Dave Stewart: From Lost Journeyman to World Series MVP
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How did growing up in East Oakland shape Dave Stewart’s love for baseball?
Welcome back. All the smoke baseball. We got a legend here today,
man. A legend.
A legend. Really excited about this one. Something I grew up watching. 168 wins, over 1,700 strikeouts, four different top four finishes in the Cy Young voting, 55 complete games, three-time World Series champ, three different teams. Man, what, four straight, 20 wins. See, I mean, the accolades go on. Welcome to the show, none other than Dave Stewart.
Good to see you, brother.
Yeah.
And he used to be smoked, so it's only fitting that, I mean, we're finally
here. You know, I got a patent on that.
Do you really? No, hell no. I might need to borrow it. How's life? How's everything?
I can't complain about a thing, man. Every day is a good day. You know, still involved in baseball. Life is good. I can't complain about a
thing. CY, why are you excited about this one?
I mean, me and Stu go way back. Stu was actually my agent for a time until I was playing. He done a lot of stuff in the game. But anybody I talk to that's from the Oakland area at all, when you talk about legends, baseball legends in that city, Ricky name come up, Stu name come right after that. A lot of times, I know you have some legends, but Stu, you are a legend for so many and inspiring, especially coming from East Oakland, inspiring to so many kids out there. Like, tell us your connection with the game, the environment of the 70s out in East Oakland or your entire experience and relationship with the game from then.
Wow, man, that's taking it back. I mean, I grew up in East Oakland. which is where I grew up, and I was probably three, four blocks from the Oakland Coliseum when the A's came in 68. But the history of just my area, you know, 73rd and East 14th, the Black Panther Party was there. Malcolm opened up his first mosque on 66th, 67th, and he's 14th. You know, we had the Symbionese Liberation Army that was going on at that time. And if you go to Cal Berkeley, any demonstration you want to see was happening
there.
So, you know, in my opinion, some people would look at it as a turbulent time to grow up in the Bay. I looked at it as a great experience, a lot of life lessons, a lot of history took place in my city. And then, you know, when you take it to the actual sport, you know, we had baseball. The A's came in 68. The Giants were there over at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. And the mark of excellence, which we talked about the Raiders at that time, were a part of the Bay Area. And they were strong in the Bay Area. And so, you know, as a kid coming up in the sport, God, man, we had Frank Robinson. We had Willie Starjo, Veda Pinson, Joe Morgan. those were just the early, early on. Those were the guys that were there early.
And so it was difficult not to be a part of the sport. My first game in 1962, Chris, you weren't even born then. And neither were you. Same,
yeah.
My first game in 1962 was at Candlestick Park. My dad was a longshoreman, Pacific Maritime, and he got tickets at the job. My first game in 62 was Willie Mays against Roberto Clemente. And so, you know, and it just went on and on. And I became a baseball fan. because my father loved baseball. But, you know, all Black families in those days, they connected themselves to Jackie Robinson, and then the next generation was Willie Mays. And so my dad was huge on Willie Mays and wanted me to be Willie Mays. I came short.
That's unbelievable. And hearing your ties to the city, you're talking about the Raiders. Yeah. You being from Oakland, you see the Raiders leave. You see the Warriors leave. You're with the A's now as a special assistant. You see the A's leave Oakland as well. Take yourself back to being a child in that city, losing all of those teams in a few years. What has that done to the community? What does that do to you as far as your relationship with these sports teams?
You know, crazy. The Warriors were always from San Francisco anyway and played games on the Oakland side. And so though it was great having the Warriors there and Nate Thurman and Al Adels, Rick Berry, you know, that group, they were always considered to be a San Francisco team that came to Oakland.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did growing up in East Oakland shape Dave Stewart’s love for baseball?
0:00–15:09
2
What was Dave’s experience getting drafted by the Dodgers and his early minor‑league years?
15:09–29:24
3
Why did Dave’s career stall in Texas and how did he bounce back after being released?
29:24–45:50
4
How did the move to Oakland and Tony La Russa’s coaching revive Stewart’s career?
45:50–1:04:23
5
What was it like winning the 1989 World Series during the Loma Prieta earthquake?
1:04:23–1:18:18
6
What did winning World Series MVP mean to Dave and how did he celebrate it?
1:18:18–1:32:54
7
How does Dave reflect on his toughest teammates and the role of Ricky Henderson?
1:32:54–1:46:45
8
What advice does Stewart give to today’s players about perseverance and self‑belief?
1:46:45–1:56:10
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