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Giants highs

By Steve Hermanos

With San Franciscans relishing our third Giants World Series championship in five years, I wanted to share the following baseball poem that reminds us of the personal heroics, unli... Read More
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Wicked seesaws for the Giants & A’s

By Steve Hermanos

Let’s look at the bright side: As of this writing, the Giants will make the playoffs. They’d play Pittsburgh in a one-game playoff game at our ballpark by McCovey Cove ... Read More
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Down but not out in Fresno

By Steve Hermanos

If watching a mid-summer baseball game at Candlestick Park was an arctic experience, watching a few miles north at the ballpark at McCovey Cove is as often subarctic. It’s a ... Read More
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American soccer cleans up

By Steve Hermanos

American soccer was like a drug-addicted guy who lived on a ratty boat in a shabby marina. For decades, it seemed as if American soccer would never get its life together. But at so... Read More
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Great expectations for the Giants in 2014

By Steve Hermanos

Finding myself in the Giants clubhouse on Friday afternoon, the day after TV cameras zoomed in on the glistening hand of Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda, I asked some Giants about t... Read More
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He’ll blow your doors off: An interview with local Indy car racer J. R. Hildebrand

By Steve Hermanos

J. R. Hildebrand was leading the 2011 Indianapolis 500 in the final turn when he swung wide around a slow car and skidded into the wall. Though the side of his car was destroyed, H... Read More
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Mainstream media misses changes to Cuban sports

By Steve Hermanos

Only the L.A. Times and National Public Radio, of our plethora of major media outlets, reported the recent policy changes the Cuban government announced regarding its professional ... Read More
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Catching up with Joan Ryan

By Steve Hermanos

Remember seeing Joan Ryan’s byline in the Chronicle almost every day? She covered Olympics, World Series, Super Bowls, as well as local-interest stories for the Metro section... Read More
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The Giants: What went wrong

By Steve Hermanos

When your team wins a World Series one year, and then the next year it loses a lot more games than it wins, the question presents itself: what happened? In the tradition of those w... Read More
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Charming the fans

By Steve Hermanos

With the Giants playing like they’re still hungover from the parties of 2010 and 2012, with the A’s having a fine year over in the cracked, concrete birdbath across the... Read More
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Interview with Hugh Delehanty, co-author of ‘Eleven Rings’

By Steve Hermanos

The hottest sports book of 2013 is Eleven Rings. It is co-written by ex-Bulls and ex-Lakers coach Phil Jackson, and Hugh Delehanty, a former editor for Sports Illustrated and Peopl... Read More
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The opening day glow

By Steve Hermanos

It was a beautiful Opening Day at AT&T Park. The Giants and their fans celebrated their victorious 2012 season and the echoes of the 2010 championship. A group of players raise... Read More
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First base with Roberto Kelly

By Steve Hermanos

Roberto Kelly is the first base coach for the San Francisco Giants. He’s held the job for the past six years, which includes, to the delight of Giants fans, two world champio... Read More
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A world-class March baseball experience in San Francisco

I recently asked a serious Giants fan, “Are you psyched about the World Baseball Classic coming to San Francisco?” The question generated a blank expression. I continu... Read More
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‘Orange Waves of Giants’

By Steve Hermanos

Here are some World Series poems from my new book of baseball poetry, Orange Waves of Giants, which is available at Books, Inc. on Chestnut Street. Go Giants!     The Pan... Read More

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