As the walking epitome of the A’s slogan, Dave Stewart truly is “Rooted in Oakland.” With the team celebrating its 50th season in the East Bay, the native son was a perfect candidate to catch up with given his lifetime connection with the club.
Stewart, who stopped by spring training for a week to work with A’s pitchers as a special instructor, agreed to sit and chat about topics such as playing Little League baseball with Rickey Henderson, his showdowns with Roger Clemens, the current state of baseball, memories of the late Bob Welch and why his foray as a general manager didn’t go so well.