Giants: 2014 Season

     After a long, cold winter with record lows and numerous icy storms all over the north east, the regular 2014 MLB baseball season began yesterday with a full calendar of games.  Our Giants, who have brought back many familiar names and faces, including Matt Cain, Pablo Sandoval, Hunter Pence, Buster Posey, Sergio Romo, and Mad Bum Bumgardner, are ready to provide 161 more games of delicious entertainment.   After last night's game, 2014 promises to have lots of thrills and chills.
      Bumgardner started on the mound, and was rolling along, allowing no runs going into the 4th inning.  Then his defense seemed to disappear.  Routine ground balls went through without much effort.   Infielders looked lost.   Soon the bases were loaded w/ none out.  Then another ground ball went through and scored 2.  With 2 out and bases still loaded, another through ball scored 2 more. 
      Boch pulled Mad Bum for a pinch hitter in the 5th after the Giants got 1 run back.   The Snakes added 2 more in the 5th and 1 more in the 6th, making the score 6-2.   AZ added another in the 7th; now 7-2.   Then the sleeping Giant woke up.
      They added a 4 spot in the top of the 7th, now tied 7-7.   Then in the 9th, Buster Posey laced a shot into the stands, now Giants 9, AZ 7.
      Diamondbacks added one in the bottom of the 9th, but Romo retired the rest of the batters: Giants win their opener, 9-8.
     Welcome to 2014.  Go Giants.

Obama and the Sox
       Following a White House tradition, Pres. Obama welcomed World Series winner the Boston Red Sox to Washington to congratulate the team on their impressive victory.   Dressed in blue blazers and red ties, the 'Sox looked good.   Obama appeared to enjoy the moment  despite the various issues, international and domestic, that are swirling around the hallways of American power.