Giants owner steps down: Why you should care.

I was 10 years old and living in the Bay Area when it was announced the Giants were gone for Tampa back in '91 and, really, it was a done deal. Only because a group of investors headed by Peter Magowan stepped in at the last minute to purchase the team did the Giants stay in San Francisco. The West Coast's best rivalry was preserved for another generation.

Magowan announced this week that he was stepping down as principal owner of the Giants. It would have been nice to see him go out on top with a World Series ring, instead of a citation in the MItchell Report clouding his legacy. But even Dodgers fans have to respect that Magowan kept the Giants in California. The rivalry just wouldn't be the same otherwise.