"An Ode to Mighty Edgar and the Champion Orange and Black"

An original Giants fan ("OG, for short; get it?) emailed me this poem someone wrote in the wake of the San Francisco Giants' World Series win.

I did a Google search to find out the author but got zero hits. So at this point, it's by Anonymous, who clearly is a hardcore Giants fan. Cornball, yes, but cool nonetheless.

The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Giants by the Bay

Though they'd gotten past Atlanta, they were facing Halladay.

The Phillies were clear favorites, they swung a mighty bat.

But Bochy's band of misfits was having none of that.

Giants fever swept The City, awash in orange and black.

They would play the Texas Rangers, who had turned the Yankees back.

Timmy pitched Game 5, the Giants needed one.

With no score until the seventh, SF was hoping for a run.

Cody singled up the middle, and Uribe did the same.

Huff laid down a sacrifice worthy of acclaim.

Burrell went down on strikes, sending Edgar to the plate.

He sauntered to the box with an easy-going gait.

And now we see the pitch and see Edgar's eyes aglow.

And now the air is shattered by the force of Edgar's blow.

And somewhere folks are laughing, and little children shout.

This is happening in San Francisco, because Renteria hit one out.

Might Edgar indeed.

Giants championship parade - a first in my lifetime

San Francisco Giants World Series Championship Parade from Torin Simpson on Vimeo.

It's been a week but I'm still in a euphoric state after the San Francisco Giants' first World Series title, their first in my lifetime. 

The Giants celebrated their victory with a parade through downtown San Francisco over the weekend, and videographer Torin Simpson captured much of the magic. This video has a little too much rack focusing for my taste but stays fun by finding lots of nice moments from a variety of angles (love the shot of Aubrey Huff sniffing his famous red thong). And here's something fun to do: count the B-list celebs coming out of the woodwork to ride the Giants bandwagon.

Hum, baby!

A Giant take on "Don't Stop Believin' "

Anyone who is a long-suffering fan of the San Francisco Giants will love this video takeoff of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'."

Ignore Ashkon Davaran's off-key vocals and enjoy the fresh lyrics and team history. It's amazing how quickly creative people can produce stuff like this.