Baseball Is Back

The never ending Spring Training is over and baseball is back in the Bay Area.

2009 Predictions for the National League West:
Giants win the division with 91 wins. The Diamondbackswill be in second with the Dodgers coming in third. A five game margin will separate the three teams.

Brewers at Giants Game Review:
Tim Lincecum started the season with a less than memorable outing. Most pitchers would be excited to have struck out 5, but not Tim. He was pulled out of the game at the end of the third inning, due to his high pitch count. To his credit, most of his pitches were out of the stretch.

Tim simply fell victim to the start of the season. Pitcher often do not have their best stuff as yet, and the hitters are typically seeing the ball well. This combination translates into any missed spots and the hitters will make you pay.
Being the first game of the season Tim clearly did not have his best stuff. He left the game with a one run lead (3-4).

With Tim out of the game, the Giants lead quickly evaporated and they fell behind 5-4 in the top of the fourth inning. In the bottom of the inning Aaron Rowand delivered a 2 run homer, to recapture the lead 5-6. Giants added a run in the fifth inning on a bases loaded walk (5-7). Giants got a couple of additional runs in the seventh (5-9). The continued scoring with an addition insurance run in the eighth (5-10). Brewers score on in the ninth.

6-10, Giants Win! On the way to a 91 win season.