On the night Derek Holland's team lost the World Series, his uncles tried to hide their utter delight.
Sitting in the Texas Rangers family section for the decisive Game 5, on Nov. 1, 2010, lifelong Giants fans Warren Henderson and Wesley Henderson even pretended to root against their favorite team. They kept their "SF" hats stowed away for the evening.
Maybe they fooled their fellow spectators.
But their own hearts weren't buying it.
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"Inside," Wesley says now, "I was really rooting for the Giants.