1962. Spring, summer, and fall. The bay area and the Sacramento Valley beyond.The Giants and the Dodgers go to the wire for the National League pennant and a chance to play the New York Yankees. Five years previous, their hated American League next-door neighbor.Salvage work and farming are dirty and "get poor quick" occupations. Jim, John, and Frenchy weather accidents, prop up their aspirations, and wreak revenge, heading into an uncertain winter.