What a session as SF Giants Executive and NYGPS Member Magowan reviewed his life as well as his ties to the Giants. He told us about his love affair with the Giants as a boy which led him and his group to purchase the team as a man and keep it in SF when it appeared they would be leaving the Golden State. He talked about the 45 second deal to get Barry Bonds in 1993. He also told us he had Willie Mays and Bobby Thomson sitting next to him on the last day of the 1993 season in hopes of the win they needed to get the pennant. Peter said the 1993 team was the best he can remember. He fielded questions as well. In the audience were NYGPS Member 1957 NY Giants Bat Boy Ed Logan Jr. and the mom of Rich Aurilia who lives in Sun City Grand. A great day for sure!!

Great new book by John Rosengren on the famous baseball brawl involving Hall of Fame Juan Marichal drafted by the NY Giants.

One Sunday afternoon in August 1965, on a day when baseball’s most storied rivals, the Giants and Dodgers, vied for the pennant, the national pastime reflected the tensions in society and nearly sullied two men forever. Juan Marichal, a Dominican anxious about his family’s safety during the civil war back home, and John Roseboro, a black man living in South Central L.A. shaken by the Watts riots a week earlier, attacked one another in a moment immortalized by an iconic photo: Marichal’s bat poised to strike Roseboro’s head.
The violent moment–uncharacteristic of either man–linked the two forever and haunted both. Much like John Feinstein’s The Punch, The Fight of Their Lives examines the incident in its context and aftermath, only in this story the two men eventually reconcile and become friends, making theirs an unforgettable tale of forgiveness and redemption.
The book also explores American culture and the racial prejudices against blacks and Latinos both men faced and surmounted. As two of the premiere ballplayers of their generation, they realized they had more to unite them than keep them apart.

Looks like a great new book by author Dan Fost. I spoke to him yesterday and he is real good guy. Hopefully he will speak to our group at some point this year. Book coming out next month. Here is the synopsis of the book

A beautiful illustrated celebration of all the players and moments that have brought success to the Giants baseball team on both coasts for the past 130 years.

From their origins as the New York Gothams in 1883 through numerous dynasties as the New York Giants and up to the most recent championship run in San Francisco, the Giants franchise has established a winning tradition that stretches back well over a century. Taking the reader through this incredible legacy, The Giants Baseball Experience provides fans with a unique season-by-season look at the team’s full history. Author and longtime Giants fanatic Dan Fost presents season profiles exploring the most memorable moments, the leading individual performances, the top off-field stories, and the key statistical accomplishments for each year. In addition, he includes feature articles highlighting the franchise’s prominent players and managers throughout the dynasty, the ballparks that the Giants have called home—including icons like the Polo Grounds and AT&T Park—and the fascinating characters, wacky stories, and distinctive traditions that have defined Giants baseball for so long. Illustrated with both vintage and contemporary photos and accompanied by a rich collection of rare memorabilia and a range of detailed stats, The Giants Baseball Experience provides the full understanding of what it means to be a true fan of the San Francisco Giants.