. we have a great group of guys. there are a ton of leaders in here. it is a group that gets along. they played together for awhile. it is a lot of fun to be a part of the team. >> hunter has been an inspirational leader the last two years, and i think that will continue in 2014. reporting with the giants in scottsdale, mike shumann, abc7 sports. >> thanks, mike. abc7 sports was brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> good stuff, thank you. >> say with us. wake up weather. it will start off with

the pitchers have thrown the bull pen sessions including tim hudson coming off an ankle injury. coming up later today around noon all of the position players are going to report to camp. coming up tonight at 6:00, we're going to have that video for you, plus we're going to talk with madison bumgarner, just 24 years old he is back and trying to improve on what was an all-star season for him. that's coming up later today reporting here from scottsdale, arizona with the giants. >> thank you much. new this morning more concern over tainted food. beef from a now shuttered petaluma company may have made its way into hot pockets. the usda recalled more than 8.5 million pounds of beef from the company because it was produced without the required inspection. the petaluma meatpacker has since shut down. the products recalled include philly steak and cheese, three different pack sizes, and hot pocket brand croissant. it could ab25 billion deal, a drug maker is in talks to buy its rival forest laboratories. with that and the rest of the news it's hampton pearson. good morning. >> how you do

the news of the day was tim hudson who went through a live batting session for the first time since he broke his right ankle last season. he's not where he wants to be, but he's close. >> i've been fortunate to play off big teams and to be relatively healthy. you know, i still love the gape. i still have a lot of passion to go out there and compete. >> reporter: his catcher is buster pose. the two georgia natives are in town an hour apart. hosie was 12 years old when his big league career started in 1992 with the a's. >> i've been hearing about him since i was a little boy. and a lot of respect for him, for his longevity and how good he's been. >> but yeah, you know, i'm excited. >> full interview on game day sunday night. good night from scottsdale, back to you in the studios. >> all right, thank you, vern. >>> four years ago u.s.a. lost to canada in the hockey gold olympic race. they couldn't get anything going all day. canada only needed one goal from jamie. as they win 1-0 and playing for the sunday as they need to face the bronze medal game tomorrow. >> the head coach of the cleve

and also might be viewed as a set back for matt cane moving back to 8 and 10 last year, tim hudson and tim lincecum and ryan vogelsong round out the rotation. john going to be back behind the plate for athletics notable because it will be the first time he was caught since suffering a concussion. jayso hit by a foul tip and now switching to a heavier steel mask. derek norris solidified his spot on 2014 roster. 98 games in that platoon situation had nine oem holme runs. in his third year in the bigs. >> norris decided to cut his hair in a mullet. then he kept the mullet and added a beard. >> we'll see where fire gets going. doesn't touch anything. let the hair go. beard gochlt here i am. >> because back to a team a lot of new faces in the bull pen. >> these guy that's we have acquired have faced plenty of times. >> learning their personalities it's how they pitch. >> the closer was sent packing and he led the league past two seasons with 50 and 51 safes. >> you can make the argument he's one of the best in the bigs. and you know the rage of balfour, he's calm and collected. i think we'r

i think we did that by adding michael morris and a tim hudson. each and every one of us individually and collectively have to push to grow and continue to get better. >> michaels, you morris, you pik him up in the outfield. what are your impressions of him? >> fun to have hem on the team. he has charisma. we are similar in a lot of aspects so it is fun to have him on the team. >> how tough is it to come to another team and all of a sudden two or three years later be considered one of the leaders? >> i don't think i consider myself anything other than a teammate. we have a great group of guys. there are a ton of leaders in here. it is a group that gets along. they played together for awhile. it is a lot of fun to be a part of the team. >> hunter has been an inspirational leader the last two years, and i think that will continue in 2014. reporting with the giants in scottsdale, mike shumann, abc7 sports. >> thanks, mike. abc7 sports was brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> good stuff, thank you >> say wit [ superfan ] we're hitting the road to he

