Unfortunately, Its Not Too Early

So I sat there. My first Opening Day Game ever! And they lost.

And here are my thoughts, a day later....

Matt Cain, days like that are going to happen. Even though they touched him for 5, it still looked like he was in there trying to be the stopper for this team. Too bad no one on this team is able to drive in more than a run a game when he is pitching.

Brian Bocock, looks like he will be a good Majro League shortstop if he does the following: Take Charge Out There! Mr. Bocock, you have a glove, use it. The shortstop has always been the anchor, the captain, of the infield defense. If in doubt, you grab. Don't leave it up to Castillo or whoever is playing 2nd base.

Eugenio Velez is fun to watch. Not sure about his defense (mostly because Bruce Bochy has decided that since Kevin Frandsen is on the DL, he needs someone else's head to mess with by putting them in a different position every other day).

Rich Aurillia... I cannot decide if its just a bad hitting streak for him or what he really is these days. Back during his first go-round with the Giants, he was one of my favorites. Now... with diminished defense and a diminished bat... I am almost hoping that he goes gracefully out to pasture.

Jose Castillo, well what can I say? He has all the bad parts of Pedro Feliz and Armando Benitez. Hits when no one is on base. With runners in scoring position, he grounds out. Cannot field a ball to his right hand (i.e. non-glove) side if its fair, but damn, hit a hard hit foul ball 10 feet off the line in foul territory and he nabs it like it will help with getting a gold glove. Get rid of this bum!!!!

Fred Lewis is just an at-bat or two away from being back. He is just getting unlucky with where the ball falls. I like the fact that he is getting walks and not just swinging at everything to get out of the slump he is in right now.

As for the boo-birds heard at the ball park... I was one of them. But I think that if you are playing defense like Roger Dorn, then you deserve to get booed. On the other hand, I did not participate in some of the abuse heaped on Bocock and other rookies. A week into the season and trying to deal with the new pressure, especially on their first opening day, they get a pass for now.