Bowing Desultorily

Tony's Pizza sign in top right is half the distance to the goal.

Having bought cheap ($29.50) tickets weeks ago to what turned out to be a meaningless contest, we made a last-minute decision to go to the game. Besides, it was the first-ever Stanford Night at AT&T Park.

We waited to get the commemorative cap. An alumnus in the line said that he hoped that they wouldn't run out.

Yep, $60,000 per year but everyone's gotta have the hat! Shortly after we got to our seats, the Rockies jumped to a 5-1 lead.

We left in the 7th inning. A comeback was very unlikely with players that we casual fans have never heard of. The Giants never made a game out of it and bowed desultorily, 9-3.

Hey, but at least we got a hat.