The Dave Stewart Story: On and Off the Field

I grew up in a home where the vast majority of the time one of two things was being watched on television: the news or sports. By the age of 10, I easily knew more about the Giants and 49ers of San Francisco than whatever the most popular cartoon of the era was.

In this environment I learned how to be a good sports fan. I was taught to be fanatical about my team and at the same time to appreciate the talents of athletes regardless of who they played for.

The reasoning behind me being a Giants fan instead of an A's fan escapes me all these years later, but that is how it was. My favorite team was (and is) the San Francisco Giants, yet, somehow, my favorite player was Oakland's Dave Stewart...go figure.

Being the analytical...

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