New member from Oakland

[Kawika]

Terrific first post. Welcome to N54. Been a Giants fan myself since I first saw them in the Polo Grounds in 1956. Caught a lot of games at Candlestick too in the Will Clark days. Waited a long time for them to win a World Series. Sure was sweet when they finally did and then did it again.

Some old ghosts from across the Bay circa 1909

[Louieman]

Originally Posted by Kawika

Terrific first post. Welcome to N54. Been a Giants fan myself since I first saw them in the Polo Grounds in 1956. Caught a lot of games at Candlestick too in the Will Clark days. Waited a long time for them to win a World Series. Sure was sweet when they finally did and then did it again.

Some old ghosts from across the Bay circa 1909

Great pic...is that the Oaks? Yeah, I'd say a little part of me died in 2002, and around the time of 2010 I was starting to believe in this ill-fated destiny for the Giants. 2010 and 2012 were sweet sweet retribution for all those years. Hard to imagine how rough it was for yourself and guys like my dad, waiting so long. My empathy for Cubs fans is tremendous...

[mrvster]

great story! and if you've been lurking you know I'm obsessed with T206!

pm me with any questions....I'm in my 40's and I want to have kids soon

[edjs]

Originally Posted by mrvster

great story! and if you've been lurking you know I'm obsessed with T206!

pm me with any questions....I'm in my 40's and I want to have kids soon

Louie, welcome. I used to live in Rockridge, but now I am SoCal. The National needs another West Coast swing so some of the rest of us can make it! There is a cool PCL event up north in Aug. This is my best Oaks card.

mrvster, I had my son when I was 44. Trust me, don't wait any longer. He is the coolest part of my life, and I became a dedicated collector to share with him, and have something to leave him. But man, he wears my old a** out! I love when I get a new card and he runs around with it saying "baseball, baseball!" Kids are the best.