Posts Tagged ‘baseball’
Monday, June 10th, 2013
I’ll ask you, have you ever been to a bad Cirque du Soleil?
Now, supposedly we had a bad one blow through town a few years back down at the Cow Palace. Your local MSM Arts crew was non-enthusiastic – not all of them wanted to go review it, see? So comped tickets made it all the way down to people involved with lesser blogs, such as your truly.
And I’ll tell you, C du S in that ugly, ugly Daly City concrete blockhouse was awesome. They had like 17 bits to do and 16 of them were very impressive or better. And keep in mind that this was an older show that was put on not under the big tent.
So now we have a brand new show coming to town starting November 15th, 2013.
The time to buy tickets for it is right now. You’ll thank yourself later on.
All the deets:
AMALUNA UNDER THE BIG TOP
ACCESS TICKETS BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE
Bonjour. Time is quickly running out for the pre-sale ofAmaluna in Northern California — tickets will be made available to the general public on June 14.*
San Francisco, CA
At AT&T Park
Opening November 15, 2013
> Buy pre-sale tickets
San Jose, CA
At Taylor Street Bridge – E Lot
Opening January 22, 2014
> Buy pre-sale tickets
Don’t miss this last chance to secure the best seats before everyone else!
We look forward to seeing you under the Big Top!
À bientôt !
PREVIEW THE SHOW
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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Remember when our San Francisco Giants won the World Series the time before last?
It was back in 2010. Good times. I celebrated by climbing on top of the Memphis Minnie’s Barbeque Joint And Smokehouse Ford van parked on the street in the Lower Haight.
There I was, looking fierce bouncing up and down in my little black dress and orange pumps, along with bunch of other people.* We few, we Band of Brothers, we Baseball Furies.
Anyway, as the above link to Haighteration shows, the Big Pig, she got messed up.
But here she is back on the road in 2013, wavy roof panels and all:
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I don’t know, I think this ride is worth more than it would have been without the battle scars from aught-ten.
I think this rig is now a historic artifact worthy of preservation.
Keep on keeping on, Memphis Minnie’s.
*Oh, not really. Actually, after watching on a friend’s big screen (’cause I don’t I have cable ’cause I want the Comcast monopoly to die die die) I had to ride my bike on up to Pac Heights. The city was electric, all over, not just in the Mission and in the Haights.
Tags: 10th, 2010, 2013, 576, anniversary, barbeque, Barbeque Joint And Smokehouse, baseball, bay area, bbq, big, bouncing, california, crime, crowd, fans, fell, fillmore, food, ford, free, general, giants, gm, haight, joint, lower, Manager, memphis, memphis minnie's, minnies, minys, pig, pork, restaurant, riot, roof, San Francisco, SFPD, Smokehouse, southern, steiner, street, style, tenth, top, totalled, van, victory, white, world series, year's
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Sunday, May 5th, 2013
Well the announcement is officially coming this AM, but Messrs. Matier und Ross already have the skivvy on the brand-new, slightly-more-NIMBY-friendly proposal.
And, here, check the latest illustrations.
From the former proposal, a silvery looming UFO with kayak access…
…to the new proposal, a slightly lower silvery looming UFO without kayak access:
So Warriors, take that 13% rate down to 3% and then you might have something, you might have a privately-financed stadium deal.
Now let’s review our waterfront proposals.
The America’s Cup deal was poorly-negotiated on purpose so we could pay for Larry Ellison’s ego trip. It’s an ongoing travesty.
And 8 Washington is corruption.
But this here arena proposal seems OK fine to me, more or less.
I’ll now invite the rich, property-owning NIMBYs of SoMA to move to Fairfield, where 15% of the houses are in foreclosure.
Tags: 13, 2012, 2013, 49ers, 888 479 4667, Aaron Peskin, Adonal Foyle, april 16, arena, baseball, basketball, bay area, Bob Graham, california, Carmen Policy, Casey, chamber of commerce, cheer, cheerleaders, Chris Mullin, City Hall, civic center, Co-Chair, Co-Chairs, community, deal, dr., ed lee, footwball, giants, Golden State Warriors, grove, guaranteed, Honorary, interest, Janet Clyde, Jean Quan, Jim Wunderman, Joseph Marshal, Katherine Webster, larry ellison, matier, Mayor, mcallister, NBA, nfl, noon, Oakland, piers 34-32, player, Polk, rally, Rate, ross, San Francisco, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Shamann Walto, soma, south market, stadium, steps, street, supporters, team, Tom O’Connor, Warriors, Warriors Girl, waterfront
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Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
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Tags: 2013, American Badass, baseball, Bay, bay area, black, ca, california, car, chevychevrolet, convertible, cut, east, flame, freeway, giants, old, orange, paint, pickup, Pinole, roof, San Francisco, team, truck
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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Up first is the effort from official Mayor Ed Lee lickspittle CW Nevius:
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Mmmm…
I’ll reserve comment else I’ll get Blocked from his Twitter feed (again. You know, for calling him an SFGov lickspittle last month, which he totally is.)
