San Francisco Giants fan Billy seems to have vanished

[Kadie]

S.F. Giants fan Billy seems to have vanished
Gwen Knapp, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 6, 2011



Billy is seen here with Giants pitcher Matt Cain.

Copies of an old photo of pitcher Matt Cain, in his baby-faced years, and one of the Giants' most devoted fans have taken up prime real estate in the team's park. One has been taped to the wall of the team's batting cage, one in the clubhouse and another below the water jug in the dugout.

The fan in the picture, known to most of the team only as Billy, has been a fixture waiting to greet players and coaches at their parking lot for years. About a month ago, he vanished.

"Everybody's been worried about him," said manager Bruce Bochy, who chatted with Billy after most games and periodically provided tickets for him. "The fans who wait outside (to see players) have been asking about him."

His absence became conspicuous because Billy was always, always there for the Giants. He'd found a home in front of that parking lot, in more ways than one. A security guard stationed there, Orlando Green, offered him a place to stay whenever he wanted.

"You hate to see someone living on the street," Green said. "He could get mugged. He could get sick."


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[KamaAina]

1. Aha! That explains everything.

He took all the bats with him. :eyes:

[tridim]

2. Hopefully he's just smoking a post-game fatty with Lincecum