Let's Go GIANTS!!!
In preparation for my impending citizenship application, i have finally crumbled and got into baseball.  The SF Giants, to be precise.  And - as it happened - I picked not only the best team to back, but the best time to get on board as the SF Giants won the World Series by a sweep on Sunday night, beating the Detroit Tigers 4-0!  Lori and I had gone to watch the previous game at Public House the night before and it was actually really exciting and the atmosphere was amazing!  Its similar to when England are playing in the World Cup and we're actually doing fairly decent (doesn't happen, I know) - everyone is united in support and cheering for their team.  When they actually won the World Series, it all went completely bat-shit crazy outside my apartment (which, as you know, is right next to the ballpark) which, again, was amazing to be right in the thick of, watching, cheering and soaking up the party atmosphere.  Yesterday, the team returned home from Detroit so, as early as about 10am, die-hard fans started to gather outside the ballpark to be there to welcome their returning heros home!   They didnt actually arrive back to the ballpark til around 4.30pm, by which time the crowd had swelled to several hundred and the police were well in control of keeping the traffic moving and the fans in order. I happened to be at home when they returned, so captured the following footage from my crappy video in my Blackberry.   Its a little dull, as all you can see are the white buses, but you can get a little taste of the atmosphere and just imagine the craziness that went down on Sunday!!   Lori - this one is for you!!