let's look at tim hudson. a month and a half of stories like how will hudson do for the giants? will buster posey return? what about lincecum? he has won two cy youngs. takeing it slow with the pitchers. >> i don't want them overdoing it. there are no radar guns. we want them to work into shape. we are trying to stay away from set backs. this is about building strength and endurance. >> i need to tell pam and jackie. something about watching an exercise video on your coach when you watch someone exercise. people go to spring training to watch people exercise. >> it is more affordable. >> everybody is a little more relaxed. >> with the nfl too. >> any preseason. >> i don't like watching -- i will say it again. i go crazy watching someone practice. i want the real thing. this is live. west chester university. this kid thought he won 10,000 dollars. 25 seconds to make a half court shot. he makes one. but there is fine print saying you have to do it on your first attempt. it was the second. he thought he won. west chester said no way. >> i didn't see anything there. you couldn't see

and also might be viewed as a set back for matt cane moving back to 8 and 10 last year, tim hudson and tim lincecum and ryan vogelsong round out the rotation. john going to be back behind the plate for athletics notable because it will be the first time he was caught since suffering a concussion. jayso hit by a foul tip and now switching to a heavier steel mask. derek norris solidified his spot on 2014 roster. 98 games in that platoon situation had nine oem holme runs. in his third year in the bigs. >> norris decided to cut his hair in a mullet. then he kept the mullet and added a beard. >> we'll see where fire gets going. doesn't touch anything. let the hair go. beard gochlt here i am. >> because back to a team a lot of new faces in the bull pen. >> these guy that's we have acquired have faced plenty of times. >> learning their personalities it's how they pitch. >> the closer was sent packing and he led the league past two seasons with 50 and 51 safes. >> you can make the argument he's one of the best in the bigs. and you know the rage of balfour, he's calm and collected. i think we'r

so now, tim hudson we loved him as an achlt. now, he says he's family and had no problem coming back. >> you know we are, there is not many places to consider in san francisco is on top of the list. so we're excited to come back west. tough to be integrated into the club house. i can tell there are great guys. and it would have been reunited. >> you know it would have been. you know i'm sure everybody here, too bad so if he was here, i probably won't be. >> your ankle? how do you feel? getting to shape, my body. my arm feels good. so from a pitching standpoint arm wise, things are good. pretty good catcher to get used to here. >> i'm looking forward to working with him. you know? i understand. you and know you know he likes to work with pitchers and i'm excited to let him seeing my game. i'm fired up. hoech fully we can learn from each other >> it's auburn and florida state. >> it can't be perfect. >> yes. >> of course tim with buster went to florida state. buster told me i'm not going to give him grief yet but it's on its way.

so now, tim hudson we loved him as an achlt. now, he says he's family and had no problem coming back. >> you know we are, there is not many places to consider in san francisco is on top of the list. so we're excited to come back west. tough to be integrated into the club house. i can tell there are great guys. would have been reunited. >> you know it would have been. you know i'm sure everybody here, too bad so if he was here, i probably won't be. >> your ankle? how do you feel? getting to shape, my body. my arm feels good. so from a pitching standpoint arm wise, things are good. pretty good catcher to get used to here. >> i'm looking forward to working with him. you know? i understand. you and know you know he likes to work with pitchers and i'm excited to let him seeing my game. i'm fired up. hoech fully we can learn from each other >> it's auburn and florida state. >> it can't be perfect. >> yes. >> of course tim with buster went to florida state. buster told me i'm not going to give him grief yet but it's on its way. we'll i

giants in scottsdale, arizona for spring training the team is hoping tim hudson will start and be able to mentor the other young pitchers. they're also hoping for better production out of 2012 mvp buster posey who struggled some in the 2nd half last season. also hoping for a rebound season. pitcher tim lincecum manager bruce bochy says he wants to take it slow with his pitchers >> sometimes you can be over empty.. we want them to work themselves in shape and stay away from any setbacks. we want them to build strength. work on their locations. >> the giants open their spring training schedule against >> kaepernick keeping busy in the offseason. today he co-hosted the "hall of game" awards show with. panthers quarterback cam newton. on the cartoon network. both performed that duet of katy perry's "roar" and performed a number of scripted gags on each other the best one was probably when newton pretended to glue kaepernicks arm to his mouth after asking him to perform his "kaepernicking routine" >> the warriors stephen curry was up for the "captain clutch" award but lost out to of all peo

