For the first half of the decade, the San Francisco Giants were one of the top teams in baseball averaging over 94 wins per season, winning the NL West twice, making the playoffs three times and advancing to the World Series in 2002 where they faced off with in-state foe Anaheim. Leading 5-0 and only eight outs away from a World Series title in Game 6, the strong relief corp of Felix Rodriguez, Tim Worrell and Robb Nen failed the Giants giving up home runs to Scott Spiezio and Darin Erstad and a two-run double to Troy Glaus.
The Giants would lose Game 7 and the World Series. San Francisco made it back to the playoffs the next season following a 100-win campaign, but lost in the Division Series. The Giants have failed to make the playoffs since and toiled near the bottom of the division until last season when the young pitching of Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and Jonathan Sanchez led the team to a playoff run that fell just short at the end of the regular season.
C - Bengie Molina- Bengie Molina batted .278 over the final three years of the decade swatting 55 home runs and driving in 256 runs. He averaged 22 homers and 101 RBI per 162 games -- some of the best numbers in the National League over the same span. Not only did Molina put up better offensive numbers than his competition for San Francisco's All-Decade catcher. He also was better defensively hosing runners than both A.J. Pierzynski and Benito Santiago.
- Jack Thomas Snow spent 10 seasons with the Giants from 1997 to 2005. In this decade, he won the final of his six consecutive Gold Gloves while batting .276 and knocking 206 extra base hits and 334 RBI. Since his departure, first base has not seen a consistent performer.
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