Battle of the Bay: Bashing A's, Thrilling Giants, and the Earthquake World Series

Battle of the Bay: Bashing A's, Thrilling Giants, and the Earthquake World Series

Battle of the Bay: Bashing A's, Thrilling Giants, and the Earthquake World Series

Battle of the Bay: Bashing A's, Thrilling Giants, and the Earthquake World Series

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Overview

Gary Peterson is a staff writer for the Bay Area News Group. He was previously the sports columnist at the Contra Costa Times for 25 years, during which he covered the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants throughout the 1989 season. During his career, he has covered 13 Super Bowls, five World Series, four Olympic Games, and one Final Four, winning multiple Associated Press Sports Editors awards as a top-10 sports columnist. He lives in Concord, California. A former manager of the Chicago White Sox, Oakland A's, and St. Louis Cardinals, La Russa led teams to three World Series titles. He resides in Alamo, California.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781600789335
Publisher: Triumph Books
Publication date: 04/01/2014
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 1,073,292
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Gary Peterson is a staff writer for the Bay Area News Group. He was previously the sports columnist at the Contra Costa Times for 25 years, during which he covered the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants throughout the 1989 season. During his career, he has covered 13 Super Bowls, five World Series, four Olympic Games, and one Final Four, winning multiple Associated Press Sports Editors awards as a top-10 sports columnist. He lives in Concord, California.

Table of Contents

Foreword Tony La Russa ix

Prologue xiii

Chapter 1 The Offseason 1

Chapter 2 A Burgeoning Rivalry 13

Chapter 3 A World Series Preview 25

Chapter 4 Overcoming Adversity 35

Chapter 5 Swirling Trade Winds 63

Chapter 6 The Stars Come Out 81

Chapter 7 Dravecky's Comeback 101

Chapter 8 The Homestretch 123

Chapter 9 Postseason Friends and Foes 141

Chapter 10 La Russa's Second Chance 157

Chapter 11 15 Seconds of Terror 165

Chapter 12 World Series Games 3 and 4 181

Chapter 13 The Aftermath 189

Acknowledgments 201

Sources 203

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