Giants fall to Pirates, upstaged by pregame ceremony
It was a reminder of yesteryear, before the championship era, when the Giants weren’t always a playoff team but always threw a heck of a party.
Reunions, ceremonies and celebrations were the norm, but winning always wasn’t. Then-managing general partner Peter Magowan had a fondness for acknowledging franchise history, dating to New York, and sometimes the sideshows were more significant than the games themselves.