Yahoo! rolled out the orange and black carpet in honor of very special visitors (and our partner since 2003) to our campus this week--the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants!  As one of several stops on a whirlwind tour, the Giants dropped by Yahoo! to show off their shiny new hardware.  "The Commissioner's Trophy" was presented to the Giants for defeating the Texas Rangers 4-1 in the 2010 World Series--and for bringing San Francisco the first World Series since the Giants moved to the city!

Several hundred lucky Yahoos got the chance to take a picture with the trophy under the watchful eye of Giants representatives and security.  Yahoo! employees used the photo opportunity to get creative, bringing bats and gloves as props and doing their best crossed-arms gestures to honor Giants closer Brian Wilson--truly a once in a lifetime experience for Yahoos and die-hard Giants fans alike.

A few interesting trophy tidbits: affectionately nicknamed "Tiffany" in honor of manufacturer Tiffany & Co., the Commissioner's Trophy weighs in at almost 30 pounds of sterling silver and gold, has a special branded pick-up truck that transports it,  and is valued at more than $15,000.

Given that more than 400 Yahoos turned out for the event sporting "Fear the Beard" and other Giants gear, our hometown heroes can expect to have a solid Yahoo fan base heading into the 2011 season.  Go Giants!

Check out the photos of all the festivities on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/corporateevents/sets/72157625823085657/