It was a great day at the ballpark

[gridlore]

Until the top of the ninth.

Chicago White Sox: 13
San Francisco Giants: 8

Good grief, everything happened in this game. We both loaded the bases in the 8th inning, home runs, bloop hits, diving catches.. a great, exciting game. Made all the better for it being my Mom's first visit to AT&T Park. Getting to show off our gem on the bay to fresh eyes was fun. My grandfather was a huge baseball fan going back to the days when the Milwaukee Brewers were a minor league club, so mom is not a baseball neophyte. (kshandra had an all-day Baycon meeting, so couldn't attend.)

I was there, so of course Matt Cain was pitching. He didn't hit a homerun this time.

This was the day that the heat wave decided to break. I, being an idiot, brought only a light windbreaker. To the Giants Dugout store! $75 later, and I own a new zippered Giants hoodie. The wind was pretty brisk, so I was thankful for it. The highlight in our section was the group that showed up topless/wearing sport bras, painted orange, with "SF GIANTS" painted, letter by letter, on their stomachs. They spent the entire game trying to get on the diamond vision screen. I managed to eat a hot dog without choking to death. We stayed until the Sox scored two runs in the top of the ninth, and then left by the O'Doul gate so we could see the statue of Marichal.

Great day in the sun. Our next game is Monday, June 16th against the Detroit Tigers.

Expect Cain to be on the mound.

On the train rides up and down I was brought up to date on all the family dramas and news. I learned two things: 1. I'm old. 2. I have somehow managed to become one of the more stable members of the extended family.

Comments

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

It turns out that there is a three-station combo up in the Yreka-Weed-Mt. Shasta City area that is on the Giants radio network, and I picked up the game in the second inning while driving home from Klamath Falls today. They faded out as I crossed Shasta Lake, and I couldn't find a Redding-area affiliate, and KNBR doesn't reach that far north during the day. After I stopped for lunch between Redding and Anderson, I came over the hill above Red Bluff and KNBR finally came into focus, whereupon I found out the roof had caved in while I was in the dead zone between Lakehead and Red Bluff. Whew!

[katster.livejournal.com]

I'm really surprised there isn't one, because I spent time growing up listening to games....

*quick google*

Aha. Redding doesn't have a station that carries it anymore (http://www.redding.com/news/2008/apr/01/redding-lose-giants-kings-and-sports-talk-radio/). Well, that sucks.

-kat