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Juan Uribe approached the batter’s box in the bottom of the 10th inning Wednesday, riding the crest of what had been a memorable day.

A highly placed NFL source said the contract stalemate between the 49ers and first-round draft pick Michael Crabtree is likely to drag on until at least shortly before the season opener at Arizona.

First things first, Paul Wong did not drop his Warriors season tickets because of that loaded conference call for season-ticket holders last week, nor for the subsequent revelation that the team’s public-relations staff was posting anonymous message-board comments in praise of management.

Randy Johnson no longer has his mullet, his 99 mph heat or an ERA worthy of a Cy Young Award. Nor did he pick up his 299th career victory in a nostalgia trip to Safeco Field on Friday night.

Tim Kawakami has another bizarre story from Oakland, where Golden State’s top public relations official has admitted to posting anonymous comments puffing up Warriors management on fan sites, specifically WarriorsWorld.net.

A’s Manager Bob Geren said before Thursday’s game that relievers Andrew Bailey and Brad Ziegler might share ninth-inning duties for the foreseeable future.

For the second consecutive night, the Giants rallied late against their archrivals.
This time, the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied back.