BigStewMan Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) In that neck of the woods I like the A's. Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter, and all the rest from those incredible 70's teams provide a legacy even to me the recent Giants teams just can't match. Raleigh Fingers, Vida Blue Those were great teams Reggie Jackson once said that if Charlie O hadn’t dismantled that team, they would have won for the rest of the decade--they were that good. There is a several part documentary on You Tube called Rebels of Oakland. It was done by HBO and it’s about the A’s and Raiders of the 70s. Some great stuff there. I’m actually an Oakland man--still have family living there; but, I have a sentimental tie to the Giants…and Willie Mays is the best there ever was. Edited April 24, 2015 by BigStewMan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT FAN Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Shame about A-Roid catching up yo Willie Mays' home run number, hopefully it won't happen against the Mets this weekend. BTW Big Stew, I have the SF Giants in our 13 run pool & they stink this year on offense! I am tied for last place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Just curious….what does the die hard Giants fans think about Barry Bonds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Shame about A-Roid catching up yo Willie Mays' home run number, hopefully it won't happen against the Mets this weekend. BTW Big Stew, I have the SF Giants in our 13 run pool & they stink this year on offense! I am tied for last place. yeah disappointing start but a long year…hopefully they recover…some significant injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Just curious….what does the die hard Giants fans think about Barry Bonds? i like him. i don’t have a problem with his hating the media. heard him 10 or so years ago talk about his Dad. How his Dad was never around because he was either playing ball or doing every charity event or whatever MLB asked him to attend. Then his Dad has a problem with the booze and everyone seemingly turned on him. so he watched his dad get ripped to shreds by the media--that soured him. i think i’d do the same (i already hate the media so it wouldn’t be hard for me). i thinks that’s why he became the poster boy of steroid era. he had fine numbers already--but sad that with the mcgwire/sosa hysteria, he felt he had to do something to keep up. too many were juiced just to single out the hitters anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Go Giants ... way to beat LA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Go Giants! Welcome back Matt Cain and Hunter Pence…great plays. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 My dad took me to my first game at Candlestick Park on July, 20th 1969. On the hill for the Giants was Gaylord Perry, for the Dodgers, Claude Osteen. My dad somehow got deluxe box seats near the broadcast booth. I got to meet Lon Simmons, RIP, in the bathroom. I was eight and don't remember too much of the game other than Gaylord Perry hitting a home run. I think it was his first at the big league level? A great memory for sure and I have been a life long fan ever since. Besides Perry's home run, what other historical event happened that day? No fair to Google it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 My dad took me to my first game at Candlestick Park on July, 20th 1969. On the hill for the Giants was Gaylord Perry, for the Dodgers, Claude Osteen. My dad somehow got deluxe box seats near the broadcast booth. I got to meet Lon Simmons, RIP, in the bathroom. I was eight and don't remember too much of the game other than Gaylord Perry hitting a home run. I think it was his first at the big league level? A great memory for sure and I have been a life long fan ever since. Besides Perry's home run, what other historical event happened that day? No fair to Google it. That day was epic. I was at my Aunt’s house in Hayward. I think we saw something pretty cool on TV and it wasn’t Gaylord Perry’s spitball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerolW Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I was at the Family Dog at the beach. jerol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 There is a grass roots movement to change the name of the Giants. Some very large people find it offensive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) (snip) . Besides Perry's home run, what other historical event happened that day? No fair to Google it. That day was epic. I was at my Aunt’s house in Hayward. I think we saw something pretty cool on TV and it wasn’t Gaylord Perry’s spitball. Ah, July 20th, 1969. I was in front of the TV, eating a bowl of chocolate ice cream, if I recall. The program was in black and white, and I was listening to Walter Cronkite. Edited July 9, 2015 by wvu80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I'm guessing I was playing in my sandbox that day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I'm guessing I was playing in my sandbox that day So was Neil Armstrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 ^^Awesome ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 My dad always had an AM radio with him, even at the game. He loved listening to Lon SImmons and Russ Hodges. My dad tells me he heard about the moon landing over the radio. He said his words to me were, "The Giants are winning and we landed a man on the moon, it's a great day!" Everything in perspective for my dad. At one point he got up and said it was time to get a hotdog, soda/beer, go to bathroom and stretch. I asked him, why now? He said, Walt Alston is heading toward the mound so we will have plenty time and be done before he even gets there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 How about that Madison Bumgarner … shutout, 14 strikeouts, hit a double and a home run. All that in the presence of the great Juan Marichal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerolW Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 NL Player Of The Week. Rightfully so. jerol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 Madison Bumgarner…6 innings, 12 strikeouts. Giants Win. Go Giants. p.s. Please get healthy guys…you’re dropping like flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Yorlando Ventura - 6 innings 11 SO, 2 hits. Royals win. 29 games over .500. Second best record in baseball behind Cards. Let's Go Royals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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