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San Francisco Giants 2013 Preview

With essentially the same roster that captured their second World Series title in the last three years, the San Francisco Giants are optimistic 2013 will be another special year.The Giants started spring training with 21 of the 25 members from the World Series squad that swept the Detroit Tigers in last year's Fall Classic and brought the fifth NL pennant back to the Bay Area.Outfielder Hunter Pence was acquired from Philadelphia in a late-season deal and will begin his first full season with San Francisco. Pence proved to be a source of inspiration to his teammates despite not producing eye-popping numbers in the playoffs and is excited to try and make it all work again."I'm energized," Pence said. "When you win a World Series, there are high expectations, but at the end of the day, we just know what we're capable of. We're going to do everything we can to give it that same run."San Francisco, which missed the playoffs in its first title defense, dispatched the Cincinnati Reds in five...

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