I think this was an issue of too little too late: if you wanted to be a good parent, you wouldn't have taken your kids to a Giants game in the first place.

Since we don't live in L.A., I can't very well take them to a Red Sox game, now, can I?

Saw that one coming a mile away. Never liked him, still don't, probably won't. But our bullpen isn't exactly overflowing with available arms, so I suspect I'll be seeing quite a bit more of him in the weeks ahead, cringing all the way.

Big series this weekend with playoff implications. Giants vs. Red Sox. It doesn't get any better than this.

Three games clicked off, one game gained. A good weekend.

You folks in L.A. might want to start focusing your energies on your Patriots.

Grumble, grumble, grumble

Baseball being the funny game it is, chickens should not be counted before they hatch.

Hear that, St. Louis?

Whatever happens from here on out, I'll long remember how much fun it's been to watch Luis Cruz this season. Shame he isn't in the running for rookie of the year.

Dustin Brown should throw out the first pitch every night.

Athletics playoff tickets officially went on sale this morning so Lani and I officially jinxed them by buying some.

And now I am in the odd position of hoping that the Athletics don't overtake the Rangers as then there'd be no guarantee that we'd get to go to a game.

I assume the better record of the two Wild Cards gets to host the game? If so and things stand that should be pretty exciting. One game playoffs are simultaneously a travesty and so exciting.