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The 2009 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 15, 2009, during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2008–09 season. It was the 58th edition of the NBA All-Star Game , and was played at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona , home of the Phoenix Suns .
July 14 — Starting pitchers Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain are voted to the 2009 All-Star Game, with Lincecum being named the NL starting pitcher [10] July 19 – Team majority owner Sue Burns dies of lung cancer [11] July 27 — Giants trade pitching prospect Scott Barnes to the Cleveland Indians for first baseman Ryan Garko [12]
For the third year in a row, Lincecum was selected to the NL All-Star Team. [11] As of the All-Star break, Lincecum was 9–4 with a 3.16 ERA over 116 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings pitched. [63] During the season's first half, he defeated Houston's Roy Oswalt three times in three months. All three games were pitchers' duels. [64]
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The Giants have now won six of their past seven games and are nearly back to .500 on the season. They hold a 55-56 record after the win, and trail the Los Angeles Dodgers by nine games in the NL ...
Madison Kyle Bumgarner (born August 1, 1989), nicknamed "MadBum", [1] is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Previously, he pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (2009–19) [2] and Arizona Diamondbacks (2020–23).
Barry Zito — After considerable success with the Oakland Athletics, the left-handed pitcher crossed San Francisco Bay after the 2006 season to play for the San Francisco Giants, signing what was then the richest contract for a pitcher in baseball history. He proceeded to go 31–43 in the next three seasons, never posting an ERA below 4.00.