Did I mention it was "Chef's Hat Day?"
Yesterday's game between the GIANTS and the Rockies started so well (besides receiving Giants' chef's hats -- quite possibly the strangest/lamest fan giveaway in Major League Baseball history).
The Tower of Power horn section performed the National Anthem. Wow! Tower of Power!
Unfortunately, once the umpire yelled "play ball," my sister and I (and 41,706 other people) witnessed one of those Giants games where the hitters do just enough right to keep the team close to their opponents but the pitchers do just enough wrong to ensure the other team the victory -- in this case, 6-4 for the Rockies in 10 innings.
Colorado took a 4-1 lead in the fifth inning, thanks primarily to a two-run triple by Matt Holiday.
San Francisco's recently slumbering offense finally stirred in the bottom of the sixth, and we can thank headline-grabbing Barry Bonds for that.
Rich Aurilia singled with one out in the inning and Bonds followed with a drive that just cleared the right-centerfield fence. It was career home run No. 746 (but who's counting? oh yeah...) and suddenly the Giants were back in the game.
The batters had to overcome a decidedly "off" day from the pitching staff. San Francisco starter Noah Lowry allowed four runs and seven hits in his four-plus innings. Relievers Vinnie Chulk and Russ Ortiz did OK and then...
And then we had reached the 10th inning of a 4-4 ballgame and Giants' relievers Steve Kline and Brad Hennessey combined to allow three hits, a walk and -- crucially -- the two runs Colorado needed to win.
Bay Area native Troy Tulowitzki smacked a run-scoring single to help condemn the Giants, who managed to counter with a sole Bonds walk in the bottom half of the inning.
So... my history of watching the Giants lose in person continues. I have been witnessing Giants games for more than three decades, but I can count the number of times I have actually seen them win on one hand.
It's the hand gripping my Giants' chef's hat.
The Tower of Power horn section performed the National Anthem. Wow! Tower of Power!
Unfortunately, once the umpire yelled "play ball," my sister and I (and 41,706 other people) witnessed one of those Giants games where the hitters do just enough right to keep the team close to their opponents but the pitchers do just enough wrong to ensure the other team the victory -- in this case, 6-4 for the Rockies in 10 innings.
Colorado took a 4-1 lead in the fifth inning, thanks primarily to a two-run triple by Matt Holiday.
San Francisco's recently slumbering offense finally stirred in the bottom of the sixth, and we can thank headline-grabbing Barry Bonds for that.
Rich Aurilia singled with one out in the inning and Bonds followed with a drive that just cleared the right-centerfield fence. It was career home run No. 746 (but who's counting? oh yeah...) and suddenly the Giants were back in the game.
The batters had to overcome a decidedly "off" day from the pitching staff. San Francisco starter Noah Lowry allowed four runs and seven hits in his four-plus innings. Relievers Vinnie Chulk and Russ Ortiz did OK and then...
And then we had reached the 10th inning of a 4-4 ballgame and Giants' relievers Steve Kline and Brad Hennessey combined to allow three hits, a walk and -- crucially -- the two runs Colorado needed to win.
Bay Area native Troy Tulowitzki smacked a run-scoring single to help condemn the Giants, who managed to counter with a sole Bonds walk in the bottom half of the inning.
So... my history of watching the Giants lose in person continues. I have been witnessing Giants games for more than three decades, but I can count the number of times I have actually seen them win on one hand.
It's the hand gripping my Giants' chef's hat.
posted by erik hogstrom at 10:12 AM
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