Goregeous day at the ballpark!
In case you can't tell, that's Tim Lincecum handing out calendars to the faithful.
No Bonds paraphernalia in sight...
I swear there used to be a different picture in left field...
Swanky new VIP bar where Rusty's dugout used to be
The Ghost of Bonds Past? I swear this guy didn't move the entire game
The gateway to delicious crab sandwiches.
The Sheboygan line, long as always. They actually ran out by the sixth inning.
Two crab sandwiches. More punch than the entire Giants lineup.
New kid on the block - the Cajun Catfish Po' Boy. Delicious.
My bro, enjoying his crab sandwich.
And I enjoy my crab sandwich as well.
The inimitable Jon Miller coaxes the Padres out of their dugout.
And the Giants take the field!
More like Boo-ney James
Kinda small compared with the Dodgers flag. Flag envy, perhaps?
The hated Lou Seal, always inserting himself into the middle of a celebration. PUT SOME PANTS ON, SEAL!
Streamers!
Felipe has some words for Michael Barrett. Hand peeing strategy?
Mike McCormick has a sweet 'stache.
Orlando Cepeda was apparently quite upset with this security guard.
Willie Mays, tossing balls to the eager crowd. No Barry in sight, however.
Once again, the Seal attempts to grab all the crowd's affection. Stupid smug seal.
Murph throws out the opening pitch. A great honor for a legendary SF Giant.
At last, the Giants take the field.
Fred Lewis highlights a risky opening day lineup, with Ray Durham and Randy Winn on the bench.
First pitch, one of many balls thrown by Matt Cain.
Maddux evens the odds with a first pitch ball.
Dave Roberts earns a walk in his first at-bat.
Aaron Rowand comes across to score the Giants first run, and the crowd responds.
The Giants make some noise in the first, but come up with nothing.
Cain was in trouble most of the day.
The lone Barry icon - a tiny plaque next to the giant Comcast ad.
Keiichi Yabu takes over for Matt Cain in the fifth. My boy, Dan Fartmaier, takes over first on the double switch.
Sheboygan Bratwurst! Found it!
Aaahhhh, the first Sheboygan of the year. Amazing, as always.
Over / under on the number of games before the foghorn blows?
Brian Wilson, screwed over by his defense, faces his final batter.
Wilson blasted Kevin Kouzmanoff with a 94MPH fastball.
Callix "Crazy" Crabbe, perhaps?
Tyler Walker finishes off the Padres in the 9th.
The Giants make some noise in the 9th, but another double play kills the rally.
Fred Lewis, denied an RBI because Bengie Molina is a fatass.
Piethrower Hoffman warms up.
Randy makes his first appearance in the game. He would fly out to end it.
Padres win, 8-4, after the Giants collect some cheapies in the 9th.
This guy was painting the Bay Bridge near my house.
And the real thing.
