Now, That Was Bad!

I should have realized things were not going great from the start. First of all, the weather got cold and overcast. Not pleasant. I guess it was better than Candlestick/3 COM Park, but still, it wasn't a happy time.

Next, if someone says that they want to meet you at Pac Bell Park by the statue of Willie Mays, don't bother. EVERYONE meets at the statue of Willie Mays, so there was a crowd of about ten thousand people, all wearing orange or black or both, milling around to meet their friends who were either walking over from the BART or took a trolley.

Still, it was a great time. They were showing all the boats in McCovey Cove (and Willie McCovey and Willie Mays were both in attendance)! And Tony Bennett sang! Great stuff.

Forget Rice-A-Roni. Barry Bonds is "The San Francisco Treat!" But despite Barry hitting his third home run of the series (one in each game), it was once again the Angels, who batted around in both the 3rd and 4th innings to blow it open, led by Scott Spiezio...



Final Score: Anaheim - 10 San Francisco - 4.

So, the Giants, if they intend to win it, will have to hope for a return trip to Anaheim on Saturday. But to do THAT, they'll need to win. We'll see if tomorrow brings some Bonds dividends that actually pay.

It got a bit chilly out at the Marina, so I was invited up to Pacific Heights and hung out at a very funky pad. Great view of The GG bridge and you could almost make out Alcatraz.

Tomorrow, during the day, I'm going to hit MOMA, I think, then maybe go exploring, shopping... I don't know what! I won't get into too much trouble. The game starts around 5ish.

Time to end this losing streak! Go Barry! Go Giants!

Saturday Plans Made...

So Yes, another World Series Update!

This time, the Giants staked the Angels to a 3-0 lead, but came back to score 4 unanswered runs, thanks in great part to Rich Aurilia (who got a 5 out of 5 on 5 questions, btw).



Final Score: San Francisco - 4 Anaheim - 3

The series is now tied, and that means I'll definitely be back in Anaheim for Game 6 on Saturday.

Just so this isn't ONLY a sports report, I should tell you about my afternoon.

I had planned to go to MOMA, but they were CLOSED ON WEDNESDAYS. Good to know. I'll check them out tomorrow.

Instead, I wound up checking out the Marina, having lunch at Fisherman's Wharf, a quick stop over at the Virgin Megastore on Market to get the new Santana (besides the duet with michelle_b, there's one with DIDO), and found an old bookshop with a lot of great out of print stuff.

If you've never been to SF, you really have to come. It's really a remarkable city, even if they weren't hosting the World Series!

Anyhow, I won't get to go to Cabo this week after all. But that's okay.