- In the last Giants game of 2011, Madison Bumgarner and the relief staff (including Barry Zito) kept the Rockies scoreless while Conor Gillaspie rounded the bases on in an inside-the-park home run and Brandon Belt sent one sailing in to McCovey Cove. Final score 7-0 Giants. See you in six months. [CBS5]
- Heads up, friends in need of shiny new gadgetry: Apple's iPhone 5 announcement event is set for Tuesday, October 4th. [Gizmodo]
- Marking the anniversary of the day the The Daily Cal finally moved out of their parents' basement: 40 years ago yesterday. [DailyCal]
- Famous people eating: Bobby Flay at Quince, Ke$ha (possibly) at Brandy Ho's, MC Hammer at Eat Real Fest, and... Brian Boitano at Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem? [Tablehopper]
- When drinking with Yo-Yo Ma, be sure to make him a Negroni. [AllShookDown]
- Tahoe's 2nd most expensive house is glassy. Very glassy. [Curbed]
- Former Stow Lake Boathouse owner left a gift for the new concessionaires. (Spoiler alert: it was poop.) [SFAppeal]
