{"product_id":"home-team-9781496214072","title":"Home Team","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn 1957 Horace Stoneham took his Giants of New York baseball team and headed west, starting a gold rush with bats and balls rather than pans and mines. But San Francisco already had a team, the Seals of the Pacific Coast League, and West Coast fans had to learn to embrace the newcomers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Starting with the franchise’s earliest days and following the team up to recent World Series glory, \u003ci\u003eHome Team\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the story of the Giants and their often topsy-turvy relationship with the city of San Francisco. Robert F. Garratt shines light on those who worked behind the scenes in the story of West Coast baseball: the politicians, businessmen, and owners who were instrumental in the club’s history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHome Team\u003c\/i\u003e presents Stoneham, often left in the shadow of Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley, as a true baseball pioneer in his willingness to sign black and Latino players and his recruitment of the first Japanese player in the Major Leagues, maki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A great read and great baseball history.\"—Allen Barra, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A significant, authoritative history of the Giants. Baseball fans should read it. Libraries should acquire it.\"—G. Louis Heath, \u003ci\u003eAethlon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A good reason to read \u003ci\u003eHome Team\u003c\/i\u003e is the chance to get to know Horace Stoneham the way I did. He was a good friend, a hard worker, and a great man. He did a lot for me and for baseball.”—Willie Mays\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Once you begin the journey with Garratt you won’t stop until the first pitch at Pac Bell Park in 2000. \u003ci\u003eHome Team\u003c\/i\u003e is a must for any baseball fan.”—Marty Lurie, Giants pre- and postgame radio host of the Bay Area’s KNBR 680\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“From the boardroom to the courtroom to the ballpark, Rob Garratt touches all the bases. Must-reading for any baseball fan.”—Hank Greenwald, the voice of the Giants (1979–96) and author of \u003ci\u003eThis Copyrighted Broadcast\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The vision of Horace Stoneham . . . opened the door for many Latin baseball players, including myself, the Alou brothers, and Juan Marichal, among others. This is an important history of the Giants franchise.”—Orlando Cepeda    \u003cb\u003e   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart I. Horace\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.   Sunset in New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2.  Dawning in the West\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3.  Reinvention\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4.  Scandalstick\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5.  Perennial Bridesmaids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6.  A Perfect Storm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart II. Bob\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7.  “Bobby Thomson Lives!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8.   Learning Curve\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9.  The Humm Babies: “You Gotta Like These Kids!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. Vox Populi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart III. Peter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. “It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. The Improbable Dream\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEpilogue: \"The Home Team\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor’s Note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409225654615,"sku":"9781496214072","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496214072.jpg?v=1730506031","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/home-team-9781496214072","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}