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LeBron James (now), Sidney Crosby, Albert Pujols (while with the Cardinals), baseball's Giants as a team, Derek Jeter through the years, Mariano Rivera, Eli Manning, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Mark Messier, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, Henrik Lundqvist and plenty more.  You get the picture.  When these guys step-up, their teams win and advance.

Tim Lincecum.  Remember him?  He won two CY Young awards back-to-back in 2008 and 2009 at age 24 and 25.  Now he can barely stay in the Giants' rotation.  Phil Hughes?  Bust at age 28.  Ivan Nova won 16 games in 2011 and hasn't been heard from since.  Ricky Romero was supposed to be the ace of the Blue Jays in 2009 and beyond.  Injuries and confidence have caused him to be a below average pitcher.

Pitching ace-starting pitching-timely hitting-bullpen.  That is how you win a ton of regular season games and make a run in the postseason, ultimately winning championships, which is what every team wants.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum and outfielder Hunter Pence perform hilarious impersonations of each other.  Lincecum’s impression is spot on.

I'm not going to look at the dirty portion of Barry Bonds' great career as if that's his entire body of work. He still has a Hall of Fame worthy resume.

For the second time in the past three seasons the San Francisco Giants are the World Series Champions. The Giants completed there sweep of the Detroit Tigers on Sunday night in 10 innings winning 4-3 on Marco Scutaro's go-ahead two out RBI single scoring Ryan Theriot in the top of the 10th inning facing Phil Coke...

A TV anchor had really bad luck and a bird had really good aim during a live segment before the World Series.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten off to a hot start in the 2012 World Series, taking a 2-0 lead over the Detroit Tigers. Between the terrific starts from Barry Zito and Madison Bumgarner, as well as the crazy bunt that stayed in fair territory for Gregor Blanco during Game Two last night, some people think that the "baseball gods" are at work for the Giants...

Lil Wayne showcased some of his musical talents with this rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during Game 6 of the NLCS.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday showed some respect to San Francisco Giants infielder Marco Scutaro before Game 3 of the NLCS.

San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson showcased an interesting ritual during Game 2 of the NLCS on Monday night.

Last month, San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera was suspended fifty games for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. The 2012 All-Star Game MVP has sat out with a .346 batting average, which still leads the National League...