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barry zito is no longer with the giants but tim hudson takes his place. the 38-year-old tim hudson has more career victories than any active pitch respect. >> retired over the last couple of years. >> he is a gamer. >> you are going to get the best out of him all the time. grad test on our side now. >> tim signed a two year t $23 million deal with them and recovered from his fractured ankle suffered last july. the 38-year-old pitcher said retirement was a possibility. >> you are human. you never think about it. and pretty traumatic injury at the time. >> and when it happened, i was thinking. it could be it. >> this is where equipment physically. and much better. and smarter pitcher than i was back then. >> hudson never had a losing record and the man they call bulldog doesn't intend to break that streak any time soon. in scottsdale, channel 2 news. >>> over in phoenix, reddick arrived early after he decided on a deal with the as. he was looking for 2.5 and the as offered 2 million and the hearing was set for next wednesday and they were able to mike an ag

. >> reporter: tim hudson a starting piece of the rotation. they are ready to get going. we saw brandon bell taking balls at first and hunter pence taking ground balls at third base. they are ready to go, jerrod, but pitchers and catchers will go tomorrow here at scottsdale stadium. >> very good. thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> all right. one unfortunate baseball note to pass along, former major league player jim who prepped at sarah hay scho high school passed away today after suffering multiple strokes. >>> in the big easy, they are gearing up for all-star hoops down on bourbon street. step curry ready to up his game against the best. >> i know the caliber of player that's in here, not only that the all star jersey, to be one of them in that group is definitely a dream come true. >> raj and jessica, curry is the favorite to win the three-point shootout tomorrow. they have odds in vegas for the competition. >> they have odds in vegas for everything. >> will they actually make it to the shoot out if they are on bourbon street all night? >> that's a good question.

tim hudson said quote, things will never change. tim lincecum looked good and while i was there watching him, he broke two bats. that's got to be a good sign. here are the two tims after practice. >> felt good. felt nice to get back out there and see a hitter in the box, it's been six or seven months now. so, you know, so far, so good. things were all right. men's final went to the mount. didn't get lost on the way. for me it was easier to pitch to a certain half of the zone, which is the bottom half and letting the natural movement work. it made it easier for me to relax and repeat my delivery and felt like it was coming out good today. >> reporter: yeah, and a couple other notes, too. sergio romo was pitching on this field behind me. got knocked around a bit by menace but michael morris continues to show power. hit another home run today, his third in two days and they have all been to the opposite field. so jerro so we're working hard. >> good, great information. thank you very much. have a great weekend and get back to the bay s

tim hudson shared a ball for the start recognize taigs this season. shortstop brandon crawford is thrilled to have timmy lincecum back on his side this season. >> got that bulldog mentality, which is always nice to have in the rotation. i know personally for me it's going to be more fun because he's a good ground ball guy. so i should be seeing a lot of action with him on the mound. >>> the warriors in phoenix hosted by the suns who trail golden state by only half a game in the pacific. david lee and andrew bogut both out for the second straight game with injuries and it's starting to show. this little guy will not stop believing, though. andre iguodala, 12 for golden state including that one. defense was a problem without lee or bogut. green throws it down too easy. wrord trailed by four at the half despite 16 from stephen curry. dragic with the three. curry trying to keep his team in it, he had 28. great reverse layup. warriors narrowed the lead to two but err time they got close the suns pulled away. dragic another three. 34 points. that's a career

