IN HONOR OF BRETT BUTLER

The man who was one of the best lead off hitters during the 1980s and 1990s...

The man who had to fill Chili Davis' shoes after the 1987 season and did so admirably...

The man who led the National League in runs in his first year with the Giants and led the NL in hits in 1990...

The man who led off Game 1 of the 1989 NLCS with a single and scored in the first off of Greg Maddux to send the Giants on their way...

A solid all around player who amased 2,375 hits in his career...

And a solid man who beat a form of cancer while with the Dodgers to return the same season he received treatments...

And did NOT star in Grace Under Fire...

In his honor we announce

THE GIANTS MAGIC NUMBER IS 2!

IN HONOR OF ROBBY THOMPSON...

The man who was runner up in the 1986 NL Rookie of the Year vote...
The man who put the Giants on the board in their come from behind win Game 4 of the 1987 NLCS...
The man whose homer in Game 3 of the 1989 NLCS put the Giants ahead for good. (A game attended by yours truly)...
The man who was a 2 time All Star, Silver Slugger Award winner and a Gold Glover winner...
And a man whose glove was so old and worn that it was profiled by the San Francisco Chronicle...

In HIS honor we annnounce...

THE GIANTS MAGIC NUMBER IS 6.

IN HONOR OF MATT WILLIAMS...

The Carson Crusher...
The man who had an amazing NLCS in 1989, including a game winning homer in Game 4...
The man who looked like he was going to make a run at Roger Maris when the strike hit in 1994...
The man whose trade to Cleveland was KILLED by everyone. Who was Jeff Kent anyway?

In HIS honor we will say...

THE GIANTS MAGIC NUMBER IS 9!