2009 San Francisco Giants Filipino Heritage Night

Manny Manny Manny Manny Manny Manny Manny Manny!

This was the chant when the Pound for Pound best boxer in the world finally showed up. We waited a good three plus hours and endured a lot of Pinoy-​wannabe-​gangstahs posing as if they were cool. There were even some High School kids who tried to cut in front of us but I quickly righted that by barking at them and giving them the Stank Eyes — which got the message across. Even though the Emcee spewed lame jokes and chants, we didn’t care as long as we got to see Manny Pacquiao.
This was the third ‘Filipino Heritage Night’ given by my beloved Giants and this was the most successful so far. There were 10,000 tickets for this special event and it was sold out. All the Pinoys and Manny Pacquiao fans from the Bay Area showed up just to catch a glimpse, and there where even a few Pinoy San Diego Padres fans sprinkled in the crowd.
Heck, I think a third of the crowd in the stadium were Filipino and the fine ladies (Bebots) came out on a nice, warm Tuesday night. Funny because I was listening to Murph and Mac on KNBR 680 the day after and all they talked about where the fine looking Pinays in the crowd. I even got interviewed by Comcast Sports Network and my Uncle got interviewed by the Philippine News.
Even HBO featured the event on the third installment of the Pacquiao vs. Hatton 24 – 7 and caught a glimpse of me fat arse. But alas… a stupid camera was blocking my face. Did I mention they were also giving out Manny’s bobblehead doll? I heard some were already posted on ebay before they gave them out. I got my two and I ain’t selling them for nada.
Manny threw the first pitch and Giants’ Pitcher Tim Lincecum, who is half Filipino, caught the ball. The Giants won the game while also hitting a Grand Slam in the process. Boxing Promoter Bob Arum promised that Manny will return to throw the first pitch if the Giants make it to the World Series. OK… I’m a realist and let’s not have delusions of grandeur here.
But we can always hope and dream… right? But the night was a success and the wifey and I enjoyed every moment of it.