How much for #715?

Bidding on the Barry Bonds homerun ball #715 started this afternoon on eBay. The bidding starts at $10,000. The last Barry Bonds “milestone” ball (#700) went for $804,129 back in October 2004. Something tells me that this ball won’t go for anywhere near that amount. My prediction: $50,000. In unrelated [...]

First Place Giants

I had a great time at the Giants game Saturday night. A warm summer night and the Giants won their fifth straight and moved into first place in the NL West, a half game ahead of the Padres. How long will it last??? More photos here.
7/26 Update:
Well, that didn’t last very long. [...]

Opening Day at AT&T Park

Here’s a shot from Opening Day at AT&T Park. The Giants won the game 6-4. More photos here.

March Madness

I saw these interesting stats on SportsCenter tonight. One of the four people who picked the correct Final Four explains his picks. It turns out that he picked George Mason by mistake.My final four picks were: Texas, UCLA, U Conn, Villanova. Hey – one out of four ain’t bad.

Barry Bonds Reality Show?

ESPN is in talks with Giants slugger Barry Bonds for a new reality show. More details here.Technorati tags: San Francisco Giants, Barry Bonds, MLB, Reality Television

Reggie Bush wins the Heisman / future 49er?

Here’s a shot of Heisman trophy winner Reggie Bush from last month’s Cal-USC game. The Chronicle breaks down what needs to happen for Reggie Bush to be in a 49er uniform next year.

Filed under: San Francisco 49ers, Reggie Bush, Heisman

Cal vs USC, Nov 12, 2005

I went to the Cal-USC game yesterday. USC defeated the Bears 35-10. Click here for the complete photo set on Flickr.

Huston Street – 2005 AL Rookie of the Year

Congratulations to Huston Street on a well deserved AL Rookie of the Year award. That makes it back-to-back rookie of the year awards for the A’s. Bobby Crosby won it last year.

Technorati tags: mlb, baseball, oakland a’s, huston street

Omar Vizquel

I was playing around with the continuous mode on the D70 at the Giants game today. Here’s a series of 6 photos of shortstop Omar Vizquel making a bare handed play. More Giants photos on Flickr. Click on the photos for larger size.