For those of us here in the Bay Area, and fans of the Giants, I recall a statement Brian Sabean (Giants GM) made a number of years ago.

Basically, he responded to vocal criticism from sports talk radio criticism (KNBR) by saying these words:

"“People are getting the message. The right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That’s my frustration, that they don’t have a bigger view of the world.”"