San Francisco Golden Seals
Manager/Owner: Pete DeStefano
AIM Screen Name: GiantFanPete
Strat-O-Matic Fan Forum Name: GiantsFan
Hometown: Alamo, CA (25 miles east of San Francisco)
Birthdate: 8/31/66
Strat-O-Matic background: I learned SOM baseball from Pete Pryor in the summer of '78. Pete and I grew up together in East Brunswick, NJ.
Most memorable Strat-O-Matic moment: In the summer of '79, Pete's pitcher (I believe it was Gaylord Perry, not sure) threw a 1-hitter against me. Following a walk, my only hit was a 2-run homer by Al Oliver. I went on to win that game 2-1. A close second was J.R. Richard's no-hitter in "That 70s League" (1975 season)... a netplayed game vs Todd Hopkins' Browns.
Favorite Baseball Team: San Francisco Giants
Did You Know? I'm married with no kids. My wife, Sheila, is an amateur triathlete... she finished the San Francisco Marathon in 3:33 in '03 to qualify her for the Boston Marathon. She finished her first IronMan Triathlon on June 27 in 13:18:58.
I enjoy card games (Hearts & Cribbage especially), softball and hiking.
I'm a Giants season ticket holder at SBC Park... click here for my website.
My brush with fame came in 1989 at the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York. I sat down and had a drink with Harry Kalas. Harry is the Phillies' hall of fame announcer and we chatted about various Phillies' moments over the years. The Phils were my favorite team growing up in NJ.