the new starter on the team tim hudson coming off a significant ankle injury but he has been out getting his work in. coming up later today around noon all of the position players are going to report to camp. coming up tonight at 6:00, we're going to have that video for you, plus we'll talk about madison bumgarner, perhaps the best for the giants last year, he is back and trying to improve on what was an all-star season for him. coming up later reporting from scottsdale, arizona with the giants. >> 5:51. starbucks smuggled into sochi. how coffee found its way through security into the olympic village. >>> we have a live look at sochi this morning where fan favorites the jamaican bobsled team has finished up its event. >> been great, man. the crowds, i love this. lucky egg. you want to kiss my egg? >> i'm not kissing no egg. >> suit yourself. >> so the egg thing is from the 1993 movie "cool running." it shot the team to fame. one of the characters kisses a lucky egg before flying down the track. well, yesterday no different for the 2014 real life jamaican bobsled team. the egg did not get

hudson and each and every one of us individually and collectively have to push to grow and get better. >> what's your impressions of michael morris so far? >> a lot of fun to have on the team. he has tremendous charisma. we're similar in a lot of aspects. >> how tough is that to come to another team and two or three years later be considered one of the leaders? >> i don't think i consider myself anything other than a teammate. we had a great group of guys and there's a ton of leaders in here. it's a group that gets along, that's played together for a while. it's a lot of fun to be a part of this team. >> hunter has been the inspirational leader for this team the past two years and i think that will continue in 2014. reporting are the giants in scotts dale, mike shoeman. >> last seasthat's sports for a saturday morning. go out and have a great isn't always easy, g your hh but you can do it. stay active... get outdoors... eat healthy... and choose colgate total®.more , it actually helps improve mouth health. [ male announcer ] it fights germs for 12 hours, in 24 hoursrtify enam starts

i think we did that by adding michael morris and tim hudson. each and every one of us individually and collectively have to strive and push to constantly grow and continue to get better. >> michael morris, you picked him up in the outfield. what's your impressions of him so far? >> a lot of fun to have on the team. he has tremendous charisma. we are similar in a lot of aspects, so it's fun to have him on the team for me. >> how is it to come to another team and two, three years later be considered one of the leaders? >> i don't think i consider myself anything other than a teammate. we had a great group of guys. there's a ton of leaders in here. it's a group this gets along that has played together for a while. it's a lot of fun to be a part of this team. >> hunter has been the inspirational leader for this team the past two years and i think that will continue in 2014. reporting with the giants in scottsdale, mike shumann, abc7 sports. >> thanks, mike. we shared last season that pence became the first giant to play in every game since 1954. th

tim hudson shared a ball for the start recognize taigs this season. shortstop brandon crawford is thrilled to have timmy lincecum back on his side this season. >> got that bulldog mentality, which is always nice to have in the rotation. i know personally for me it's going to be more fun because he's a good ground ball guy. so i should be seeing a lot of action with him on the mound. >>> the warriors in phoenix hosted by the suns who trail golden state by only half a game in the pacific. david lee and andrew bogut both out for the second straight game with injuries and it's starting to show. this little guy will not stop believing, though. andre iguodala, 12 for golden state including that one. defense was a problem without lee or bogut. green throws it down too easy. wrord trailed by four at the half despite 16 from stephen curry. dragic with the three. curry trying to keep his team in it, he had 28. great reverse layup. warriors narrowe narrowed the l two but err time they got close the suns pulled away. dragic another three. 34 points. that's a care

the pitchers have their sessions and that includes the new starter on the team, tim hudson who is coming off of a significant ankle injury. even he has been out getting his work in. coming up later today around noon all of the position players are going to report to camp. coming up tonight at 6:00, we're going to have that video for you, plus we're going to talk with plads bumgarner perhaps the best starting pitcher for the giants last year, 24 years old, he is back trying to improve. coming up later today. i'm ahmed fareed. >> time 6:42. deputies take aim as a suspect grabs a baseball bat and allegedly starts swinging. we're live at the scene. >>> 6:44. an update to breaking news. investigators say the man who was shot by deputies was fighting with paramedics and use add baseball bat to attack a deputy. the shooting happened in a home on the corner of paseo grande in san lorenzo. bob redell is live down the street from where the shooting happened. have you learned anything new? >> we have. that he was 50 years old, lived in the home behind me here with his wife and was well known to law