Candlestick Stood Firm On Shaky Ground

If ballparks were relatives, Candlestick Park would be a stereotypical mother-in-law: it's cold and windy and you don't want to spend a lot of time around her.

Unless you were around San Francisco 20 years ago this Saturday. The earth moved and it felt as if the whole world was going to collapse. The whole World Series almost did.

As people look back on the "Quake of '89," they've remembered victims, rescue workers and Jose Canseco still wearing his uniform while waiting in line 45 minutes for his wife to fill 'er up at a self-serve gas station.

Valiant as their acts were, one hero has been largely overlooked. Though bridges collapsed and fires lit the sky, the most maligned stadium in North America stood tall.