Sweet Victory

Congratulations on your first win as SF Giants Manager, Bruce Bochy!

Whew. I was sitting in front of a Padres fan tonight and he had a broom with him. For a split second before the game (and in the top of the 9th!), I was worried we might be swept by the Pads tonight. *At least I was able to talk quality baseball with him. San Diego fans aren't as shallow and stupid as Dodger fans - heehee.

We had a magical 5th inning RBI Fest! Ray Durham was due for some clutch hitting so I just knew he had to deliver some goods tonight - it came in the form of a 2-run single. And thanks to a clumsy fluke by the Pads' Kouzmanoff and Greene (stumbling over each other and letting a routine popup drop), Rich Aurilia drove another run in. Klesko had a 3-4 night, bringing in one final run for the inning.

Other notables:
- Barry's 1st inning RBI 2B got us on the board fast!
- 6 straight-up solid innings by Morris;
- Incredible offense AND defense by Dave Roberts (just what the Giants need);
- I want to see more of Jonathan Sanchez;
- The Giles' boys can't stay hitless against our pitching in any game. I knew it was too good to be true when they approached the plate in the 9th;
- I was scared as heck to see Cameron's opportunity to face Benitez in the 9th, but it's good to know that, statistically, Cameron has not been too successful against Benitez;
- 5 Star rating by Guest Services in the Bleacher section tonight. They were so cool, funny, sweet and in great control of the crowd.


Oakland A's notes:
- Piazza launched a 9th inning homerun (the winning run!); Kendall ended the game by throwing out someone on 2nd from homeplate, against the Angels tonight. *Maybe I'm a simpleton (or still bitter from the '02 World Series), but I absolutely love that Piazza took K-Rod yard!!! Oakland ties up their record 2-2.

Penny vs. Lowry tomorrow night - I can't wait!!! BEAT LA! BEAT LA!