So that was the pro journalist.
Comes now, The Tens.
Same night, same show:
Oh that’s right, CW Nevius gets paid the same whether he does a half-assed job or not.
(And CW’s Conventional Wisdom writing is worse than his photography.)
Oh well.
(And switch cameras (or devices or whatever) and the The Tens would still take much better photos.)
A clear victor: The Tens.
Thx 4 playing…
Tags: . Amateur, 2013, at&t park, baseball, bay area, blogger, C.W. Nevius, california, camera, Columnist, cwnevius, fireworks, giants, image, msm, photo, Photograph, pro, professional, San Francisco, show, showdown, stadium, the tens, vs, Writer
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Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
Well I suppose if the San Francisco Establishment wanted to claim that it had support “across the spectrum” for the arena deal, they’d have Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, Aaron Peskin and a whole bunch of San Francisco Giants baseball players up there with them on the steps of City Hall today.
But this group will have to do.
All the deets:
“GROUP OF SAN FRANCISCANS TO LAUNCH NEW ORGANIZATION AND EFFORT TODAY SUPPORTING GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS’ WATERFRONT ARENA PLAN - Group consists of community leaders, Warriors fans, business, labor, entertainment industry representatives, and residents from across the Bay Area - Supporters plan to be out in force supporting the waterfront plan at public meetings, neighborhood events and community festivals
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A group of enthusiastic San Franciscans from across the spectrum plans to launch a new organization today supporting the Golden State Warriors’ proposed waterfront arena plan. The group consists of community leaders, Warriors fans, representatives from the business and labor community, entertainment industry representatives and residents from across the city and the Bay Area.
The group has secured a diverse mix of local leaders to serve as the co-chairs for the effort, including:
Honorary Co-Chairs
Chris Mullin, Former Golden State Warriors player
Jim Wunderman, President & CEO, Bay Area Council*
Carmen Policy, Former NFL executive and San Francisco 49ers Team President
Community Co-Chairs
Jim Lazarus, Senior Vice President, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce*
Katherine Webster, President, South Beach-Mission Bay Merchants Association*
Shamann Walton, Executive Director, Young Community Developers*
Dr. Joseph Marshall, Founder, Omega Boys Club*
Members of the newly formed group plan to be out in force over the next several months supporting the arena project at public meetings and hearings, neighborhood events and community festivals.
The group is also planning to hold playoffs viewing parties across San Francisco to cheer on the team as they make a run for an NBA championship.
Who: More than 100 supporters are expected, including:
Adonal Foyle, Former Golden State Warriors player
Carmen Policy, Former NFL executive and San Francisco 49ers Team President
Jim Lazarus, Senior Vice President, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Joseph Marshall, Founder, Omega Boys Club
Janet Clyde, Owner of Vesuvio’s
Tom O’Connor, President, San Francisco Firefighters Local 798
Bob Graham, Supportive neighbor
Shamann Walton, Executive Director, Young Community Developers
What: Diverse group of San Franciscans to launch new organization and effort supporting the Golden State Warriors’ waterfront arena project
When: Today, Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:00-1:00pm
Where: City Hall Steps, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (Polk St. steps between Grove and McAllister Streets)”
Tags: 2013, 49ers, Aaron Peskin, Adonal Foyle, april 16, arena, baseball, basketball, bay area, Bob Graham, california, Carmen Policy, chamber of commerce, Chris Mullin, City Hall, civic center, Co-Chair, Co-Chairs, community, dr., ed lee, footwball, giants, Golden State Warriors, grove, Honorary, Janet Clyde, Jean Quan, Jim Wunderman, Joseph Marshal, Katherine Webster, Mayor, mcallister, nfl, noon, Oakland, player, Polk, rally, San Francisco, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Shamann Walto, soma, south market, steps, street, supporters, team, Tom O’Connor, wariiors, waterfront
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Monday, April 15th, 2013
Let’s see here, is it really true, as this San Francisco Examiner source greaser reports, that:
“Last weekend, Supervisor Mark Farrell threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the home opener of our beloved Giants.”
Oh no.
Lord no.
