They all converged near the mound at Rangers Ballpark, this triumphant collection of misfits and castoffs: The proud shortstop reduced to a part-timer this year. The left fielder who had been released 10 weeks ago. The first baseman no one but the San Francisco Giants wanted last winter. The pitcher passed over by nine teams in the 2006 draft because he was too small and had too violent a delivery. With one last display of pitching mastery, this time from ace Tim Lincecum, and one last out-of-nowhere home run by a castoff, this time from shortstop Edgar Renteria, the pitching-rich Giants beat the Texas Rangers, 3-1, in Game 5 of the World Series, completing their improbable journey and bringing San Francisco its first championship since the Giants moved there in 1958. What are your comments about the Gaints victory?
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