In the late 1970s, the San Francisco Bay Area sportswriters labeled the growing group of Born-Again Christians on the San Francisco Giants the God Squad.
The book also includes a chapter on God Squad II, the second wave of Born-Again Giants in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including Dave Dravecky and Hall of Famer Gary Carter..
You will also re-live the exciting 1978 pennant push and get inside the motives and beliefs of the six most vocal God Squadders.
The God Squad features present-day interviews with two of the Born-Again Giants of that era as well as with two of the sportswriters who covered them.
But in 1979, when the Giants\' fortunes faded on the field, local sportswriters were quick to blame the Born-Again players, claiming their newfound faith had made them passive.
The press raised no objection.
When the God Squadders helped propel the team to a strong 1978 season, challenging the Dodgers and Reds, they often gave God the credit in post-game interviews.
In the late 1970s, the San Francisco Bay Area sportswriters labeled the growing group of Born-Again Christians on the San Francisco Giants the God Squad
