San Francisco Giants

Mays and McCoveyWhen I was growing up, I was actually a Giants fan as opposed to the Royals. Of course, I wasn’t from KC, so I didn’t have the same local interest someone here may have had. I just remember my dad talking about Mays all the time and so naturally I gravitated to the team. Mays, McCovey, Marichal. Having MM initials myself, to me the Giants were the modern day version of the Yankees. It probably wasn’t until the great '77 KC team that I flipped my allegiance. But, even then, SF was my favorite NL team for years to come and last night’s no-hitter by Jonathan Sanchez brings back memories.read more