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The San Francisco Giants pulled it off. They became this season's World Series champs on Monday evening (November 1) in Texas with a win over the Rangers.
The Giants beat the Texas Rangers in a tense Game 5 with a 3-1 victory, taking the trophy home to the Bay Area for the first time since 1954 ... when Willie Mays led the Giants to the crown when they were still based in Harlem, four years before they moved West.
SF's pitcher Tim Lincecum and Texas' Cliff Lee dueled it out on the mound throughout the game, which remained scoreless until SF's short stop Edgar Renteria hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning. He hit .412 in the series, recording two homers and six RBIs, thanks to which earned him the Series' MVP.
"It's unbelievable. That's life," Renteria said with joy, following the game.
"Edgar has been through it, and I wanted a leader out there," added Giants manager Bruce Bochy. "I know how bad Edgar wanted it. It wasn't too long ago we had a little talk, and he said, 'I just want to go out and win another World Series.' And I couldn't be prouder for him."
Rangers' outfielder Nelson Cruz looked like he may start a comeback when he homered in the bottom half, but Lincecum closed out the rest on deck to preserve the lead.
The crowd at Rangers Ballpark was 52,000-plus, but the home team crowd was left disappointed ... and the Giants got to finally sip some celebratory champagne for the first time in over 50 years.
For the Rangers players, it was definitely an upset as well. This was their first World Series appearance in the franchise's 39-year history in Texas, but they just couldn't get things going. They batted .190 in the series and failed to score for 18 straight innings before Cruz's one-out home run in the seventh.
"They've been praying for this day," Lincecum said. "They came up short back in the early 2000s, and now this is their time. They're pulling for us. Having that kind of added motivation, knowing that we haven't done it in a long time, really made us wanted to nail it down here."
After that many years, we'd like to congratulate San Francisco for taking it home this year!
The Giants beat the Texas Rangers in a tense Game 5 with a 3-1 victory, taking the trophy home to the Bay Area for the first time since 1954 ... when Willie Mays led the Giants to the crown when they were still based in Harlem, four years before they moved West.
SF's pitcher Tim Lincecum and Texas' Cliff Lee dueled it out on the mound throughout the game, which remained scoreless until SF's short stop Edgar Renteria hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning. He hit .412 in the series, recording two homers and six RBIs, thanks to which earned him the Series' MVP.
"It's unbelievable. That's life," Renteria said with joy, following the game.
"Edgar has been through it, and I wanted a leader out there," added Giants manager Bruce Bochy. "I know how bad Edgar wanted it. It wasn't too long ago we had a little talk, and he said, 'I just want to go out and win another World Series.' And I couldn't be prouder for him."
Rangers' outfielder Nelson Cruz looked like he may start a comeback when he homered in the bottom half, but Lincecum closed out the rest on deck to preserve the lead.
The crowd at Rangers Ballpark was 52,000-plus, but the home team crowd was left disappointed ... and the Giants got to finally sip some celebratory champagne for the first time in over 50 years.
For the Rangers players, it was definitely an upset as well. This was their first World Series appearance in the franchise's 39-year history in Texas, but they just couldn't get things going. They batted .190 in the series and failed to score for 18 straight innings before Cruz's one-out home run in the seventh.
"They've been praying for this day," Lincecum said. "They came up short back in the early 2000s, and now this is their time. They're pulling for us. Having that kind of added motivation, knowing that we haven't done it in a long time, really made us wanted to nail it down here."
After that many years, we'd like to congratulate San Francisco for taking it home this year!
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