Tag Archives: Horace Stoneham

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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This Day in Giants History, April 29, 1958: No Giants on TV

Horace Stoneham, owner of the San Francisco Giants, rejects Westinghouse’s proposal to televise 1958 Giants road games on a non-profit basis.   Despite declining attendance for the Giants during the 1950s, New York remained a profitable place to conduct the … Continue reading

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1964 in a Box

Giants Checking In: Barry Bonds, Riverside, CA John Burkett, New Brighton, PA Ellis Burks, Vicksburg, MS Will Clark, New Orleans, LA Darryl Hamilton, Baton Rouge, LA Roberto Hernandez, Santurce, PR Mike Jackson, Houston, TX Stan Javier, San Francisco de Macoris, … Continue reading

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This Day in Giants History: December 5, 1969

Giants vice president and general manager Charles “Chub” Feeney will succeed Warren Giles as president of the National League. He is elected for a four-year term‚ beginning January 1‚ 1970. Giants owner Horace Stoneham, Feeney’s uncle, will again serve as … Continue reading

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The Giants Integrate

I saw the movie “42” last weekend, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It seemed pitched just perfectly for my daughters, 12 and 11, who were with me. Heroes were pretty unambiguously heroes, and villains even less ambiguously villains. The movie gets … Continue reading

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