Comments for All About the 1989 Oakland A's (and Giants, and Loma Prieta) http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com Talking About the A's 1989 season, the Bay Bridge Series, and the Loma Prieta earthquake Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:11:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Jose Canseco and Strength Training by Bold Statements: An Essay on How to Understand Science | Sports Symphonies http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/jose-canseco-and-strength-training/#comment-520 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:11:36 +0000 http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/?p=319#comment-520 [...] apparent to the athletic training community of the mid-1980s (or earlier) that Jose Canseco’s lauded weight training regimen, which became the standard practice among ball clubs at that time (and still is today, due largely [...]

]]> Comment on What’s It About? by jwm http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/about/#comment-227 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:28:19 +0000 #comment-227 I was working in the City for the son of Chub Feeney, former GM of the Giants. He got tickets to all of the Series games and had a raffle in the office and I won a ticket to the second game in Oakland. Being the only A’s fan in the office, I wanted to watch the game in Oakland. A co-worker asked me to trade my ticket for the 3rd game of the Series at Candlestick. He begged, he pleaded and he attempted to bribe me-lunch, big deal. I said no and have been forever more grateful that I did. Had a great time wearing my A’s logo gear while surrounded by my co-workers in their orange and black and our guys beat the crap out of the giants. A very good day!!

]]> Comment on What’s It About? by alpc http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/about/#comment-118 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:57:33 +0000 #comment-118 Hi
I am looking for a hardcopy or color image of the front page of the oct 29 1989 san francisco chronicle about the oakland a’s world series wins. any ideas where i could find it?

]]> Comment on Another post-Loma Prieta scene at Candlestick by Ted Atlas http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/the-post-loma-prieta-scene/#comment-117 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:50:34 +0000 http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/the-post-loma-prieta-scene/#comment-117 I am writing a photo history book about Candlestick Park and need one or two photos taken after the EArthquake. Is this picture or any others available for publication?

Ted Atlas
408 314-0289

]]> Comment on Barry Weinberg by Bon Rattner http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/barry-weinberg/#comment-116 Sun, 30 May 2010 13:28:19 +0000 http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/?p=107#comment-116 Barry….

I was in Rolla Missouri for some of my research (lead poisoning in wildlife related to mining activities) ….we stopped briefly in St Louis on Saturday May 22….and saw most of the Cardinals Game in person. Would have liked to have seen you in person…but had to catch a plane back to Maryland.

Regards from the entire Rattner family…regrettably my Mom’s health is not too good at this point. Often think of breaking the fast at your home when we were kids.

Best wishes….Bon Rattner

]]> Comment on 1-900-234-JOSE by Mike http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/1-900-234-jose/#comment-109 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:03:51 +0000 http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/1-900-234-jose/#comment-109 Back in 1992 a friend of mine had a cassette tape about starting your own 900 number, and the Jose Canseco was given it was the funniest thing ever.

I had thought about that last night when I was playing an old baseball game on Nintendo. I was so happy to stumble on your post about it. It brought back so many memories.

“Hello, this is Jose Canseco, and for breakfast this morning I had some eggs and sausages.”

Best thing ever!

]]> Comment on What’s It About? by Arne http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/about/#comment-101 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:16:19 +0000 #comment-101 I can’t really confirm it, but he was a batting practice pitcher, minor league pitching coach, and pitching chart coordinator for the Giants and A’s for many years, so I don’t have any reason to doubt that he got the ring for his time with the A’s in 1989. I don’t know any other team with whom he would have gotten the ring.

]]> Comment on What’s It About? by Jerry Goldstein http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/about/#comment-100 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:42:54 +0000 #comment-100 I just returned from a visit to Cooperstown and while at dinner had the occasion to meet Terry Christman, who was wearing a WS ring. He told me that he was a member of the A’s 1989 coaching staff. I have been unable to confirm that on the internet. Can you confirm that he was a coach?
Thank you.

]]> Comment on Scene at the ‘Stick After the Quake by Lenny Taylor http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/scene-at-the-stick-after-the-quake/#comment-86 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:55:42 +0000 http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/?p=116#comment-86 That photo is my brother, a died in the wool Giants fan! He showed me a copy of this photo which hangs in the Giants Dugout store at the ballpark. He and I went to the Giants game this past Thursday (April 9, 2009) and he showed me the picture in the Dugout store at the ballpark. He saved a whole stack of the newspapers when it was published.

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