Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Baseball

Oeditpus Rex

(43,040 posts)

8. I used to feel that way, too

Reply to lark (Reply #7)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 05:05 PM

Saturday

But then they won the '89 NL championship. My dad, a Giants fan forecer, was 78 (mom had died two years earlier) and I thought, christ, this might be his last chance for some baseball glory.

So, before every NLCS game, I'd pop two big bowls of popcorn and we'd sit together and watch them play the Cubs, and it got so I was pulling for them for his sake. And I hated the A's, so...

Then we went through the earthquake together. Our relationship hadn't been so strong since I was a little kid, so I stopped wasting that hate on the Giants. It just seemed silly, given how much Giants-Dodgers games had meant to us over the years.

Dad died three years later. I can't think of baseball without thinking of him, nor vice versa.