Opening Day -- SF Giants
On a rainy day in April -- will the rain ever end -- the San Francisco Giants open their 2006 season in San Diego. Jason Schmidt will take the mound and the faithful live in hope that this will be the year. Three times since the Giants moved west, they have made it to the Series. Once I was too young to be a fan, but they almost did it. If only Bobby Richardson had been a bit further from the ball. Then in 1989 a great earthquake disrupted the Bay Bridge Series. I got to go to game 3 when it restarted. But the A's were too strong and too deep and Will and the gang went home empty. Finally in 2002 the wild card Giants had the wild card Angels (the Anaheim Angels then) but with a lead in game 6 and only 6 outs away from the championship, Rob Nen's arm fell apart and the Giants lost the game and eventually the series. So, will this be the year. Only time will tell.
Of course this year a cloud hangs over the proceedings. Our valiant slugger, Barry Bonds, is accused of cheating. He's just a few dingers away from the Babe and Hank is in his sights (that is if anyone pitches to him). Who knows how things will end up. Did he do the things he's accused of? It seems as if this is true, but then everything so far is circumstantial. I'm not naive, but I am a life long fan. So, I'll put on the blinders and root for the team! Because maybe 2006 will be the year.
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