One of the elder franchises in baseball, the Giants have played great baseball in New York and in San Francisco. World Series champs in New York in 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933 and 1954, the team has yet to win a World Series in San Francisco. Featuring such amazing players as Christy Matthewson, Mel Ott, Willie Mays and Barry Bonds, the Giants have called some of the very best their own.
Rafael Furcal visited the Bay Area on a recruiting trip, but he focused on Oakland, not San Francisco.
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:00:24 GMTBy their own admission, the San Francisco Giants took too long to embark on a youth movement. When the futility of trying to contend with an old team finally persuaded them to take that step last season, they found it less painful than expected.
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:59:06 GMTGiants decline to offer arbitration
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:27:26 GMTJapanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa moved a step closer to signing with the Boston Red Sox after rejecting offers from three other major league teams.
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:54:48 GMTGeorge H. Langley, 65, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Sonoma on Nov. 11, 2008. He was born in San Francisco on Oct. 9, 1943, to George and Natalie Langley, who predeceased him.
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:01:12 GMT
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The Giants were first known as the New York Gothans in 1883 and 1884 before assuming the Giant name.
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