Giants Win on Opening Day

The San Francisco Giants started the season 1-0 with a 6-5 victory over the Miami Marlins. It wouldn’t be Giants baseball without a little torture. Right Giants fans? Anyway, here are a few interesting notes from yesterday’s game. Logan Webb looked like the ace the Giants will need him to be this season. Webb pitched 6 innings allowing just one run. New Giants catcher Joey Bart hit his first career home run, and the bullpen struggled. All in all, though, the team still was able to find a way to win. I know we are only one game into the season, but finding ways to win close games like this one will be a critical factor in the Giants’ success, now and in October when it matters most.

Duke North Carolina Final Four Preview

This weekend’s Final Four matchup will be one for the ages. On top of being coach K’s final Final Four in his incredible 42 year career as coach at Duke, believe it or not Saturday’s matchup of these two rivals will mark the first time Duke and North Carolina have met in the Men’s NCAA Tournament. The two schools Are separated by about 10 miles down Tobacco Road. Duke and North Carolina have played in a combined 36 final fours. You may be wondering why these two cross town rivals who have so much history together have yet to meet in college basketball’s biggest event? Well, part of the answer to that question comes down to the fact that the committee who places the teams in their respective tournament regions try not to have teams in the same conference play each other until later rounds of the tournament. So while all of this is interesting to me, the main question I have before watching this game is whether or not Duke will win and give coach K the opportunity to end his career with another title on Monday night, or will the Tar Heels play spoiler?