Earlier in the day, I'd had a minor victory with the hotel over the
cost of my room. On my reservation, they'd quoted $670 as the cost for
Monday night (that's just for the room), as part of the city-wide
price-gouging that's going on due to a every large conference starting
on Tuesday. However, the sign on the back of my room's door stated that the maximum rate for the room was
only $449, and that this was binding by law. The man on the front desk didn't agree, but said he'd ask the manager to come and talk with me. So Julia the manageress came out and immediately agreed that they could not charge me more than the posted rate and said she'd fix the rate on my account and gave me a voucher for a free breakfast!
My final game in San Francisco this year was the opening game of the
series against the Cincinnati Reds. I'd already seen the Reds play
three games against the Cubs right at the start of my holiday, so I was
familiar with most of the names of the players on show.
I was slightly on the 1st base side today, with another excellent view.
This was my last chance to see Tim Hudson pitch before he retires at the end of the season.
He started really well, but then got into trouble in the 5th inning and
was taken out of the game. San Francisco went on to win 5-3, with Matt
Duffy putting in yet another good performance.
Lou seal was up in the next section, sometimes sitting in a seat, sometimes sitting on somebody's lap, but generally being there for photo opportunities for young children, and older children, and some adults as well.
After the game a kind lady took my photo and then I travelled back into town on the metro and took the cable car back to the hotel. The city is quite pretty at night, all lit up! However, most of the photographs don't really come out very well as a lot of the best are views across the bay as you cross the top of Nob Hill, before dropping down the other side to the harbour.
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