{"product_id":"the-giants-and-their-city-major-league-baseball-in-san-francisco-1976-1992-paperback-softback-9781606354209","title":"The Giants and Their City; Major League Baseball in San Francisco, 1976-1992 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781606354209","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Giants and Their City\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMajor League Baseball in San Francisco, 1976-1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLincoln A. Mitchell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781606354209\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 March 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e250 pages, 16 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.368 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Giants and Their City \u003c\/em\u003eis a fun book to read. It is about the San Francisco Giants and San Francisco, the city. It is also about something more than that. By looking at the team and one team owner, Bob Lurie, the author, Lincoln Mitchell, explains how baseball has changed over the years. This book should be read by anybody who loves baseball; especially SF Giants fans!! They'll learn a lot about MLB, the Giants, and my pal, Bob Lurie.\"- Willie Mays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSearching for a home and a homerun-an overlooked era of Giants and San Francisco history\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe San Francisco Giants have been one of the most successful franchises in baseball in the twenty-first century as evidenced by the three World Series Championship flags flying in the breeze over Oracle Park, one of the most beautiful baseball venues in the world. However, the team was not always so successful on or off the field. \u003cem\u003eThe Giants and Their City\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a Giants franchise that had no recognizable stars, was last in the league in attendance, and had more than one foot out the door on the way to Toronto when a local businessman and a brand new mayor found a way to keep the team in San Francisco. Over the next 17 years, the team had some very good years, but more than few terrible ones, while trying to find a home in a city with a unique and confounding political culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Giants and Their City\u003c\/em\u003e relates how the team struggles to win ballgames, find its way back to the playoffs, but also to stay in San Francisco when, at times, it wasn't clear the city wanted them. This book is a baseball story about beloved Giants players like Vida Blue, Willie McCovey, Kevin Mitchell, and Robby Thompson, and includes interviews with Art Agnos, Frank Jordan, Dianne Feinstein, John Montefusco, Will Clark, Kevin Mitchell, Mike Krukow, Dave Dravecky and Bob Lurie among others. The book features descriptions of important events in Giants history like the Mike Ivie grand slam, the Joe Morgan home run, the 1987 playoffs, the 1989 team, the Dave Dravecky game and the earthquake World Series. It's also a uniquely San Francisco story that shows how sports teams and cities often have very complex relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"The Kent State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52734358651160,"sku":"9781606354209","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-giants-and-their-city-major-league-baseball-in-san-francisco-1976-1992-paperback-softback-9781606354209","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}