AGOSTINI: Reading time, two minutes

• The Dynasty Handbook says the Giants do not earn the title until they win it all again before 2014.

• What the Giants are right now without argument: The best team in baseball. Two out of the last three ends the debate.

• Bruce Bochy's second ring ties him with Tom Lasorda, one more than Jim Leyland, Leo Durocher and Bobby Cox. Conclusion: Bochy belongs in Cooperstown.

• Remember that the Tigers' Phil Coke (Sonora), before he allowed the Giants' title-winning run, struck out seven in a row — a World Series first.

• Just a hunch: Coke made a lot of money this week.

• Coke's candid, honest and emotional post-game press conference was a must-watch.

• Impossible to not like this story: Former Modesto Junior College running back Casey Cotta (Los Banos), sidelined by injuries for two years, scored a touchdown last month for Northern Michigan.

• No luck at all: Cal senior Dominic Galas (Modesto) finally bounces back from a preseason injury and plays against Stanford. One week later on the day of the Utah game, he undergoes an emergency appendectomy.

• Galas hopes to play in the season finale against Oregon State on Nov. 17. The football gods owe him.

• Catching up with Sacramento State's solid season: Offensive linemen Matt Lawrence and Clay DePauw (both Central Catholic), safety Robert Beale (Pitman) and defensive lineman Avery White (Sierra).

• No truth to the rumor that the mother of Indianapolis Colts' rookie Coby Fleener is Myra Fleener ("Hoosiers.")

• "Hoosiers" fans know this: Myra Fleener was played by Barbara Hershey.

• The most uncomfortable truth about the just-ended high school regular season: Most of it was conducted in 90-degree heat.

• NBA Commissioner David Stern advised fans to pay their respect for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. When you mistake Sandy for Katrina, it is time to retire.

• The 49ers' Alex Smith completed 18 of 19 last week while former coaches Mike Nolan and Mike Singletary wondered if it was the same guy.

• Stunning: The Kansas City Chiefs (1-7) have not led in regulation.

• Steve Nash's leg injury is more worrisome than the Lakers' 0-3 start. Nash and his leg are 38.

• Buried in my brain for years only to resurface: Former Gonzaga sharpshooter Derek Raivio.

• Did you know: The Giants are only the fifth World Series champion to finish last in the majors in home runs.

• Best T-shirt message from the Giants' parade: Let Pablo (Sandoval) Eat.

• When you smoke three straight home runs in the World Series, you are no longer fat.

• And about Barry Zito and his $126 million contract? He just earned every penny.

• Distill the entire World Series down to the last pitch: Miguel Cabrera, sitting on Sergio Romo's slider, locks up on a fastball down the middle.

That's the Giants, one step ahead of the Tigers, for four games.