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San Francisco Giants Could Take World Series Tonight

Aired October 26, 2002 - 09:54   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Before we go, it's 54 minutes past the hour, we have to talk about something fun and exciting, because it could be the night of nights for the Giants in Anaheim. With a victory against the Angels, the Giants would walk away with their first World Series title in decades. The last time the Giants won, the team was still the New York Giants.
CNN's Josie Karp joins us from Anaheim, California, with all the details. Hey, how are you doing?

JOSIE KARP, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: I'm just fine. It's still early here in California. And you might see behind me, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) field, they've got the tarp on the field, actually. It's been out here ever since yesterday because it was a little bit rainy. It's still drizzling a little bit.

But there are so many hours before this game actually gets underway, there's really very little chance the weather would have any affect on a game six.

And as you point out, the Giants do have a chance to win their first franchise title since 1954, when they were the New York Giants. And it would be their very first title since moving to San Francisco.

They put themselves in position to do that and sort of take that historic leap with that outpouring two days ago in game five, when they got hits every which way. It's really unprecedented to see 16 hits in a World Series game, and 16 runs.

A couple of the biggest hits came from the second baseman for the Giants, Jeff Kent, he hit two, two-run home runs. A lot of players saying that's a really great sign, because he actually a former MVP who had been hitting very poorly during this series, and now he's right back on track.

And that means he's just joining the other former MVP you might have heard of, Barry Bonds, who has really lived up to the hype. This World Series has been all about Barry Bonds. In just about every respect, he has delivered. He is six for 12, that means he's batting .500 with all of those walks, his on-base percentage is a startling .727.

And there's a very good chance, if the Giants win the World Series tonight, or if they win it in seven games, which would mean they would play again tomorrow, that Barry Bonds would be named the MVP of this series and really cap his career.

They're turning out the lights here just a little bit, getting things ready for this evening.

The other story I just want to update you on, I -- if people saw the game on -- the other night, in game five, little Darren Baker, the son of the Giants' manager, he was the bat boy, had -- who had to be pulled out of harm's way as J.T. Snow crossed the plate. According to the manager, he did hear from major league baseball. They're not going to prohibit him from having his son in the dugout and having the other kids in the dugout and being bat boys, but Baker has said that he does intend to keep a closer eye, and he's made a promise that that kind of close call won't happen again.

Back to you.

COSTELLO: Yes, (UNINTELLIGIBLE)-...

MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: (UNINTELLIGIBLE).

COSTELLO: ... I can only imagine how Mom felt about that. Thank you very much, Josie...

KARP: She's not happy, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) she wasn't happy.

COSTELLO: No, I don't think so. Thank you, Josie.

O'BRIEN: Josie Karp gets the award for being first in line for the brunch there at the press box. It's now 6:57 on the Left Coast, and there she is, reporting away.

COSTELLO: Oh, she gets to be there (UNINTELLIGIBLE), good for her.

O'BRIEN: I'm here for the game. Where's the game?

COSTELLO: Yes.

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Aired October 26, 2002 - 09:54   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Before we go, it's 54 minutes past the hour, we have to talk about something fun and exciting, because it could be the night of nights for the Giants in Anaheim. With a victory against the Angels, the Giants would walk away with their first World Series title in decades. The last time the Giants won, the team was still the New York Giants.
CNN's Josie Karp joins us from Anaheim, California, with all the details. Hey, how are you doing?

JOSIE KARP, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: I'm just fine. It's still early here in California. And you might see behind me, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) field, they've got the tarp on the field, actually. It's been out here ever since yesterday because it was a little bit rainy. It's still drizzling a little bit.

But there are so many hours before this game actually gets underway, there's really very little chance the weather would have any affect on a game six.

And as you point out, the Giants do have a chance to win their first franchise title since 1954, when they were the New York Giants. And it would be their very first title since moving to San Francisco.

They put themselves in position to do that and sort of take that historic leap with that outpouring two days ago in game five, when they got hits every which way. It's really unprecedented to see 16 hits in a World Series game, and 16 runs.

A couple of the biggest hits came from the second baseman for the Giants, Jeff Kent, he hit two, two-run home runs. A lot of players saying that's a really great sign, because he actually a former MVP who had been hitting very poorly during this series, and now he's right back on track.

And that means he's just joining the other former MVP you might have heard of, Barry Bonds, who has really lived up to the hype. This World Series has been all about Barry Bonds. In just about every respect, he has delivered. He is six for 12, that means he's batting .500 with all of those walks, his on-base percentage is a startling .727.

And there's a very good chance, if the Giants win the World Series tonight, or if they win it in seven games, which would mean they would play again tomorrow, that Barry Bonds would be named the MVP of this series and really cap his career.

They're turning out the lights here just a little bit, getting things ready for this evening.

The other story I just want to update you on, I -- if people saw the game on -- the other night, in game five, little Darren Baker, the son of the Giants' manager, he was the bat boy, had -- who had to be pulled out of harm's way as J.T. Snow crossed the plate. According to the manager, he did hear from major league baseball. They're not going to prohibit him from having his son in the dugout and having the other kids in the dugout and being bat boys, but Baker has said that he does intend to keep a closer eye, and he's made a promise that that kind of close call won't happen again.

Back to you.

COSTELLO: Yes, (UNINTELLIGIBLE)-...

MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: (UNINTELLIGIBLE).

COSTELLO: ... I can only imagine how Mom felt about that. Thank you very much, Josie...

KARP: She's not happy, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) she wasn't happy.

COSTELLO: No, I don't think so. Thank you, Josie.

O'BRIEN: Josie Karp gets the award for being first in line for the brunch there at the press box. It's now 6:57 on the Left Coast, and there she is, reporting away.

COSTELLO: Oh, she gets to be there (UNINTELLIGIBLE), good for her.

O'BRIEN: I'm here for the game. Where's the game?

COSTELLO: Yes.

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