A writer at the Herald Examiner got it right when he captioned the news report - "Orange Crusher" - in today's edition of the daily because the mighty Giants were just that last night in the 1st play-off game of the World Series.
From every nook and cranny of the picturesque city by the bay - loud and proud Friscans tuned in - by land, by sea (boat class @ McCovey Cove) - and even surreptitiously through a knot-hole in the stadium wall - to catch the much-hyped much-anticipated match with the Texas Rangers.
I actually spied a sports enthusiastic crouched over a radio in a cafeteria - looking-for-all-the-world - like he was listening in on one of the last great sports broadcasts from a nostalgic by-gone era.
What a powerhouse the once rag-tag band of cast-offs have become in the lofty glare of the heady sports arena and the legendary World Series
In view of the stellar performance on the field, it is no wonder, that the upstart baseball team has captured the imagination of the Nation.
For good reason.
For example, early on in evening the game was tied (and dragging) - until the fifth - when the Giants suddenly thundered forward (leaving the Texas Rangers in the proverbial dust behind).
Who knew they had it in 'em?
In the first few momentous minutes of the game, the misfits - joined at the hip out-of-the-blue a scant few months ago - did the unthinkable.
Uh-huh!
The underdogs scored 6 runs in 1 inning, in contrast to the days when they were forced to break a lot of sweat over several innings, to accomplish the same.
Even still, Lincecum was ticked off at himself for a dribble- and the subsequent consequence that reared its ugly head later - when one got away.
"It was a brain fart," he joked, which signaled - in the final analysis - that the kid is basically a down-to-earth athlete's athlete able to poke fun of himself.
In spite of his willingness to eat humble pie, Lincecum managed to rustle up a thunderous standing ovation in the 6th for his ballsy efforts - causing many to conjure of images of the great golden boys before him to compare to.
Sanchez was in top form, too.
He landed four of the one-and-a-half dozen hits or so that struck home last night - and in the process -earned the distinction of being the first ball-player ever in the history of the World Series to pull down six doubles in his first three bats.
Meanwhile, the President and co-owner of the Texas Rangers sat stone-faced in the stands.
Devastated?
You betcha!
The fans weren't heckling - Rookie - out loud (at this juncture, anyway) but, they must have been thinking it.
4 big snafus humbled them, for sure.
I thought it ironic that Tony Bennett belted out- "I left my Heart in San Francisco" - in view of what was going down last night under the canopy of stars at the AT & T stadium.
The Rangers left their pride in San Francisco, obviously,
After the dust settled in the Texas Ranger's end of the tarnished diamond, they'd obviously left their gumption, too.
Going into the game, many sports analysts speculated that the game would be a toughie for both dug-outs.
The excellent pitching potential of the Giants was sure to lock horns with the batting ability of the Rangers, many arm-chair critics theorized at home.
Fears never materialized for the Giants, at least, as the out-of-towners fell down and went boom instead.
Tonight, the tensions mount, as fans prepare for the big one in San Francisco.
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