The San Francisco Giants are one of baseball’s most storied franchises. Through the words of the players, via multiple interviews conducted with current and past Giants, readers will meet the players, coaches, and management and share in their moments of greatness and defeat. Haft recounts stories from this decorated Giants dynasty, which earned World Series rings in 2010, 2012, and 2014. Giants fans will not want to be without this book.
ISBN-13: 9781629373898
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Triumph Books
Publication Date: 05-15-2017
Pages: 256
Product Dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)
Series: If These Walls Could Talk
Chris Haft has covered Major League baseball since 1991. He co-authored a book on the Giants' 2010 World Series title, This Is Our Time. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Haft graduated from Stanford University and has two daughters, Samantha and Stephanie. Mike Krukow is a seven-time Emmy-Award winning broadcaster and color commentator for the San Francisco Giants. He pitched for the Giants from 1983 to 1989. Brandon Crawford became the Giants' everyday shortstop in 2012. He won back-to-back Gold Glove awards for defensive excellence in 2015-16 and was named a Silver Slugger recipient as the National League's top offensive performer at his position in 2015.
Table of Contents
Forewords Mike Krukow Brandon Crawford v
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 Giants DMA 1
Chapter 2 The Man 19
Chapter 3 2010 39
Chapter 4 The Cleanup Spot 61
Chapter 5 Barry 105
Chapter 6 2012 117
Chapter 7 Candlestick 133
Chapter 8 His Magnificence 145
Chapter 9 2014 159
Chapter 10 No-Hitters 173
Chapter 11 The Nicest Man 183
Afterword 193
About the Author 201
Appendix 203
