A Brief History Of The San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are the darlings of the Golden Gate city. The Giants play in the western division of the national league, and they are one of several California baseball teams. The team has a complex history, first arising on the scene in 1870 as they Troy Haymakers. The Haymakers were banished from the national league in 1882 and they were later bought by John B. Day in New York, where they were known as the New York Gothams. The team made its final move to San Francisco in 1958, and they remain there today. The San Francisco Giants pay in the recently renamed SBC Park. It was formerly known as Pacific Park before the telecommunications giant bought the sponsorship. Previous to the Pacific Park moniker, they played at the historic Candlestick park. Many Giants fans still refer to their home field as such. During their stay in San Francisco, the Giants have had a mixture of failure and success. They have never won a world series in the town, but they have participated in three of them. Perhaps one of the most interesting

series in baseball history involved the San Francisco Giants in Candlestick Park. The team was up against the Oakland Athletics in 1989 when an earthquake stuck the city. This led to a delay of ten days before play could be resumed. Unfortunately, the Giants went on to be defeated in four straight games by the Athletics. After this rather gruesome defeat, there were several unsuccessful years for the Giants. After the construction of Pacific Bell Park in 2000, and with the help of slugger Barry Bonds, the Giants went on to win the national league west title. In 2002, the Giants reached the World Series, but they were defeated by the Anaheim Angels in game seven of the series.