San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants boasts of a colorful history. Founded in 1883 as Gothams, the name Giants came from Jim Mutrie, one of the owners of the team. It came from Mutrie who owns the San Francisco Giants at that time, when he praised the team with their win, “My big fellows, my Giants!” and the name stuck.

For years the San Francisco Giants was very productive, appearing in the Pennants three times before the 1905 San Francisco Giants won their first World Series. All these happened while they were changing San Francisco Giants stadium four times from the date the team was established. Through the years until this writing, the San Francisco Giants have won a total of five World Series; 20 National League Pennants appearances; and six division titles.

The San Francisco Giants logo has experienced various transformations, from a mere intercrossed letters of N and Y, the logo is now a baseball with the words Giants on top of it. The San Francisco Giants sports a different logo on their caps which are the letters S and F written in red and interconnected with each other. The current San Francisco Giants jersey is in plain white for home games, and the name San Francisco, in gray clothing when they are away.

All preparations start with the San Francisco Giants’ spring training schedule. Preseason games are held to gauge the roster’s ability for the season. As early as this time, San Francisco Giants tickets are already available everywhere. Now the San Francisco Giants’ game schedule will also guide them on how to prepare in terms of distance from the previous ballpark and mentally prepare the player. During regular season, changes and adjustments are being made to the team while they battle everyday different teams that line up in San Francisco Giants schedule.

The team has a powerful support in the 1990s when Barry Bonds started to show his home running power until now. With Bonds playing for the Giants, the team has been in power in their division, winning the National League West Division in 2003 and 2000 in their new constructed stadium, the AT&T park (previously known as Pacific Bell Park and SBC Park).

Online and in the stadium, supporters show their support through purchases of several San Francisco Giants apparel like some San Francisco Giants clothing, official San Francisco Giants backpack and San Francisco Giants sticker. This year, the San Francisco Giants stadium will host the 2007all star wherein they also unveiled the official logo only for the occasion: the San Francisco Bridge with the leagues logo with the name all-star game and the year.