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gridloreToday was our first Giants game of the season. The day was almost perfect.
San Francisco Giants: 7
St. Louis Cardinals: 8 (10 innings)
Read the SF Gate story
We caught the train up, got to the park in plenty of time to wander around and buy stuff. Kirsten got a new Giants shirt (her Grateful Dead/Giants one is getting a bit long in the tooth) and a sun visor, I got an orange shirt for the July 4th game. We're going to get "BLEACHERS" and our section number "142" on the back of that shirt. Seems to be a trend among the Bench-Sitting Horde. I brought along Mr. Bigglesworth, since the park has wireless and a dedicated server that lets you keep score, call up stats, and watch replays. Worked like a charm, except the bright sunlight made it impossible to read the screen!
What shocked us was that it was hot! We're so used to attending Giants games and needing cold-weather gear to survive, we never even thought that a forecast for warm weather would affect AT&T Park. But the temperature at game time was in the low eighties. Needless to say, sitting on metal benches in the hot sun wearing black t-shirts soon got a mite uncomfortable. But we were there for baseball, and we got a great game. Matt Cain (who must be on suicide watch right now) carried a no hitter into the 7th, and helped his own cause by getting a solo home run. John Bowker, called up this morning from the minors to make his MLB debut, responds by going 2-3, including a three-run homer! Kid got shoved back onto the field for a standing ovation from a Giants nation that is aching for young talent.
Alas, our damn bullpen blew things, and even after we tied the game in the 9th, Kiri and I were toasted and done. So we shuffled out back towards CalTrain, learning along the way that the Cards had scored the eventual winning run in the 10th. Too bad.
But a great day all around, and Kiri built a Lou Seal at the ball park's Build-A-Bear.
I've posted some pictures from the day.
Next up, April 28th against the Colorado Rockies.
San Francisco Giants: 7
St. Louis Cardinals: 8 (10 innings)
Read the SF Gate story
We caught the train up, got to the park in plenty of time to wander around and buy stuff. Kirsten got a new Giants shirt (her Grateful Dead/Giants one is getting a bit long in the tooth) and a sun visor, I got an orange shirt for the July 4th game. We're going to get "BLEACHERS" and our section number "142" on the back of that shirt. Seems to be a trend among the Bench-Sitting Horde. I brought along Mr. Bigglesworth, since the park has wireless and a dedicated server that lets you keep score, call up stats, and watch replays. Worked like a charm, except the bright sunlight made it impossible to read the screen!
What shocked us was that it was hot! We're so used to attending Giants games and needing cold-weather gear to survive, we never even thought that a forecast for warm weather would affect AT&T Park. But the temperature at game time was in the low eighties. Needless to say, sitting on metal benches in the hot sun wearing black t-shirts soon got a mite uncomfortable. But we were there for baseball, and we got a great game. Matt Cain (who must be on suicide watch right now) carried a no hitter into the 7th, and helped his own cause by getting a solo home run. John Bowker, called up this morning from the minors to make his MLB debut, responds by going 2-3, including a three-run homer! Kid got shoved back onto the field for a standing ovation from a Giants nation that is aching for young talent.
Alas, our damn bullpen blew things, and even after we tied the game in the 9th, Kiri and I were toasted and done. So we shuffled out back towards CalTrain, learning along the way that the Cards had scored the eventual winning run in the 10th. Too bad.
But a great day all around, and Kiri built a Lou Seal at the ball park's Build-A-Bear.
I've posted some pictures from the day.
Next up, April 28th against the Colorado Rockies.
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Date: 13 Apr 2008 05:00 (UTC)Its our Left Handed Starters that's blowing it for the Cubs :(
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Date: 13 Apr 2008 05:16 (UTC)Then again, we have 10,000 losses, so...
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Date: 13 Apr 2008 05:44 (UTC)Can you use any of these tickets (http://kevin-standlee.livejournal.com/501957.html) that it turns out I can't use? I know the Thursday afternoon game is a bust, but I thought possibly one of the two night games might be workable.
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Date: 13 Apr 2008 15:32 (UTC)no subject
Date: 13 Apr 2008 07:43 (UTC)And, given the performances by Ryan Ludwick, Chris Duncan, Albert Pujols and Rick Ankiel (all under 30 years of age), the Giants were left aching by young talent.
That being said, it looks like y'all have first crack at a pitcher (Joel Pineiro) just coming off the DL, so we'll see what happens....
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Date: 13 Apr 2008 16:48 (UTC)no subject
Date: 13 Apr 2008 17:12 (UTC)(As you may have noticed, I don't text well.)