Starting over

Giants 7, Mariners 0

You can make every day Opening Day if you want to.

I smiled reading this Tony Vitello quote. The Giants already had an Opening Night and Opening Day months ago, much to the chagrin of friends who argued there could only be one Opening game.

Call Friday night’s game in Seattle whatever you want. Opening Night II. Opening Day III. Game 97. Whatever it was, it definitely felt like a fresh start.

Rafael Devers gave an insightful interview. Bryce Eldridge and Willy Adames launched home runs. Landen Roupp shoved for seven innings.

It was the kind of game the Giants drew up on Opening Day, and every day after. So much for that.

They can’t make up for the games already lost. But if they want to treat the next two months like a 65-game season, I’m here for it.

Happy Opening Day.

Up next: Logan Webb (5-7, 3.86 ERA) faces Bryan Woo (7-6, 4.23 ERA), an Oakland native who grew up a Giants fan. I’ll always wonder what that feels like, facing the favorite team of your childhood. Maybe it’s not that hard to be partial to your paychecks? First pitch at 5:08 pm.