In 2010, the Giants were a fourth-place team at the All-Star break, and had completely overhauled their opening-day lineup during the season, signing players that nobody else wanted. Against all odds, this group of grinders and golden arms willed their way to an NL West-clinching victory on the last day of the season. Together, these screwball Giants accomplished something that so many greats and Hall of Fame players were never able to do: They hoisted the commissioner’s trophy in San Francisco, celebrating the city’s first World Series championship. This is the story of those zany characters, how they came together—and how they became legends forever in the city by the bay.
