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Just 4 days after the Boston Marathon terror attack the flags were flown at half staff.
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Wouldn't be a game without beer and hot dogs. (The hot dog was quickly consumed, no time for a photo)
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What are all those "K"s and why are they backwards and forwards and orange? Here you go:
'K' is a Strike.One theory is that the symbol "K" is used because it is made with 3 strokes of the pencil, symbolizing the 3 strikes for the strikeout. A backwards K means that the batter has struck out watching the third strike go by while a forward K means that the batter struck out swinging the bat, but missed. Every third K is orange.
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A perfect night for baseball. The Giants won and we were treated to the opening of the season fireworks.
I can tell you, that after a hard week, that sharing a baseball game in a stadium with 40,000 other people, clapping together, doing the 7th inning stretch ritual together and watching the fireworks was pretty awesome, and a wee bit magical.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45qkTBShe-aDTqT-C4jClKa26iNlA5byJEfzBTb64lDtT-JIiqt-zfQnXulTH96e3ND-59fhKj_ZzMZbxy3H-NT7GrIda4erFBhyTq2EcjJkilrxOPDqP9Kaobsur_mC9TvFVt-Pnos-5/s640/IMG_5652-bh.jpg)