What the?

Whoa, where have I been?

I don't even know where to begin with this season. Everything is completely upside down. Never did I expect Edgar Renteria to be this hot. To be honest, I doubted Edgar. I thought he was washed up, that signing Uribe was insurance in case of a slow Renteria start. When Sanchez went down, I thought we were doomed. Stuck with Rent at short as Uribe filled in at 2nd, but so far this season, Edgar's been tearing the hell out of the ball. Batting .688 through 4 games, including a big fly at a big time to tie the ball game yesterday in the 9th. An OPS of 1.737? You're kidding me right? Now, I know this won't carry out throughout the season, but hell, it's still early in the year, and every Giants fan can hope. Watch out Joe Mauer, Edgar Renteria is coming to take that batting title.

Okay, Pablo, seriously, was Operation Panda a ruse for you to become as large as a panda bear? Dude, you're HUGE now. Truly, I don't care as much as the next Giants fan. Look at Prince Fielder. The guy could be a starting NFL offensive lineman, but here's what Pablo has working against him. Historically, this could be the year Pabs is signed to an extension. Giants brass love to wait until the second full season before deciding on an extension, however, Pablo's play from last year, and growth potential, make him a lucrative sign, as soon as possible. But, the Giants don't want Panda's bat as a first baseman. They want him on the hot corner, a place where it's hard to find a decent bat with plenty of pop. If Pablo keeps swelling up like a bee sting, he'll have no choice, but to move to first, making him a far less attractive long term deal. Does anyone else feel that Sandoval's weight has anything to do with all the ground balls he's been hitting? He better figure it out soon, I don't want Molina back up in the cleanup role.

Barry Zito loves his socks. So much, that he's like the only player on the Giants to wear the new orange striped socks. Don't get me wrong, I love the socks, but from the moment they were issued as uniform attire, I knew it wouldn't fly. Now players have a choice of the striped or solid black, and the few players that even hike their pants up won't wear the stripes. Remember when Zito wanted to create a sense of bonding with the pitching rotation, trying to get every starter to rock the high socks? It lasted about a week into Spring Training before all the pitchers besides Zito kicked the idea to the curb. I don't care if it's the socks that Zito is loving, or his ability to stay out of TMZ this offseason, but either way, welcome back Barry Zito. Now, we all knew you were turning it around with a pretty rock solid second half, but the Zito us Giants fans have become accustomed to always has a TERRIBLE start to his season. Hey Barry, keep the walks down, continue to work your pitches, and stay out of your own head, and I'll actually open my eyes and uncross my fingers when you're pitching this season.

Speaking of head-cases, this has been bothering me and I proved myself to be right yesterday. I understand starting your rotation off right away with other teams so that, for the first few weeks, your ace matches up with the opposing team's ace, but why didn't Bochy see that having Jonathon Sanchez start the home opener was going to be a disaster? Sanchez rattles himself more than any pitcher I've ever watched. Throw in some opening day jitters, and you're left with a complete meltdown. Granted, Sanchez didn't pitch terribly, but imagine this: Opening night in Houston, we start Matt Cain, who has mental strength thats uncharacteristic for his age. No problems there. We conclude the series with Wellemeyer. Sounds good. And then we open up with none other than Tim Lincecum. What? Makes perfect sense to me. Timmy looked great in the Houston opener, and would've easily translated that over to the home opener if given the chance. But this is Bochy Ball. Stick to tradition, just like mustaches.