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- SF Giants: So many World Series heroes - San Francisco Gate
- Sometimes it's unsung 1st baseman who become Series heroes - Chicago Tribune
- Fans give victorious Giants a heroes' welcome - KABC
| SF Giants: So many World Series heroes - San Francisco Gate Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:31 AM PDT The beauty of the world champion San Francisco Giants - oh, do those words go well together! - was that heroes kept emerging at the most critical times from the most unexpected spots in the lineup. Pitching ace Tim Lincecum was masterful as usual in Monday night's climactic Game 5, but so was Texas pitcher Cliff Lee, and it was 0-0 in the seventh inning. Up came Edgar Renteria to assert himself as hero of the day with a three-run homer that put the Giants on their way to their first Series title since they moved to San Francisco from New York in 1958. Seasoned Giants fans, who had seen the team come so close but lose with its great teams of 1962 and 2002, knew not to celebrate until reliever Brian Wilson secured the final out. The Giants have had many superstars and pennant runs in San Francisco, but no ride quite as magical as this one, delivered by a cast that was unassuming, endearing - and uncanny in the clutch. The fans fed off the players' enthusiasm, and vice versa. The bandwagon filled and the drama built as the team kept coming back from the brink, time and again. By the time the Giants reached the playoffs, AT&T was the place to be, orange was the color of the season, and the exploits of Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval and Juan Uribe became Topic A in dinner-party conversation everywhere. Rare was the e-mail in recent days that did not end with the cry, "Go Giants!" This was a championship that can be savored by all who did so much to build the San Francisco Giants tradition (Mays, McCovey, Marichal et al), those who worked so valiantly to save it in the 1990s, and this remarkable group of young players who gave us a season of thrills and, at long last, a World Series with a happy ending. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Sometimes it's unsung 1st baseman who become Series heroes - Chicago Tribune Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:37 PM PDT ARLINGTON, Texas —If you're going to win a World Series, shouldn't you have a feared slugger at first base? No one ever played that role better than Lou Gehrig, although guys like Hank Greenberg, Eddie Murray and Tony Perez struck more than their share of fear in opposing pitchers and managers. More recently, Mark Teixeira, Ryan Howard, Albert Pujols and David Ortiz were middle-of-the-lineup first basemen for Series winners. Paul Konerko and Derrek Lee, too, although only one of them in a way that made Chicago fans smile. Every now and then a Scott Spiezo or a Franklin Stubbs comes along in the land of the big boys, and the check for a winner's share spends just the same. There's no question 2010 will be one of those years, and on a warm Saturday night it was the Rangers' Mitch Moreland trying to wrest a ring out of Aubrey Huff's hands. To the delight of 52,419 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Moreland struck a blow for rank-and-file guys everywhere with a three-run homer off the Giants' Jonathan Sanchez. It helped Colby Lewis to a 4-2 victory that was the first step toward a potentially intriguing World Series. "I knew if everything fell into place, I'd be in the right spot at the end,'' Moreland said about his climb onto the big stage. "I got the opportunity, and it has been a lot of fun so far.'' Josh Hamilton added a homer for the Rangers, who trail the Giants two games to one entering Sunday night's Game 4. For the Texans to make things truly exciting, they will need a strong performance from right-hander Tommy Hunter, a question mark who starts because Ron Washington doesn't want to use ace Cliff Lee on three days' rest. But it was Moreland, the Rangers' No. 9 hitter, who was the difference maker. "Mitch Moreland has certainly established himself as a major league player,'' Washington said. "He's just a battler. He goes up there, uses every bit of talent he has. When he gets his pitch, he usually doesn't miss it.'' Moreland, who wasn't promoted from Triple-A Oklahoma City until July 29, had only 20 regular-season at-bats against lefties but he has become an everyday starter, with Washington starting him against the left-handed Sanchez. The Rangers have gone through 18 starters at first base in the 3 1/2 seasons since the Teixeira trade, a list that includes two players who were seen as long-term solutions. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Fans give victorious Giants a heroes' welcome - KABC Posted: 03 Nov 2010 12:16 AM PDT This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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