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So Very Exciting, Yet So Very Painful

In typical Giants fashion, our hometown favorites came back from being down 3-0, and then 5-2 on two dramatic home runs, by John Bowker and Ray Durham respectively. Once again in typical Giants fashion, we managed to instantly negate any hope for a win by promptly coughing up the game the very next inning.

Allow me to set a scene for you: down 3-0, the Giants are in need of a rally. With two outs and one on, John Bowker absolutely clobbers an inside pitch clear into the Cove, putting the Giants within one run and waking up the hometown fans. The very next inning, Sergio Romo comes in to bail out Kevin Correia, and ends up surrendering a two run single to put the Cubs ahead 5-2. In the bottom half of the inning, Carlos Marmol strikes out the first two hitters on 6 pitches, only to walk Travis Denker, give up a single to Fred Lewis, and on the first pitch a three-run game-tying homer to Ray Durham.

Onto the top of the 8th we go with the game knotted up at 5 all. In comes Tyler Walker, ready to set down the Cubs and keep the momentum in the Giants’ dugout. Well, no not really. Then up comes Mike Fontenot, he of 5 home runs on the season and a .399 career SLG. Fontenot proceeds to crush a Thighler Walker pitch over the right field bricks to put the Cubs up 6-5, a score that would stick as the Giants would fail to score off of the very mortal Bobby Howry, and the other-worldly Kerry Wood to cap off an exciting, but disappointing night.

Now as the raving Giants fan I am, this game wasted my yelling capacity, as I was fortunate to witness the drama from the view box in section 315.  Witnessing my third loss in a row, I’ve become convinced that I’m severely cursed in my choice of Giants games this year. As a superstitious type, I’ve eliminated the reason for these losses as being my choice of t-shirt, my sweatshirt, my jeans, and of course my lucky boxers. Again as the superstitious type, there must be something I’m doing wrong, because this losing while I’m present simply can’t be the fault of the Giants themselves. Nevermind the fact that in my last three Giants games I’ve seen Kevin Correia twice, and Barry Zito once.

Nope, there is absolutely no way that there’s any other reason than my presence. The bad luck baseball gods sense my presence upon entrance to Willie Mays Plaza, and automatically rob Barry Zito of his usual pinpoint control and blinding velocity. I recommend that no one attend the game this Friday against the Dodgers if they want to see a win, as I’ll be in attendance in section 317. If you do go, feel free to bring your silver crosses and holy water; it won’t hurt my feelings.

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