If World Series MVP Edgar Renteria has played his last game with the San Francisco Giants, he certainly made it a memorable one. The 35-year-old shortstop apparently called his seventh-inning three-run home run that broke a scoreless tie in Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday night, which the Giants went on to win to wrap up their first world championship.
It's the second time in his career Renteria has provided the game-winning RBI in a World Series-winning game; he did the same with the Marlins in 1997. With that he joins an exclusive club, joining Yogi Berra, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio as the only players to twice knock in game-winning runs in clinching games of the World Series.
In the postgame news conference, Renteria told reporters that, though he has confidence, he "was joking" when he told teammate Andres Torres he was going to hit a home run as he went to the plate. But Torres obviously took him seriously, as he celebrated with teammate Aaron Rowand as Renteria's home run left Rangers Ballpark, screaming "he told me he was going to do it!"
Now the question is: Will he get the chance to do it again? Renteria hasn't committed to playing again next season. He struggled with injuries during the second year of a two-year, $18.5 million deal he signed with the Giants two years ago that many observers deemed a head-scratcher, at best. Renteria had two of his worst years at the plate and played only 72 games this season. San Francisco holds a $9.5 million option for 2011 on Renteria with a $500,000 buyout.
In this news conference clip provided by Yahoo! Sports, Renteria talks about his home run in Game 5.
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Giants Win World Series On Called Shot By MVP Edgar Renteria
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