Now let’s take a look at who really threw out the Ceremonial First Pitch at the recent Giants Home Opener on April 5th, 2013:
“San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval, left, and second baseman Marco Scutaro throw the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, April 5, 2013 in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)”
That’s right. It was Panda and Scutaro.
But it’s understandable that there was confusion, right? Check it:
“Supervisor Mark Farrell says he’s throwing out first pitch at #SFGiants Opening Day #sfbos“
And there was this, from Mark Farrell’s excitable aide, Jess Montejano:
“Getting Ready 2 Hit Da Field! #OpeningDay #SFGiants @ AT&T Park http://instagram.com/p/XvCFQPKQd6/ “
Hey, here’s a clue:
“Turns out Farrell was at the “ceremonial” first pitch that happened at the start of festivities around 12:45 #SFGiants“
But hold on, doesn’t the ceremonial first pitch “mark the end of pregame festivities and the start of the game?”
Yes. Yes it does.
So then is this true?
“Farrell now joins the ranks of politicians such as President Bill Clinton, who threw out the first pitch at the new AT&T Park in 2000, and then-Vice President Richard Nixon, who threw out the first pitch at Candlestick Park in 1960.“
No. Not at all.
Oh well.
Sorry to be so nitpicky, but, after all:
“It’s the details folks. Pay attention to the details and make them a priority. Details make or break what you’re trying to do.”
Tags: 2013, aide, april 5, april 5th, baseball, ceremonial, chroncle, Columnist, Examiner, first pitch, home opener, honor, Jess Montejano, Jesse Montejano, Marco Scutaro, Mark Farrell, melissa griffin, Neal J. Rile, Neal J. Riley, Neal. Riley, newspaper, Pablo Sandoval, panda, realdealneal, reporter, San Francisco Examiner, Supervisor, Supervisor Mark Farrell, twitter
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Monday, April 8th, 2013
I didn’t take these photos, but I’ll tell you, I’ve seen a lot of corruption regarding free parking for SFGov employees in the SoMA area, so I believe them.
Here’s a photo essay with captions from Jim, who went on a walkabout yesterday.
Take a look:
“There are the People who pay up front to park in a lot, $25-$70. There are the people who feed meters but many of those wind up paying $72 to the City long after the last pitch. And there are those who play the system and possibly cheat and pay nothing for parking in a “red zone” with the help from “winking and nodding” SFMTA Parking Control Officers.
All these photos were taken within a 50 foot circle near 2nd & Townsend at 2:15 P.M. on Sunday April 7, 2013 during the Giants/St. Louis Baseball game.
1) Number 1 shows what the average slug must pay for parking for the Giant’s game at 2 in the afternoon, i.e. $70.
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2) Number 2 shows a Handicapped placard vehicle getting free Giants game parking in the “red zone” of the SFFD at Second & Townsend. Handicapped placard holders may not park in “red zones.”
3) What appears to be several private vehicles of S.F. firefighters parked in the “red zone” claiming to be working by their Official Papers on the Dash. Is it mere code for “don’t ticket a fellow City employee?”
4) Several motorcycles getting ticketed (TC27, 219) for expired meters by the PCO who just drove by the “red zones” without seeing cause to stop.
5) Photo of SFFD Headquarters at 9:30 A.M., Sunday April 7, 2013 in case you think a lot of people work there on a Sunday.
Tags: 2 street, 2013, 2nd, baseball, bay area, business, california, card, cars, citation, dash, department, dept., DPT, fire, fire hourse, game, giants, handicapped, increased, maids, market, meter, mta, park, parking, pco, permit, placard, pricing, red, San Francisco, sffd, sfmtra, sfpark, SFPD, soma, south, street, ticket, townsend, transit first, UNI, variable
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Friday, January 18th, 2013
From this:
To this, IRL:
Get all the deets from Callsign Redwood, after the jump.
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Tags: 2013, a320, aiairplane, airbus, baseball, bay area, california, City, colors, fear the beard, fly the beard, giants, jet, painted, re, red, redwood, San Francisco, scheme, team, Trophy, virgin, virgin air, white, world series
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Monday, December 10th, 2012
Hurry on down to Union Square before the holiday ice skating rink leaves us on January 21, 2013.
This was the scene on December 6th: Drag Queens On Ice 2012: Bigger, Better and Bawdier!
Simply everybody was there to cheer on the queens, including members of the San Francisco Bulls hockey team and the concomitant Cow Belles:
San Francisco Bulls Professional Hockey Team’s Cow Belles
Today’s ‘Xam has an ad for a singles night - maybe they’ll have another one of those soon.
All right, see you there, in the square!
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