49ers quarterback Alex Smith showed his Giants pride before the parade started.

The' Giants Pablo Sandoval holds the MVP trophy as kids wait for his autograph.

Giants closer Sergio Romo takes it all in during the parade at Market Street in San Francisco.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh (left) prepares to drive Giants first baseman Brandon Belt through the parade route.

Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong waves to the crowd while riding in a car during the parade on Halloween.

Giants star pitcher Matt Cain, wife Chelsea and daughter Hartley share a moment together and with the huge crowd of fans.

San Francisco pitcher Brian Wilson sat out most of the season after having Tommy John surgery, but celebrating another title with his team was something he was never going to miss out on.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy shows off the commissioner's trophy during the parade.

Giants fans hold up their children, cousins Reagan Hagerstrand, 10 months, and Ryan Magnani, 1, right, during the parade.

DeDe Krake (left) and Stacy Hunt of Auburn, Calif., carry a tiger on a broom while walking along Market Street before the start of the parade. The Giants swept the Detroit Tigers to win their second title in the last three seasons.

San Francisco Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro waves while riding in the car at lower left during the baseball team's World Series victory parade on Market Street. Scutaro was the MVP of the National League Championship Series.

Giants closer Sergio Romo celebrates with fans, and sends a message with his T-shirt. It reads, "I JUST LOOK ILLEGAL."

San Francisco Giants fans cheer during the team's World Series victory parade.

Giants fans get creative to find an unoccupied spot to view the parade.

Former Giants center fielder Willie Mays waves to the crowd while riding in a car during the parade. Mays played on the Giants' 1954 World Series championship team when the franchise was still based in New York.

San Francisco mayor Ed Lee presents the key to the city and the broom to the city to San Francisco Giants chief executive officer Larry Baer.

A Giants dressed up for Halloween snaps a picture with Giants star Tim Lincecum.

Giants pitcher Matt Cain points to the crowd during the parade.

Confetti falls around the Giants team and staff during the victory celebration at City Hall.
 

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith (left) prepares to drive Matt Cain (top, right) in a car in the staging area during the parade.

The cast of Beach Blanket Babylon performs during the victory celebration for the Giants.

Hundreds of thousands of fans lined Market Street to watch the Giants during the parade.

Fans crammed onto balconies to catch a glimpse of the parade.