David DeJesus was ticketed to join the Giants'playoff push, equipped with good plate discipline and defensiveinstincts, someone who could possibly make a difference in thepursuit to overtake the Padres and win the National LeagueWest. Then Derek Jeter hit a ball to deep centerfield. The Giants' most improbable and glorious season in their SanFrancisco history took a fateful twist on July 22, when DeJesus,then with the Royals, crashed against the outfield wall at YankeeStadium and tore a ligament in his right thumb, ending his seasonand allowing for Jeter's first inside-the-park homer in nearly 14years.