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8:31AM

SF Examiner: After 52 years in SF, Giants reach pinnacle


By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner



ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Some day became this moment. Disappointment became delight. The agony is over now for San Francisco. The Giants have won the World Series.

Read the full story here.


Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company

8:57AM

SF Examiner: Momentum, maybe fate, with Giants

By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner


So close now. So near the impossible dream. So hard not to believe in the possibility. So difficult to make yourself think the Giants can’t win the World Series.

No, they’re not there yet. They still need one victory. One magic victory that sits up there like a pop fly waiting to be grabbed.

“We have baseball left,” cautioned Bruce Bochy. “We still have work to do.”

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Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company
8:29AM

SF Examiner: Rangers inject doubt into Giants 

By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner


One game, but one game too many. One game to emphasize the Giants’ vulnerabilities. One game to realize that in their own park with a designated hitter, the Texas Rangers are a different team.

One game to make us understand the direction of the 2010 World Series has made a turn — in the land of former Rangers president George W. Bush, a right turn of course.

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Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company
11:10AM

SF Examiner: All the stars are aligning for Giants

By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner


It doesn’t get any better than this. Any more one-sided. Any louder. Any more entertaining. Any more unbelievable.

“When the lights go down in The City ...” That’s Journey’s song, which was sweeping through AT&T Park on Thursday night. That’s San Francisco’s song. And quite possibly, the way this World Series is blasting along, this is San Francisco’s time.

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Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company
9:26AM

RealClearSports: Giants Glad to Shout 'Oooh-Ree-Bay'

By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com


SAN FRANCISCO -- No scoreboard advisory is required. No message saying "Louder'' or "Make Noise.'' The chant is from the heart and in a way self-perpetuating. Also, to San Francisco Giants fans, historic.

Juan Uribe steps to the plate, and the cheer rolls through AT&T Park. "Oooh,'' they yell, and then after a pause, "Ree-Bay.'' Again and again. "Oooh-Ree-Bay. Oooh-Ree-Bay.''

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