Chris Haft

I'm father to Samantha Allen & Stephanie Haft, veteran of covering MLB for nearly 30 years & author of 3 well-reviewed but rarely bought books on the SF Giants.

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@HawkEmDownChris Juan Marichal. The Dominican Dandy

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@OleTimeHardball Lon Simmons

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@Darkdarling00 Despite your prediction, I'm 20-for-20.. II'm also 66 years old. My guess is that many folks close to my age have tried 'em all.

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Many thanks to the San Francisco Standard's John Shea for his glowing review of my Willie McCovey biography, "A Giant Among Giants" (https://t.co/aptajIwREw)

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After being shut down due to COVID, a Bay Area sports bar in New York City has re-opened.

The co-owner of Finnerty's spoke to @PavlovicNBCS about how the timing could not be more perfect.
https://t.co/bIrtsOkvRQ

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Bay Area rockers, rejoice! Neal Schon, Journey's lone remaining charter member and a Santana veteran,
will sing the Star-Spangled Banner today before the Giants' home opener against Seattle.

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Among the baseball notables quoted in the book are Pete Rose, Dave Winfield, Johnny Bench, Steve Blass, Don Sutton, Billy Williams, Bobby Richardson, Juan Marichal, Buster Posey, Orlando Cepeda, Chris Speier and Jim Davenport.

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"A Giant Among Giants,"" the first-ever biography of Giants legend Willie McCovey is available on Amazon, anywhere quality books are sold and the University of Nebraska Press website.

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By now, I'm hopeful that everybody who loved Willie McCovey knows that I have written the first full-lengt biography of the Giants legend. It's titled "A Giant Among Giants: The Baseball Life of Willie McCovey" and it was published by University of Nebraska Press.

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@lindsayberra @AaronBoone @Yankees @YogiBerraMuseum Well said!

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@AlTheBoss03 Chris Speier, the "Alameda Rifle."

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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: https://t.co/Q068WJy3YD

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Willie Mays' death prompted a cascade of emotion. I tried to capture a sampling of it -- along with some personal reminiscences about the man -- in a piece that appears on the New York Giants Preservation Society website (https://t.co/npFLRSdCpl) and on its Facebook page

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@MichaelZentz He should still be pitching.

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Can't get enough baseball? Check out Gary Hall's new website, the Baseball Fans' Hall of Fame https://t.co/SLbjEuzyo5#

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@AJCassavell AJ !! This is wonderful! What a beautiful baby! Congratulations!

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I'll apply if I'm allowed to do Jeff Carter imitations ("The batter, number five, Tom-a Haller"

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Larry Baer said Oracle Park will have a rotating group of public address announcers as they continue to search for Renel’s replacement. #SFGiants

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Then for a while visiting clubs stayed at the Parc 55. I have no idea what goes on now

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@giantpandaOG @KNBR Visiting MLB teams used to stay at the St. Francis. Even the teams playing in Oakland stayed at the St. Francis. It’s right on union square but also tenderloin adjacent.

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@giantpandaOG @KNBR Visiting MLB teams used to stay at the St. Francis. Even the teams playing in Oakland stayed at the St. Francis. It’s right on union square but also tenderloin adjacent.

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On this singular day, I begin 2/4/24 by saluting the man who made me feel like I was 9 years old well into adulthood, who delivered the power & magic of the world's greatest game & who made my favorite team, the San Francisco Giants, look regal. All hail No. 24, Willie Mays!