In the 2002 World Series the San Francisco Giants found themselves with a 3-2 series lead going into the 6 th game. The Giants opened up a 5-0 lead and watched it melt away in the 7 th and 8 th innings. They went on to lose the game and game 7 nine outs away from winning the World Series. Last year the Giants finished 100-61 winning their 2 nd divisional crown in four seasons. They ousted by the eventual World Series champion Florida Marlins in NLDS 3-1.
During the off-season the let go of veterans like catcher Benito Santiago, shortstop Rich Aurilia, and right fielder Jose Cruz. They then went and brought in catcher A.J. Pierzynski and pitcher Brett Tomko.
At the top of the order the Giants send out second baseman Ray Durham and first baseman J.T. Snow. The two had a combined .353 on base percentage in 2003. In the 3-4-5 spots are center fielder Marquis Grissom, left fielder Barry Bonds and utility man Pedro Feliz. Bonds has hit 670 career home runs and for a .298 lifetime batting average. Behind them are catcher A.J. Pierzynski, third baseman Edgardo Alfonzo and shortstop Nefi Perez.
They starters are lead by ace right handed pitcher Jason Schmidt (17-5, 2.34 ERA). Following him in the rotation is Kurt Rueter (10-5, 4.53 ERA), Brett Tomko (13-9, 5.28 ERA), Jerome Williams (7-3, 3.30 ERA), and Dustin Hermanson (1-2, 5.46 ERA). In the bullpen are RHP Jim Brower, RHP Felix Rodriguez, and right handed closer Matt Herges.
SBC Park is where the Giants play all of their home games. It was given a 93 out of a possible 100 points, the second highest in all of the major league ballparks, by a “Page 2” column on espn.com where they rated every baseball stadium.
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