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A Stairway to Giants History
The Polo Grounds, the Harlem home of the New York Giants, has long been the site of an imposing public housing project, The Polo Grounds Towers, four 30-story skyscrapers with 1,616 units. Few clues remain about the glorious things that … Continue reading
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The General Managers: John McGraw, 1919-32
In our first two installments, we used a refinement of a Bill James method to evaluate the success of John McGraw as a general manager of the Giants during the periods 1902-1912 and 1913-18. Back in those days, and in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1919 Giants, 1920 Giants, 1921 Giants, 1922 Giants, 1923 Giants, 1924 Giants, 1925 Giants, 1926 Giants, 1927 Giants, 1928 Giants, 1929 Giants, 1931 Giants, 1932 Giants, Charles Stoneham, Francis McQuade, Harry Hempstead, John Foster, John McGraw
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The General Managers: Harry Hempstead/John McGraw, 1913-18
In the previous installment in this series, I used a refinement of a Bill James method to evaluate the success of John McGraw as a general manager of the Giants during the period 1902-1912. Back in those days, and in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1913 Giants, 1914 Giants, 1915 Giants, 1916 Giants, 1917 Giants, 1918 Giants, general managers, Harry Hempstead, John Foster, John McGraw
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