San Francisco Businesses Prepare For Influx Of World Series Crowds
Thousands will crowd AT&T Park on Wednesday night for Game 1 of the World Series between the Giants and Detroit Tigers – and local businesses are expected to stay busy as well.
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Thousands will crowd AT&T Park on Wednesday night for Game 1 of the World Series between the Giants and Detroit Tigers – and local businesses are expected to stay busy as well.
The bat shattered as Hunter Pence lined a double to clear the bases in Monday's National League Championship Series clinching win over the St. Louis Cardinals was quickly sold by an AT&T Park vendor shortly after the now-famous play, according to published reports.
On a team known for stellar pitching, bushy beards and quirky personalities, the unquestioned leader of the San Francisco Giants is their understated catcher, Buster Posey.
Injured Giants closer Brian Wilson is getting almost as much television time now than he was in 2010, when he saved six of San Francisco's 11 postseason wins.
Now that Matt Holliday has left town, the leather-lunged portion of the crowd at AT&T Park will need a new target.
The World Series-bound San Francisco Giants have their own good luck talisman: a Francois Langur monkey born at the San Francisco Zoo a few weeks ago…
San Francisco Giants infielder Marco Scutaro dreamed that he would one day play in a World Series. Today, his dream is coming true.
The puddles were long gone and the infield dirt was fresh and dry. AT&T Park sure looked ready for the World Series one day after a downpour.
Giants fans walked in a daze Tuesday near the team's soggy waterfront ballpark, still not quite believing that just hours earlier their rain-soaked squad had clinched the National League pennant.
Left-hander Barry Zito will start the World Series opener for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night against Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers.
Madison Bumgarner will pitch Game 2 of the World Series for San Francisco on Thursday, giving the Giants back-to-back lefties after Barry Zito goes in the opener against the Detroit Tigers.
To be a team of destiny, things must set up in a way that goes beyond the probable and into the legendary.
When it comes to a World Series prediction most the pundits like to base their prognostications on tangibles - Things they know, see, and can understand (You know, put a number on).
The San Francisco Giants have a lot of priorities on their checklist for their matchup against the Detroit Tigers in the World Series.
San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro put on one of the best pure hitting displays in a postseason series that we have seen in recent memory en route to winning the National League Championship Series MVP award.
