There can no longer be any doubt that the Iranian names of Sām, Narīmān, etc., that appear in the Persian and Sogdian versions of the Book of the Giants, did not figure in the original edition, written by Mani in the Syriac language.

Giants figure prominently in Cornish and Welsh folklore, and in common with many animist belief systems, they represent the force of nature.

He attempted a return to the Giants the following season for a further raise to $ 6, 700 ( the second-highest figure in the league, after that of Nap Lajoie ), but was prevented by the implementation of a peace agreement between the warring leagues.

* Douglas Moore-Pulitzer Prize winner, Columbia music professor, and legendary figure in American Opera for works including The Ballad of Baby Doe, The Devil and Daniel Webster, and Giants of the Earth.

Born in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, Onslow played 36 games as a major league catcher for the 1912 Detroit Tigers and 1917 New York Giants, batting. 169, but was a popular baseball figure as a longtime coach for a number of teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1925 – 26 ), Washington Senators ( 1927 ), St. Louis Cardinals ( 1928 ), Philadelphia Phillies ( 1931 – 32 ) and Boston Red Sox ( 1934 ).

* 2007 – Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks baseball great Hank Aaron's record by hitting his 756th home run.

The day after their doubleheader loss, the Pirates traveled to New York's Polo Grounds, where Roberto, having just achieved some measure of vindication against the team that let him get away, now had a chance to compete against his two great baseball heroes, both his boyhood idol Monte Irvin and his recently acquired friend and mentor ( not to mention teammate, with the 1954-55 Caribbean Champion Santurce Crabbers ), Willie Mays, both of whom now patrolled the outfield of the defending World Champion New York Giants, with whom the Pirates now began a four-game series, hoping to pick up their first win of 1955.

But despite the Giants ' great record, the Atlanta Braves — fueled by solid seasons from David Justice, Ron Gant, Deion Sanders and their midseason acquisition of Fred McGriff from the San Diego Padres — came back from a ten-game deficit to the Giants to win the NL West by a single game.

In his first official trade as GM, he shocked Giants fans by trading Matt Williams to Cleveland for what newspapers referred to as a ' bunch of spare parts ', with the negative reaction being great enough for him to have to publicly explain: " I didn't get to this point by being an idiot ...

Although the Giants did not have one great wide receiver, they did have several good ones.

Despite their great defensive effort, the Giants still trailed 13-9 late in the fourth quarter, but a 30-yard run from linebacker Gary Reasons on a fake punt set up kicker Matt Bahr's fourth field goal, cutting their deficit to 13-12.

Others have named the stadium " The Phone Booth " or " Telephone Park ", for the constant name changes, as well as " Mays Field " in honor of Giants great Willie Mays or simply " The Bell ".

The 2nd century BC apocryphal book " Ogias the Giant " or " The Book of Giants " depicts the adventures of a giant named Ogias who fought a great dragon, and who was supposedly either identical with the Biblical Og or was Og's father.

With the great Mathewson starting for the Giants, Cubs starter Jack Pfiester got off to a weak start and was quickly relieved by Brown, who held the Giants in check the rest of the way as the Cubs prevailed 4-2, to win the pennant.

File: Palazzo Porto soffitto Brusasorzi. jpg | Part of the frescoed ceiling in the great hall with the Fall of the Giants by Domenico Brusasorzi in Palazzo Porto

He later played for the New York Gothams, and, due to his great stature, gave that team the enduring nickname " Giants ".

It was the great center fielder for the San Francisco Giants, Willie Mays, who was Ed ’ s first hero as a nine and ten year old budding Little League player.

Often referred to as “ the last of the great place hitters ” on McGraw teams that emphasized advancing runners into scoring position rather than relying on the long ball, Lindstrom in 1931 was led to believe that he would succeed the long-time Giants manager.

McGraw ’ s list shows no bias for Giants, naming only Hornsby at No. 7 in the Top 10 and the great Christy Mathewson at No. 16.

The two great pitchers matched scoreless innings until Giants outfielder Willie Mays homered off Spahn to win the game 1 – 0 — in the 16th inning.

The Rhinos despatched of the Giants in great style with Zak Hardaker crossing three times in the 28-34 victory.

McGraw surprised everyone by pitching rookie Jeff Tesreau rather than the great Christy Mathewson against Smoky Joe Wood ; the Giants ' manager preferred to save Mathewson for Game 2 and the hostile crowd at Fenway Park.

* Demaray, Donald E. Pulpit Giants ; what made them great.

After the second one, Mitch Berger's 26-yard punt gave the Giants great field position on the Minnesota 41-yard line, setting up a Brad Daluiso field goal on the first play of the second quarter.

Glover did not find the transition to Japanese baseball difficult and was full of praise for his new team: " I realize the Giants are a great organization, and I feel fortunate to be playing for Yomiuri.

