Thursday morning, I woke up to an anomaly - BLUE SKY and SUNSHINE. Hahahaha...
There's nothing like Opening Day. As I'm holding my wife's hand, we step off the escalator. The aroma of the roasted almonds, the smokiness of Chicago Style hotdogs, the murmurs of the little children who's parents pulled them out of school, the roar of the crowd echoing through the foundations, the new HD Plasma TV's hanging off of every corner, and finally we emerge behind the press box.
First thing I noticed, the Old Navy Splash Landing sign got replaced by an atrocious looking Levi Spash Landing sign. The old'skool counter is now replaced by a stone age Seven-Segment Display. The green outfield wall is now graffitied with a plethora of corporate advertisement. Sigh... such an eyesore.
Due to the downpour of rain, the grass really wasn't green. The dirt really wasn't brown. But all was forgiven when Omar's flyball soared itto the heavens and a blur of white jerseys sped around the basepaths. Runners on 2nd and 3rd and here came Barry!!
"BARRY!! BARRY!!"
The chants were defeaning. The crowd goes wild. (cliche) And what happens next?? The catcher stands up, sticks his left arm straightout pointing to the Giants dugout, and all those chants of "BARRY!! BARRY!!" became roars of "BOOS!!!" Good ol' Bobby Cox wasn't going to let Bonds beat him...so he gave him the Four Finger Wave.
The game turned out to be quick and short.
Final score: Giants 6 - Braves 4.
3 games down, 159 games to go.
Henry & Joyce's 2006 Season Record: 1-0.
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