I got myself a ticket to see the San Francisco Giants at one of the best ballparks in the US - A T&T park which is right on the harbour side. The main reason for coming was to see Barry Bonds who is about to make history by breaking Hank Aaron's home run record. He is a controversial guy and was implicated in the BALCO drugs scandal but has never tested positive. Anyway there was a special atmosphere here - Bonds needs 2 to tie the record. Every time he went to bat everyone stood up and the atmosphere was electric and you could feel the buzz and anticipation. It was really great to be there although Bonds went 1-3 with a walk and no home runs, it was a decent game. I was sat next to some people from Virginia - Val and Casey with their 20 month old boy Reilly who was determined to get me to wear his mums watch and his dads watch at the same time and was pointing out all the flashbulbs and fireworks in the distance as well as the birds. Pictures (Left) - Overview of the park as the sun sets, (Right) - Bonds at bat with John Smoltz pitching, (Bottom) - Scoreboard.
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