Baseball is Back!

My first game at the park this season, and Bonds wasn't playing. These days, old man Barry has to take day games off, especially after a night game prior.


At the Park, looking over McCovey Cove

What better substitute than a game like this...

Anatomy of a Win:
Top of the ninth. Tied game. Giants 2, Diamondbacks 2.
Randy Winn preserves the tie with two --- *two* --- outstanding catches at left field, one robbing Eric Byrnes of a go-ahead homerun, leaping over the left field wall.
Bottom of the ninth. First batter, Moises Alou.
First pitch, ball one.
Second pitch, ball two.













Third pitch...













...hit high...into left field...walk-of homerun!













Game over!
Giants 3, Diamondbacks, 2.













Yeah, baseball is back!