How Vida Blue Saved San Francisco

Vida Blue was a wonderful pitcher who made huge contributions to San Francisco

Like many Bay Area baseball fans, I was devastated when I learned on Sunday morning that Vida Blue, one of the few players who was a favorite of fans of both the A’s and the Giants, had died. Blue began his career with the A’s and spent seven full seasons, and parts of two others, with Oakland. He also pitched for the Giants for six years, including in …