A Big Win for San Francisco
Any time you can win the first game of a seven-game playoff series on
the road, you significantly increase your chances of taking the whole
thing home with you.
Tonight, the San Francisco Giants won the first game on the road for the
third straight time in this post-season, taking a hard-fought 4-3
victory from the Anaheim Angels to take a 1-0 lead in the World Series.
Barry Bonds homered in his first-ever trip to the World Series plate,
but it was J. T. Snow's two-run shot in the sixth that made the
difference in the game. Jason Schmidt was dominating on the mound but
when things went south, they went in a hurry. It looked for a few
minutes like the Angels would break out their famously annoying Rally
Monkey to turn the tables on the G-Men. But the triple-threat of Felix
Rodriguez, Tim Worrell, and closer Rob Nen came in and kept things in check.
We are all expecting a hard-fought, closely scored Series and Game One
did nothing to disabuse us of that expectation. There was great defense
on both sides. The Long Ball made the biggest difference but there was
lots of opportunity for Little Ball to come into play as well.
All in all, a satisfying game and a wonderful first-game win for the Giants.
Next up: Russ Ortiz.
9:00:28 PM 
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