Saturday, October 23, 2010

Next stop? World Series.


THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!
 
THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!

THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! 

THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!

That's right. It actually happened. For the first time since 2002, the San Francisco Giants are headed to the World Series. There was a chance that they'd be playing the New York Yankees, but that dream ended yesterday and it's probably better for my brain. If I had to choose, my head might have actually exploded.

I only made it to four Giants games this year, but I watched many more on TV and suffered through the torture with thousands, probably millions, of other Giants fans. I was at the home opener in April and at the final regular season home game in October when they clinched the division. So much awesomeness!!

I love baseball. Always have. I've been a Yankee fan pretty much my whole life so seeing them lose yesterday was heart wrenching, but even I will admit that it's nice to see some different teams in the final series, especially when one of them is my other love, the Giants.

I was a pure American League fan until I moved to California, but I quickly glommed onto the Giants. It helped that one of my favorite players, Barry Bonds, played there, and for a while, I was mainly cheering for him; my heart was still in the AL. And then, I got hooked. I'm not exactly sure when it happened, but I'm a full-fledged Giants fan now, and I hope this trip to the World Series turns out better than the last. 

LET'S GO GIANTS!!!!!!