As the San Francisco Giants celebrate their first world championship since 1954, it's interesting to look back at the team's home opener to consider how April optimism morphed into October glory.   

In what seems like forever ago, the April 9 game vs. the Atlanta Braves opened with a spectacular F-18 flyover on a perfect San Francisco day. 

After Thursday night's 9-0 victory over the Texas Rangers, the San Francisco Giants are halfway to capturing the 2010 World Series. Giants shortstop Edgar Renteria broke a scoreless fifth inning tie, after blasting a solo homerun to left field off Rangers starting pitcher C.J. Wilson. Renteria would finish the night with two hits and three RBI. Game 3 of the Fall Classic will take place Saturday at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.

One of the most notable storylines surrounding the Texas Rangers first-ever American League Championship has been the omnipresence of Hall of Fame pitcher and new team owner Nolan Ryan.

This season, the Minnesota Twins celebrated their inaugural season of play at Target Field by winning the American League Central Title for the sixth time in nine years. Playing home games outdoors for the first time since 1981, the Twins led the AL with a 53-28 home field record.

Tuesday night, the Minnesota Twins clinched their sixth American League Central title in the last nine years. Since this run of Twins success began in 2002, many outstanding players have taken the field at both the Metrodome and Target Field. Amid all this assembled talent, only one player has been present for the entirety of this era, that man is Michael Cuddyer.

San Francisco Giants catcher/first baseman Buster Posey has burst onto the big league scene.  The fifth pick in the 2008 draft has moved from college star at Florida State, to minor league sensation, to now being a significant contributor to his team's chase for the National League playoffs.  Entering Thursday's game vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers, Posey is hitting .324, with 13 HR and 59 RBI, in just 92 games.

Entering Tuesday's game, Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome has crushed 587 homeruns during his 20 big league campaigns. This season, the former Indian, Phillie and White Sox has contributed 23 long balls to the Twins American League Central leading efforts.

In a previous article, iFollo.com analyzed one of the most glaring negatives of the new Yankee Stadium, autograph accessibility to both Yankee and visiting players. Today's piece will focus on how effectively the two-year old ballpark showcases the great history of our nation's most famous sports franchise.

The South Bronx intersection of 161 Street and River Avenue is home to the most hallowed grounds in all of American sports. From 1923-2008, the original Yankee Stadium stood to the south and west of this very distinct part of the world.  “The House That Ruth Built” witnessed 26 World Championships, the most significant NFL game in history (1958 NFL Championship Game) and a bevy of noteworthy boxing matches, college football games and even religious gatherings. The stadium's unpa

This week's All-Star Game festivities in Anaheim featured a decidedly Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins flavor. The reason for this was the very prominent roles of Angels centerfielder Torii Hunter and Hall of Famer Rod Carew.

Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has had an incredibly impressive three-year run. Manuel led the Phils to their first World Series title since 1980, while capturing two consecutive National League Championships along the way.