They Won Something More Than The Pennant! The San Francisco Giants Are The MLB Champions For 2010 (Sports Thread Special)

After 56 years, with many of them residing in San Francisco, the baseball Giants have finally become champions once more.

Behind an outstanding young pitching staff, a scrappy unit of unsung positional players, and an astute manager longing for ultimate glory himself, the Giants have ended a long drought by defeating the Texas Rangers 3-1 tonight to clinch the 2010 installment of the World Series 4-1.

It was only fitting that staff ace Tim Lincecum was the man to spearhead a memorable evening, delivering eight terrific innings in outdueling Cliff Lee and allowing Brain Wilson to cap off a pitching masterclass in the 9th.

The pitchers' duel that was expected in Game 1 certainly came to fore-wishing in this encounter. Lee regained his impeccable control that led some to believe he was carving out the mantle of "greatest postseason pitcher of all time", but the reigning 2 time NL champion Lincecum was determined to be the night's #1 protagonist on the mound.

And he was granted that wish thanks to Edgar Renteria's 3-run homer off of Lee in the 7th that proved to be the final blow Bruce Bochy's team needed (and to grant Renteria with the MVP Award). Two innings later, pure euphoria swept across a team that wasn't sure until the final days of the regular season whether they would be in the postseason.

Now they can be sure, along with their long suffering fans, that they stand at the pinnacle of the sport.