Tuesday, June 22, 2004

 

Beat L.A.!

Had seats in Section 333 last night. The Giants really should label every seat from Sections 333 on up as "obstructed view," because you can't see anything hit deep to left field. But we had a great time anyway. The crowd got going early, and really picked up steam later in the game. I sensed that the fans are starting to believe that the Giants just might be a good team, even as flawed as they are.

Good team? Well, it's getting harder and harder to argue with a 23-9 stretch that doesn't include all bad teams. The Red Sox are certainly a good team, and the Dodgers are either good, or the best of a bad lot.

Kirk Rueter was very impressive last night. The first three Dodgers he faced hit the ball hard, and I was worried. After that, he settled into his usual mix of dinks and dunks and even a big strikeout of Shawn Green. He was in the form that has caused sabermetrics types to scratch their heads for years now--underwhelming and extremely effective. He didn't get the win, thanks to Matt "Vulture" Herges, but he deserved it.

Huge thanks to Cody Ransom for winning the game in the bottom of the ninth. I was steeling myself for a long, cold night of bitterness, and he allowed us to go home smiling. It was a sweet win.

Jefferson 2:52 PM

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