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Went to the game which had a restaurant down the left field line. Open air eating , a day game, the sun shining bright. Called the waiter over and ordered a bowl of soup and a beer. Had some friends sitting next to me at the table on the end. One had the steak and the other had some garlic fries. Had to put my sunglasses on as the sun was in my eyes.
A triple in the gap as the left fielder loses his cap. Running it down and throwing it back ...stopped the runner from getting a in the park HR as the crowd sat back. Strike one, strike two, I only turned my head for a moment and it was ball two. A sac fly to right as the runner scores ,a guy next to me is fast asleep snoring. My beer arrives and I start chugging it down in this great baseball town. A double off the center field wall as the kid in the front row eats cotton candy and is having a ball.
The pitching coach visits the mound ,pawing at the ground. His shoe is worn as he has done this many times . I thought I read the pitcher mouthing these words. He said "I'm fine" as the coached turned around. I learned that from Will Clark way back when..1989 was a great year for him. He read Greg Maddox mouth as he talked on the mound ...fastball inside. Clark launched it deep into the Chicago night . Grand Slam as the Cubs fans pout. A tremendous clout as the fans back in San Francisco let out a shout. What a memory of that day as the Giants went on to win the NLCS in 5 games on a sunny day.
Back to the game as my soup finally comes. I add some crackers and some pepper. It's still a little hot so I let it cool. I turned my head to talk to my friends about their trip to the woods. All of a sudden a crack of the bat as a fly ball comes rocketing down the line where I was sitting with my hands up high. I missed and the ball took a high bounce off my lips into my soup as it dripped where I sit.
All I could do was say...Excuse me waiter...but there is a fly in my soup. We all laughed as a group.
A triple in the gap as the left fielder loses his cap. Running it down and throwing it back ...stopped the runner from getting a in the park HR as the crowd sat back. Strike one, strike two, I only turned my head for a moment and it was ball two. A sac fly to right as the runner scores ,a guy next to me is fast asleep snoring. My beer arrives and I start chugging it down in this great baseball town. A double off the center field wall as the kid in the front row eats cotton candy and is having a ball.
The pitching coach visits the mound ,pawing at the ground. His shoe is worn as he has done this many times . I thought I read the pitcher mouthing these words. He said "I'm fine" as the coached turned around. I learned that from Will Clark way back when..1989 was a great year for him. He read Greg Maddox mouth as he talked on the mound ...fastball inside. Clark launched it deep into the Chicago night . Grand Slam as the Cubs fans pout. A tremendous clout as the fans back in San Francisco let out a shout. What a memory of that day as the Giants went on to win the NLCS in 5 games on a sunny day.
Back to the game as my soup finally comes. I add some crackers and some pepper. It's still a little hot so I let it cool. I turned my head to talk to my friends about their trip to the woods. All of a sudden a crack of the bat as a fly ball comes rocketing down the line where I was sitting with my hands up high. I missed and the ball took a high bounce off my lips into my soup as it dripped where I sit.
All I could do was say...Excuse me waiter...but there is a fly in my soup. We all laughed as a group.
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