A few days ago I did an email interview with Ray Ratto of the S.F. Chronicle about his memories of the ‘89 Giants as their beat reporter for the Chronicle. The full exchange is here, but I thought I’d reprint the final two questions and answers on this blog because they involve the A’s and [...]
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Excerpts From an Interview With Ray Ratto of the S.F. Chronicle
Posted in Loma Prieta, World Series, tagged 1989 World Series, Bay Bridge Series, Ray Ratto on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The End of the World Series
Posted in World Series, tagged 1989 Oakland A's, 1989 San Francisco Giants, 1989 World Series, Bay Bridge Series on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When the A’s finished off their sweep of the Giants on October 28, Kim Boatman of the San Jose Mercury News was there to cover the action:
“Finally, after a season that stretched next to forever, the A’s claimed what they believed was supposed to be theirs in 1988. They held the Giants at bay 9-6 [...]
Anticipating the First World Series Game in San Francisco Since 1962
Posted in Loma Prieta, San Francisco Giants, World Series, tagged Battle of the Bay, Bay Bridge Series, Candlestick Park, Marc Sandalow on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To commemorate the day of the Loma Prieta earthquake, or really the morning of, here’s the story (and picture below) by Marc Sandalow that appeared on the S.F. Chronicle’s front page on Oct. 17, ‘89:
Candlestick Park will host its first World Series game in 27 years tonight as the San Francisco Giants try to reverse [...]
A Giants vs. A’s Video Game Simulation
Posted in World Series, tagged 1980s video games, 1989 Bay Bridge Series, EA sports, Electronic Arts, Glenn Dickey on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As the ‘89 playoffs were about to begin, the folks at Electronic Arts (aka EA Sports) were asked by the San Francisco Chronicle to put together a simulation of a Bay Bridge World Series, or at least its first game, by inputting the A’s and Giants season stats into the “Earl Weaver on Baseball” video [...]
Rick Reuschel on Sports Illustrated Cover
Posted in San Francisco Giants, World Series, tagged 1989 Giants, Bay Bridge Series, Rick Reuschel on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Big Daddy, Rick Reuschel, as seen on the cover of Sports Illustrated, the July 10, 1989 issue (it’s a library copy). As the cover notes, he was 12-3, and people were already thinking about a Bay Bridge World Series.
Storm Davis After Loma Prieta
Posted in Loma Prieta, Players, World Series, tagged Loma Prieta, Storm Davis on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Storm Davis, on the Candlestick field, holds his infant child soon after the Loma Prieta quake.
First Pitches for Game 3
Posted in Loma Prieta, World Series, tagged 1989 World Series, first pitches, Loma Prieta earthquake on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A picture of some of the police and relief workers who threw out first pitches for the rescheduled game 3 of the World Series.
Celebrating the Victory
Posted in Players, World Series, tagged 1989 Oakland A's, 1989 World Series, Dennis Eckersley, Stan Javier on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The A’s celebrate winning the World Series; that’s Stan Javier leaping into the emerging group of A’s players.
A’s Roster, Part II
Posted in Players, World Series, tagged 1989 Oakland Athletics on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The second page of the official World Series program’s photos of the A’s roster.
A’s Roster
Posted in Coaches, Players, World Series, tagged 1989 Oakland Athletics on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A page from the World Series program that presented pictures of half the A’s roster.
