San Francisco Giants World Series Champions

The 2010 baseball season was an amazing season for me. Five no hitters,two perfect games, a regular season where crowning the NL West Champion came down to the final game of the season and being able to attend Ubaldo Jimenez pitch versus Tim Lincecum at AT&T park(my birthday gift), hands down the most beautiful ballpark in America. I also purchased MLB.TV package so I could watch my home town Los Angeles Dodgers via my computer or PS3.

Living up in San Francisco afforded me the chance to watch the Giants play on quite a regular basis whether at home or at the bar. Watching the Giants this past season really made me appreciate what they have done for the city of San Francisco. The fans here are very loyal to their team and never lose faith. The Giants were involved in many games that were highly entertaining. There were always last minute heroics or some amazing pitch made by someone on their pitching staff. I've grown into a love affair with watching them play. Just great baseball.

 Whenever any Giants fans found out I was a Dodger fan the trash talked flared up. As they talked about Manny and steroids all I had to say was you had a guy called "Barry Bonds." Another comment is that the Giants were better than the Dodgers and my comeback was always "How Many World Series Rings do you have? Oh yeah thats right zero. How many to the Dodgers have more than the Giants!" After Monday November 1st 2010 I can no longer say zero World Series titles for the Giants. Most Giants fans I have encountered have been well rounded and polite people who didn't hate you or disrespect you if you weren't a Giants fan. They are willing to talk baseball with you and never did I meet a fan who did not believe they Giants would not win. Thats the type of fan every team strives to have supporting them. The Giants definitely have some of the best fan loyalty I have seen and I am quite honored to able to be apart of a town that supports their team this much. Makes me like the Giants when they are not playing my Dodgers. Congratulations to the 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants.

Football Season is ON!

So this football season is in full swing yet I haven't had any time to watch any games. Been working or school or something that eats up my time which doesn't allow me to watch. I do manage to watch every Sunday Night Football game thus far, which most have not been good as of yet. I have had time to follow my 49ers and have been disappointed by their effort thus far.

The Niners could be 5-0 right now had we been playing smart football yet we are 0 -5 instead. Every one wants to blame Alex Smith, which is the easy way out, instead of blaming the organization for the 9 different Offensive Coordinators in 8 years. Not to mention the 6 different offensive coordinators for Alex Smith during his tenure. Every coordinator has different language and different plays which takes time to adjust to and learn the system. So how can anyone blame Smith for not performing well when his offense is changing constantly. This season Alex Smith has 1229 yards, 62.1 % completion percentage, with 6 Td's & 9 ints. Now if Alex Smith plays a little smarter and reduce the amount of int's then yes the Niners will be in games but not all of the picks are the Smith. So far this season he is having and OK season but not a bad enough season where we can place all of the blame on him.

All I say is I have faith in Smith and just think the Niners need a true kick in the ass to get started. This season may be lost if there is a loss versus the Raiders this weekend but if there is a win a 11 - 5 season could be on the way with the Niners in the playoffs. Here is to 11 - 5

And The Show Goes On....

So this past weekend I was in LA for a wedding of one of my good friends and a month ago was in San Diego for my little sister weddings. Have been extremely busy with work and school but I must keep on the grind. My trips down to LA always involve my family and my son. To LA!

Mama's

The line out the door

There is a place in San Francisco that has the most amazing breakfast! It is a well know establishment in San Francisco. Tourist and city dwellers enjoy a nice wait along with a nice breakfast. Mama's is located in Washington Square, 1701 Stockton Street San Francisco, CA 94133.

I was introduced to Mama's because of a childhood friend who lives in SF. He is always asking me to try different food places around the city with him. So I took this adventure with him out to Washington Square and had some of the best breakfast of my life. So eating at this place with Steve I had to bring Nancy to the place. She is a San Francisco native yet she has not been to Mama's. How could this be?

 I was shocked so one morning, that I finally got off from work, we woke up early and headed out to Washington Square. The thing about Mama's is that you have to get there early or a few hours before it closes. It's open Tuesday through Saturday 8am - 3pm. They are close on Monday's and normally the line is at least 15 - 30 people deep. Tourist and city dwellers alike flock to Mama's and wait in the Sun, cold, rain for 45 mins to hour just to get to the front door. Now I know what I just said is slightly confusing but the way you order at Mama's is you line up outside the restaurant wall which has the menu posted on the window so you can think about what you would like to order prior to getting inside. Now once you wait outside for what seems like an eternity you then head in the farm style opening door, which happens to have another line inside. This line is only say 5 people deep and there is only a line because people are indecisive are the register in placing there order. The inside of the restaurant can only hold around 20 people and is very quaint.

Upon going in the I have seen the same staff for well over a year and not a new face has entered the establishment. It is a comforting feeling to have the staff remember who I am and remember what I ordered and to keep trying this amazing jam with my french toast. All I know is that the food and the company you bring will enjoy the trip no matter how often you go and how long you wait. LIVE LIFE ENJOY FOOD!

I ATE ALL OF THIS

Wine & Friends

In college I had the chance to meet this California girl, who kept talking about this California boy, who ended up getting married and starting a family. These are just photos of our couples trip to Korbel Winery. Enjoy good wine with good company nothing is better than that.

From Sonoma County visit

From Sonoma County visit

From Sonoma County visit

A New Beginning

This time of year the End of August and beginning of September is starting to become one of my favorite times of year. Nothing will ever beat the holiday's but this time of year were everyone is starting with fresh classes, kids going back to school, and families beginning the fall prep. Not mention its about to be college football and pro football season. This means the bar on Sunday's with my buddies and Sunday Night Football at home with wifey. As well it will be the baseball playoffs. It's not the best time of year for sports but its just a great time for two of the sports that I love.

This particular year I am very excited because I have enrolled in school and am truly following through with what I am setting out to do and letting nothing stop me from accomplishing my goals. I believe everyone should really take the time out to think about what they want and how to get there and just know if obstacles get in your way that they are just obstacles and when there is a will there is a way! 

Enjoy the fall! 

Rotface

I play a game called World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft or WOW is a  MMORPG(massive multiplayer online role playing game). You have millions of people who create characters and complete quests in order to reach the maximum level. I have been playing WOW since Sept 2007 and I have enjoyed it tremendously. Here is a video of what I play in my free time when I actually have it.