Lou Criger Monument Dedication.
June 18, 2012 by David Stalker · Leave a Comment
Sunday June 3, 1912marked the 100-year anniversary of Lou Criger’s final baseball game played. It was the perfect day to honor him on a monument along with his family, admiring fans, and residents of his hometown of Elkhart, Indiana. Family members traveled to Riverview Park from Arizona, Louisiana, North Carolina and various places in Indiana. […]
Harper Means Hustle and the Giant Combo Size
May 7, 2012 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
Bryce Harper is only a few days into his major league career. It is like a movie and the credits are still playing over the first few frames as we are introduced to the action. And maybe it is too early for the critics to assess what they are seeing, but there can be little […]
Giants Fever in a Post-2010 World
August 31, 2011 by Jeff Polman · Leave a Comment
I saw my first signs of acute Giants fever in the waning weekends of their 2010 championship year, when the team was in a neck-and-neck battle with San Diego for the NL West title. It wasn’t your standard rising crowd roar that accompanies two-strike counts for the home pitcher late in the game. It wasn’t […]
Red Sox Front Office Must Confront The Lackey Dilemma
May 13, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
Red Sox pitcher John Lackey, with his wife Krista, during less troubling times… More than a dozen years ago, I struggled as my first marriage was disintegrating. While I had always prided myself on being able to separate my personal life and my professional life, I suddenly found myself unable to do so. I brought […]