oh such a lucky man i am to have such a beautiful wife rooting for the giants...

in light of recent events i decided to post this photo from this past summer. any baseball fan can appreciate this moment on two aspects: first, this was the first ever baseball game for our twins and, second, this was randy johnson's 299th win. although our boys will not remember the events of the evening, they will always be able to say: "yeah, my first game was when the unit pitched his 299th. it was supposed to be his first bid for 300 but the offense couldn't give him the extra run he needed for the decision in seattle the week before. we sat right behind the plate. my brother and i pooped and took a nap. papa had a blast." yep. i did have a blast. i remember missing half the game changing diapers, strolling around the ballpark to calm one baby after the other, making bottles, and standing in separate lines for a shaboygan, garlic fries and lemonade for my wife. of course the highlight was the inning and a half in which i held a sleeping baby peacefully, having to stifle my cheers and heckles to a minimum lest i disturb the tranquility. games come and go, even to the point that they blur together simply into either a night game or a day game, but this inning and a half definitely hovers above the eight and a half i spent at the ballpark rooting jonathan sanchez and his no-hitter. only six more weeks until pitchers and catchers report for camp...