A great Casey moment was at a 1963 NFL game between the Vikings and Giants.

The Giants ' great No. 7 was the center of two NFL Championship teams-in 1934 ( NYG 30, Chicago 13 ) and again in 1938 ( NYG 23, Green Bay 17 ).

* Constantinople's change of name was the theme for a song made famous by The Four Lads and later covered by They Might Be Giants and many others entitled " Istanbul ( Not Constantinople )".

When the Jets joined the Giants at the stadium, many Jets fans hoped the name, Giants Stadium, would be changed.

With the Jets ' victory and victories by the Rams and Eagles, the Giants were eliminated from playoff contention and the Jets gained what many considered respect.

Both teams needed a victory to keep their playoffs hope alive and there was significant trash talk between Rex Ryan and his players and many of the Giants in the week leading up to the game.

During this decade, the Giants gave up many players who became successful elsewhere.

After MLB's establishment of the three-division – Wild Card playoff format following the 1993 season, New York Times sports columnist Dave Anderson captured the feeling of many baseball purists regarding the thrilling ( and for Giants fans, heartbreaking ) winner-take-all outcome as the " last pure pennant race.

After the 2002 season, the Giants would go through many personnel changes.

Unlike many other historic baseball match-ups in which one team remains dominant for most of their history, the Dodgers – Giants rivalry has exhibited a persistent balance in the respective successes of the two teams.

Still, many favored the Redskins to win the game because of their group of " Over the Hill Gang " veterans, and because Miami had what some considered an easy schedule ( only two Dolphin opponents, Kansas City and the New York Giants posted winning records, and both of those teams were 8-6 ) and had struggled in the playoffs.

The Trojans have sent many players to the collegiate level in the last 15 years including Rocky Calmus ( Oklahoma / Tennessee Titans ), Sean Mahan ( Notre Dame / Tampa Bay Buccaneers ), Jason Lohr ( Nebraska ), Jason Carter ( Oklahoma ), Garrett Mills ( Tulsa / Minnesota Vikings ), Chase Beeler ( Stanford ), Bryan Pickryl ( Texas ), Kejuan Jones ( Oklahoma ), Jay Henry ( West Virginia ), Phillip Dillard ( Nebraska / New York Giants ), Corey Callans ( Oklahoma ), Jake Laptad ( Kansas ), Cory Dorris ( Tulsa ), Chris Adkins ( Tulsa ), Gabe Lynn ( Oklahoma ), Tramaine Thompson ( Kansas State ).

Anderson is capable of hitting many high notes, such his E5s at the end of " Heart of the Sunrise " from the album Fragile ( 1971 ), and is able to get at least as low as G # 2, which he displays once and briefly in the song " The Ancient ( Giants Under The Sun )" from Tales from Topographic Oceans ( 1973 ).

Goldratt published an article and gave talks with the title " Standing on the Shoulders of Giants " in which he gives credit for many of the core ideas of Theory of Constraints.

Other features include many reddish, weathered low columns known as Giants Eyes, created by the displacement of basalt boulders ; the Shepherd's Steps ; the Honeycomb ; the Giant's Harp ; the Chimney Stacks ; the Giant's Gate and the Camel's Hump.

In the past, while many of them were social outcasts because of their height, some ( usually unintentionally ) found employment in Friedrich Wilhelm I's famous Potsdam Giants regiment.

After finding no other venue to play in Evansville, many of the Ex-Collegians joined the Crimson Giants.

The Fans ' Association team also signed many key players from the 1921 Crimson Giants team.

It primarily served as the home stadium for the New York Giants and New York Jets American football teams of the NFL, but was rented for concerts and many other special events.

The Giants won five league championships and two championship series after Nagashima's departure, but many people felt that the sport's popularity in Japan was fading away, and called for Nagashima to be reinstated to revive Japanese baseball.

Despite the fact that Bonds overshadowed Kent in almost every offensive category, it was Kent's clutch hitting in RBI spots ( particularly after an intentional walk to Bonds ) that won many games for the Giants that year, and ultimately won him the award.

In the non-traditional arena, many Welsh musicians have been present in popular rock and pop, either as individuals, ( e. g. Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Dave Edmunds, Shakin ' Stevens ), individuals in groups ( e. g. John Cale of The Velvet Underground, Green Gartside of Scritti Politti, Julian Cope of Teardrop Explodes and Andy Scott of Sweet, Roger Glover of Deep Purple and Rainbow ), or as bands formed in Wales ( e. g. Amen Corner, The Alarm, Man, Budgie, Badfinger, Tigertailz, Young Marble Giants ), but not until the 1990s did Welsh bands begin to be seen as a particular grouping.

The Giants are still known as " Fartown " or " the Fartowners " by many of their older supporters.

He remained near baseball for many years, working for his former teammate and New York Giants manager John McGraw, who placed him in charge of the Polo Grounds press gate.