Foggy, windy, rainy, and cold- neverless a beautiful day in San Francisco! Why you might ask- well it is OPENING day for our World Series defending Champs, the San Francisco Giants! 

This is no April fools prank, the long awaited date for all Giants’ fans has finally arrived. Yes, San Francisco was a little spoiled this off season, being that we were able to host the World Baseball Classic Finals, and cheer on a couple of our players, like Pagan, Torres, Panda, Affeldt, Vogelsong, Romo, Scuataro, LaTorre, Mijares, Casilla and coach Meulens, but still these past months, we have all been eager to see our boys back on the field. Everyone is eager to cheer on perfect games, like the one from Matt Cain, awesome catches from Gregor Blanco, the cheering and mentoring of Hunter Pence, the photobombs of Sergio Romo, those lifetime scenes like the one left forever in our hearts from Marco Scutaro, and the talent and good looks of George Kontos, what can I say, our boys are full of Giant Personalities! 

With the extension of general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy, as well as the return of our lovable Andres Torres, and the good news that we will have nine seasons full of Posey, the Giants have made all fans enthusiastic to begin their 2013 journey with the boys. 

So why not get the party started?

The Giants will face off the LA Dodgers today at Dodger Stadium at 1:10pm, but no need to worry if you can't fly out to LA within the next ten minutes.  If you're in San Francisco today, the Giants will be showing the game, on the big HD scoreboard at AT&T Park, free of charge, and hurry, for the first 5,000 fans will receive a free hot dog, and foam fists! However if it's to late to call in sick, you definitely have some time to ask your boss for an early dismissal for the opening game in San Francisco, this Friday, April 5^th, when the Giants take on the Cardinals. Now, with dynamic pricing, it might be a bit difficult to catch some games without leaving your wallet empty, so here are some fun promotion games you might want to save up for:

• April 6^th, for a Buster Posey NL MVP Bobblehead, 

• April 7^th, for a Giants World Series Ring Ceremony Replica 

• May 5^th for a Sergio Romo Gnome 

• May 26^th for a Barry Zito Bobblehead

• June 22^nd for a Ryan Vogelsong Bobblehead 

• August 10^th for Virgin America 2 for 1 Flight Vouchers

• August 25^th for Tim Lincecum Gnome and Dog days of Summer. 

Or, you can always watch a game from the Burger Bar at Macys on Union Square, or Jillian's in the Metreon.

And if you want to keep the spirit going all night long, spend the night in our Dugout Suite in Hotel Union Square. You will be sure to have Giant dreams.

Whichever your choice may be, make sure you sport your orange and black on game days.

Lets play ball! 

While we are all sad over the niners loss at Super Bowl... Misery sure does love company. To join San Francisco this week are the World Series Champions, San Francisco Giants! With spring training around the corner the Giants are coming in this Saturday to meet with their fans, take pictures as well as give out autographs. This event is FREE along with free parking. Especially for this occasion, Muni is offering rides every hour, which will drop off right in front of the event.

In celebration to their World Series victory last year, Personality Hotels, in conjunction with Vida Blue, former Giants pitcher, created the "Dugout Suite" located at Hotel Union Square.  Styled in the Giants’ signature orange and black and filled with the team’s memorabilia, baseball lovers will feel as if they have hit a home run in this spacious corner suite. The room features a plush king bed dressed with Giants pillows and a soft throw, a cushy Giants bean bag chair, custom designed “Fear the Beard” window shades and a large desk. The walls are adorned with a three panel screen of Vida Blue photos, a canvas autographed by Vida Blue, photos of the Giants ballpark, team flags and pennants. For guests who are not attending the game in person, they can relax and watch it in comfort on the suite’s large flat screen TV. The Dugout Suite sleeps two people. Rates start at $325, excluding tax and based upon availability. For more information on Fan Fest, please visit http://mlb.mlb.com/sf/fan_forum/fanfest.jsp.

At Hotel Union Square guests awake to the sounds of the famous cable car line in the center of bustling Union Square. For reservations, call 800.553.1900 or visit www.hotelunionsquare.com.