Not moving on... ADDING on

I remember a time long long ago when I started watching sports as a youngin in Colorado. John Elway was a third year quarterback leading his Broncos to their second Superbowl (his first of five). Alex English and Michael Adams were my favorite NBA players on a fun Doug Moe coached Denver Nuggets. And the Colorado Rockies? Well, let's just say that I'm so old that, as a kid, there was no MLB team in Colorado back then.

Three years later, my family moved to Washington. Although I was in Seahawk/Supersonic territory, there was no way I was going to root against my Denver teams. The Broncos were in the same AFC West division as the Hawks. And I was a die-hard Elway fan. But after he won his two late 90s Superbowls & retired, I felt it was time to move on and start cheering for my local, newly aligned NFC West Seattle Seahawks. It was a great time too... explosive players and a new commitment to winning. You knew fans were going to be in good hands with Matt Hasselbeck as their new QB and Shaun Alexander running the ball.

The Supersonics were a much easier team to transition to. I went to my first NBA game in 1992 and quickly fell in love with the Glove and the Reign Man. Easy fa breezy. Gawd how I miss that team... Seattle professional basketball under George Karl? YES!  The change of ownership and moving? Oklahoma Thunder? No thanks.

Baseball wise, I had no problem joining in on the Ken Griffey Mariner fun. The Kid brought excitement to baseball despite being part of a losing team in the early 90s. But Lou Pinella came along and Seattle became a hella fun baseball city. Griffey, Buhner, A-Rod, Randy Johnson, Ichiro... the list of fan favorites go on and on... Can't wait for the time when they're in the playoffs again...

So speaking of World Series, I don't think I could have come to SF at a better time. It's nice that the Giants aren't in the same league as the Mariners. I CAN be a fan without a single worry. Call me a traitor once I start rooting on the Oakland A's over my M's (that's not gonna happen).

I think one of my work besties properly prepped me for this new found fandom the past year and a half. She's the HUGEST Giants fan who's always singing their praises and it all came together for me when I went to my first game in early September. The magic in that stadium was amazing. Been following them ever since and so thrilled to have this enthusiastic feeling about a baseball team since... wait. Have the Mariners not been back to the playoffs since 2001? My oh my.

Even though I've only been a fan for two months, I think I'll look back at this year as the start of my love for this team. Like almost every other person in the Bay Area, I can proudly say... Go Giants!