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With a history that straddles two coasts and more than a century of winning, the Giants baseball club stands out as one of the great franchises of professional sports. The 2010 World Series championshipthe franchises first since moving to San Francisco more than 50 years agoprovided the ultimate high for a team steeped in history and tradition.The Giants organization boasts more Hall of Fame inductees than any other baseball team, as well as 21 National League pennants gathered over nine different decades. From McGraw and Mathewson to Mays and Marichal, Hubbell and Ott to Lincecum and Posey, the Giants have been bringing excitement and drama to the diamond for generations.Giants Past & Present goes around the horn to celebrate the legends at each position on the fieldfrom the little-remembered stars of the nineteenth century to the heroes of tomorrowand visits the memorable and distinctive ballparks that have housed the team on two ends of the continent. The book presents the players, the dugout and front-office wizards, the voices from the broadcast booth, the hard-luck heroes, and the myriad rites of spring that keep fans coming back year after year.

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Excellent history of one of the great baseball franchises. The pictures alone make it well worth buying. Give it to your favorite Dodgers fan! Go Giants! - rabidreader.typepad.com/the-rabid-reader

<p>Excellent history of one of the great baseball franchises. The pictures alone make it well worth buying. Give it to your favorite Dodgers fan! Go Giants! - rabidreader.typepad.com/the-rabid-reader <br>

It s a fascinating look at the Giants from their inception in New York through the present day, offering a bunch of great stories and little-known anecdotes that even the most devoted fans may have never heard before It s clear that Fost is a true baseball fan, and his passion for the game comes through in his work. Giants Past & Present is extremely well-researched, and there doesn t seem to be anything left out that has to do with Giants baseball. - www.goldengategiants.com

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Dan Fost (San Rafael, CA) is a freelance journalist based in the Bay Area whose work has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, USA Today, Popular Science, and San Francisco magazine. He has written numerous articles about the San Francisco Giants and is an avid baseball fan. www.danfost.comwww.giantspastandpresent.com

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