On Saturday, we got up, had a great breakfast at the Hotel Riu, and began making our way to the Oracle Park, Home of the San Francisco Giants at they were set to take on the Chicago White Sox (who we saw play the Angels a few days before). I was excited to see this stadium as I had heard a lot of good things about it. So we dressed warmly in our sweatshirts and sweatpants and headed for the ballpark.
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| Our view of the stadium as we were walking in. |
It was a very cool day for July (probably in the upper 60s and overcast), but we were somewhat prepared. As we entered the stadium, we realized it was Lamont Wade Jr. bobblehead day so we each got one of those upon entry. Since we were not big Giants fans (and we did not have room in the luggage to tote them back) Trey sold his inside for $5, Tate traded his for an old A's Matt Chapman bobblehead, and Tammy traded hers for a Buster Posey coffee mug. We kept one. We walked around the ballpark to see the sights. Oracle Park is a magnificent stadium. The design is very unique as you can hopefully see from the pictures.
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Tate and Trey in their front row seats.
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| Trey and Tate looking at the famed McCovey Cove just beyond the right field bleachers. |
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| Levi's Landing in Right Field |
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| The view of the outfield with so many interesting features. |
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| The view from the seats where Tammy and I sat. |
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| The view from Trey and Tate's seats. |
We splurged a little on these seats splitting up our group into pairs again. The boys got to sit right on the front row down the third base line and had a great view of the Giants players, especially former Brave Joc Pederson who played LF for San Fran. Tammy and I sat in the Lower Bowl section down the first base line, but I would think that there was not a bad seat in the park.
The game went by very quickly as Giants starter Logan Webb carried a no-hitter into the 5th and then things began to unravel. White Sox starter Dylan Cease gave up a leadoff home run to Lamont Wade (on his bobblehead day!) and then settled in. The Sox went on to win the game but we really enjoyed Oracle Park. All of the stadiums up to this point have been very nice (although we are not expecting a lot on the next stop in Oakland). San Francisco is a great baseball city and we really enjoyed our time there. The next day, we were going to see some sights around the Bay Area and prepare for our last stop in Oakland.
