Though a few Halloween stragglers were still whooping it up at that witchy hour, a large percentage of the Giants backers packed it in early, limped home with glum faces and bats drooping between their legs.
In contrast, the night before - Union Square was packed with frenzied fans with stardust in their eyes - who partied up a storm after a stunning shut-out sports enthusiasts are still marvelling at a couple of days later.
A loss last night for the Giants narrowed a gap in the World Series bid (they lost 4 - 2) and now the Texas Rangers are breathing uncomfortably down the backs of the beards they once feared.
San Francisco's edge has been cut 2-1.
The fans were in quite a celebratory mood earlier in the afternoon when the day was ripe with promise, though.
When a camera panned in on Tim Lincecum, for instance, a squeal of enthusiastic delight rippled through the Castro District in response.
And, a handful of poignant - often upbeat shots (a teen-age boy dreamily eyeing the playing field, a bodacious babe trying to catch the eye of a studly ball player, front office staff sweating it out in the bleachers) inspired pub crawlers to reflect a bit, hoot - even holler - at the wide flat state-of-the-art screen charged with electricity on the memorabilia-filled walls corner-to-corner.
There were some choice hilarious moments, too.
When a network news team zoomed in close-up on George W. Bush - pulling for the Rangers in the bleachers - the rowdy bunch of Giants fans booed and hissed to beat the band.
"Guess the folks here are all Democrats," one by-stander quipped with a smirk on his face.
The struggle for supremacy on the field - unlike the shut-out the other evening - was hard fought.
But, once the Texas Rangers managed to get an edge, there was no looking back.
The Giants gave it the old college try - but when the fat lady sang later - there was no cigar for the little engine that once could (earlier in the series this past week).
Maybe the superstition about left-handed pitchers playing Arlington was true?
Even so, high-profile players - like Cody Ross - weren't going to be deterred from the task at hand.
His performance was pretty stellar at times, and thus, kept fans nail-biting on the edge of their hard bench seats in the stands.
Bad luck, though, when he hit a homer at a highpoint in the game.
The bases were empty, after all.
It was kind of like a shooting an empty load!
A surreal kind of baseball masturbation?
The Texas Rangers were in such top form, that it triggered the quote of the day, in the Lone Star State.
"Who needs the Cowboys when we have the Rangers?"
Mitch Moreland - in particular - was a stand out player last night.
With one easy swing, the bang-on hitter, sent a liner fast ball into the right field (as 3 players sat on bases)which resulted in a much-ballyhooed homer.
Talk about the roar of the crowd!
The response was deafening.
Uh-huh.
The Antler and the Claw were working their magic!
And, later today, what to expect?
Mitts off, for sure!
Go! Giants! Go!
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