Hm, that didn't go well...

However, it didn't really go that badly, either.

The Giants' 2-1 loss wasn't what we wanted, sure. But let's keep in mind -- in the first game of the season, sometimes things don't look so sharp. I'll go over the positives and negatives I saw, with the caveat that what I saw might not be what was seen if it's different that what I'll see later.

Catch my drift? Here's the good:

• Tim Lincecum didn't allow any earned runs.
• Pablo Sandoval speared a liner that he maybe doesn't get to with an extra 30 lbs. of Panda-age on him.
• Brandon Belt had some good-looking, professional plate appearances in his first regular season game, collecting his first major-league hit and his first walk. In his four pa's he saw 27 pitches, including being a tough last out of the game against Jonathan Broxton.

Alright, here's the not-so-good:

• Both Pat Burrell and Miguel Tejada looked old and slow on a couple of different plays -- although Burrell did hit a 385ft. home run for the Giants' only score of the game. I'm nowhere close to panicking, however -- a throwing error (by Miggy) and a bobble (by Burrell) are very correctable.
• Andres Torres looked overmatched...but then again, he often seems to look that way vs. top-flight pitchers with nasty stuff. At least he coaxed 24 pitches out of his pa's. (sidenote: when facing these types of pitchers, I think he ought to think of trying to bunt his way on occasionally)
• Aubrey Huff and Tejada, on the other hand, only saw 17 pitches on their combined eight pa's. Huff is usually more patient and Tejada was just being his normal hacky self, but still, they were doing Clayton Kershaw a huge favor in making him not work hard for his outs.
• Lincecum didn't allow any earned runs, but he wasn't exactly sharp -- allowing three walks and only throwing strikes on about 56% of his pitches.
• Sloppy defense in general.

So, in conclusion, my pinpoint analysis of these occurrences can only mean one thing...

Meh. Just win today and all is forgiven.