Who says you can’t go home again?
Bloomfield-born journalist Dan Fost returned to his old stomping grounds to give a talk and book-signing for his Giants Past & Present at the Yogi Berra Museum this afternoon. Fost, who grew up and still is a Yankees fan, became enamored with the team shortly after moving to the bay Area in 1989. He was was a business and technology writer for the San Francisco Chronicle for several years.
Family, friends, and fans packed the auditorium as the author — wearing a “NY” Jersey and “SF” cap — gave a brief history of the ball club, labeling his now-home own team “just as cursed and downtrodden as the Cubs and Red Sox” for a good portion of their history (Fred Merkle, anybody?)
A cute moment: among the audience were a couple of his old public school teachers, including one from the third grade. She remarked how the tables have turned: with his new book, she becomes his student.
“Now you have to listen to me,” he joked. “Stop fidgeting.”
The Record was on hand and filed this story. And here’s a Q&A from SFGiantsbaseball.net.
Author Dan Fost signs a copy of his book for his former third grade teacher at the Yogi Berra Museum.
By the way, the Facebook Fan Prize for April — a copy of Fost’s book — is now autographed.
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