The Giants Tried And Failed To Get Barry Bonds A World Series Trophy
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The Barry Bonds era in San Francisco is defined by the team overspending on free agents every offseason to win a championship for its franchise player. Unsurprisingly, the plan backfired and Bonds retired with one World Series appearance in 2002 (a loss to the Anaheim Angels).
The years that followed his departure saw the Giants build up their farm-system and use home-grown talent to return to the World Series in 2010. They beat the Rangers in five games, winning their first World Series in San Francisco. And the whole time Barry Bonds was left wanting.
