SAN FRANCISCO — Within the first 90 seconds of his initial address to the media and fans, president of baseball operations Buster Posey had mentioned just about all of the most important players in Giants history.
There was Mays, McCovey and Marichal, but also Lincecum, Cain and Bumgarner. Posey talked passionately about how he could sit at a table with Hall of Famers in spring training and then take the field and see Barry Bonds or Will Clark. After three disappointing seasons and a tumultuous end for the previous regime, one of the best players to ever wear orange and black sat behind a podium and played the hits.
“What those guys ultimately meant to the San Francisco Giants fan base and community was memories,” Posey said. “All of us that are lucky enough to be involved in baseball in whatever capacity, I think we understand that not only is it the greatest game in the …