POLL: Giants Memorable Moments — Cain's Perfect Game vs Bonds' two World Series home runs

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PROGRAMMING NOTE: NBC Sports Bay Area is looking back at the Giants' 60 Memorable Moments since the franchise moved from New York to San Francisco. Tune into Giants Pregame Live at 6pm to see the next two moments you can vote on! Then, after the Giants and A's conclude, tune into Postgame Live to see which moment will move on.

1. Matt Cain's Perfect Game in 2012 

(From Matt Cain - Giants Pitcher from 2005 to 2017)

The Perfect Game was one of the most memorable nights of my playing career. 

I had always dreamed of throwing a no-hitter. I had come so close so many times throughout my career and in my younger years, but never had one. 

The ballpark was so electric that night. We had the TaylorMade guys out hitting golf balls. Dustin Johnson hitting monster drives into McCovey Cove, and I snuck one good swing in there as well. 

Pretty surreal day. I still think back to all the plays and pitches during that game. To have every single player on the same wave length and all realizing what was unfolding is truly something special. Everyone likes to say I pitched a perfect game and I get the credit for it but I’m in debt to everyone of the guys who made a play behind me , one that still doesn’t make sense in right center field, and I owe the most to the guy who called 125 perfect pitches behind the plate. 

Thanks to all the fans that have come up to me and shared there story about that night. So fun to hear them all!!

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Barry Bonds 2 World Series HR’s in Games 1 & 2 vs Anaheim in 2002 (10/19 & 10/20/02)

(From Rich Aurilia, Giants shortstop from 1995-2003, current NBC Sports Bay Area Giants analyst)
 
After winning game one of the 2002 World Series, the Giants were confident going into Game 2.
 
Barry Bonds had homered in his first series at-bat in Game 1 and was looking to do more damage, if given the opportunity. The times Bonds actually got pitched to that postseason were few and far between.
 
Top of the ninth with the Angels leading 11-9, closer Troy Percival is brought in to face the top of the Giants order. He retires the first two batters to bring Bonds to the plate. With the count 1-0, Percival throws a fastball right down the middle of the plate, challenging Bonds.

Barry jumped on that pitch and hit it into the upper section of the right field bleachers, making the score 11-10 Angels, and that’s how it ended. On the TV replay, Angels outfielder Tim Salmon is seen saying “that’s the furthest ball I’ve ever seen hit.”

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