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The View From Section 127

or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Edgar Rentaria

 

So yesterday was my first game ever at the phone, and you know what? it turned out pretty well.   My dad and I left Folsom around 230 and got into SF a little after 4.  We went to Gordon Biersch for a quick bite before heading to the stadium, which was pretty good, good beer, not too expensive.  We got an unexpected show when I noticed a guy on the train platform accross the street who was too drunk to stand up straight.  He was trying to start a fight, and the other people on the platform were doing a pretty good job of ignoring him while his friend held him back.  After a while, his friend got him to sit down, but then he lost his grip and the guy got up off the bench and promptly fell onto the train tracks.

 

We got to the park when the bums were taking BP.  I don't know if you guys are aware, but they have this guy "Manny" something, and he can hit the ball pretty far.

 

Star-divide

 

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My dad and I at the park.


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Before the game they had the Carnival drum/dance troupe.  They were pretty bleh.


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Tim walking out to warm up.  If I didn't know who he was, and someone pointed him out on the street and said "This guy pitches in the major leagues" I would not believe them.


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Some guy I've never heard of is staring in RF. (cheer)


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This picture holds the world record for "most grit and hustle ever captured on film"


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Pablo Sandoval: Winner, Favorite Giant (non-Lincecum edition)

 

 

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First pitch - Out.  This is going well so far.

 

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Photo evidence of the Molina triple.

 

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Lincecum, abuot to strike someone out.

 

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Brian Wilson is awesome, even if his hair is full of fail.

 

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Snatchwig sighting!

 

 

All in all, awesome game, awesome seats, awesome experience.

 

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Great pics

Pretty nice seats for your first-ever game at The Big Phone. Glad to hear you had fun.

"Are we bad? No. But right now, we are." Boulderskull, 4.16.09

by Kitspool on Apr 30, 2009 12:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for sharing.

But that pic of the Molina triple is obviously shopped.

El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."

by ResDog on Apr 30, 2009 1:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Like this one:

El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."

by ResDog on Apr 30, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh come on now

why would you doctor a photo to make Bengie look all skinny and small?

FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.

by zenbitz on Apr 30, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Obviously shopped. The Loch Ness Monster never stops at third base.

Disfrute Los Gigantes every day at www.leftymalo.com

by leftymalo on May 1, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m pretty curious about the outcome of the guy who fell onto the tracks. MUNI or BART tracks?

Stupid is as Ruben Rivera does...

by bkrhater on May 1, 2009 7:34 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He got back up and got on the train when it got there, presumably only to be arrested shortly after getting off.

Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl

by Viliphied on May 1, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was the light rail tracks on the Embarcadaro, btw. The guy was lucky it was overhead and not third rail.

Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl

by Viliphied on May 1, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Crispy critter avoided

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 4, 2009 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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