Giants, Ishikawa write a new script

— -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Once upon a time, there was Bobby Thomson, hitting a home run that floated through the New York sky and never stopped sailing.

And then there was Travis Ishikawa. He wasn't supposed to be here. He wasn't supposed to be standing in the batter's box at AT&T Park on this magical Thursday night in October. Just a few weeks earlier, he thought his career might be over. And then ...

He saw a 2-and-0 fastball coming his way in the ninth inning of the most unforgettable at-bat of his life. His wrists cocked. His bat waved. He centered this baseball with the prettiest swing of his career.

And off went that baseball, roaring through the San Francisco night. Into the first row of seats above the Levi's Landing in right field and into a place in the lore of baseball where only October's most legendary home runs reside.