My first Giants game this season

Jonathan Sanchez rang up 10 in a 3-1 win
Ok, so we all don't believe the Giants' are going to go very far this year. That's ok. Every team has to rebuild at some point or another, except if you're the Yankees or Red Sox. (although, the yankees haven't been all that great even with their $200+ million dollar payroll) Yet, before there is any downplaying of the Giants', let me say this, "Watching them rebuild is an absolute blast." Without Bonds, ok, we don't have that much offense, but the saying goes, "Defense wins/builds championships." The best kind of defense there is? Pitching, and boy do the Giants' have a good crop of that coming in. Jonathan Sanchez got the start last night, and to say that he's filling in nicely as the Giants' third go to guy would be an understatement. I honestly believe, if the Giants' had a few more bats, hell they'd probably be tied with Arizona right now for the best record not just in the NL West, but perhaps the Major League. The last 3 outings by Giants' pitchers have a somewhat similar line. 7-8 innings pitched, 0-1 runs given up, 9 K's. WOW talk about getting great starting pitching; you can't ask for much more, and... AND... they still have yet to get Noah Lowry back. Mastercard time!

Giants' tickets - Free
Parking at the San Mateo train station - 25 cents
Train ticket to San Francisco - $4 dollars
1st round of beers - $14 dollars
Jerk chicken and garlic fries - $16 dollars
Watching the Giants' with friends as they dominate in pitching and get the win - Priceless

Post Game

After the game, Derek and I headed over to Pete's Tavern. It's a trendy sports bar that attracts more than its fair share of people. I'd probably consider it, the younger, less expensive, more casual version of Momo's. There, we met up with Derek's co-worker Shannon, and her roommate Kara. It was sad that they had to leave early (kara wasn't feeling well) but what took place after they left, was pretty awesome. Imagine seeing many of the star players for the Giants' walking right in, and having a drink. The rest of the night consisted of "Holy crap! That's [place giants player here], Dude! Let's go talk to him!" Of course, everyone was bombarding them, although perhaps a good portion of the bar, didn't even realize who they were, which allowed us two Giants' fans to go over and talk to them. Being hassled by two guys saying how awesome they are... well, you can imagine that they get that all the time, not to mention they had quite an entourage of ladies surrounding them. Never the less, they were ALL kind, respectful, and quite conversational. I wasn't able to take a picture of all the guys we met, but I did manage to get one shot of Derek hanging out with Noah Lowry. As for who we got to meet, well... How about: Tim Lincecum (that's right!), Matt Cain, Aaron Rowand, Noah Lowry, Tyler Walker, Brian Bocock, and Kevin Frandsen. Just a great night after a great win by the Giants.

Hanging with Noah Lowry