 Confetti on Market Street  Crowd of million fans in parade  Pablo Sandoval greeting fans  Jubilant Buster Posey  Alex Smith drives Matt Cain  Confetti on Tim Lincecum  Vogelsong speaks as Zito waits  Bochy holds up Series Trophy |
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VICTORY PARADE These San Francisco Giants are real giant killers beating the Reds and Cardinals in six straight Playoff elimination games and then sweeping the favorite Tigers to win the World Series. Orange, black, and white confetti rain down from buildings on Market Street as crowd of a million die-hard fans celebrate these Giants winning seven games in a row to be baseball champions. Series MVP Pablo Sandoval whose 3-homer game is matched only by Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson, and Albert Pujols, strolls down the street shaking hands with crowd waving sign "Panda for President!" Batting champ Buster Posey's grand slam wins playoff and two-run homer helps Giants to win the Series. Sergio Romo strikes out the side to win it all and his "I Just Look Illegal" T-shirt is a big hit! Perfect-game Matt Cain who clinched the pennant has almost-perfect Alex Smith as his driver, and lowest man on the totem pole Brandon Belt chauffered by 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh! Out of the bullpen, Tim Lincecum strikes out eight in 4-2/3 relief innings of shutout ball. Hunter Pence rallies the team with inspiring talk and his broken-bat double wins the pennant. Zito and Vogelsong suffered their valley lows, now on the stage sharing their mountaintop highs. How fitting and sweet that Marco Scutaro does it again winning the World Series with his RBI! What a joy holding up the Series Trophy for Bruce Bochy who managed with such skill and Tony Bennett singing "I left my heart in San Francisco" for the parade's grand finale. While the Great Pumpkin never showed up in Peanuts Comics' pumpkin patch, its Great Spirit did come to Giants' pitching, Giants' Panda, Giants' perseverance as fans cheer in the Giants' Parade on Halloween! — Peter Y. Chou Mountain View, 10-31-2012 Photos taken October 31, 2012 during Giants Victory Parade in San Francisco by San Jose Mercury News photographers |
 Confetti rain down Civic Center  Fans with Tiger tied to broom  Poster "Panda for President!"  Sergio Romo's "Illegal" T-shirt  Jim Harbaugh drives Brandon Belt  Confetti on Hunter Pence  Marco Scutaro eyes to heaven  Tony Bennett sings grand finale |