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He wore Charlie Finley’s crazy uniforms and endured Candlestick Park’s fickle winds. He saw Reggie Jackson say hello and watched Willie McCovey say goodbye.

STORY BY DAN BROWN ILLUSTRATION BY JEFF DURHAM

HAPPY ANNIVERSARIES, VIDA BLUE. NO ONE HAS VIEWED EVERY LITTLE FASCINATING PLOT TWIST SURROUNDING BAY AREA BASEBALL THROUGH QUITE THE SAME PRISM AS YOU.

He started an All-Star Game for the A’s as a wide-eyed kid in 1971 and one for the Giants as a steely-eyed veteran in 1978.

You want to know the history of major league baseball in the Bay Area? Vida Blue is here to serve as your guide.

As the A’s (50 years) and Giants (60) prepare to celebrate milestones in 2018, we asked Vida Blue to raise a glass to both teams. For him, it’s happy anniversaries.

“Baseball opened doors for me on both sides of the bay,’’ Blue said.

At 68, the left-hander is the living embodiment of those Bay Bridge Series caps split down the middle. Blue pitched in the A’s organization from 1967-77 and for the Giants from 1978-81 and ‘85-86.

Then again, Blue always has been good at covering both sides: He remains the last switch-hitter to win the American League MVP award (in 1971, two years before the DH).

So here’s a look at the two