You know, my cousin Erik has pretty much jinxed everything good that could have happened in the past few days. He mentioned Lackey's feat of retiring the first 10 batters of Wednesday's game, and the next batter shot a single up the middle. Then yesterday, he called me and told me to turn the television to ESPN because Curt Schilling had no hit the A's through 8 innings. I knew full well what was going on, which was why I didn't change the channel. But the moment I hit channel 15 on the remote, I was just in time to watch Shannon Stewart slap one into right field. ,
With that said though, I can't be all that mad at my cousin because he did do something good last night at Petco Park. With the Padres down 5-1 at the beginning of the 9th Inning, Erik leaned over and said, "Are you ready for the biggest comeback of your road trip?" We all laughed it off, seeing as the Padres offense, which has average power at best, had only managed 1 run on a 2-out, Jake Peavy (that's right the pitcher) blooper. But two butcher plays by Jeff Kent* and Nomar Garciaparra led to runners on first and second with none down. And that was all the Padres needed to start the rally. A double by Adrian Gonzalez, a single by Mike Cameron tied the game, and then the walk-off walk to Russell Branyan to bring Gonzalez in for the win, and more importantly the sweep of the Dodgers.
Now, I've said it once and I'll say it again. I am San Francisco Giants fan and I always will be. I don't even like either of those two teams. In fact, I dislike both of them. But anytime there is a chance to see the Dodgers get swept, I'm going to be rooting the team doing the sweeping. And I have to give credit to the Padres fans as well. The majority of the park was empty by the ninth inning and the majority of the crowd that had stayed did so only because they were preparing for the long drive back on the I-5. But I heard a "Beat LA!" chant in that made me feel like I was back in San Francisco.
We've got one more night in Los Angeles, where we stay with Dan's brother. Then it's off to Watch the Red Sox play in Arizona. Feel free to call us or leave a comment every once in a while, because may be a little lonely on the road the next few days.
7 comments:
I like your idea for a baseball trip that hits as many ballparks as possible.
My second choice would be a baseball trip that follows Jeff Kent and endlessly boos him at every ballpark.
(But then you would have to watch the Dodgers play - - - a terrible idea)
Hey guys
Those San Diego hot dogs look good. I hope you will also be reporting on the stadium food--if you can afford to buy it!
W.W.
Those hot dogs are huge! Enjoy your baseball games together.
Were checking your blog daily. Thanks for the updates and pictures
G & E
did your dad really eat one of those hot dogs???
anonymous mom
Yes! I eat one of those Petco jumbo dogs! What was I thinking? No arugula to be found, so I smothered it in jalapeños...
I completely lost my voice. Not sure if it was the dog or laughing hysterically at the Dodgers fans… instant karma?
... laughing hysterically at the Dodger's demise!
What a great web log. I spend hours on the net reading blogs, about tons of various subjects. I have to first of all give praise to whoever created your theme and second of all to you for writing what i can only describe as an fabulous article. I honestly believe there is a skill to writing articles that only very few posses and honestly you got it. The combining of demonstrative and upper-class content is by all odds super rare with the astronomic amount of blogs on the cyberspace.
Post a Comment