All posts tagged "Candlestick Park"
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2.5K4Sports MediaESPN 30-for-30 looks back at Crazy Crab, the world’s first and last anti-mascot
By now, most sports fans are familiar with ESPN’s 30-for-30 series. These longform masterpieces — the brainchild of ex-ESPN darling, Bill Simmons — proved that if...
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4.6KBASG CastBASGcast (Ep. 130): Peter Hartlaub on historic sports venues, digging through Chronicle archives
From the archive: Kezar Stadium during 1957 Lions/49ers playoff game. (Note the fans watching from the rooftops.) pic.twitter.com/3bFCWqj6k1 — Peter Hartlaub (@peterhartlaub)...
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8063Frank GoreBaalke on discussions with Gase, potentially re-signing Gore, Kaepernick adding touch to his game
Trent Baalke held a press conference Wednesday morning. Of course he ducked the Harbaugh question and mentioned plans to meet with some of the...
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1.3K1Bill WalshDid a Paul McCartney stagehand steal a photo of Bill Walsh from the tunnel at Candlestick Park?
Almost 50,000 fans left Paul McCartney’s recent concert at Candlestick Park with great memories of the old multipurpose stadium’s last big event....
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1.0K31Candlestick Park
Okay, so what would YOU put at Candlestick Point?
One of our loyal commenters, coredump, asked a pretty good question in response to our “A sad fate for The Stick” tour de force...
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1.5K20Candlestick ParkA sad fate for The Stick
The Chronicle’s Matier and Ross detailed the future plans for the area where Candlestick Park currently sits, and it’s as lame as...
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Candlestick Park
Choosing the best game for a 2012 49ers group tailgate
We’re throwing a little launch party shindig on Wednesday, May 9. It’s at The Boardroom in San Francisco, and anyone who reads...
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Candlestick Park
Gone with the wind: Candlestick Park on borrowed time
According to a report in the SF Examiner, Candlestick Park will be demolished soon after the 49ers play their last game in...
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Candlestick Park
A concrete dump at Candlestick Point that’ll live forever
Today could be the last time The Stick matters. You’d have to assume with Jim Harbaugh around that the 49ers will be...
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Alex Smith
49ers’ offensive x-factor should sound familiar to the Giants
The San Francisco 49ers lost Frank Gore to a knee injury early on in the Niners’ 27-20 victory over the New York...
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Alex Smith
5 reasons why the 49ers’ coverage team’s use of “Tony Montana” rules
Of all the major team sports, football’s the one where the live experience is valued least. It’s true, being at the...
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Jim Harbaugh
49ers vs. Saints aftermath, part 2: professional video, amateur video and video games
I haven’t re-watched the NFC Divisional Round game between the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints yet, because my wife caught...
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Alex Smith
49ers vs. Saints aftermath, part 1: the final 3 TDs (en Español)
I can’t wait for the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. The time between now and 3 pm on January 22 seems like...
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Aldon Smith
49ers fans loudly assume team’s new identity
There has never been a louder crowd in San Francisco 49ers history than the one that filled Candlestick Park on Saturday. Seismic...
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Candlestick Park
Heading to The Stick as a fan … and I’m ready to get LOUD
I get to go to the 49ers’ first playoff game in nine seasons. Not because the 49ers suddenly had a change of...
