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TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 A Giant Championship 4 Chapter 2 The Great McGraw 10 Chapter 3 Terry Ott and the Shot 16 Chapter 4 Coming to California 26 Chapter 5 The Bonds Era 34 Timeline 42 Quick Stats 44 Quotes and Anecdotes 45 Glossary 46 For More Information 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
CHAPTER 1 A GIANT CHAMPIONSHIP
E dgar Renteria stepped to the plate with two men on two outs and no score in the seventh inning of the fifth game of the 2010 World Series Texas Rangers ace Cliff Lee had a decision to make Pitch to Renteria or walk him It was a tough decision Renteria had been red-hot in the playoffs Meanwhile on deck hitter Aaron Rowand was ice-cold First base was open And Lee had already fallen behind in the count by throw ing two balls outside the strike zone to Renteria But Lee was not only a gutsy pitcher he was also one of the best in baseball He was confident he could get any body out So he tried to sneak a fastball past Renteria And Renteria blasted it high and just over the left-field fence Giants 3 Rangers 0 Giants shortstop Edgar Renteria rounds third after hitting a three-run Giants shortstop Edgar Renteria rounds third after hitting a three-run homer in Game 5 of the 2010 World Series He was named the Series homer in Game 5 of the 2010 World Series He was named the Series Most Valuable Player Most Valuable Player A GIANT CHAMPIONSHIP 5
