Decades later, he truly remains a Giant at heart;ALVIN DARK AT 90

He was the Giants' shortstop and captain whenWillie Mays made his miracle catch. He began the rally thatculminated with the Shot Heard 'Round the World. He managed the Giants' first World Series team inSan Francisco. He piloted the A's to the 1974 World Seriestitle. Alvin Dark remembers all that stuff as if it were yesterday,even though yesterday was the day after his 90th birthday. "I honestly feel as good now as I did 50 years ago," Dark said,and let's be the first to mention that this is the 50-yearanniversary of the Giants' first World Series as SanFranciscans, a seven-game loss to the Yankees that wasn't redeemeduntil the Giants finally won it all twoautumns ago.