Ewing joined the National League in 1880 as a member of the Troy Trojans, but rose to stardom in 1883 as a member of the New York Gothams, later known as the Giants.

The Giants rose to the challenge.

Bonds played from 1986 to 2007, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants.

View from the Stamford Bridge ( stadium )# West_Stand | West Stand of Stamford Bridge ( stadium ) | Stamford Bridge during a UEFA Champions League | Champions League game, 2008 In October 1905 it hosted a rugby union match between the All Blacks and Middlesex, and in 1914 hosted a baseball match between the touring New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox.

The New York Giants for portions of the 1980s, carried from head coach Ray Perkins to Bill Parcells, wore white at home against the Cowboys but after a period of time stopped.

* " Mr H. G. Wells and the Giants ", by G. K. Chesterton, from his book Heretics ( 1908 ).

As a result of his standout play, Aaron received two offers from MLB teams via telegram ; one offer was from the New York Giants, the other from the then Boston Braves.

The most important Prestige recordings of this period ( Dig, Blue Haze, Bags ' Groove, Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants, and Walkin ') originated mostly from recording sessions in 1951 and 1954, after Davis ' recovery from his addiction.

As the Jets sought to become a stronger franchise and remove themselves from their counterparts ' shadow, the team entered into negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in an attempt to build a stadium on the west side of Manhattan, entering a bidding war with TransGas Energy Systems and Cablevision for the rights to the West Side Yard property — Hess, prior to his death, had been approached by former mayor Rudy Giuliani about bringing the team to the West Side when their lease at Giants Stadium expired in 2008.

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.

In 1957, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants relocated from New York to California to become the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants, leaving the largest city in the United States with no National League franchises and only one Major League team.

The new team took as its primary colors the blue of the Dodgers and the orange of the Giants ( which are conveniently two of the three colors on the New York City flag ), and took their name from the original 19th century New York Metropolitans club.

To distinguish themselves from the professional baseball team of the same name, the football team was incorporated as the " New York National League Football Company, Inc ." in 1929 and changed to " New York Football Giants, Inc ." in 1937.

In a fourteen-year span from 1933 to 1947, the Giants qualified to play in the NFL championship game 8 times, winning twice.

The Giants were particularly successful from the latter half of the 1930s until the United States entry into World War II.

Tarkenton would go on to lead the Vikings to three Super Bowls and earn a place in the Hall of Fame, while the Giants suffered through one of the worst stretches in their history, winning only 23 games from 1973 – 79.

Giants Stadium was home to the Giants from 1976 to 2009.

Despite the controversy, the Giants finished 10 – 6, and Taylor recorded 15. 5 sacks after his return from the suspension.

Handley served as coach for two disappointing seasons ( 1991 – 92 ), which saw the Giants fall from Super Bowl champions to an 8 – 8 record in 1991 and a 6 – 10 record in 1992.

On December 27, the Giants lost to the Carolina Panthers 41 – 9 in their final game at Giants Stadium, and were eliminated from playoff eligibility.

In 2010, the Giants moved from Giants Stadium into MetLife Stadium, then known as the " New Meadowlands Stadium ".

Bunyan presents a decrepit and harmless giant to confront Christian at the end of the Valley of the Shadow of Death that is explicitly named " Pope ": Now I saw in my Dream, that at the end of this Valley lay blood, bones, ashes, and mangled bodies of men, even of Pilgrims that had gone this way formerly: And while I was musing what should be the reason, I espied a little before me a Cave, where two Giants, Pope and Pagan, dwelt in old times, by whose Power and Tyranny the Men whose bones, blood ashes, & c. lay there, were cruelly put to death.

The Ravens triumphed over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV at the conclusion of the 2000 season, making them one of four NFL teams to win in their lone Super Bowl appearance, along with the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

He is one of ten San Francisco Giants to appear on the cover, along with Kelly Downs, Rick Reuschel, Willie Mays ( nine times ), Alvin Dark, Juan Marichal, Will Clark, Tim Lincecum ( twice ), Brian Wilson, and Buster Posey.

: San Francisco Giants first baseman-outfielder Mark Sweeney, who spent 2003 and 2004 with the Rockies, said, " You wonder if some people are going along with it just to keep their jobs.

New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi, who had been in trade negotiations for several weeks before the draft with the Chargers, selected quarterback Philip Rivers fourth and traded him along with additional draft picks to the Chargers.

The " NY " script on the Giants ' caps and the orange trim on their uniforms, along with the blue background used by the Dodgers, would be adopted by the Mets – something of a compromise between the colors of both the Giants and the Dodgers.

A Giants highlight came in 1963 when Jesús Alou joined the team, and along with Felipe and Matty formed the first all-brother outfield in Major League history.

They had a young star in the likes of Jack Clark, along with veteran first baseman Willie McCovey, second baseman Bill Madlock ( whom the Giants had acquired from the Chicago Cubs ,) shortstops Johnnie LeMaster and Roger Metzger, and third baseman Darrell Evans.

The Giants, along with Tim Lincecum, won Game 5 by a score of 3 – 1.

* Alcyoneus: One of the strongest of the Giants, along with Porphyrion.

* Porphyrion: One of the strongest of the Giants, along with Alcyoneus.

Santiago hit two home runs in the series along with 6 runs batted in, and was awarded the League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award as the Giants defeated the Cardinals in five games.

Caray was considered a fan's broadcaster above all, along the lines of such announcers as New York / San Francisco Giants legend Russ Hodges or Pittsburgh Pirates legend Bob Prince, and that did not always earn him respect to equal his popularity.

* A book called The Fans Roared, published in 2000, contains an audio capture of this play as described by World Series TV announcer Jack Brickhouse along with regular Giants announcer Russ Hodges.

Giants Stadium was the first major league sporting venue in New Jersey ( though the Brooklyn Dodgers had played seven home games at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City in 1956 & 1957 ), and its success, along with that of the Giants in the 1980s was a major impetus behind increased pride and enthusiasm among New Jersey residents.

Seven games of the 1994 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament were held at Giants Stadium ( including the Italy v Bulgaria semi-final ), along with several games of the 1999 Women's World Cup.

The following offseason, Kent was again traded, this time to the San Francisco Giants along with Jose Vizcaino and Julian Tavarez.

* To the east of Portstewart is a popular walking / cycling path along the coast to Portrush, leading to the Giants Causeway ( a UNESCO World Heritage Site ), Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and the Old Bushmills Distillery ( the oldest licensed distillery in the world ).

He ended the year with a. 300 batting average along with seven home runs and 75 runs batted in to help the Cardinals clinch the National League pennant by 13 games over the New York Giants.

She also participated on the DVD commentary for the movie, along with the film's director and They Might Be Giants ' John Linnell and John Flansburgh.

In August McGraw told reporters that he had "... made the mistake of rushing along ," and sent him to the Giants ' minor league affiliate, the Toledo Mud Hens of the American Association.

" On February 2, 1972, the Veterans Committee unanimously inducted Gomez into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, along with Giants outfielder Ross Youngs and former American League President Will Harridge.

McCovey spent many years at the heart of the Giants ' batting order along with fellow Hall-of-Famer Willie Mays.