the giant are fighting for a world series title from the moment they clench the pennant to a dominant win in game one. >> and starts and stops in game two. >> that's hammered into right. you want to silence the crowd? do that. home run blanco. >> tonight the giants have the home field advantage as the

world series takes center stage in san francisco. and welcome back everyone. we are live in the curvey cove right across from at&t park where we have about an hour to go until the first pitch of game three of the world series. >> joining us now is mayor ed lee. thank you for coming by and we were talking a moment ago and we have an interesting tradition when it comes to where you are going to be sitting. >> i go down to the first low with larry bear and we have the first inning and that's when we settle down and it's like the pitchers settle on first inning and i go to my seat but it's been a tradition since the last world series and it's been working. >> the seats are first row. >> eye contact with every batter and even with the pitcher. >> talk about this is the third time in five years the giants have been in the world series an the national spotlight is now on san francisco.

what does this mean for the city. >> first of all julius aie we are so lucky to have three times in five years and the world series means so much not just the economy but the period of time of the city. we love our sports teams but we have players in the community and owners helping with general hospital. you have players helping me sweep the streets with kids. it's the concept of the owners and investors. it's a great part of our economy but also a great part of our spirit so we are very lucky to have this. i'm so excited and i'm on the edge of my seat to make sure that hunter and posey and travis and of course the panda are going to be there and i hope they've bottom the best performance they can. >> did you go to giants games. are you a native. >> no i'm from seattle originally before the mariners and we had the seattle rain years but i came down here and

fell in love with the giants. i was at the giants stadium before the 1989 earth earthquake and i remember that very vividly and that experience has helped me because we've done a lot of things to strengthen our city. >> we are going to let you find your way to your seats. so nice to have you. go giants. >> everyone thanks. >> mayor thanks very much. we want to go outside and talk to more fans. they have been out there all day outside the ballpark talking with fans and i heard you guys make a wedding proposal. >> we actually did see a wedding proposal. it new by about five minutes ago and i say fly by because it was up in the air a gentleman proposing to his fiance and said i love you will you mary me and i'm sure she said yes. >> right? >> of course she did. >> especially at the world

series i would hope. >> you can't crush robert like that. >> no you can't. a lot of people were going to the game and a lot of people were not going to go to the game just living and working around here and you know you lived in the city and it takes over and a lot of people we talked to said even though they are not going to the game they are so glad it's here. >> ever since we walked down here i've been getting a lot of go giants and people pass us and say it. it's great. i think you have a really enthusiastic but polite fan base and i think kansas city is the same way so it's two great teams with i don't think any real bad blood. >> have you had sticker shock? what did you pay to park. >> we took an ub er here from the hotel. no sticker shock yet but we'll see when we get inside the park. it's a hassle using public transportation but it's good for the city and want to see people happy. >> think it's different for you

today. >> there's a lot more people when i'm trying to leave for lunch. other than that. >> yeah so are you rooting on the giants then? >> of course. >> so there's a pain factor involved for all the people where live and work down here. the transit and expect delays until 10:00 p.m. and this is going tomorrow and sunday maybe. so again it is a very very busy time down here at the ballpark but again everybody is on the absolute best behavior. i haven't seen any side eye anybody. >> i heard sal talking about his favorite giant moment and that's the same as mine. that was historic in that the city never had a world championship and in 2012 i guess you could say the come back year down to the red zone and the cardinals and people were like i can't believe we are doing this again and here we are and i think the team and

their teammates are filled with character. we've been here and done this before. travis you think about him the guy was in tears earlier in the season thinking he was going to leave the game land he is a hero. so i think no matter what san francisco giants fans around they come together during this time and that's the electricity we see when you are at home on the couch watching it or here at the ballpark eating must not cheese. >> that happen to be orange. my final orange snack i brought cheetos. we did wipe the orange dusk off before we joined you. we have about an hour to go until the start of world series game three right here in san francisco. i am asking for a third. >> should be fun. i know we had the wedding proposal and coach andy have some video of it. robert and his girlfriend kelly that he's in love with her and

wants to know if she's going to marry him. we don't know where they are but we hope kelly said yes. >> i'm assuming she did. thank you so much for coming back to us and we hope that we can shuttle some of these snacks over your way frank and julie. with had orange soda carrot sticks and chootos and that's a full meal. >> it's a full meal deal. >> they sound pretty good right now. thanks very much. we want to get another check of the forecast, the weather. we talked about shifting winds. they kind of calmed a bit. >> they backed off but they are going to reincrease. once again as we head into the evening hours. i've been watching this little city behind us. >> isn't it great. >> with all the boats out there fascinating and all the energy here. we have been watching the flags all over the place and they have been moving around a

