Talk about your hot stove league. I'm ready to fire it up. This winter, I'll be gearing up for the spring release of my first book, "Giants Past and Present," which is coming out in March from MVP Books.
It'll be a gorgeous, hard-bound volume chock full of terrific photos from throughout the Giants' history. You'll be able to see how baseball has evolved from its 19th century roots, and how it continues to thrive with the same kind of talents and personalities that made the sport America's pastime.
Think of the characters from Giants' history: Hall of Famer John Montgomery Ward, who started the first players' union in the 1880s. Short, pugnacious manager John McGraw, and his ace, tall and refined Christy Mathewson. Bill Terry, the last National Leaguer to hit .400, and his teammate Carl Hubbell, "the Meal Ticket," who struck out five Hall of Famers in a row in one All-Star game. The Bobby Thomson home run. The Willie Mays' catch. Willie McCovey's line drive -- setting the stage for years of heartbreak in San Francisco. Barry Bonds' Ruthian feats. And today, little Tim Lincecum, proving again what McGraw, Mel Ott, and countless others proved in earlier eras: that you don't have to be gigantic to be a Giant.
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Giants Past and Present, by Dan Fost, published April 2010 by MVP Books
Dan Fost, author of "Giants Past and Present"
This Web site is devoted to the book, "Giants Past and Present," by Dan Fost, coming in spring 2010 from MVP Books. From the 1880s to the present, from New York to San Francisco, from Hall of Famers to famous goats to the heroes of tomorrow, the book celebrates everything glorious about the orange and black. From McGraw and Mathewson to Mays, McCovey and Marichal, Hubbell and Ott to Bonds, Sandoval and Lincecum, the Giants have brought excitement and drama to the diamond for generations.
Giants Past and Present, by Dan Fost, published April 2010 by MVP Books
Everything you ever wanted to know about Giants baseball, from New York to San Francisco
With a history that straddles two coasts and more than a century of winning, the Giants baseball club stands out as one of the great franchises of professional sports.
The organization boasts more Hall of Fame inductees than any other baseball team, as well as twenty National League pennants gathered over nine different decades.
From McGraw and Mathewson to Mays, McCovey and Marichal, Hubbell and Ott to Bonds, Sandoval and Lincecum, the Giants have been bringing excitement and drama to the diamond for generations.
Giants Past & Present goes around the horn to celebrate the legends at each position on the field—from the little-remembered stars of the nineteenth century to the heroes of tomorrow--and visits the memorable and distinctive ballparks that have housed the team on two ends of the continent.
The book presents the players, dugout and front-office wizards, voices from the broadcast booth, hard-luck heroes, ballparks, and myriad rites of spring that keep fans coming back year after year.
Dan Fost, author of "Giants Past and Present"
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