live from san diego

Saw the Giants-Padres game at Petco Park on Tuesday night. Nice place. Great atmosphere around the park on game night. Crowd was small but enthusiatic, including the Giants fans in attendance for this National League West showdown. Eli Whiteside, the pride of New Albany, had a big game for San Francisco, which won 7-6 in 12 innings. The Delta State alumnus had a pair of hits, an RBI and scored one of the three runs the Giants pushed across in the 12th. Matt Downs (met him in the Omni elevator on Monday) got the big hit, a two-run double in the 12th. Mississippi State alumnus Brandon Medders pitched a scoreless inning for the Giants. Plus, Mississippi native Andy Fletcher was umpiring behind the plate. Felt like home.
P.S. You might call this a double reversal of fortune: On Monday, East Central Community College alumnus Marcus Thames hits a game-winning homer for the New York Yankees off of former MSU star Jonathan Papelbon of the Boston Red Sox. The next night, Thames botches a fly ball in right field that helps the Red Sox rally from a big deficit and steal a win. Papelbon, of course, got the save, his 10th. Reports of his demise are way off base.