Fifty Years by the Bay is a literary documentary, covering all of the significant memories in San Francisco Giant history. This detailed account commences with the move West in 1958, through the 40 seasons at Candlestick Park, to a new beginning at Pacific Bell Park, into a new millennium, and onto the 2007 season. The work relives the key moments, teams, players and figures that made the franchise great. All of the memorable and celebrated moments are chronicled, including: Through the years with the team, 1958 - 2007; Top individual game feats; Significant seasonal performances; Successful career achievements; Features on all of the great San Francisco Giant players, including: Willie Mays
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Author Profile Chuck Nan is a sports journalist and broadcaster in the Bay Area. Nan received his Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. For many years, he worked in the financial services industry, holding positions in operations, customer service and project management. After a successful business career, Nan started his own firm, SportsQuest Tours that specialized in fan travel to sporting events worldwide. He also served as Media Relations Director, and co-hosted several popular shows, for a local all-sports format radio station, covering all of the local professional and college teams and many high profile sports events. Chuck has recently turned to the written form of sports journalism. He is the Sports Editor for his hometown paper the Martinez News-Gazette. His first formally published piece was entitled "San Francisco Giants Spring Tour of Japan, March 1970" in Elysian Fields Quarterly-The Baseball Review in summer, 2004. Chuck has also had smaller articles published by SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) in their annual releases, The Baseball Research Journal and The National Pastime. Nan is also involved with youth baseball as a coach, instructor and administrator. In the past years, Chuck has worked with the San Francisco Giants Youth Baseball Summer Camp and EJ Sports, run by former Giants' players, Rob Andrews and Erik Johnson, respectively and BayArea Baseball of Hayward. He has also worked with the baseball program at Alhambra High School in Martinez. A true native of San Francisco, Chuck grew up just 10 minutes from Candlestick Park. The Giants were his first sports love at age six, and still are. He has been a season ticket holder for many years and seen several hundred games in his life.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book is perfect for any Giants fan,
By
This review is from: Fifty Years by the Bay: The San Francisco Giants 1958-2007 (Paperback)
I love this book! If you are an SF Giants fan, or just a baseball fan in general, you'll enjoy Fifty Years by the Bay. Author Chuck Nan has really capsulized the SF Giants and their half-century in SF with great stories, stats and facts. I totally recommend this book!
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A home run for Steve Bikter,
By
This review is from: Fifty Years by the Bay: The San Francisco Giants 1958-2007 (Paperback)
Although the 1958 Giants were a little ahead of my time, author Steve Bitker really brought the Giants to life with his narrative of this historic team entering a new city. The real gem of this book, however, was Bitker's interviews with the members of the team. I really enjoyed reading first-hand accounts of players like Mike McCormick, Willie Kirkland, Leon Wagner, Stu Miller and yes, Willie Mays, etc. -- all players that I followed in the 1960s. Each player had his own unique insights on the team, the sport and his own life that really made me feel like I knew these guys. A must-have book not only for just Giants fans, but for baseball fans.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice Quick Read,
By Mickey Mantle "BobbyRoseBowl" (Chicago,Ill USA) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Fifty Years by the Bay: The San Francisco Giants 1958-2007 (Paperback)
A nice synopsis of the history of the San Francisco Giants.
Quick and easy read....I enjoy it...A book to reference.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
(learn more)
home run list, grand slam home run, slugging percentage, franchise record, league record, career home run, ceremonial first pitch, offensive categories, franchise history, intentional walks, right field wall, starting pitcher, left field bleachers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, Candlestick Park, New York, Los Angeles, World Series, Juan Marichal, Most Valuable Player, San Diego, Pacific Bell Park, Orlando Cepeda, Bay Area, Babe Ruth, Rookie of the Year, Gaylord Perry, Bobby Bonds, Jeff Kent, American League, Seals Stadium, Hank Aaron, Will Clark, Robb Nen, United States, Rich Aurilia New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
home run list, grand slam home run, slugging percentage, franchise record, league record, career home run, ceremonial first pitch, offensive categories, franchise history, intentional walks, right field wall, starting pitcher, left field bleachers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, Candlestick Park, New York, Los Angeles, World Series, Juan Marichal, Most Valuable Player, San Diego, Pacific Bell Park, Orlando Cepeda, Bay Area, Babe Ruth, Rookie of the Year, Gaylord Perry, Bobby Bonds, Jeff Kent, American League, Seals Stadium, Hank Aaron, Will Clark, Robb Nen, United States, Rich Aurilia New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
So You'd Like to...
Look for Similar Items by Category
- Books > History > Americas > United States > State & Local
- Books > Sports & Outdoors > Baseball
