A collector’s pin commemorating the Battle of the Bay and providing the header image for this blog.
Archive for February, 2008
World Series Pin
Posted in World Series, tagged 1989 World Series, Battle of the Bay on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fan Art
Posted in World Series, tagged 1989 World Series, Bay Area World Series on February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One fan’s colorful depiction of the Bay Bridge Series.
Another post-Loma Prieta scene at Candlestick
Posted in Loma Prieta, World Series, tagged 1989 World Series, Candlestick Park, Loma Prieta earthquake on February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A’s players scanning the Candlestick crowd shortly after the quake, looking for relatives.
Earthquake
Posted in Loma Prieta, tagged Bay Area history, Loma Prieta, San Francisco Chronicle on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The front page of the San Francisco Chronicle for October 18, as seen in a printout from the microfilm archives.
Scene at the ‘Stick After the Quake
Posted in Loma Prieta, World Series, tagged 1989 World Series, Loma Prieta earthquake on February 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A page from the San Francisco Chronicle shows a fan’s hastily made sign and the A’s milling around their dugout after the earthquake.
Dick Scott
Posted in Players, tagged 1989 Oakland A's, Dick Scott on February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dick (shown here in his post-playing days as the Toronto Blue Jays head of player development), registered his lone big league RBI in an extra-inning game vs. Boston on May 19 of ‘89.
Dave Otto
Posted in Players, tagged Dave Otto on February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dave registered his first big league starts in September of ‘88, and in his last two appearances of that year he threw 7 shutout innings.
Dave Duncan
Posted in Coaches, tagged Dave Duncan on February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dave, a solid catcher for the start of the A’s dynasty of the ’70s, played an active part in the growth of the players’ union as the A’s team representative. He rejoined the A’s as their pitching coach in ‘86.
Art Kusnyer
Posted in Coaches, tagged Art Kusnyer on February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Art, a backup catcher for several A.L. teams in the ’70s, was initially drafted by the White Sox. He returned to the team in 1980 as its bullpen coach, then began filling the same role for the A’s in ‘89.
