God damnit, they did it to me again. With the Magic Number at 2 and my credit card now working, I played a guessing game as to when the Giants would clinch. Thinking that it would probably be today, a game set for a beautiful Thursday afternoon, I decided to throw down and go to today's's game.

Naturally, they clinched last night.

God damnit.

Not only did they clinch, but it all ended with one of the most remarkable, nicest things I've seen in sports. With the game ending before the Dodgers game ending, the Giants put the Dodgers game on the scoreboard and with a rocking crowd chanting "Beat LA! Beat LA!", most of the Giants players stayed on the field to watch it with the fans. Including the Man himself. When the Dodgers went down, the players jumped around and celebrated, making sure that they included their fans in the celebration. It must have been magical, it must have been spine-tingling, it must have been, well, amazing.

And I, as usual, watched it at home on TV.

Bruce Jenkins in the Chron said this about the Giants: There's a magic to Barry Bonds, the '03 Giants and the spectacle of their fabulous ballpark, and there is absolutely no skepticism allowed. …We will not have this forever. Make sure you appreciate what you're seeing..

Go Giants!