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		<title>San Francisco Giants&#8217; Buster Posey Shows Acting Skills In Toyota Commercials</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan Rosa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>By now, chances are you&#8217;ve seen most, if not all of the Buster Posey Toyota commercials. However, if you&#8217;re not in the San Francisco area or don&#8217;t plop down nearly $200 dollars a year for Extra Innings &#8211; you may have missed out on the acting chops of the 2012 National League MVP. Many wouldn&#8217;t [...]</p><p><a href="http://aroundthefoghorn.com/2013/04/17/san-francisco-giants-buster-posey-shows-acting-skills-in-toyota-commercials/">San Francisco Giants&#8217; Buster Posey Shows Acting Skills In Toyota Commercials</a> - <a href="http://aroundthefoghorn.com">Around the Foghorn</a> - <a href="http://aroundthefoghorn.com">Around the Foghorn - A San Francisco Giants Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More</a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By now, chances are you&#8217;ve seen most, if not all of the <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/poseybu01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-aroundthefoghorn.com" target="_blank">Buster Posey</a></strong> Toyota commercials. However, if you&#8217;re not in the San Francisco area or don&#8217;t plop down nearly $200 dollars a year for Extra Innings &#8211; you may have missed out on the acting chops of the 2012 National League MVP.</p>
<p>Many wouldn&#8217;t think of Posey as being the animated type, say like a <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsobr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-aroundthefoghorn.com" target="_blank">Brian Wilson</a></strong>, as the Giants&#8217; backstop is more of a &#8220;walk lightly, carry a big stick&#8221; type of guy. However, after winning two World Series&#8217; in three years, along with enough hardware to weigh down a 747, Posey emerged from his relatively quiet persona this offseason and found himself in not only team sponsored commercials, but also commercials for big companies like Toyota and Sony.</p>
<p>Speaking of which, we&#8217;ve compiled a collection of Posey&#8217;s commercials from Toyota of Northern California, which you can find below.</p>
<p>So in addition to winning an MVP award, Rookie of the Year award, Comeback Player of the Year award, the <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aaronha01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-aroundthefoghorn.com" target="_blank">Hank Aaron</a></strong> award, a Silver Slugger award and the Willie Mac award, the Georgia native also isn&#8217;t too shabby infront of the camera.</p>
<p>Seriously, what can&#8217;t he do? Enjoy the commercial spots from ToyotaNorCal below:</p>
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		<title>San Francisco Giants And Buster Posey Agree On Nine Year, $167 Million Dollar Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan Rosa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>When Buster Posey isn&#8217;t busy saving kittens out of burning trees, he&#8217;s winning MVP awards and World Series trophies. And when that happens in professional sports, you get paid &#8211; a lot &#8211; like, a lot, a lot, which is exactly what has happened to the Giants&#8217; fourth year backstop. Today, per Andrew Baggarly, Posey [...]</p><p><a href="http://aroundthefoghorn.com/2013/03/29/san-francisco-giants-and-buster-posey-agree-on-nine-year-deal/">San Francisco Giants And Buster Posey Agree On Nine Year, $167 Million Dollar Deal</a> - <a href="http://aroundthefoghorn.com">Around the Foghorn</a> - <a href="http://aroundthefoghorn.com">Around the Foghorn - A San Francisco Giants Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More</a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_5534" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2013/03/6699756.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5534" title="MLB: World Series-San Francisco Giants at Detroit Tigers" src="http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2013/03/6699756-300x209.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="209" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Oct 28, 2012; Detroit, MI, USA; San Francisco Giants catcher <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/poseybu01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-aroundthefoghorn.com" target="_blank">Buster Posey</a></strong> hits a two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers in the sixth inning during game four of the 2012 World Series at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports</p></div>
<p>When <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/poseybu01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-aroundthefoghorn.com" target="_blank">Buster Posey</a></strong> isn&#8217;t busy saving kittens out of burning trees, he&#8217;s winning MVP awards and World Series trophies. And when that happens in professional sports, you get paid &#8211; a lot &#8211; like, a lot, a lot, which is exactly what has happened to the Giants&#8217; fourth year backstop.</p>
<p>Today, <a href="https://twitter.com/CSNBaggs/status/317710177027649537" target="_blank">per Andrew Baggarly</a>, Posey and the Giants agreed on an eight year extension, which effectively becomes a nine year deal in total:</p>
<blockquote><p> The Giants have agree to terms on a nine year contract with Buster Posey. (8 year extension).</p></blockquote>
<p>The deal <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSSports/status/317712137596321795" target="_blank">is worth a reported $167 million dollars</a> and includes a full no-trade clause along with a <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnSheaHey/status/317715010824589313" target="_blank">yearly $50,000 donation</a> to San Francisco Giant sponsored charities.</p>
<p>The extension will buy out Posey&#8217;s remaining years of arbitration (three years) and keep Posey in orange and black through the 2021 season, with a club option for 2022 worth $22 million or a $3 million dollar buyout. A Good Friday, indeed.</p>
<p>The biggest ever contract for a catcher was that of the Minnesota Twins&#8217; <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mauerjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-aroundthefoghorn.com" target="_blank">Joe Mauer</a></strong>, who signed an eight year, $184 million dollar deal in 2010 &#8211; at the time the fourth richest contract in MLB history and fourth highest in average salary at $23 million a year. The St. Louis Cardinals <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/molinya01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-aroundthefoghorn.com" target="_blank">Yadier Molina</a></strong> had the second highest contract ever given to a catcher before the Posey contract, raking in an average of $15 million annually on a five year, $75 million dollar deal. Former Yankee&#8217; <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/posadjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-aroundthefoghorn.com" target="_blank">Jorge Posada</a></strong> and Met <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?results=piazzmi01,piazza001mik&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-aroundthefoghorn.com" target="_blank">Mike Piazza</a></strong> round out the top five highest paid catchers of all time, both averaging $13.1 million when they were signed &#8211; Posada in 2008, Piazza in 1999.</p>
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