SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) —
The San Francisco Giants say they’re ready for a fight in the boardroom or the courtroom to keep the Oakland A’s out of the South Bay.

For months, the A’s have been pushing forward with plans to move to San Jose. But, with the winter baseball meetings in two weeks the giants are reminding everyone that they own the territorial rights to the South Bay and they are not about to give them up. Despite the high profile dispute, the issue is not on the agenda for the owners’ meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants signed backup catcher Eli Whiteside to a one-year deal Saturday after declining to offer him a contract Monday, avoiding arbitration and making him a free agent.

Whiteside will receive $600,000 if he is on the major league roster and $175,000 if in the minors. He provided key innings for the 2010 World Series champions this past season after reigning NL Rookie of the Year Buster Posey went down with a season-ending leg injury in a May 25 home-plate collision with Florida’s Scott Cousins.

The 32-year-old Whiteside batted .197 with four homers and 17 RBIs in 82 games. It’s unclear where he will fit in considering San Francisco also has capable catchers Chris Stewart and Hector Sanchez on the roster.

Giants general manager Brian Sabean has now retained much of the roster from a team that finished second to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West last season. He is committed to winning with a talented pitching staff again.

The club has agreed to terms with reliever Guillermo Mota on a one-year, $1 million contract to bring him back for a third season, pending a physical.

In late October, San Francisco gave left-handed reliever Javier Lopez an $8.5 million, two-year contract and also picked up the $5 million contract option for fellow lefty reliever Jeremy Affeldt.

On Monday night, the Giants tendered contracts to two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, fellow starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong and relievers Sergio Romo and Santiago Casilla.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—The San Francisco Giants signed backup catcher Eli
Whiteside to a one-year deal Saturday after declining to offer him a contract
Monday, avoiding arbitration and making him a free agent.

Whiteside will receive $600,000 if he is on the major league roster and
$175,000 if in the minors. He provided key innings for the 2010 World Series
champions this past season after reigning NL Rookie of the Year Buster Posey
went down with a season-ending leg injury in a May 25 home-plate collision with
Florida’s Scott Cousins.

The 32-year-old Whiteside batted .197 with four homers and 17 RBIs in 82
games. It’s unclear where he will fit in considering San Francisco also has
capable catchers Chris Stewart and Hector Sanchez on the roster.

Giants general manager Brian Sabean has now retained much of the roster from
a team that finished second to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West last
season. He is committed to winning with a talented pitching staff again.

The club has agreed to terms with reliever Guillermo Mota on a $1 million,
one-year contract to bring him back for a third season, pending a physical.

In late October, San Francisco gave left-handed reliever Javier Lopez an
$8.5 million, two-year contract and also picked up the $5 million contract
option for fellow lefty reliever Jeremy Affeldt.

On Monday night, the Giants tendered contracts to two-time NL Cy Young Award
winner Tim Lincecum, fellow starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong and relievers Sergio
Romo and Santiago Casilla.

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants fan nearly beaten to death on opening day has spoken on camera for the first time since the attack.

In the video clip aired on San Francisco’s NBC affiliate, Dr. Nancy Snyderman of the NBC news magazine show Rock Center introduces herself to Bryan Stow, who is sitting on a bed.

Stow asks Snyderman “How are you?” after she introduces herself. She says she’s doing well, and Stow replies, “That’s good.”

Rock Center released the video to preview its full report on Stow’s recovery at an undisclosed rehab center scheduled to air Monday.

The paramedic and father of two spent months in a medically induced coma after being beaten outside Dodger Stadium last year.

He was moved from the hospital to the rehab center in October as he continues to recover from a traumatic brain injury.

Stow’s family has chronicled his recovery on their blog. Last month, they reported Stow was still showing signs of confusion and frustration as he works to regain his ability to move and speak. They say he does recognize friends and family, whom he joined last month for Thanksgiving.

Louie Sanchez, 29, and Marvin Norwood, 30, were arrested and charged in the attack following a Los Angeles police investigation. Investigators describe the assault as the culmination of a string of confrontations they had with randomly selected Giants fans at the stadium.

Sanchez and Norwood both have pleaded not guilty to mayhem, assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury, and battery with serious bodily injury.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—The San Francisco Giants were working Wednesday to
finalize a $1 million, one-year contract with free agent reliever Guillermo Mota
to bring him back for a third season.

The sides had agreed to terms and were waiting to complete a physical and
final paperwork. Giants general manager Brian Sabean is committed to keeping his
talented pitching staff intact—and not just aces Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain,
who he hopes to lock up in long-term deals.

Mota, a 38-year-old right-hander, has become a reliable option for manager
Bruce Bochy. He went 2-2 with a 3.81 ERA in 52 outings last season for the NL
West runners-up.

Mota’s 80 1-3 innings last season were his third highest in 13 big league
seasons and most since 2004, when he pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the
Marlins.

Mota made one appearance against Texas during the 2010 World Series, when
the Giants wrapped up the franchise’s first championship since moving West in
1958.

With Mota returning, Bochy has much of his bullpen intact. In late October,
San Francisco gave left-handed reliever Javier Lopez an $8.5 million, two-year
contract and also picked up the $5 million contract option for fellow lefty
reliever Jeremy Affeldt.

On Monday night, the Giants tendered contracts to two-time NL Cy Young Award
winner Lincecum, fellow starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong and relievers Sergio
Romo and Santiago Casilla.