Articles

• Minor League Dreams, Major League Hearts -- Todd discovers the relaxed, almost pastoral, "throwback" atmosphere of minor league baseball.
  
  
• Pac Bell Park Thoughts -- Todd had the good fortune to attend the Giants' first regular-season victory at Pacific Bell Park, and I didn't.
  
  
• Say Hey Day -- Todd attended the dedication of the Willie Mays statue at Pacific Bell Park, and you didn't.
  
  
• Seals Plaza Dedication Ceremony -- Todd stays in touch with a vital part of San Francisco baseball history.
  
  

Todd Looks at Books

• Baseball's Hometown Teams: The Story of the Minor Leagues: Bruce Chadwick tells the tale, And Todd tells the tale about that.
  
  
• The Grand Minor League: Dick Dobbins' classic look at a classic league, and Todd's classy review.
  
  
• The International League: A Baseball History 1884-1991, and The American Association: A Baseball History 1902-1991, both by Bill O'Neal.
  
  
• Nuggets on the Diamond, Dick Dobbins and Jon Twitchell's history of the old Pacific Coast League. Now I have a reason to wear my Seals cap all the time.
  
  
• The Pacific Coast League, 1903-1988: Bill O' Neal also takes a look at the Pacific Coast League.
  
  
• The Yogi Book: I Really Didn't Say Everything I Said: Yogi tells us you can observe a lot by watching.

Postmortem

• The Last Candlestick Game: In his 1999 Postmortem article, Todd takes an almost unheard-of approach for EEEEEE! -- fond memories, and no complaints.
  
  
• It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times: Todd's 2000 Postmortem take.
  
  
• "The Day All Hell Broke Loose": Todd Hawley brings us back to one horrible, unforgettable day.
  
  
• "So Close" -- hard to get nostalgic about this one.

Copyright © 2003 by Gregg Pearlman

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