IN HONOR OF JEFFREY "HAC MAN" LEONARD

An All Star for the Giants in 1987...Won the NLCS MVP in 1987 despite being on the losing team...The good news is he hit 4 homers, batted .417 and had an OPS of 1.417 against the Cardinals and sent the Giants fans into hysterics with his one flap down home run trot...The bad news is none of those 4 homers came during Games 6 and 7 when the Giants were shut out...And a man who had another nickname

Remembering September 28th, 1987

23 years ago today, a great moment happened in San Francisco Giants history... and I would be remiss if I didn't pay tribute to it.In 1987, my family moved from the Boston area to the San Francisco Bay Area. I was still smarting from the 1986 World Series when I saw my new local team make an unlikely trip to the post season.The Giants (or the "Hum Babies" based on manager Roger Craig's

IN HONOR OF ROBBY THOMPSON...

The man who was runner up in the 1986 NL Rookie of the Year vote...The man who put the Giants on the board in their come from behind win Game 4 of the 1987 NLCS...The man whose homer in Game 3 of the 1989 NLCS put the Giants ahead for good. (A game attended by yours truly)...The man who was a 2 time All Star, Silver Slugger Award winner and a Gold Glover winner...And a man whose glove was so old

IN HONOR OF BOB BRENLY...

In 1987, my first year living in the Bay Area, I went to the last regular season Giants game on October 4, with my friend Tim Brislin.The Giants were tuning up for their first playoff appearance since 1971 and Candlestick, possibly the worst place in the history of humanity, was rocking.In the bottom of the 10th, it truly rocked to its foundation when their former All Star catcher and all around

IN HONOR OF HARRY SPILMAN

... The pinch hitter specialist from the 1987 NL West Division Winners... a left handed hitter who hit over .400 in two different months that year... the man who homered in the 9th inning of Game 3 of the 1987 NLCS to pull the Giants to within one of St. Louis... the man who wore #16 that year... THE MAGIC NUMBER FOR THE GIANTS IS 16.