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For Giants, 1962 still looms as the season of seasons.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
SAN FRANCISCO _ There was an ulterior motive to the ceremony for the Giants' game Saturday. It wasn't just about getting a bunch of white-haired guys together to reminisce about their glory days.
"I was hoping some of these guys would rub off on our guys," Giants owner Peter Magowan said.
He had better keep hoping. There was no osmosis Saturday. No transfer of luck. The current Giants continued their struggles, losing to Colorado, 5-4. And the 1962 Giants continued unchallenged as the best team ever to wear the orange-entwined S.F.
Magowan wanted to bring the 1962 World Series team together on Saturday to celebrate its 40th anniversary and to honor that series with the Yankees before the ...
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