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Only caught pieces of the game on the radio but that was a man’s win. Hitting bombs, Chapman’s incredible defense and aptitude for the game. The guys are doing the little things right, something they were doing in spring training, too.

So far the ghost of Farhan is in the past and there’s a new sheriff in town. His name is Buster Posey.

Let’s keep it rollin’ in Houston!

Caught that game on the radio driving home from Wild Horse in Davis. Shot an 85. 39 on the back. Yes I am pretty proud of myself having not played since last Summer.

Tough to win a game when you constantly hit into double plays. Cinncy is a hitters park, it’s concerning that we are not really hitting in it……

I had the text all typed out. “Wilmet is Worthless!!!!!”

As I sat in my car listening to the game on the radio my finger hovered above the send button…..

And then Wilmet did it. He blasted one to left and I had to sheepishly erase the text I was going to send to Loo and San Dawg and write something more positive.

What a way to start a season…….

by the way, Miller seems to have a new bomb call. He goes “Big fly! booooom!!!!!” Not sure if he’s still going with Adios Pelota for the Latin guys but Flores is from Venezuela and he still went “Big fly, boom” for his bomb.

Sadly, I will be missing the first half of the game because of work. And, get this, I got the WRONG cable package from Xfinity so even though I live 25 miles south of the ballpark I can’t get the games on tv. There’s a decent chance I just turn Xfinity into internet since I already have all the streaming services and maybe just get the MLB package? I really don’t watch TV except sports. Maybe you guys can weigh in on what to do here since this is the first time I’ve had to get new internet/tv hook ups in 2 decades…..

Will catch the last half of the game on the radio or maybe a bar.

Ah…give a little stretch…and a bend. Cracking my knuckles…..yes, let’s go. It is time. Why not? There are a lot of Negative Nelly’s out there right now. “Oh no! All we did was add Adames! Look at the Dodgers!!!!” Pipe down, Nelly’s. This team is much better than it was last year. Don’t believe me? Go back and look at the opening day roster in 2024. Nick Ahmed was our starting shortstop. Keaton Winn was in the rotation. Jordan Hicks was primed for a quick burst of success before his reliever-arm caught up with him. Snell was awful for the first half of the season because he came to camp out of shape. Doval was a terrible closer. Soler was a joke of a DH who hated every minute that he was here. We had Jung Hoo Lee for what? A month? Austin Slater got at bats. The list goes on and on……

2025? Hell yeah, sign me up. Start with no more Farhan. That right there has to be worth 5 wins. I love the Verlander addition, he’s throwing 96 so whatever HGH he’s taking keep taking it. Maybe he’s just motor boating those big beautiful titties more frequently, who knows? Robbie Ray is finally healthy. Hicks has got a year of starting under his belt. I fucking love Roupp. And in the bullpen everyone except that submariner throws 96+. And just imagine for a moment if Doval gets his head straight.

First base is a huge problem. I have no faith in that old-man platoon they are planning on carting out there. But that can get fixed with a trade at some point. And I’m fine with the hitting. Adames, obviously. But Ramos could hit 30 bombs this year. And gimmie a season of a healthy JHL. Outside of first base I love all our hitters.

And here’s a little under-appreciated fact: we’ve got almost no left handed batters. That’s been my dream for years and years. Fuck the left handed in our park.

So yeah, I’m excited. My daughter and I have pivoted on our plan to move out of the area and we moved to Redwood Shores. Back to the Shores for me, I lived here 1999–2003. Love being back here. And it’s way more convenient to get to Giants games from here than where we lived in Los Altos Hills. Back to the Shores. Back to the Flap. And back to Giants baseball, baby. Let’s fucking go!!!!!!!!