Susan Slusser

2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Susan Slusser

Susan Slusser has worked at the San Francisco Chronicle since 1996. She covered the Giants full-time from 2021-2024 and the A’s full-time from 1999 to 2021. Slusser’s book about the A’s, “100 Things A’s Fans Need to Know and Do Before They Die,” came out in 2014 and she and A’s radio announcer Ken Korach released a new book, “If These Walls Could Talk, Tales from the Oakland A’s Dugout, Locker Room and Press Box,” in 2019. She is also a correspondent for the MLB Network.

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Susan Slusser

Any questions about Jung Hoo Lee appear to be answered, and just a mere eight games into the season. Lee, the San Francisco Giants' dynamic center fielder, missed most of last year after injuring his shoulder slamming into the wall at Oracle Park in May, and many wondered if he needed this season, or a good chunk of it, to learn how to hit big-league pitching.

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Susan Slusser

Call it the Buster Posey Effect, good vibes that extend from the team to the San Francisco Giants' fan base. Posey's status as a franchise icon after a Hall of Fame-caliber career and his "you're in good hands" demeanor perfected over years of catching has transferred seamlessly to the front office. Since he was named the Giants' president of baseball operations in October, his savvy and confidence have buoyed the roster and ticket buyers alike.

3 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Susan Slusser

“As we like to say in this business, winning makes us all look all that smarter, so anything the team does is on the field that can help us is so appreciated, and getting off to a fast start is also super helpful, especially leading into the home opener,” Giants chief revenue officer Jason Pearl said.

3 weeks ago | fresnobee.com | Susan Slusser

WEST SACRAMENTO - After the Sacramento Athletics' first home series at Sutter Health Park, a minor-league stadium, there's a broad consensus: Brent Rooker might hit 30 homers in the team's home games alone. Scouts said just that throughout the three-game series, in which the Cubs and A's combined for 12 homers and 44 runs. "Rooker, absolutely could," one NL scout said. "But also Lawrence Butler. And Shea Langeliers.