There’s no other way to classify it except as not good enough.”Īlex Cobb yielded eight hits and four runs while pitching into the sixth for San Francisco. Just a level of play that’s just not going to be good enough for us. “Not good enough,” manager Gabe Kapler said.
Six weeks after the Giants swept a three-game series with the Dodgers in San Francisco and pulled within 3 1/2 games of LA atop the NL West, this sweep punctuated LA’s 27-7 surge since then.ĭarin Ruf hit a tying two-run homer in the fifth and Thairo Estrada had a two-run single for the Giants, who got swept at Chavez Ravine by a combined 25-13 after going into the break with seven wins in nine games. Just (a) really great team win by everybody except me.” Offense did unbelievable today, really the whole series. Didn’t give up any runs at all for that whole time. It’s the perfect setting to chat about the night’s plan under a glowy orange light amplified with jazz tunes playing in the background, and there’s a pool table in the back if you’re feeling restless.“We played great today, our whole team,” said Kershaw, who yielded four runs and failed to get through the fifth inning. Opened in the 60s, El Batey Bar gives off a rebel beatnik vibe complete with graffitied walls that just about invite you to pick up the nearest Sharpie and add to the inky chaos. 151 Calle San Sebastián, San Juan, 00901, Puerto Rico The beef sliders and beer fries (more like chips) will snuff out the hunger that comes with a day of trekking through the city. With 50 taps and over 150 bottles, La Taberna is a Puerto Rican craft beer bar serving local brews Ocean Lab, and FOK, along with mainland and international favorites in a breezy building from the 1700s. If sparkling isn’t your style, there’s a wine list a mile long with knowledgable staff to help you navigate.ġ51 Calle de San Francisco, San Juan, 00901, Puerto Rico Suffice to say, it’s on my list for when I return.Ī champagne and snack bar serving luxurious bubbly and caviar laden bites, Pio Pio’s eclectic menu and interiors are equally Instagram-worthy. The White Bean Soup sprinkled with black truffles is a local favorite, mentioned to me several times while I was in the city. All the dishes are focused on farm-to-table ingredients. With pretty multi-course meals, Marmalade is the sort of luxe spot one goes to celebrate life’s milestones. Ponce de León 1552, Santurce, 00909, Puerto Rico There’s also live music and plenty of picnic tables to lure you from the beach.Īv. It is the oldest standing diner on the island, and is able to stay open till 3:00 pm purely through word-of-mouth.ģ00 Calle San Francisco, San Juan, 00901, Puerto RicoĪ menagerie of hip food trucks, airstreams, and vendor stalls, Lote 23 is a pitstop that will satisfy a wide range of tastes, whether you’re craving fried chicken from Hen House, a bespoke cocktail from Caneca, or build your own noodles from Wok it!. Chances are, if you ask around, you’ll get this recommendation from locals.
Over a game of dominos at my grandfather's house and fresh papaya plucked from mi Tia Noida and Efrain's backyard, the stories were similar but always ended with a faint smile, a “things could’ve been a lot worse.”Ī second professional pan de Mallorca maker, Cafeteria Mallorca, has a more neighborhood feel than Bombonera.
How, walking out the next morning to see the damage, it appeared the rainforest had been burned, robbed of all vegetation. Visiting my family in Cayey, I heard stories of how loud the winds were. I saw blue tarps fastened to roofs and bare trees steadily growing back to their former emerald glory.
Driving through the countryside, there were still remnants of what was considered the worst natural disaster in Puerto Rico’s history. The first time I visited Puerto Rico, it had been three years since Hurricane Maria. The rivaling families are knife-wielding gangs-the Puerto Rican Sharks for Capulets Polish-American Jets for Montagues. Instead of fair Verona, playwright Arthur Laurents’s modernized tale of Romeo and Juliet takes place in the concrete jungles of New York City. The 1961 film, revived in theaters this past Friday, was my first technicolored onscreen impression of Anita’s-and my father’s-homeland. I’m with Bernardo on this: “I like the city of San Juan!” Of course, Anita goes on to diss her homeland and professes her love to another-the isle of Manhattan-but when I finally got the chance to visit Puerto Rico myself, I realized how wrong she was. “Puerto Rico, my heart’s devotion…” As a child, I was entranced by Rita Moreno singing these words as Anita in the Academy Award-winning film, West Side Story.