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This Day in Giants History, February 27, 1962: Saran Wrap for Candlestick Park
An architect offers a proposal to encase Candlestick Park in a plastic screen “saran cloth” to shield it from the wind. Vice President Richard Nixon, at the first game at Candlestick Park, on April 12, 1960, called it “the finest ballpark … Continue reading
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Saying Goodbye to Candlestick
This past Sunday, the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer played Atletico Madrid in a friendly at Candlestick Park. The match was billed as the last sporting event to take place in the old stadium before it is torn … Continue reading
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The 100: Stu Miller (96)
One way to appreciate Stu Miller is to use Baseball Prospectus’s stat WXRL. WXRL attempts to tell us the number of expected wins a relief pitcher produced, above what a replacement-level pitcher would produce, adjusted for the quality of … Continue reading
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This Day in Giants History: March 10, 1993
Sherry Davis becomes the first woman major league public address announcer when she is hired by the Giants to work at Candlestick Park.
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This Day in Giants History: February 27, 1962
An architect offers a proposal to encase Candlestick Park in a plastic screen — “saran cloth” — to shield it from the wind.
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