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FILE NO. 021725 RESOLUTION No.7:;' "():1 1 [Commending 2002 National League Pennant Winners the San Francisco Giants] 2 3 Resolution commending 2002 National League Pennant Winners the San Francisco 4 Giants. 5 6 WHEREAS, San Francisco Giants owner Peter Magowan had the vision and 7 commitment to San Francisco to build a stadium at the waterfront called PacBel1 Park where 8 the rain never falls and where every seat in the house is a good one; and 9 WHEREAS, San Francisco Giants team manager Dusty Baker brought together this 10 team effort in a manner reflecting the faith, mutual respect, and hard work that all members of 11 this team have consistently displayed throughout the ups and downs of the season; and, 12 WHEREAS, San Francisco Giants team member Barry Bonds has consistently and 13 humbly shared his great gifts with his team, anchoring an effort that has brought the Giants to 14 the brink of a World Series championship; and, 15 WHEREAS, San Francisco Giants team member Benito Santiago has more than 16 earned the honor of Most Valuable Player of the 2002 National League Play-offs, rising to the 17 occasion again and again as the Cardinals walked Bonds in a vain hope that this would save 18 them from inevitable defeat but faced instead the steady batting of Benito; and, 19 WHEREAS, San Francisco Giants team member Kenny Lofton started and ended the 20 Giants winning play-off sweep, starting it with three runs and a homer in Game 1, and ending 21 it by driving home the winning run in Game 5; and, 22 WHEREAS, San Francisco Giants team member Shawon Dunston epitomized the big 23 heart and team spirit that has carried the Giants to the World series, reaching deep in the 24 face of two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to get on base exactly when his teammates 25 Supervisors McGoldrick, Peskin, Ammiano, Yee, Leno, Hall, Daly, Maxwell, Newsom, Gonzalez, Sandoval BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 1 10/16/2002 c:\windowsltemp\i.users.jlamug.noles.data\-S069227.doC 1 most needed him, advancing teammate Kenny Lofton to second base and setting up the 2 winning run of the play-offs; and, 3 WHEREAS, This pennant win has excited and lifted the spirits of San Franciscans, 4 uniting us as a City at a time when many of us are facing difficult and troubling times; now, 5 therefore, be it, 6 RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors joins the entire City in commending and 7 celebrating the San Francisco Giants for their amazing achievement in winning the 2002 8 National League Pennant; and be it, 9 FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors looks forward to the inevitable 10 defeat of the Anaheim Angels at the hands of this magnificent team of San Francisco Giants. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Supervisors McGoldrick, Peskin, Ammiano, Yee, Leno, Hall, Daly, Maxwell, Newsom, Gonzalez, Sandoval BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 2 10/16/2002 c:\windows\temp\i.users.jiamug.notes,data\-5069227.doc City Hall City and County of San Francisco I Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 Tails Resolution File Number: 021725 Date Passed: Resolution commending 2002 National League Pennant Winners the San Francisco Giants. October 15, 2002 Board of Supervisors - ADOPTED Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Lena, Maxwell, Newsom, Peskin, Yee Absent: 2 - McGoldrick, Sandoval File No. 021725 I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was ADOPTED on October 15, 2002 by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, Date Approved City and County of San Francisco 1 Printed at 11:06 AM on 10116102.