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10:1610:16, 8 April 2025 Brett Butler: Leadoff Hitter Extraordinaire (hist | edit) [6,029 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Brett Butler was an exceptional leadoff hitter for the San Francisco Giants.)

19:1619:16, 3 April 2025 Mike Matheny, Gold Glove Catcher (hist | edit) [6,084 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Mike Matheny was a Gold Glove catcher for the Giants.)
17:2917:29, 3 April 2025 Dave Dravecky's Miraculous Comeback (hist | edit) [9,782 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Dave Dravecky came back from cancer and pitched a memorable victory for the Giants in 1989)
16:4216:42, 3 April 2025 San Francisco Giants All-Star Gary Lavelle (hist | edit) [4,690 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Gary Lavelle was an All-Star pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.)
16:1616:16, 3 April 2025 San Francisco Giants All-Star Scott Garrelts (hist | edit) [9,407 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Scott Garrelts helped propel the San Francisco Giants to the World Series.)
14:1714:17, 3 April 2025 Brent Jones: 49ers Legendary Tight End (hist | edit) [6,464 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (49er Brent Jones helped revolutionize the concept of the pass-catching tight end.)
08:4908:49, 3 April 2025 Hall of Famer Gary Carter was once a San Francisco Giant (hist | edit) [6,103 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Gary Carter, the Hall of Fame catcher, played for the San Francisco Giants in 1990. when I interviewed him)

12:1012:10, 24 March 2025 Bay Area Lost Ballparks (hist | edit) [7,651 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (The Giants and local minor league teams played in a number of ballparks that are no longer.) originally created as "Bay Area Lost Ballpakrs"
08:4008:40, 24 March 2025 Willie Mays May Have Been the Greatest Ever (hist | edit) [5,951 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Many feel Willie Mays was the greatest all-around baseball player ever)

12:2812:28, 7 March 2025 Jack Clark's Revenge on the Dodgers (hist | edit) [4,404 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Jack Clark, beaten by the Dodgers many years as a Giant, got his revenge as a St. Louis Cardinal)
11:4411:44, 7 March 2025 Mike Ivie: The Miracle Man (hist | edit) [5,254 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' File:Lemaster,J-018.jpg Former major league Mike Ivie passed away on July 21, 2023, in North Augusta, South Carolina, at age 70. A born-again Christian, Ivie was part of the notorious God Squad of the San Francisco Giants during the late 1970s. Here is an excerpt from a recent book by Matt Sieger, The God Squad: The Born-Again San Francisco Giants of 1978. San F...")
11:0911:09, 7 March 2025 BOO! The Giants' Johnny LeMaster (hist | edit) [4,539 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (What do you do when the fans boo you unmercifully? Johnnie LeMaster's wife had the answer.) originally created as "BOO!"

00:2400:24, 3 March 2025 Talks: 2025 Videos (hist | edit) [3,938 bytes] Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Primary Source ''' '''Shaping San Francisco hosts Public Talks on a variety of topics, usually on Wednesday nights, a dozen times a year. Our topic themes vary, but we've grouped them over time into these categories: Art & Politics, Ecology, Historical Perspectives, Literary, and Social Movements.''' Since Covid-19 disrupted our use of the 518 Valencia Street gallery for our Public Talk...")

10:2710:27, 11 February 2025 Searching for Rickey Henderson (hist | edit) [5,796 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Will we see another Rickey Henderson, the ultimate base stealer?)

14:1214:12, 3 February 2025 Shortstop Omar Vizquel belongs in the Hall of Fame (hist | edit) [6,749 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Former San Francisco Giants shortstop Omar Vizquel should be in the Hall of Fame)

20:4420:44, 2 February 2025 Lowell Cohn is Never Boring (hist | edit) [5,501 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Lowell Cohn, renowned former sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle had one main rule of writing: don't ever be boring!)

11:5711:57, 30 January 2025 Mind your Spikes! (hist | edit) [6,134 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Former San Francisco Giants security guard Matthew Ceryes has some hilarious clubhouse stories about the danger of running with spikes on concrete.)
11:4011:40, 30 January 2025 The Yin and Yang of Barry Bonds (hist | edit) [6,564 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants was a polarizing figure who could be as kind as he was mean.)

11:5411:54, 29 January 2025 San Francisco Giants (of the Faith) (hist | edit) [6,134 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (In the late 1970s, the San Francisco Bay Area sportswriters labeled the growing group of born-again Christians on the San Francisco Giants the "God Squad." When the God Squadders helped propel the team to a strong 1978 season, challenging the Dodgers and Reds, they often gave God the credit in post-game interviews. The press raised no objection. But in 1979, when the Giants' fortunes faded on the field, local sportswriters were quick to blame the born-again players.) originally created as "(San Francisco) Giants of the Faith"

18:4518:45, 22 January 2025 My Interview with Joe DiMaggio (hist | edit) [7,092 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (The author, Matt Sieger, had an unexpected opportunity to interview Yankee great Joe DiMaggio, who grew up in San Francisco.)
18:3818:38, 22 January 2025 The God Squad (hist | edit) [8,663 bytes] MattSieger (talk | contribs) (In the late 1970s, the San Francisco Bay Area sportswriters labeled the growing group of born-again Christians on the San Francisco Giants the "God Squad." When the God Squadders helped propel the team to a strong 1978 season, challenging the Dodgers and Reds, they often gave God the credit in post-game interviews. The press raised no objection. But in 1979, when the Giants' fortunes faded on the field, local sportswriters were quick to blame the born-again players.)

23:4923:49, 18 January 2025 St. Mark’s Lutheran Church (hist | edit) [5,225 bytes] Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by Pastor Dan Buringrud, Lead Pastor'' [[Image:St Marks Lutheran Church September 1974 opensfhistory wnp25.11381.jpg|800px] '''St. Mark's Lutheran Church, September 1974.''' ''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp25.11381'' Founded in 1849 during the California Gold Rush as waves of German immigrants began to arrive in San Francisco, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church has been...")