san francisco giants | Through the Shattered Lens

Last night, I watched Major League baseball’s Opening Night on Netflix.

As a baseball fan, streaming the first game of the major league season on only one service didn’t really sit well with me but, with the way things are going, everything is eventually going to be exclusively on streaming and Disney, Prime, and Netflix will probably all merge to become one gigantic, extremely expensive streaming service. I did feel bad for the baseball fans who might not have or even want Netflix and who didn’t want to have to get it for just one night. The Home Run Derby and the Field of Dreams Game are going to be Netflix exclusives as well.

The game was blow-out. The Yankees won 7-0 and, after the second inning, it was pretty clear who was going to win the game. The Giants didn’t have it last night but you should never try to predict an entire baseball season based on just one game. Take it from someone who has spent many seasons getting way too excited just because the Rangers won their first few games. Baseball isn’t like football. In football, you only have to survive a handful of games. Baseball requires endurance, commitment, and patience.

I liked Netflix’s production of the game, even the parts that were a little corny. The Giants jumping over a trolley to run out onto the field? The Yankees surrounded by taxis as they were introduced to the crowd? It’s baseball. It’s the American pastime. It’s okay if it’s silly sometimes.

So far, seven runs have been scored in the regular 2026 baseball season and they were all scored by Yankees. That’s going to change later today, though.

Go Rangers!

Two years ago I celebrated the San Francisco Giants winning the team’s first World Series title since they moved to San Francisco from New York. Tonight they do it once again and it is a fine time to be a sports fan in the Bay Area. Looking like a mini-dynasty in the making I’m so very proud of this team and solidifies why my first sports love will always remain baseball and the Giants as the top sports team in my heart and soul.

So, congratulations to Sergio Romo for shutting down the feared Detroit Tigers line-up and for sporting one awesome beard. Congratulations to our city’s own Kung Fu Panda in Pablo Sandoval. No one’s talking and complaining about his weight problem now. He has achieved his inner peace and let this Dragon Warrior do what he’s good at even if it means eating and eating. Congratulations to Buster Posey who now has two World Series title under his belt and barely two full seasons of work as a major league baseball player. He’s the cornerstone of what looks like the team of the NL for years to come. Finally congratulations to Bruce Bochy. Let no one ever dispute whether he’s a Hall of Fame manager or belongs in the company of baseball’s great managers past and present.

Finally, congratulations to the rest of the San Francisco Giants, it’s fans, the City that has supported it and the rest of the Bay Area all the way down to San Jose who have supported the champs through thick and thin. Now let the celebration begin and let the parade of Champions start on Halloween.