Steady second baseman MarcoScutaro and outfielder Hunter Pence each came over in trades during San Francisco's run to the division title, and they're hoping for a repeat performance.
Then there was end of the game with what seemed to be genuine outpourings of emotion, gratitude and team spirit from MarcoScutaro (Series MVP), Sergio Romo and many others.
The World Series champion Giants have had to plan carefully this spring to get through the Cactus League with much of their roster headed to the WBC MarcoScutaro on Venezuela, Angel Pagan and Andres Torres on Puerto Rico, Vogelsong and reliever Jeremy Affeldt on the U.S. team, closer Sergio Romo pitching for Mexico.