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The day began with news of Jered Weaver's broken left elbow, and the Angels' pitching performance in their home opener against Oakland did nothing to lighten the mood.
One bad inning ended up ruining Tim Lincecum's start. Brandon Crawford and the rest of the San Francisco hitters made sure it wasn't a wasted night for the Giants.
Chants of "Playoffs! Playoffs! Playoffs!" rang out from fans. Confetti flew around the lower bowl of the arena. Finally, the public address announcer told the crowd what they had longed to hear: "The Golden State Warriors are heading to the 2013 NBA playoffs!"
At his weekly Mayoral press conference, Kevin Johnson announced that Mark Friedman, son of late attorney and developer Mort Friedman, had been invited to join the ranks of the arena investors composed of "whales" Vivek Ranadivé and Mark Mastrov.
Carlos Gonzalez struck out swinging to end two innings and start another.