Howdy,
Well, it’s been a full day.
And, now, the race will be to try to get this blog entry written and posted by midnight today — rather than super “early” tomorrow …
I’m thinking it’s not going to be a post with a lot of beautiful and well-placed photography. Not this time. Not usually.
It’s been a good day, though, especially for all that was going on yesterday and today, and how it’s just been busy in general — with Sarah wrapping up a semester of college instruction and Jasper breaking back into kindergarten after a really nice week off for Easter.
It’s also a good day for the San Francisco Giants. Climbed out of the gutter, peeping their heads out of the cellar, of the West Division of National League, with a win over the San Diego Padres tonight.
Sure, the Giants had to beat a terrible team from the NL West — to pass the Padres by a half game — to get out of last place. But one step at a time. Baby steps. Like this: look alive, last place, not in last place, moving on up … first place?
Hmm, well, first place later or not … and that we’ll have to wait and see — it’s a long season, remember that … — the SF Giants can still make the playoffs and do their damage there, where it counts. When it counts.
That’s how they’ve done it, and it’s been good when they have. Three World Series championship in a recent and short period of time, and never in that stretch have the Giants been the dominant or favorite team going into the playoffs.
So, tonight a 4-3 win against the lowly Padres — can say lowly because San Fran is now a half game ahead, way ahead, way up there — on a Friday night (orange night) in late April.
To, tomorrow positioning for winning a series. Keep winning series. That’ll get it done. Unadulterated, uninterrupted winning streaks are nice, of course, but winning series after series …
For, a run that winds all the way to winning the final Series.
That’d be nice.
I have to admit I heard a man walking through Costco yesterday talking on his cell saying, “I know they lost again today. … Uh-huh, but the Giants aren’t even mediocre this year; right now they’re terrible.”
That’s true. Yesterday they were. Last place.
Today they’re moving up.
And, it’s still April.
And, it’s still not midnight, 4/28/17.
—Billy
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