As somebody raised attending the ballpark Peter Magowan dreamt of on the shores of San Francisco Bay, I was saddened to hear the supermarket tycoon and former Giants owner died on Sunday. The 76-year-old apparently loved writing letters and receiving them from fans, so it feels fitting to take this space to say thanks.
Thank you for picking the New York Giants over the Brooklyn Dodgers or the dreaded Yankees as your team while growing up in Manhattan. You were fortunate enough to lay eyes on the 1954 Giants team that won the World Series, led by NL MVP Willie Mays, and often brought up your memories of Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard Round the World.