[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15213]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                CONGRATULATING THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating the 2012 World Series champion San Francisco Giants. 
This season the Giants earned their second World Series title in 3 
years by sweeping the Detroit Tigers in 4 games.
  All season, the Giants truly exemplified what it means to be a team. 
Even though this season saw historic accomplishments from individuals, 
including Matt Cain's perfect game and Pablo Sandoval's three home runs 
in game one of the World Series, no one player carried the Giants. 
Contributions from all players on an outstanding roster of perennial 
all-stars, reliable veterans and promising young players led the Giants 
to win the National League Western Division.
  On their road to the World Series, the Giants showed true grit and 
determination. They won a record-tying six consecutive games when 
facing elimination, fighting their way to a historic championship. In 
the division series, the team made history by battling back from a two 
games to nothing deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds--the first come-
from-behind win of its kind in National League history.
  When the Giants made it to the National League Championship Series 
against the defending World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals, they 
once again found themselves on the brink of elimination. The team 
banded together and roared back, winning three hard-fought games in a 
row to capture their second National League pennant in 3 years. With a 
powerful combination of great pitching, excellent defense, and clutch 
hitting, this Giant team always found a way to win.
  All 25 players on the playoff roster should be congratulated for 
their contributions to this true team effort: Jeremy Affeldt, Joaquin 
Arias, Brandon Belt, Gregor Blanco, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Cain, 
Santiago Casilla, Brandon Crawford, Aubrey Huff, George Kontos, Tim 
Lincecum, Javier Lopez, Jose Mijares, Guillermo Mota, Xavier Nady, 
Angel Pagan, Hunter Pence, Buster Posey, Sergio Romo, Hector Sanchez, 
Pablo Sandoval, Marco Scutaro, Ryan Theriot, Ryan Vogelsong, and Barry 
Zito.
  In addition to the players, I also congratulate Chief Executive 
Officer Larry Baer, General Manager Brian Sabean, and Manager Bruce 
Bochy for the tremendous job they did in assembling and guiding this 
team to the 2012 World Series.
  As Giants fans in the Bay Area and around the world celebrate, I 
congratulate their team on a remarkable season, a seventh World Series 
title, and a place in the history books.

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