[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 156 (Thursday, December 2, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S8400]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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   SENATE RESOLUTION 692--CONGRATULATING THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS ON 
               WINNING THE 2010 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation.

                              S. Res. 692

       Whereas on November 1, 2010, the San Francisco Giants 
     defeated the Texas Rangers by a score of 3-1 in game 5 to win 
     the 2010 World Series and become champions of Major League 
     Baseball;
       Whereas this is the first championship the San Francisco 
     Giants have won since the Giants came to San Francisco from 
     New York in 1958;
       Whereas this is the sixth World Series title in the history 
     of the Giants franchise;
       Whereas the 2010 Giants acted with determination and 
     teamwork as they emerged victorious from the fiercely 
     contested National League Western Division;
       Whereas during the National League playoffs, the Giants 
     unleashed their arsenal of overpowering starting pitching, 
     unflappable relief pitching, steady defense, and timely 
     hitting to defeat the Atlanta Braves and the two-time 
     defending National League champions, the Philadelphia 
     Phillies, en route to capturing their first pennant since 
     2002;
       Whereas, although there is no one superstar on the roster, 
     the Giants are a group of self-described ``castoffs and 
     misfits'' that truly exemplify what it means to be a team;
       Whereas all 25 players on the playoff roster should be 
     congratulated, including World Series Most Valuable Player 
     Edgar Renteria, as well as, Jeremy Affeldt, Madison 
     Bumgarner, Matt Cain, Santiago Casilla, Tim Lincecum, Javier 
     Lopez, Guillermo Mota, Ramon Ramirez, Sergio Romo, Jonathan 
     Sanchez, Brian Wilson, Buster Posey, Eli Whiteside, Mike 
     Fontenot, Aubrey Huff, Travis Ishikawa, Freddy Sanchez, Pablo 
     Sandoval, Juan Uribe, Pat Burrell, Cody Ross, Aaron Rowand, 
     Nate Schierholtz, and Andres Torres;
       Whereas Managing General Partner Bill Neukom, General 
     Manager Brian Sabean and Manager Bruce Bochy did a tremendous 
     job putting together the 2010 San Francisco Giants team and 
     guiding them to the 2010 World Series;
       Whereas San Francisco is a city with a rich baseball 
     tradition where players such as Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, 
     Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry, and Joe 
     DiMaggio have displayed the prodigious skills that would 
     eventually take them to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 
     Cooperstown, New York; and
       Whereas Giants fans who have been ever loyal, supporting 
     the team from China Basin to Coogan's Bluff, can once again 
     call their baseball team world champions: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the San Francisco Giants on winning the 
     2010 World Series Championship; and
       (2) commends the fans in California, across the country, 
     and around the world for their unremitting support of the 
     Giants.

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