PICS (lots of them) from Wed and Thu in San Fran

[CubmanPi]

Wed night seats, 25 rows up on the Cubs side, just past first base

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/01cropNiceSeats.jpg

 

DLee check swing

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/02cropCheckSwing.jpg

 

1-Pitch Rich during his rough first inning

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/03crop1PitchRich.jpg

 

Bonds takes a strike en route to the K

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/04cropBondsStrike.jpg

 

Floyd's throw from left field (and Bonds' old guy knees) holds Bonds at third and keeps the score 2-0

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/05cropFloydThrow.jpg

 

Lou discusses strategy with Hill and Kendall

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/06cropSweetLou.jpg

 

Riot swings and misses

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/07cropRiot.jpg

 

Cubs fans finally have something to cheer about, with two on for Ramirez

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/08crop1stAnd2nd.jpg

 

Ramirez at second, after tying the game

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/09cropRamirez2nd.jpg

 

Considering 12 of his first 25 pitches went for balls, I thought this said a lot about Hill's night so far

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/11cropHillCount.jpg

 

Lee stretches to get the out

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/10cropDLeeStretch.jpg

 

Giants like to foul balls off their shoulders

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/12cropFoul.jpg

 

Ramirez pops out to left field

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/13cropRamirezPopout.jpg

 

Amusing perspective shot of DLee and Fontenot

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/14cropLeeFont.jpg

 

Jock and Kendall have grown on me

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/15cropKendallJock.jpg

 

Kendall leads from first

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/16cropKendallLeads.jpg

 

Murton pinch hits

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/17cropMurtonSwing.jpg

 

Marmolicious is two shutout innings late in a tie game

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/18cropMarmolicious.jpg

 

Pickoff attempt

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/19cropPickoffPlay.jpg

 

Riot plays behind the runner

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/20cropRiotRunner.jpg

 

Floyd hits this pitch for a double to start the game-winning rally

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/21cropFloydDouble.jpg

 

Pie pinch runs and eventually scores the winning run

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/22cropPieSighting.jpg

 

Kendall hits this pitch over to second for the error and the go-ahead run

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/23cropGoAheadRun.jpg

 

Dempster puts them in the dumpster

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/24cropDumpster.jpg

 

He should try this approach more often

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/25cropDempLine.jpg

 

Second to last out of the game

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/26cropLastOut.jpg

 

CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!!

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/28cropLineScore.jpg

 

CrackerJack and the good old red white and blue

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/29cropCrackerJackFlag.jpg

 

Other side of the field and farther up for Thursday

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/001cropSeats.jpg

 

Carlos prays that he doesn't allow a homerun, especially to any weak-hitting pitchers

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/01cropZPray.jpg

 

Jock takes a strike

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/02cropJockTakes.jpg

 

Z is no Matt Cain

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/03cropZKs.jpg

 

Lee fouls one back

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/04cropDLeeFoul.jpg

 

Lee holds the runner

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/05cropLeeHolds.jpg

 

Z

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/06cropZ.jpg

 

Ward misses the good old days against the Cardinals

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/07cropFatsoWard.jpg

 

Darth Lou

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/08cropLousComing.jpg

 

Lou and Lee don't look too happy with Z (my favorite pic of the series)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/09cropGimmeTheBall.jpg

 

Lee holds a runner, Wood warms up

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/10cropWoodWarming.jpg

 

Murton will go to great lengths to get out of a slump

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/11cropMurtonUmp.jpg

 

Riot tries bunting for a hit

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/12cropRiotBunts.jpg

 

Wood enters the game

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/13cropWoodGame.jpg

 

Photographic proof that Wood's arm is STILL attached

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/cubbybear314/Cubs-Giants%2007/14cropWood.jpg

[seanimal]

Long, but good.

[Skyballer]

That was cool.

[Connor McConnor]

Thanks for the effort! Very nice.

[salukifudd]

Nice pics, good work. I think the sixth picture down is Rothschild, not Lou.

[CubmanPi]

Nice pics, good work. I think the sixth picture down is Rothschild, not Lou.

Yea I thought about that after I posted it. Oops.

 

These were my first Cubs games in more than two years, so I guess I went a little overboard - thanks for the remarks everyone.

[Sammy Sofa]

Great photos...love that last one of Wood! Thanks for sharing!

[danonwaveland]

Very nice pics -- thanks for sharing. The last photo is kinda odd -- the boats are about to come over the right field wall! Wish I was there.

 

 

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Gold Glove: Sandberg > Mazeroski > Morgan

[DiamondMind]

great pics! thx for sharing

[Guest]

aside from your joke, that picture of murton shows exactly how I knew he would hit into a first pitch double play. waaaay too anxious.

[B]

What's it like dating an Asian chick?

[CubmanPi]

What's it like dating an Asian chick?

I had to scratch my head and think for a few minutes about the type of answer you must be looking for. Then I asked her. We decided there are a few key points worth highlighting.

 

- She does ALL my physics homework ... and thinks it's FUN!!

 

- Every now and then, I let her drive, just to remind myself of how much I enjoy my life.

 

- She went to Berkeley like every other Asian. This isn't necessarily a perk, just an observation.

 

- The smell of fish sauce grows on you after a while.

 

- Her eyes aren't all that's slanted...

 

I hope this was as informative as you hoped. If I had gotten an earlier start on drinking, I'd be able to go into more accurate detail, but I have a feeling that could also result in a little 3-day timeout.