W: Lincecum (2-1) L: Stults (2-1) S: Wilson (5)

mike said it last night: "this is just gonna look a whole lot more impressive in the paper tomorrow." i know this: it sure READ a whole lot more impressive in today's chron. words like "throttle" & "rout" were used. i think we weren't seeing the same game. i think maybe getting paid to write about the home team kind of queers your objectivity. i think maybe i'm immune to the "magic" of live baseball. i think, i think, i think. in baseball thinking doesn't mean you're right. it really doesn't mean much at all. the bottom line is what's in that line score the next day, i suppose. but let me think a little more here, just for fun:

1) i think bruce bochy manages not to win but to NOT lose. you won't find that in the line score but it was obvious at the ball park last night.
2)i think tim lincecum has maybe five years of effective pitching in him. his mechanics are already destroying his career as we watch him strike out multiple batters. if he bulks up to prevent damage, it'll kill him quicker. there's just no way that kid will last. period.
3) i think the giants will lose several games on freddy lewis' lack of defensive skills in left field. that could be corrected. it won't be.
4)i think brian wilson(the closer)will end up blowing over 10 saves this year.
5)i think the team can't wait for bengie molina's clutch hitting heroics in every other game.
6)i think the sf fans are five years away from a serious contending team. there's a lot of work that has to be done(& unpopular trades that'll have to be completed). all that throttling & routing from last night will be quickly forgetten come august.

i had a great time at the game. att park is a real beauty(how could it not be w/the bay right there?). i'm glad we didn't see the tues night game(filled w/errors). lincecum wasn't "lights out" dominant but he was good. the giants played ok. the dodgers didn't(behind a starter who won't be by the end of next month).

& once again & forevermore until the next time, baseball was the purely perfect luxury it's always been.