My two cents: When a team moves, thats it.

[M's_Fan]

Why do the media and even knowledgeable baseball writers keep saying that the SF Giants haven't won a world series since 1954?

For the record: The SF Giants have NEVER, EVER, won a world series. The NEW YORK Giants won the world series in 1954.

Saying the SF Giants won the world series last in 1954, is like saying "the Texas Rangers last won the world series in 1924, when they beat the San Francisco Giants. The Texas Rangers should retire Walter Johnson's number for his storied career and gutsy relief performance in game 7 of that game. Boy, what a great rematch this 2010 world series will be!"

(The Washington Senators' only world series victory came in 1924 over McGraw's NY Giants. The Senators relocated to Minneapolis in 1960, and then to Texas in 1971).

In my mind, it is just as ridiculous to say that the Rangers won a world series in 1924 as it is to say this Giants franchise won it in 1954. Its just as dumb for San Francisco to retire McGraw and Matty's jersey as it is for Texas to retire Walter's. When you move, you close the book, period. Its a new franchise.

I'll be happy for either of these teams to win the world series, and consider it either team's first. My two cents.



This is NOT a picture of the last Texas Rangers World Series.