[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16594]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         CELEBRATING THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS' WORLD SERIES WIN

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 3, 2014

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, as a longtime season ticket holder and proud 
fan, I rise today to pay tribute to the 2014 World Series Champions, 
the San Francisco Giants.
  On October 29, 2014, our beloved Giants won San Francisco's third 
championship in five years, defeating the Kansas City Royals in the 
seventh game of a down-to-the-wire World Series.
  The Giants' post-season performance was masterful, a shared victory 
built on the shoulders of our entire team. The people of San Francisco 
salute our champions--players, coaches and staff who carried forward 
the banner of our city to seize the pennant and final victory. With 
timely hitting and phenomenal pitching, the Giants rose from the Wild 
Card to reclaim their position as baseball's champions.
  In their hard-fought victory, the Giants have once again made us the 
proudest city in baseball, and given fresh energy to the talk of a 
rising dynasty on the Bay. Congratulations to all our `Stronger 
Together' players, especially the members of the World Series roster: 
Tim Hudson, Jake Peavy, Ryan Vogelsong, Jeremy Affeldt, Santiago 
Casilla, Tim Lincecum, Javier Lopez, Yusmeiro Petit, Sergio Romo, 
Hunter Strickland, Buster Posey, Jean Machi, Andrew Susac, Joaquin 
Arias, Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Matt Duffy, Joe Panik, Pablo 
Sandoval, Gregor Blanco, Travis Ishikawa, Michael Morse, Hunter Pence, 
Juan Perez and of course, our latest legend on the pitcher's mound, 
NLCS and World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner.
  Bumgarner's composure and phenomenal pitching silenced the bats of 
the Kansas City Royals, and vaulted himself into the ranks of the 
greatest playoff pitchers in history--pitching more innings in a single 
post-season than anyone in history and securing the lowest World Series 
ERA of any pitcher with at least 25 World Series innings pitched: only 
one run allowed in three World Series.
  In our march back to the championship, we were also grateful for our 
gifted announcer, Renel Brooks-Moon, and talented English and Spanish-
language broadcasters: Duane Kuiper, Mike Krukow, Jon Miller, Dave 
Flemming, Tito Fuentes and Erwin Higueros.
  The Giants represented excellence from the field to the front office. 
As San Francisco cherishes our latest victory, our gratitude extends as 
well to the team's Chief Executive Officer Larry Baer, General Manager 
Brian Sabean, Manager Bruce Bochy, and to the men and women of the 
Giants' excellent staff. Their leadership and vision continue to 
support and strengthen our team.
  The heart and hard work of the Giants extend well beyond the baseball 
diamond through the Giants Community Fund, which has donated more than 
$18 million to vital community efforts. Under their auspices, 
communities and non-profit organizations throughout Northern California 
team with our champions to promote health and violence prevention, 
youth fitness and recreation, education and literacy. And, as the 
Junior Giants celebrate their 20th anniversary with more than 24,000 
participants, we know there is perhaps no better gift we could have 
received than the Commissioner's Trophy.
  As we celebrate our latest championship and turn our eyes to future 
World Series, we know that our team is blessed by the millions of 
passionate and devoted San Francisco Giants fans in Northern 
California, across the country, and around the world. We are proud fans 
of a proud community. In pride, let us say once more say: Go Giants!

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