Under gray skies where a steady drizzle mixed with clouds of orange and black-and-white confetti shot from sidewalk cannons, players waved, snapped photos and mugged for the roaring crowds from the top of double-decker buses during the San Francisco Giants Victory Parade -- a change from the classic convertibles and cable cars on wheels that had transported them along their now-familiar route in and And in good news for fans, Pablo Sandoval insists he wants to play the rest of his career for the San Francisco Giants, and for moments just like this.
He's not naming his price, not now. While other players doubled up on the buses, the day's undisputed giant among Giants, pitching ace Madison Bumgarner, was given his own flatbed truck to ride.
Gavin Newsom, who was San Francisco's mayor when the Giants won the Series in , rode in convertibles. Hall of Famer Willie McCovey took a break from his hospital-based rehab to attend the victory parade Friday from behind the scenes, thanking all the fans and well-wishers for the support and love through his recent health ordeal.
The year-old McCovey said he continues to recover from an infection that hospitalized him in September for about a month, and watching the Giants' third World Series championship run in five years helped his cause. The parade also featured Giants' legends Juan Marichal. This parade route will replicate the route taking by the Giants when the first came to San Francisco from New York in The parade will begin on Montgomery Street at Washington Street at 11 a.
Following the parade, on the steps of City Hall, Mayor Newsom will present the team with the key to the City and honor the World Series Champions in a c ivic celebration. The parade route will replicate the route taken by the team when they first came to San Francisco from New York in Market Street will be closed between First and 10th streets, and Mission Street will be closed to public traffic between Van Ness Avenue and the Embarcadero to allow for Muni buses and emergency vehicles to move faster.
No cross traffic will be allowed on Market, Steuart or Van Ness after a. Streets will reopen after the parade route is cleared and cleaned. Officials estimate that will be 5 p. Public officials urge paradegoers and Halloween revelers to use public transit, and Bay Area transit agencies expect to carry hundreds of thousands of extra passengers Friday.
Because of that plan, all trains will make all stops; no Baby Bullet or limited-stop trains will run. People taking transit in and out of San Francisco are advised to buy round-trip tickets in advance or to use Clipper cards to pay their fares. City officials said the Giants are footing the bill for the parade production costs — vehicles, confetti, video screens, stage setup and the like — while the city is responsible for public safety, cleanup, Muni and other city functions.
Betty Cordova , 42, of Noe Valley went to the last two victory parades and plans on making it the third with her two sons. San Francisco finished the season in third place in the National League. Not content to welcome the Giants once, San Francisco threw a second welcome parade for the team before the season. Fans scrambled over and pushed one and other to get their hands on a ball tossed by a genuine Giant. While there was a lot of championship talk during the parade—the Giants had acquired pitcher Sam Jones, who had led the league in strikeouts in , from the Cardinals—the reception was muted in comparison to the year before.
The following day, the Giants lost their home opener to the Chicago Cubs. They would finish the year in 3rd place for the second consecutive season. After two years of season-opening welcome gala festivities, the City was done with Giants parades, at least until the team brought home a championship in
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