Lefty O'douls

Lefty's is one of my favorite locations in San Francisco. It has a huge hall of lots of people, tons and tons of memorabilia from the last 60 years. Lefty's is open 7 days a week 7am til midnight. What really turned me on about this place was loud piano playing in the front. The troubadour was really nice and hilarious. He was call on people for mustaches, provocative looks and dress, and plain old fashion jokes. People gathered around him playing all night, yelling out songs they wanted to here while their partners got drinks and food from the self service line. It was a great place to relax and forget about the week.
Francis Joseph "Lefty" O'doul was a great baseball player who played on various East Coast teams like the Red Socks, Phillies, and Yankees. He came to San Francisco and played and managed the Seals, the Oakland Oaks, and San Diego Padres, coaching stars like Joe DiMaggio. He holds the highest batting average at .349 throughout his career that still holds today. O'Doul became the "Father of Baseball in Japan" as an instructor and goodwill Ambassador, helping develop professional baseball, eventually he landed in the Japanese Hall of Fame in 2002.