little bit typical summer time breeze and the winds continue to pick up with a shift to the south so right now nothing too major but winds increasing out of the south so i'm sure the batters will notice that change later on in the 7th 8th and 9th innings. as far as the forecast we have partly cloudy skies and the one big challenge will be the rain showers for saturday and i could not rule on the the chance of a thunderstorms. tomorrow more breaks in the afternoon and by the evening hours we could have more scattered showers develop and a chance of a thunderstorm. sunday looks great but here is the forecasted modeel and remember a few days ago the chance of rain for tonight but the latest model is backing off on that so to the is just fine but the main event moves in on saturday with the rain showers paying us a visit but for today enjoy the great atmosphere and

seeing dogs floating by on kayaking. >> there was a great shot of a guy on his surf board and his little dog had a banner on. it was great. >> i have an interesting story i used to be a news intern in san francisco and my job was to go to the lobby and pick up larry bear and this was before the stadium was built and he's coming up in the elevator talking to me and he had his model of at&t park and he was zoisited about it and i remember thinking it's going to take a long time. look where we are right now. >> did you know he worked for cal ex-radio and for a little while he was the voice of the oakland as. and he was i think the play by play guy for a little bit. not for long. >> that's a good story. we still have much more to come on this special pregame show counting down the clock. less than an hour ago.

coming up next we are going to introduce you to a two-year- old. just incredible. >> this little two-year-old knows all the names of all the players and it's just priceless riching to him. >> we'll meet cameron when we come back. stay with us. more in just a moment.

okay so we are just a couple of minutes away from the fox pregame coverage. we got about another ten minutes before we hand it off to fox. we want to go back out to mark and joe. so much different story lines and one of the best is tim hudson pitching in his first world series. what do you think the keys are tonight guys. >> i think we are about ready to get kicked off the field. that's one of the keys for me not to get quicked out of the stadium but real quickly this is a great time. we love baseball. love it when they introduce the starting line ups on the fuel line. >> they only do it all star game and opening season. it'd like a picture you want to take a picture of the bunting all around. it's one of the greatest times of baseball. >> just real quickly before we get the hook here on the field just want to say in answer to frank's question about the key i think the key is ethey've got

to like they did in game one get off to a quick lead because in part that negates the kansas city running game and they are not going to be running wild on the bases if they are up 4-0. >> they play better ahead and they need tim hudson to take the stress off the bull pen. >> i'm going to readdict whoever wins tonight's game is going to prewin the series. >> i like to do that. >> we'll see you after the game. >> absolutely. we will have all the positive game interviews for you. no need to touch your dial. we got to covered. we'll be in the clubhouse and have all the interviews and guests for you. in the meantime let's get back to frank and julie on the dock of the bay. >> sitting out here on the dock of the bay. >> you got it that sounds nice.

thanks very few. giants fans come in all ages, young and old and everywhere in between and we got the chance to meet-- >> this is so priceless. >> we got to meet a little snip of this fan, this two-year-old cameron and wait until you hear just how knowledgeable cameron is about the giants one of the youngest fans so let's take a listen to this piece from claudia wong. >> take me out to the ball game. >> have a conversation with had i guy. it takes seconds before you realize. >> who is this? >> cameron is not a typical two- year-old. >> who is on the front page. >> hunter. >> and as a giants fan he'll give you a run for your money. he went to his first giants game at five weeks old. by three months. >> he would get fussy and didn't want to listen to music but if a giants game was on he'd be quiet and fellow.

>> this season something else started to happen. >> who are you john stone county posey. >> boom. >> you are pablo? >> and he's not just a player. try quizzing this kid. >> then next is second base man joe. >> and then the catcher. >> posey. >> his pirates saturday his knowledge surprised him too. >> we'd go what. >> the more they asked. >> and the right fielder hunter. >> pe nc e. >> the more they realized. >> michael. >> moore. >> and the left fielder. >> travis. >> and then the short stop. >> crawford. >> this kid knows his stuff. >> do you quiz him or flash cards or he just knows all this stuff. >> watching the games on t.v. >> and the bull pen sergio. >> and timmy and on the bench we have a pinch hitter andrew.

