"Heading toward the ballpark and there is no N or T coming or they're all crowded, walk to the NW corner of Van Ness and Oak (Market) to catch the 47 toward Caltrain. It'll drop you off a block away."
"In the evening, each run departs from Drumm and Calif around the same time the 1 does. The 1 departs every 20 minutes, so you'll likely be waiting every 20 minutes for a cable car as well."