Trophy finds home in San Francisco  —  Unlikely cast of characters brings first title to Giants since they moved from New York  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Barry Bonds ... Willie McCovey ... Orlando Cepeda.  —  They never got to do what this unlikely cast of Giants — Cody Ross and Andres Torres …

With 2010 World Series Complete, 142 Players Opt for Free Agency  —  Brian Wilson had barely gotten the last out in the deciding Game 5 of the 2010 World Series, when MLB's Hot Stove season began in earnest.  As 2010's season ends, the information passed on by the MLB Players Association shows that baseball season really never ends.

Red Sox to hire Curt Young as pitching coach  —  According to multiple baseball sources, the Red Sox will hire Curt Young as their next pitching coach, with a formal announcement coming as soon as today.  Young will replace John Farrell, who left the Red Sox last week to become the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Unfortunately, Chuck Greenberg's comments about Yankees fans aren't completely off the mark  —  ARLINGTON - When Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg went out of his way to slam Yankee fans Monday, you can't help but think that Cliff Lee plays into this somehow.  —  Lee's wife had already gone public …

In Posey and Pitchers, Shades of an Earlier Champion  —  Buster Posey didn't get called up by the San Francisco Giants this season until May, but he accomplished a lot.  Including becoming the first rookie to be the regular starting catcher for a World Series champion in more than 40 years.

Fraley: Vladimir Guerrero's brutal World Series could hurt his chances of returning in 2011  —  ARLINGTON - Vlad Guerrero waited 14 seasons for this?  —  Guerrero's eagerly awaited World Series debut had a fitting final act on Monday night.  With one out in the ninth inning …

Keeping Score: How Good Was the Pitching in the Postseason?  —  For all the commentary in the regular season that this was the year of the pitcher, I expected to be disappointed by the pitching in the postseason.  Rarely do postseasons play out according to the expected narrative …

Torrealba opts to leave Padres for free agency  —  Catcher Yorvit Torrealba is one of six Padres who became free agents Monday night with the end of the World Series.  —  Torrealba, 32, hit .271 with seven homers and 37 RBI in 95 games with the Padres this season.

Davey Lopes Will Not Return to Phils in '11  —  An important contributor to the Phillies' rise to the top of the National League East is moving on.  —  Davey Lopes, the Phils' first-base coach from 2007-10, told CSNPhilly.com on Monday he has informed team officials he will not return to the club in 2011.

Childress gets his way, but will there be a price?  —  Coach Brad Childress long ago made it clear that he has final say over the Vikings' 53-man roster.  On Monday, he used that authority by making a decision that could come back to bite him in a big way.  —  Already fed up with Randy Moss' antics …

By Honoring Past, Giants Were Duly Rewarded  —  Karma counts.  This is a lesson everybody needs to remember.  Honor the past, because it is still out there.  —  The Giants won the World Series on Monday night on exquisite pitching, clutch hitting and inspired managing.

Tigers decline Peralta option; return possible  —  Detroit working on financial terms with free-agent infielder  —  DETROIT — The Tigers are still working on a contract extension for Jhonny Peralta, but his $7.25 million option is now officially out of the question.