Go Giants!

"Take me out to the ballgame,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don't care if I never get back...

Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game."

We got free tickets to the Giants-Padres game and jumped at the chance at the 'real' ballgame experience - the rowdy crowds, the beer in plastic cups, Barry Bonds. And to top it off, the game landed on "Spare the Air" day so all BART rides were free! So we hopped on the 6:00pm train to the city and ventured into the crowds at the AT&T Park. First off, all we noticed that the crowds were very family oriented, lots of orange jerseys, lot of garlic fries. The game seemed secondary to the food itself, which wasn't just limited to hotdogs and cracker jacks. Suprisingly, churros was a hot item. We reluctantly bought a $5 cotton candy for Axel.

Disappointingly enough, the Barry Bonds homer didn't happen. The Padres were smart enough to walk him not one, but two times - the second time by hitting him above the knee. =( That benched him for the rest of the game. Click here for a game blow-by-blow.

On the promenade level, families and other baseball fans hung out without even watching the game. The giant coke bottle is actually a slide! I bet Axel will love that when he's older. The eening was capped off with a 15 minute firework exhibit. It was truly awesome.