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Barry Bonds says he doesn't even remember Game 7 of the 2002 World Series. Russ Ortiz still has the ball manager Dusty Baker infamously handed him walking off the mound in Game 6 with a 5-0 lead and the championship eight outs away. Jeff Kent remains bitter about what he calls ''the worst defeat of my life.'' Almost a decade later, San Francisco's collapse against Anaheim still stings. Members of the 2002 National League champion Giants gathered at AT&T Park again Sunday, receiving rousing ovations from the crowd before San Francisco faced Baker and his Cincinnati Reds in the finale of a four-game series. The 10-year reunion brought back mixed memories for a talented group that never could raise a banner by the bay.
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