Game days worth leaving the keyboard for
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Game days worth leaving the keyboard for

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Game days worth leaving the keyboard for

Marcus Delaney
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I write backend code all day and hustle chess at Mechanics' all night, so my sports life is basically whatever I can squeeze between standups and a five-minute blitz clock. These are the spots in and around the city where I actually show up, phone away, voice gone by the third quarter. No bandwagon takes here, just where I've paid for parking and regretted it.

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Game days worth leaving the keyboard for — 10 items
NameCommentAddressCitySport
1Oracle ParkBest garlic fries in a ballpark, full stop. The splash hit crowd by the Cove is half the show.24 Willie Mays PlazaSan FranciscoBaseball
2Chase CenterPricey enough that I ration myself to one game a season, but the sightlines don't lie.1 Warriors WaySan FranciscoBasketball
3Levi's StadiumTechnically not even San Francisco, but try telling a Niners win that. I will use an exclamation point for this team and nothing else.4900 Marie P DeBartolo WaySanta ClaraFootball
4Mechanics' Institute Chess ClubMy actual home court. Oldest chess club in the country and I've lost to teenagers in it more times than I'd like admitted.57 Post Street, 4th FloorSan FranciscoChess
5Kezar StadiumOld bones of a stadium in Golden Gate Park. Great for a Saturday jog pretending I still have a vertical leap.670 Kezar DriveSan FranciscoTrack and field
6Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumCatches the occasional fight card. Loud room, sticky floor, exactly the vibe you want for it.99 Grove StreetSan FranciscoBoxing and wrestling events
7SF Bowling CenterJust over the city line but it's the closest real alley. My average is a crime against the sport.1835 Geneva AvenueDaly CityBowling
8Chase Center Thrive City PlazaFree courts outside the arena when I can't justify ticket prices. Honest assessment of my jump shot happens here.1 Warriors WaySan FranciscoPublic viewing and pickup games
9Dogpatch Boulders—2573 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94107San FranciscoRock climbing
10Dogpatch Saloon————