Deion Sanders: The Candlestick Days
Often regarded as one of the most polarizing figures in NFL history, Deion Sanders truly possessed a unique blend of athletic grace and...
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David Hegler
- Aug 3
- 6 min
Dave Dravecky
Everyone enjoys a good comeback story. No matter how long the comeback takes or how long it lasts, there's something about overcoming...
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David Hegler
- Jul 23
- 7 min
Jeff Kent
Every great slugger needs a battery mate. Tremendous duos such as Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, Mark McGwire...
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David Hegler
- Jun 29
- 6 min
Tim Murnane
Before Tom Verducci blessed the readers of Sports Illustrated with his prose and Bill James showered baseball fans across America with...
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David Hegler
- Jun 13
- 5 min
The Divergent Paths of Ray Chapman and Carl Mays
On occasion, an athletic event can bring two people together in such as way that it can feel almost as if it had been preordained,...
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David Hegler
- Jun 3
- 5 min
The Journey to 100 Splash Hits
It took the San Francisco Giants nine games to hit a ball at least 366 feet into McCovey Cove, the area of water that had been named...
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David Hegler
- May 10
- 4 min
Eddie Grant
Fair or not, athletics are often compared to war. The grind and the camaraderie between teammates and fellow soldiers often bear a...
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David Hegler
- May 9
- 4 min
The Royal Rooters
In a dark, musty bar on 940 Columbus Avenue in the Roxbury Crossing neighborhood of Boston, the faithful patrons of the Third Base Saloon...
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David Hegler
- May 8
- 3 min
The Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds
Few ballparks are as revered as Boston's Fenway Park. From the rustic view to the majestic Green Monster, it has truly captured America's...
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David Hegler
- May 7
- 3 min
In Memoriam: Vida Blue
From the moment that Vida Blue signed his first professional contract with the Kansas City A's, he was motivated by one thing: to take...
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David Hegler
- May 4
- 4 min
Cal Hubbard
America is a land full of opportunity. To date, there is just one man who is enshrined in both the Pro Football Hall of Fame as well as...
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David Hegler
- May 3
- 4 min
The Five Greatest Giants Managers
1. John McGraw When John McGraw arrived in New York for his first day as a player/manager, the Giants were the joke of the National...
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David Hegler
- Apr 17
- 6 min
The Man Behind the Myth: Wally Pipp
There are few names that are as synonymous with sports as Wally Pipp. After all, the man did become famous for missing a game due to a...
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David Hegler
- Apr 12
- 4 min
Through My Eyes: The Giants-Dodgers Rivalry
I've always been fascinated with rivalries in sports. When I played football in high school, my Valley Christian Warriors were consumed...
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David Hegler
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Aaron Judge and His Beast of a Burden
Ever since he first swung his mighty bat in the Spring of 2017, the weight of the world has been on Aaron Judge's shoulders. As a rookie,...
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David Hegler
- Mar 28
- 5 min
Brandon Crawford: The Last Man Standing
When you look back on it, Brandon Crawford has truly lived the life that every baseball fan in America could only dream they could live....
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David Hegler
- Apr 9, 2022
- 4 min
Al Gallagher
To even get to the major leagues is a tremendous accomplishment in and of itself. However, there are moments in time where an individual...
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David Hegler
- Apr 28, 2021
- 4 min
Juan Marichal
The 1960’s was dominated with great pitchers such as Bob Gibson, Sandy Koufax and Warren Spahn. The San Francisco Giants had their own...
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David Hegler
- Apr 20, 2021
- 6 min
Charles Finley and Horace Stoneham
Before 1958, Major League Baseball did not exist in the San Francisco Bay Area. The fans there loved the Pacific Coast League teams that...
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David Hegler
- Apr 7, 2021
- 4 min
Roger Craig
The San Francisco Giants of the early 1980’s were a pitiful bunch with losing seasons stretching longer and longer into the summer night....
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