"Coming soon to a Giants' ballpark near you are 1) San Francisco's first World Series trophy for display, and 2) Showtime television cameras for a reality series.

Pause here for dramatic effect. (Sigh.)

The Giants are creating a mass-exposure phenomenon.

Yes, they should proudly show off their long-sought prize, taking it on a victory tour throughout the West Coast, as well as to their native soil in New York.

Such exhibitionism is encouraged, as opposed to the kind that may emerge in Showtime's just-announced series on the 2011 Giants.

A trophy is real, has staying power and creates goodwill. A TV show, not so much. Make the trophy visible, not the clubhouse.

Who knows what will transpire with Showtime being "embedded" with the team all season. But last year's team won it all without that reality-TV element.

Aubrey Huff's red thong and Brian Wilson's black beard can't carry every show this summer. Manager Bruce Bochy won't cuss to your cable bill's delight (see: Rex Ryan, HBO's "Hard Knocks.") And yet "..."