“I really liked the very personal, intimate, simple details of Joseph Sutton’s life with his son vis-à-vis the San Francisco Giants. I think this is what makes sports so important in people’s lives, in that we actually incorporate these games and players into our daily life. I don’t know of any book that shows this so well as Sutton’s The Year the Giants Won the Series.” —Gerald Nicosia, author of Jack Kerouac: The Legacy
“Joseph Sutton’s The Year the Giants Won the Series is a wonderful, wonderful book. It’s not just the celebration of the San Francisco Giants’ climb to win the World Series, it’s also the celebration of being a father and a son.” —John Rothmann, KGO AM talk show host
“The Year the Giants Won the Series is a nice little love letter to baseball.” —Damon Bruce, radio talk show host, KNBR AM San Francisco
“Read Bay Area writer Joseph Sutton’s book The Year the Giants Won the Series for a personal take on the world champion San Francisco Giants.” —Dave Newhouse, Oakland Tribune columnist
“I was so engrossed reading The Year the Giants Won the Series by San Francisco writer Joseph Sutton at the San Diego airport that I missed my flight. What I gained from reading it was that the most essential ingredient for the success of a baseball team, a father-son relationship and the nation as a whole comes down to one word: TEAMWORK. Oh, the possibilities.” —Ann Walker, fine artist, San Diego
“What a sweet read Joseph Sutton’s The Year the Giants Won the Series is! I cried through much of it for various reasons. I loved the juxtaposing of the Giants’ story with the baseball relationship that Sutton had and still has with his son Ray! It was a totally refreshing read.” —Nancy van Gelder, San Francisco water aerobics instructor
“Joseph Sutton’s The Year the Giants Won the Series is a terrific chronicle of the 2010 Giants season. The hook of it is not only a succinct journal of San Francisco’s World Series year, but it’s also interwoven with Sutton’s experiences coaching his son’s Little League team twenty years ago.” —Marty Lurie, KNBR radio sports show host
“As a father of an 11-year old Little Leaguer, I find Joseph Sutton’s book truly remarkable. It’s touching what he writes about his own son as a Little Leaguer. The Year the Giants Won the Series is a gem.” —Richard Vogel, psychologist
“Joseph Sutton’s new book about the Giants’ World Series season is both interesting and moving. It’s unique in that it’s not only about the world champion Giants, it also includes notes from twenty years ago about bonding with his young son through baseball.” —Nate Wirt, Amazon reviewer
“The Year the Giants Won the Series is about San Francisco, the Giants, the love of fathers and sons, strategy, and the will to succeed. Joseph Sutton has created a rare story that everyone will want to read — kids, adults, baseball fans, anyone who wants to know that with a little pluck and perseverance we all could end up in first place.” —George Samsa, Amazon book reviewer
“What a great idea Joseph Sutton has, combining the San Francisco Giants’ world championship baseball season with reflections on coaching his son’s Little League teams two decades ago.” —Bernie Schneider, author of The Glory That Was Theirs