A Band of Misfits: Tales of the 2010 San Francisco Giants

by Andrew Baggarly, Duane Kuiper (Foreword by)

Overview

With a title drought that started in New York and carried on for more than five decades after the move to the west coast, the San Francisco Giants and their fans were growing restless, waiting for a team like the 2010 roster and that one magical postseason run. The anticipation, memories, and celebrated relief of the season when it finally came together are captured in this chronicle of the World Series season of the Giants. Written in entertaining prose, the book is as much an enjoyable story to be reread through the years as it is a factual account of the events that brought the elusive title to the Giants.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617495045
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	03/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	858,448
File size:	614 KB

About the Author

Andrew Baggarly is the San Francisco Giants beat reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and has been covering baseball for various newspapers for over a decade. He blogs for the Bay Area News Group and has been both a Hall of Fame voter and an official scorer. He lives in Eugene, Oregon. Duane Kuiper is an Emmy award-winning sportscaster for the San Francisco Giants. He lives in Danville, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Foreword Duane Kuiper xv

l Adios El Caballo 1

2 Hail to the Buster 10

3 Found Material 29

4 Who's Your Padre? 47

5 Putting It Bluntly 62

6 A Delicate Matter 81

7 Forever Yungo 96

8 Too Much Awesome 113

9 Home Stretch 133

10 A Nickel for Your Thoughts 151

11 Held in Check 171

12 Southern Discomfort 182

13 Bulls and Whistles 201

14 A Lot of Happy 217

15 All Decks on Hand 239

16 High Noon 254

17 I'll Say It Now 277

18 Fully Healed 290

19 Nailed It 307