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Spotted: Barry Bonds’“personal pitching machine” with the slugger himself
When we interviewed Giants batting practice pitcher John Yandle, we knew he had a special relationship with Barry Bonds, thought of as the slugger’s “personal pitching machine.” So it wasn’t a...
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Celebrating Jerry Garcia’s Menlo Park roots on the 70th anniversary of his birth
Rock historians note that Jerry Garcia appeared with the Warlocks (a pre-Grateful Dead band) at Magoo’s Pizza (635 Santa Cruz Ave.) in Menlo Park in 1965. Writes Corry Arnold in one of his Menlo/Jerry...
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Spotted: Truck that bleeds 49er colors
We couldn’t help but wonder about the reaction to this gardening truck spotted on Blake Street late this afternoon. We’re all about feeling it for the 49ers, but what about the rest of the year? No...
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Spotted: Giants fan at Crissy Field
InMenlo founder and photographer Scott Loftesness spotted this Giants fan out for a bike ride at Chrissy Field in San Francisco. Let’s go Giants – beat the Red in crucial game three! Photograph by...
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Spotted: Menlo Park ghoul working his voodoo for San Francisco Giants
It was supposed to be all Detroit Tigers tonight in game one of the World Series, with MVP/Cy Young winner Justin Verlander pitching. But we’re guessing the Tigers didn’t figure that there was some...
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Giant fans show off their style at World Series parade and victory celebration
InMenlo photographer Scott R. Kline is not a lifelong San Francisco Giants fan — he grew up in Indiana rooting for the Chicago Cubs — but he’s been a follower of the men in orange and black since...
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Spotted: Lou Seal in the form of a birthday cake
One local resident celebrated a milestone birthday this past weekend. She also happens to be a lifelong San Francisco Giants fan. What better way to celebrate than have a birthday cake modeled after...
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Lifelong San Francisco Giants fan Rob Dell’Ergo recounts the team’s first...
Rob Dell’Ergo is such a San Francisco Giants fan that he can recite momentous events witnessed while attending games with his Dad when he was growing up in Menlo Park, first at Seals Stadium and later...
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Personal remembrance: A disappointed Giants fan 25 years ago today
When I was growing up in Menlo Park, the Giants moved to San Francisco. My extended family would attend games together, and my two uncles, who both lived in the City, taught me baseball and sowed the...
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“Go Giants!” shout Laurel School kids decked out in orange and black (and...
Today was Go Giants Day at Laurel School in Atherton. Kids were asked to wear their orange and black to show support for the San Francisco Giants as they play their first 2014 World Series home game...
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Menlo Park father and son bring baseball and basketball together
Menlo Park resident Andrew Missan and his son Jonah were at the Giants game on Saturday when, as Andrew emails, “someone snapped this incredible picture of my son about to catch a ball thrown to him...
View ArticleSpotted: Giants fan at Crissy Field
InMenlo founder and photographer Scott Loftesness spotted this Giants fan out for a bike ride at Chrissy Field in San Francisco. Let’s go Giants – beat the Red in crucial game three! Photograph by...
View ArticleSpotted: Menlo Park ghoul working his voodoo for San Francisco Giants
It was supposed to be all Detroit Tigers tonight in game one of the World Series, with MVP/Cy Young winner Justin Verlander pitching. But we’re guessing the Tigers didn’t figure that there was some...
View ArticleGiant fans show off their style at World Series parade and victory celebration
InMenlo photographer Scott R. Kline is not a lifelong San Francisco Giants fan — he grew up in Indiana rooting for the Chicago Cubs — but he’s been a follower of the men in orange and black since...
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Neighborhood walking: What is a photo of Pat Burrell doing on a porta potty?
Well, we’re pretty sure that’s Pat Burrell who takes up one side of a porta potty spotted on a neighborhood walk in The Oaks. Being a huge baseball fan, we have great memories of him when he played for...
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Spotted: Heller family at Lou Gehrig Day at Oracle Park
The San Francisco Giants held its inaugural Lou Gehrig Day on June 3rd (as the team didn’t have a game on June 2). After attending the Yankees game on June 2, Lesley Heller and children Michael and...
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