Redding

[kevin_standlee]

It took me longer to get to Yuba City than I thought it would, and then I found myself spending more time with my sister and nephew, and then with my mother later than I thought I would, so I'm way far behind. OTOH, my mother recognized the signs of my pending hypoglycemia before I did and insisted that I have lunch before I set out again, and she was right. I should have realized that's why I had the shakes. Anyway, while heading north on I-5, I contemplated calling Holiday Inn and changing the reservation to a nearer hotel, but before I knew it, it was past 6 PM and I was committed to Central Point.

I stopped in Redding anyway, it being my regular refueling point and a chance to take a break at the Starbucks. I have about 150 miles to go, and the weather is good, so maybe I won't be as late as I thought I might be.

Being as late as I was, I wasn't out of range of KNBR by the end of Giants-Padres game, but maybe I should have been, as the Giants lost their second straight game. Now it's down to one game: If the Giants win, they take the NL West, but if they lose, they'll be tied with the Padres, with a slightly complex interaction with the wild card.

I don't expect to be able to hear the game tomorrow. Fingers crossed for the Giants!

Comments

[querldox.livejournal.com]

The Giants situation is potentially record setting in two ways.

First, if Atlanta loses tomorrow (and their game starts 2.5 hours before the Giants/Padres), it'll be the first time that two teams playing in the same ballpark on the final day of the season have both made the playoffs simultaneously (it's happened once before, but not on the last day).

Second, if Atlanta wins and the Giants lose, the Giants play the Padres in San Diego Monday. If they lose that, they play the Braves in Atlanta Tuesday. Should they manage to lose all three of those games, I'd have to replace the 2004 Yankees with them for "Worst Choke Ever"; they'll have failed to win five games in a row, any one of which would've advanced them.

[dave-gallaher.livejournal.com]

Giants baseball: torture.