Giants fans have been waiting for56 years for a World Series trophy. Generations of fans lined up as early as 7 a.m., trading stories of great memories, greater heartaches and their elation when the Giants beat the Texas Rangers in five games last fall to win the franchise's first World Series since 1954.
The San Francisco World Champions Trophy Tour started Jan. 4 at San Francisco City Hall. Stockton was the eighth stop. The trophy, first awarded to the 1967 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, features 30 flags, one for each Major League Baseball team, arranged in a rising, circular pattern.
Of the four major sports championship baseball trophies, it's the only one not named in someone's honor. Unlike hockey's Stanley Cup, it is not a perpetual award; a new one, valued at about $15,000, is made by Tiffany and Co. every year.
The Giants have tentatively planned 25 more stops for the tour, which will conclude at AT&T Park on opening day, April 8. Most of the stops are in Northern California, but the trophy will also visit New York this weekend; and Medford, Ore., and Scottsdale, Ariz., in March.
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