You read it here first on April 6, 2012 at https://www.mwattorneys.com/blog/?p=319; the San Francisco Giants were going to, and did in fact win the 2012 World Series. Thank you to those who did their part to defeat the Dodgers, Reds, Cardinals, and the Tigers. While superstition, as you will read below, will win you a sacred World Series Championship, it will not get you the tax relief you deserve.

Included in those who deserved a World Series Championship and who did their part are of course two time Cy-Young winner Tim Lincecum, the horse Matt Cain, Pablo Sandoval (no longer “strand’em all), ZITTO, all of Giants nation, and of course, the tax attorneys at Montgomery and Wetenkamp.

“How?” you ask, could the IRS tax attorneys at Montgomery & Wetenkamp possibly have played a role in this historic sporting achievement? I will tell you: Like many baseball fans and Giants fans, we are superstitious when it comes to baseball. Some of the pundits, who also picked the Tigers to win, disregard baseball superstition…. Well, don’t disregard the baseball gods. One of my favorite talking heads, Damon Bruce, of the Damon Bruce Show on KTCT 1050 during the playoff run, compared Giants’ fans superstitions to that of a nine year old’s wishes, or something of the like. Well, Damon, even though I am a fan of yours, I will disagree. Additionally, if you paid homage to the baseball gods, maybe your Chicago Cubs would win a title, or two…. like the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants.

So, what superstitions did the tax attorneys at Montgomery & Wetenkamp do to win the ultimate baseball prize? Here is list, beginning well before the playoffs. However, our agreement with the Baseball Gods mandates that we don’t specify beginning dates, or ending dates of any of the listed superstition actions as some overlap and may still be ongoing through the off season:

• Do not blog excessively about the San Francisco Giants’ dominance of the NL West;
• Do not rub in Giants’ dominance of the Los Angeles Dodgers to those poor souls who are Dodger fans;
• Do not wear black SF Giants jersey;
• Only wear standard SF Giants cap with 2010 World Series patch;
• Let game watching visitors only enter through the garage;
• Do not wear game jerseys;
• Do not change the baby’s clothes (diapers were okay);
• Wear the same shirt during games;
• Do not watch games live (use the DVR);
• Watch the game live with baby on the lap;
• Sit on the right side of the couch while watching games using the DVR (not live);
• Don’t watch the game with the baby;
• Use the San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Championship beer mug to drink beer during the game;
• Alternate San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Championship beer mug with generic San Francisco Giants beer mug to drink beer during the game;
• Alternate San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Championship beer mug with generic San Francisco Giants beer mug to drink beer game to game;
• Drink a beer with corresponding beer mug when the game actually starts, but do not finish. Stop drinking the beer by the time you watch the game on DVR, but keep some beer in the mug until the Giants’ next win…. then drink;
• Do not let visitors in the house to watch the game in through the garage door;
• Do not hate on the Dodgers;
• Superstitions reset series to series;
• No Visitors;
• KNBR Radio coverage only – Do not watch the games on television (this was more or less out of necessity given the poor and biased broadcasting by Joe Buck and Tim McCarver. The worst commentators in the history of the game);
• Wear 2010 National League Championship hat;
• Wash a car during the game;
• Wash a car during the game;
• Do not wash cars;
• Listen to entire game on KNBR outside (this included a severe rain storm);
• Only go inside during commercial breaks;
• Do not go inside ever!!!!;
• Going inside is okay, only if changing diapers;
• Do not wear socks or shoes, only sandals;
• Socks are okay only for half the game… choose the half wisely;
• There’s no such thing as superstition;
• Eat standing up;
• Wear 2010 World Series Championship hat;
• There’s no such thing as superstition;
• Do not gloat;
• Do not eat;
• Tape the KNBR audio feed in 90 minute increments, then sync up with the game on television using the DVR, then watch with the volume at “3” not muted;
• There’s no such thing as superstition;
• Do not gloat;
• Visitors are Okay;
• Watch games on the left side of the couch;
• There’s no such thing as superstition;
• Make sure that everyone you know, knows that your team won the World Series of Baseball.

Anyone who counted the Giants out was not paying attention to the team throughout the season let alone the post season. Anyways, these were the things the tax relief attorneys at Montgomery & Wetenkamp did to bring a World Series title home…. What did you do to bring the title home? Please comment to let us know…. it takes a village (to win a World Series).