The bell is about to ring!!! Giants vs. Brewers April 7th!

The day we baseball fans wait for for five months is upon us again!  Can't wait for April 7th, when I settle into my seats at ATT Park for Opening Day...Opening Day is special:  The bunting is out, the dignitaries are out, pretending they care about the Giants, and the fans are rarin' and ready to go.  Even at 55, I still get goosebumps...Now that Tim Lincecum is the staff ace,  Barry Zito should benefit.  If you remember, he was the #3 guy in Oakland and he did AOK...Looks like a rotation of Lincecum, Randy Johnson, Matt Cain, Zito and Jonathan Sanchez.  For the immediate future, Noah Lowry is out of the picture.  We may not see him again...Two moves this spring: Dave Robertswas released a couple of weeks ago and Jack Taschnerwas traded to the Phillies today.  I wish him luck...Final Roster does not ha ve to be decided reported until April 5th. Still competition at 2nd base, though it appears Emmanuel Burris has the inside track.  Eugenio Valdez is in the picture, but probably as a fifth outfielder and a second base back up, if needed.  Nate Schierholtz makes the club for sure this year. I hope he is not another Todd Linden, or Lance Niekro...I'm seeing 80-85 wins.  Remember that 84 won the division last year.  Good readin' and good rootin'.  March 27th, 2009