SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Giants' 60th anniversary of their move to San Francisco serves as a reminder of how the past and present combine to become tradition.
To understand this, consider the position of second base in general, and the performance of Joe Panik in particular.
Entering his fourth full season as a regular, Panik has sustained the productivity, if not excellence, that has typified Giants second basemen during the second half of their stay by the Bay.
"There's a lot of history in this organization," said Panik, who went 0-for-3 Tuesday in the Giants' 14-12 Cactus League victory over Arizona.