First non-Mariners game I've watched in ages. Kinda' fun. Super impressed with that leaping catch against the wire. That was some super fielding, and had to hurt a bit. Then the wild throw of a walk pitch - first class entertainment there. How does that happen?

My oldest childhood friend was over, and he's a bit baseball crazy. I mentioned that I find it easy to root for SF. He instantly said sure, it makes perfect sense. When we were kids, the Tacoma Giants were a SF farm team. Willie Mays and Willie McCovey were heroes to us. I got Dusty Rhodes autograph on my catcher's mitt along with a few other players I've since forgotten. Rick said he looked up Dusty a few years ago and sent him a baseball. Dusty returned it autographed, along with a photo and a nice letter thanking him for being a devoted fan. Cool stuff.