Champions!

Well it's been some time since my last post but I have to put something down today. I have been a Giants fan since I was just a young boy, many, many years ago. Last night for the first time in my life, I could say my team is the World Champions.

You would think that being born just miles from Oakland, during the World Series in which the A's would win, that I would grow up to be an A's fan. For some reason, I fell in love with the city across the bay. I loved going to see a game in Candlestick.

Of course having the Giants win the World Series comes with a price for me, quite literally. In Spring Training, Jared and I were getting some autographs when after getting Bruce Bochy's signature, another fan wished Bruce good luck in the World Series. I chuckled to myself, what a silly thing to say in Spring Training, to a Giants manager. There and then Jared made a bet with me that the Giants would win the World Series. If they did, he gets an Xbox, if they don't, I get $10. Seemed pretty good to me. In fact a couple weeks later I was up at a conference in Laughlin, NV and I could have placed a bet on the Giants winning it all. I figured if I placed $10 on that back then and they won, I could get two Xbox's, either way I wouldn't lose. I decided not and just keep my ten bucks.

After the final out last night, both Jared and I were jumping up down like we were the ones on the field. For me it was finally over, the years I spend wishing they would just win it all, for Jared I think it was more about him winning his Xbox.

I have only had a couple of chances to see my team even make it to the World Series. I will never forget the Series in '89 when they got swept by the A's. Of course I blame it all on the earthquake. I will never forget that one.

Then in 2002 it looked like they would get it done. With a juiced up slugger they were looking pretty good but then choked it away to the Angels.

Somehow this was there year. It was meant to be. I mean waiting to the last day of the season to win the NL West, then getting hot just at the right time. What an awesome year it was, I can't wait till next spring when you will find me once again at Scottsdale Stadium cheering them and getting an autograph or two. (By the way, I was pitched in Scottsdale Stadium...it was kickball but still it was cool).