“Memories
come flooding back to me as I read Game
of My Life: San Francisco Giants. Matt Johanson has
carefully recreated the games and, more importantly, captured
the memories of the players involved. Any Giants fan will
cherish this walk back through time as I cherished remembering
the classic 1993 season.”
–
Ted Robinson, broadcaster
Orlando
Cepeda breaks into the majors with a home run. Willie Mays drills
four homers in a single game while sick to his stomach. Felipe
Alou prays for a ninth inning miracle with the National League
pennant on the line.
From the first
San Francisco Giants game at Seals Stadium in 1958 through the
team’s 2002 postseason thrills and beyond, Game
of My Life: Memorable Stories of Giants Baseball tells the
tales of the players’ favorite contests.
Many of the
Giants’ greatest stars are here. Dramatic moments of
San Francisco
’s pennant drives are vividly described. But also included are
the players’ games of personal significance: some heartwarming,
some tearful, and some unbelievably magical.
A grieving Jason
Schmidt throws an unbeatable performance “for my mom.” Bob
Brenly suffers a cruel humiliation before rebounding to a
storybook finale.
After toiling in
minor league parks across the country for eight years, Brian
Dallimore smashes a grand slam in a scintillating debut start.
San Francisco
native Al Gallagher often hopped the
Candlestick
Park
fence to see the Giants in his youth. “Dirty Al” becomes the
hero of the day for the team of his boyhood heroes.
Experience the
greatest moments of fan favorites Rich Aurilia, Robb Nen, J.T.
Snow, Kirk “Woody” Rueter and Mike Krukow, described in their
own words as only they remember them.
Rich and storied
is the history of the San Francisco Giants, full of both
exhilarating games and colorful personalities. Game
of My Life: Memorable Stories of Giants Baseball brings them
together like never before.
