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    Giants victory parade

    I went to the Giants victory parade today and thought it was awesome. The people were peaceful, happy and full of spirit. A few things that should have been done differently:
    - Place bleachers along the length of Market Street, similar to what is done for the Rose Bowl parade
    - If there aren't bleachers, then have the players (the people most people want to see) be higher up than in the back of a car, so those who are several rows back on the sidewalk can see their favorite players. Some of the early vehicles in the parade had people on the top of buses.

    I'd like to hear the thoughts of others.
    Holding a pitcher accountable for how many runs his team scores is like holding the designated hitter accountable for how many runs his team allows.

    An individual statistic is meaningful only if it is based strictly on what the player does and not on what the other players on his team do.

    Contrary to what most baseball fans claim, a pitched ball which is hit into play is not a strike.
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    market street is not deep enough to accommodate bleachers.

    in 2010 the players and other honorees rode on motorized cable cars. the problem with that was that any particular person could not be seen from either side of the street (either montgomery or market streets) at the same time. the switch was made to convertibles so the honorees would be open-air all of the time. anyone / everyone who got there early got a front row seat (yay me!) or a perch for great looks at the festivities.
    "you don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. just get people to stop reading them." -ray bradbury

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      Originally posted by west coast orange and black View Post
      market street is not deep enough to accommodate bleachers.

      in 2010 the players and other honorees rode on motorized cable cars. the problem with that was that any particular person could not be seen from either side of the street (either montgomery or market streets) at the same time. the switch was made to convertibles so the honorees would be open-air all of the time. anyone / everyone who got there early got a front row seat (yay me!) or a perch for great looks at the festivities.
      I heard far too many complaints that the players were riding in lower vehicles, while less meaningful baseball figures were higher up and more visible.

      There are many spots along Market Street where there would have been room for bleachers. Remember, the bleachers could have extended out several feet into the street.

      Additionally, I heard some complaints that there were not an adequate amount of porta-potties along much of Market Street.
      Holding a pitcher accountable for how many runs his team scores is like holding the designated hitter accountable for how many runs his team allows.

      An individual statistic is meaningful only if it is based strictly on what the player does and not on what the other players on his team do.

      Contrary to what most baseball fans claim, a pitched ball which is hit into play is not a strike.

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