Thursday, March 31, 2011

The San Francisco Giants Open the 2011 Season!

Tim Lincecum, R            How will he ever top Game Five of the World Series?
Matt Cain, R                  Predict 2011 will be Matt's finest campaign to date
Jonathan Sanchez, L       Expect this'll be the year he makes it or breaks it
Barry Zito, L                  Staggers into clubhouse after yesterday's car wreck
Madison Bumgarner, L  The poker-faced youngster faces first full season
Sergio Romo, R             May take over closer role with "Blackbeard" on shelf
Ramon Ramirez, R         Throws as hard as anybody on the ballclub
Javier Lopez, L              Was one of many October heroes on this squad
Jeremy Affeldt, L           Giants have two of the best lefty relievers in game
Guillermo Mota, R         Some of these guys aren't gonna get enough work
Santiago Casilla, R         Considerably younger and shorter than Mota
Dan Runzler, L               Right now he's Mr Irrelevant, the 12th pitcher
Brian Wilson, R (DL)     Everyone's telling us not to worry about his injury


Buster Posey, c             By season's end, you can bet it'll be "his" team
Aubrey Huff, of-1b       Moves to the outfield with customary good humor
Freddy Sanchez, 2b      Let's hope he can make it through the year uninjured
Andres Torres, of         Former fifth outfielder comes off a true dream season
Pat Burrell, lf                Earns starting spot due in large part to Ross' injury
Miguel Tejada, ss         Takes over Uribe's role and has something to prove
Pablo Sandoval, 3b      "Panda" reports to camp about 40 pounds lighter
Brandon Belt, 1b          The exciting young rookie wins the starting job
Mark DeRosa, if-of      Not sure where he'll play, but expect he'll get his ABs
Aaron Rowand, cf        Expect Bochy'll keep the outfield in steady rotation
Nate Schierholz, of       With Rowand and Torres, makes up "All-D" outfield
Mike Fontenot, if          Every team needs a backup middle infielder
Eli Whiteside, c            Giants' version of the old "Maytag Repairman"
Cody Ross, of (DL)     Pray they'll send a pitcher down when he returns