Sucker Punch

Yesterday's Ginats-Cardinals game played out like a good punch to the stomach.

A Matt Cain no-hitter through six innings combined with a 5 run lead (lead by a home run from the pitcher) that turns into an 8-7 defeat in ten innings. It drummed up many a bad Giants memory. That being said, we're committed to not focusing on the negative, so here are a few of the positives I managed to draw from it:

-Matt Cain is still brilliant. After a tough outing last week, Cain returned to his usual self. He showed he's still got it with the bat, too. Bummer that we can't get him a win.
-The offense is starting to come around. Cain put himself up 1-0, but the rest of the offense followed suit. New callup John Bowker launched a 3-run bomb, while Fred Lewis whacked a timely two-out game-tying double in the bottom of the ninth. Keep those kids in there and we might score some runs.
-Eight years old, and Pac Bell AT&T Park still looks gorgeous on a Spring day in San Francisco.