Giants Claim World Series

Giants hero, Tim Lincecum holding the World Series trophy

Giants beat minnowers Rangers to claim their first World Series title after a five-decade wait. Everything happened in a crucial seventh inning that ended 3-1 to the Giants, as Edgar Renteria hit a home run that saw the Giants thinking already of title. San Francisco triumphed 4-1 overall result to win their first World Series since 1954. It was all about Renteria and Tim Lincecum, the two making the Giants bench jump over the fences and dance. Furthermore, Renteria has been named the Most Valuable Player of the Series. He hit .412 (7-for-17), along with two home runs, six runs scored and six RBIs.

But now he is probably considering retirement, although he can still get it. Tim Lincecum said of his team-mate that he proved once again he is able to play against any big pitcher. Well, it remains to be seen whether Edgar will try for one more title. Praises surrounded Lincecum, as well. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner, who improved to 4-1 in the postseason – including here 2-0 in the Series -, struck out 10 and gave up three hits in the first eight inning. Said Lincecum: “Pretty collected. I was very poised out there. From the first inning on my adrenaline kind of just dissipated and I was able to calm down.” Not even statistics would ‘allow’ Giants lose the title after a 3-1 advantage. Just six teams succeeded doing this ever, Kansas City being the last ones to do it.

Bruce Bochy talented team includes closer Brian Wilson. He was among the night’s heroes at the Rangers Ballpark, Arlington, pitching perfectly for the Giants. He did a ninth for a save, but also struck out Cruz swing to finish the night. “There is no city that deserves this championship more,” said Bonds, who played for 15 years in San Francisco. Now, the Giants become the fifth team to win most titles. They have collected six so far, the same Dodgers did. But Yankees, last year’s champions of the Series, remains top with 27 trophies. Cardinals claimed ten, Athletics nine and Red Sox seven.

Nobody looked more disappointed than Lee though, while Rangers’ manager Ron Washington would assume their defeat, praising Giants’ deserved performance. They have been overcome 29-12 after hitting only .190 in five games. The game was the fastest one since 1992 (it last two hours and 32 minutes), but also San Francisco’s first title-game after they moved on from the Polo Grounds, New York.