The San Francisco Giants (36-28) swept the Oakland Athletics (33-33) at home this weekend at AT&T Park. I was able to attend the wins on Friday and Saturday and I have to say that the atmosphere was simply electric. The offense played well and the pitching was outstanding also. Pablo Sandoval homered on Saturday while Pat Burrell and Bengie Molina went deep on Friday. Tim Lincecum pitched 8 strong innings in the series opener and Barry Zito was solid through 7 against his former team Saturday. Zito now has wins against all 30 teams in MLB. Juan Uribe continues to swing a hot bat for the offense and Aubrey Huff is playing well also (he had two homers Sunday). The Giants have split the first two games against the AL East cellar dwellers Baltimore Orioles (18-47). The finale is this afternoon in San Francisco. I'm really happy with the way the Giants are playing and how they are right in the race in the NL West, just behind the Padres (38-27) and Dodgers (37-27). The offense for the Giants has come alive and the pitching is doing well as always. Closer Brian Wilson had a couple of saves this weekend and is anchoring the bullpen. I was impressed that he came in Saturday in the 8th inning with the bases loaded and a 1 run lead. He was lights out, getting five outs for the save. Wilson really has turned into a top notch closer. I'll be back with more baseball thoughts before long.
As for college football, Texas has turned down an invitation to join the Pac-10 and will remain in the Big 12, which now has 10 teams (the Big Ten has 12 teams now). Comcast SportsNet Bay Area has reported that the University of Utah will be invited to join the Pac-10 and that an announcement will come today. I hope that's true. It would just be awesome to be a part of a BCS Conference. I'll continue to update with my thoughts as more news breaks.
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