San Francisco Giants.

As you noticed, I did not put an exclamation point. I'm still not sure how I feel about the Giants at this moment. Well here's the situation...when I first became an Oakland A's fan, it was all I really knew, mind you I was young, I had no idea really any other team existed. (Perhaps I still feel this way-I'm not entirely sure) As I grew up I noticed there was a lot of Orange and Black surrounding me (I was born in Baltimore so my family had the Cal Ripken-esque mentality) but this was different.

I legitimately did not understand what was happening. The eye-rolls, and crap talking became regular. So eventually all the Giants fans did for me was annoy me. I couldn't stand it. I'm sure it ultimately made me hate the Giants as well. Which in all actuality is not fair, I can honestly say that team has some talent. I just do not like fans who only like a team because they have a trophy that truly ruffles my feathers. What happens the next year when they don't get that WS Championship? Do you abandon them?

Maybe I'm bitter, I'm not really sure. All I know is, what's done is done. I'm so unbelievably proud of my Oakland Athletics I can't even put it into words. I'm sure I'm just rambling. Obviously you can't make the World Series if you do not have some sort of talent, you sure as heck can't win it either.

However, I can honestly say this one photo absolutely touched my heart. And looking at some of his tweets Brandon Crawford seems like such a phenomenal individual and this absolutely brought a tear to my eye. “How can you not be romantic about baseball?”

 

Cannot. Stop. Smiling. And quite honestly, I just don't think there will be a reason to for a while. What's up Oakland Athletics?!

I remember not too long ago saying to myself "Just give it time, the A's are going to make it!" Mind, you there were cusswords in between because I was usually defending myself against some (since 2010 of course) Giants fan. Either way...whatever. I began to cry. Half because I was happy and the other because I could not be there. Made me devastated. I can't even begin to explain how happy I am for the Oakland Athletics! You guys absolutely deserve it. I have always been honored to be an A's fan, but this, just wow. I now know what Beane meant when he said "How can you not be romantic about baseball?" I'm in love with the guys all over again. (Don't tell my boyfriend)