>> what about the dodgers. >> dodgers. >> for cameron the love runs deep. >> if they don't know-- >> a love for the giants and a love of the game. >> one two three strikes out of the game at the old ball game! . >> in san carlos claudia wong. >> i love that little guy. he's priceless. >> he knows them all. >> cameron way to go. >> i keep hitting out here. you look around it's beautiful. the stadium. we are here at the world series. >> it's filling up. >> doesn't get better than this. >> behind us look at the boats and flags. people are decked out. the spirit is high right now. they are pumped up and ready to go. >> the atmosphere is really something. >> we are about 40 minutes away

from the first pitch of game three. this is our home base for the next three days bringing you the sights and sounds in the pregame show tomorrow and sunday as well and joe and mark are going to be inside and we have people all around talking with fans. it's really exciting. >> look at them as they are starting to ill up the seats we hear everyone start cheering as the players are coming out and getting warmed up. it's a special time. >> and we have been talking with fans. amber lee is at a popular gathering spot at lefty o'doulls where people are going to watch tonight's game. is it packed inside. >> yes it is and the crowd keeps growing larger and the nervous anticipation is building. here next to me is the owner. tell me why did you decide to roll out the welcome matt to royals fans and giants fans. >> it's we always welcome the

visiting team right here in union square and sometimes you can't always afford the tickets here so a lot of times we come in and see the game instead of a ticket. >> and also there is a back room section that is to accommodate the royals fans. >> yes. we put all the royals fans in the very back in the corner and they can view a virtual screen with a live feed from a bar back in kansas city and see the whole picture of a bar. there's the fans here and fans in back. you can see them. tonight we put them in whack so they can cry in their beers because after tonight they are going to go home a little unhappy but that's okay. >> i understand too you have a wager with the bar that you have automotive live feed from in kansas city called walsh's corner. >> every night we make a bet. the first night we bet kansas city barbecue sauce versus our famous bloody mary and tonight

we are betting drinks for the royals fans and they buy the giants fans drinks back there. >> thank you so much. as you can see you got the excited fans behind me and you know the excitement is only going to build as we get into the game. reporting live from lefty o'doull's amber lee ktvu channel 2 news. >> and that place is going to be rocking all night long. >> you bet. >> that's is here. >> there are a lot of places that are going to be rocking auto night long. >> mccovey dave is a kayaker. he's going to be out among the crowds in his kayak. we talked to him earlier and he's waiting luke a trained dog when he wants to try to get that home run ball that comes out into the water so listen to this this is take a look at mccovey dave from genuine. >> my friend made me this world

series hat and this is cool. it's got lots of bring. >> to say he's a giants fan is an under statement. he's a fanatic. he's got original orange and black flags, not to mention the shrine of home run balls and this is how he got them. >> he hits it high. >> he's known as mccovey cove dave because he's been hanging out here since 2011. he's caught 17 of the giants home runs splash balls. >> i may get hit by a few paddle. i've broken a rib and knocked out a crown a year ago fighting with people but i want to get that ball. >> and he has homemade orange signs he holds up with inspirational messages for the giants. >> there's only been one time where the giants have hit a home run into mccovey cove

during a world series in 2002 hit by barry bonds. if it happens again it's his goal to get that ball. >> you are i play it like i'm an out fielder. i study every home run a player hits in their career and i solve for where the ball is going to land in the future. >> since he can't watch the game with his eyes he depends on his ears to listen to the game on the radio and tonight he and thousands of other fans are not only hoping for a home run but for a win. in an fan ktvu news. >> i love that story and those kayakers are ready waiting. >> and one of the crew members handed me information on him. he is retired now from hewlett packard and golf courses pay him when they have little lagoons to dive in and find all the golf balls and he collects thousands a day and gets paid by the pound. can you believe that? what an interesting guy he is.

>> mccovey dave. >> so mark ibanez before they were kicked off the field a lot of well known people at the game and one of them is a star from modern family a big kansas city royals fan and mark spoke to him a couple of musn't ago. >> we are here with eric known of modern family. >> we are travel companions. we go everywhere together. >> how did that go for you the other day. did your career take off? >> yes once it happened here in san francisco man it was like i got so many hits on instagram and twitter. i signed a three picture deal with warner brothers because of that interview. >> i get 5% too. >> have you ever done an interview with somebody at the airport who had to get into the car with their parents. how funny was that. >> i felt guilty about it. >> that's kansas right there. you got a taste of it. >> that was beautiful. have you readjusted your prediction for the series.

>> i predicted a sweep so now i predict another sweep. no i think it's going to be the royals in six now. madison balm gardner who was lights i knew that. i take it back san francisco but are the fans being nice to you. >> i haven't seen any yet. they hate me because i'm a dodgers fans and i'm a band wagoner becausegrew up in kansas city. >> final question for you i guess with this series going the way it is however that turns out is minute school compared to how many times we run your show on channel 2. that's good right? because people enjoy watching it. we like the fact that people are able to do marathons every night. always getting new fans, seven to nine-year-old kids discovering the show. >> they are closing in on the first pitch just about 30

minutes left to go right here in san francisco. >> tim hudson taking the mound for the giants. he's had a long career but this is the first time tim hudson has ever pitched in the world series. let's get a win for tim hudson. go giants. thanks for joining us. fox sports is coming up next. first pitch 5:07. enjoy the game and we'll see you for more post game coverage coming up after the game. see you later, everyone. ♪ [ music ]

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