CHICAGO – The sun soaked into Joe Nathan’s black Giants batting practice jersey, and he stroked a familiar goatee now flecked with gray.
“They all still look the same to me,” Nathan said. “We’ve all changed. I’m sure I have. But they still look the same.”
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Nathan returned to the Giants on Saturday, nearly 13 years after he departed in one of the worst traded in franchise history. He returned to the same pitching coach, Dave Righetti, and the same bullpen coach, Mark Gardner. Some teams enjoy continuity. For Nathan, rejoining his original team was like opening a time capsule.