{"product_id":"the-god-squad-matt-sieger-9781631322181","title":"The God Squad: The Born-Again San Francisco Giants of 1978","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 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.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e 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, claiming their newfound faith had made them passive. The God Squad features present-day interviews with two of the born-again Giants of that era as well as with two of the sportswriters who covered them. You will also re-live the exciting 1978 pennant push and get inside the motives and beliefs of the six most vocal God Squadders. The book includes 14 pages of photos and a chapter on \"God Squad II,\" the second wave of born-again Giants in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including Dave Dravecky and Hall of Famer Gary Carter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Sieger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1631322184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631322181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Advanced Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Matt Sieger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540363440383,"sku":"9781631322181","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_baf3613d-3ebf-40ad-ac29-30cbf4179b89.jpg?v=1700587471","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-god-squad-matt-sieger-9781631322181","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}