Super Sports Sunday

It's a great Sunday when the Niners win, the Giants win, AND the A's win to clinch a playoff spot! Sorry for all you Raiders fans, but even across the pond, the Silver and Black remain winless. As for me, I also lost my two sets of singles tennis at Balboa Park early this morning, but it was still a great sports day! The sun was shining, my opponent was fierce yet honest making every point a well fought battle. We played on public courts at Balboa Park, a new spot for me. As I waited for her to arrive, I was amazed to see so many people out and about enjoying the outdoors on a gorgeous San Francisco fall day.  This is truly where sports is for everyone.

You can tell by this picture, I worked hard and that's just what I thought as I relaxed on my couch and watched all our sports team give it all they had. For the A's it was do or die in so many ways, but when put to the test, the boys across the bay found their winning ways behind their young gun, 24 year old Sonny Gray.  In San Francisco, the Giants dedicated their win to the more than three million fans who cheered them on at AT &T Park all season long. I wasn't there today, but I can attest to the power of the crowd. Nowhere was that more evident than at Levi's stadium in Santa Clara where the Niners were looking for their first win in their brand new state of the art stadium. But all those millions can't buy wins and for the faithful it's been a tough start to 2014. Yes, there were moments of grandeur for the offense, but it was the much criticized defense who won this one; containing the Eagles and not allowing any points in the second half. A nice turnaround to the last three games where the Niners haven't been able to score more than 3 points after half time. Today, Frank Gore, Colin Kaepernick, Micheal Crabtree,  and new receiver Stevie Johnson made key plays and kept their cool. Hard work paying off.