View Level Timeline – Part 6
In 2008, to celebrate our 50th anniversary in San Francisco we installed a timeline on the View Level at the ballpark which highlighted some of our great players and amazing moments. We know that all of our fans are not able to come to a game at the park, or those who do may not be old enough to remember some of our alumni. For this road trip we decided to showcase the timeline and give everyone a bit more information about the moments. One banner, lots of recent memories are highlighted here.
The first 7 years at our new ballpark packed a lot of memories.
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- The first 7 years at our new ballpark packed a lot of memories.
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- 2000 Awards – Jeff Kent MVP; Dusty Baker – Manager of the Year; JT Snow – Gold Glove
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- 2002 All Star Game – Robb Nen, Barry Bonds & Benito Santiago
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- 2002 Wild Card Champs – Mike Murphy & Barry Bonds
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- 2002 NLCS – Kenny Lofton
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- 2002 NLCS – David Bell
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- 2002 NLCS – Rich Aurilia & David Bell
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- 2002 NL Champs – Reggie Sanders & Pedro Feliz
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- The first Japanese-born player in the World Series – Tsuyoshi Shinjo
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- 2002 World Series – Kirk Rueter
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- 2002 World Series – JT Snow & Darren Baker
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- 2002 – Robb Nen saves his 300th game
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- 2004 – Lon Simmons received the Ford Frick Award
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- Barry Bonds – 73rd home run in one season
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- Barry Bonds – sole member of the 500/500 club
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- Barry Bonds – 660th home run (with Willie Mays)
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- Barry Bonds – 661 home run
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- Barry Bonds – 715 home run
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- Barry Bonds – 756 home run
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- Barry Bonds – 762 home run
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- Rich Aurilia
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- Felipe Alou
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- Ray Durham
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- Mike Matheny
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- Omar Vizquel
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- Bruce Bochy
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- Randy Winn
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- Bengie Molina
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- Noah Lowry
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- Barry Zito & Tim Lincecum
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- Matt Cain
Broadcasters – Dave Flemming
Dave Flemming begins his ninth year of broadcasting for the Giants. The 35-year- old will join Jon Miller and Duane Kuiper on the team’s KNBR radio broadcasts and is involved in select games on television. In addition to his work with the Giants, Flemming handles the radio play-by-play duties for Stanford football, and is a lead play-by-play voice for ESPN’s college basketball coverage. In 2008, Sports Business Journal named Flemming “the best of the new generation of baseball announcers”. Flemming’s prior baseball experience includes three seasons as the play-by-play announcer for the Pawtucket Red Sox, Boston’s triple-A affiliate. Before moving to Pawtucket, Flemming broadcast play- by-play for the Visalia Oaks in 2000, and served a dual role as the team’s assistant general manager. The Alexandria, VA native received a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Stanford, and a Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University. Flemming and his wife, Jessica, reside in San Francisco with their twin daughters, Katie and Carter, and son, David Henry.
Broadcasters – Erwin Higueros
Erwin Higueros, a 24-year veteran of Bay Area sports broadcasting, begins his 14th full season, his 15th overall in the Giants’ Spanish language radio booth. In addition to his broadcast responsibilities, Higueros is a member of the Giants front office, working in both the media relations and Hispanic marketing departments. Higueros began his broadcasting career with the Oakland A’s (1988-97), and was the play-by-play announcer for games that were televised on Telemundo-Channel 48 from 1995-97. A versatile announcer, Higueros was the Spanish play-by- play voice for a number of Bay Area professional sports teams including the San Jose Sharks in 1995, the Oakland Raiders in 1995-96 and 2002-06, and the San Francisco 49ers in 2000. He has handled the radio play-by-play duties on Spanish radio for the Fresno State Bulldogs football team the past three seasons (2009-11). Higueros broadcast the League Division Series for FOX Sports International in 2004-06. Born in Guatemala, he moved to the United States when he was 12 years old. A graduate of Fremont High School in Oakland, he attended Cal State Hayward and the Columbia School of Broadcasting. Higueros resides in Oakland with his wife, Maria. The couple has two grown children, Claudia and Erwin, Jr.
Broadcasters – Duane Kuiper
Duane Kuiper, a seven-time Emmy award-winning broadcaster, begins his 28th season as a Major League announcer. He embarks on his 19th consecutive year in the Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, NBC Bay Area and KNBR Radio broadcast booths in 2012. The former 11-year big league infielder has received seven local Emmy awards for his distinguished broadcasting career: On-Camera talent (4); Sports Live Broadcast (2); and Sporting Event/Game (1). He provided commentary for the Giants from 1987-92 and served a one-year stint with the expansion Colorado Rockies in 1993. The former infielder spent the last four years of his career with the Giants, following seven campaigns with the Cleveland Indians. In 2004 he was voted by Cleveland fans as one of the 100 greatest players in Tribe history. After retiring in 1985, Kuiper provided commentary on Giants radio and TV broadcasts through the end of that season, and had his own radio show on KNBR from 1982-85. Kuiper’s score- card from Barry Bonds’ historic 756th home run game and Randy Johnson’s 300th career victory are both displayed at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. The Wisconsin native serves as a board member of the Giants Community Fund. A graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL, Kuiper and his wife, Michelle, reside in Danville. They are parents to two children, Cole and Dannon.
Broadcasters – Mike Krukow
Mike Krukow enters his 22nd season in the television booth, and his 18th full season on the radio side. Seven-time Emmy award winner, Krukow is the broadcast team’s color analyst on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and NBC Bay Area telecasts, and on KNBR Radio broadcasts. Krukow’s playing career in the Major Leagues spanned 14 years and three teams: the Chicago Cubs (1976-81), Philadelphia Phillies (1982) and San Francisco Giants (1983-89), where his enthusiasm both on and off the field made him a fan favorite. “Kruk”, named as the starting right-handed pitcher to the 1980’s Giants All-Decade Team in a vote by Bay Area media in 1999, is noted for his deep knowledge of the game and tremendous sense of humor. A 20-game winner for the Giants in 1986, Krukow retired after the 1989 season with a 124-117 career record and a 3.90 ERA. In 2008, Kruk was honored as a member of the inaugural class of Giants alumni with a plaque in the Giants Wall of Fame which lines the wall outside of AT&T Park. Krukow resides in San Luis Obispo with his wife, Jennifer. The couple has five children, Jarek, Baker, Tessa, Chase and Weston, and one grandson, Coen.
Broadcasters – Tito Fuentes
Tito Fuentes returns to the Giants’ Spanish language broadcast booth for his ninth straight season. Fuentes previously served as a member of the Spanish language broadcast team from 1981-92, and in 1996-2004 he broadcast for FOX Sports International which is aired in Latin America. An active participant in the Giants’ marketing efforts, he is a regular participant in the Giants Fantasy Camp and Giants Cruise. A former Major League second baseman who played for the Giants from 1965-74, Fuentes saw big league action with San Diego, Detroit and Oakland. The Havana, Cuba native was initially signed as an 18-year-old amateur before the start of the 1962 sea- son and was the last baseball player signed directly out of Cuba before the United States embargo against Cuba. A .268 hitter over his 13-year career, he was voted the starting second baseman on the Dream Team for the Giants 25th Anniversary team by San Francisco fans in 1982. In 1997, “23” was inducted into the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame. He and his wife, Maritza, reside in Reno, Nevada.
