WELCOME BACK KAWA!

The first things I shall tell you is that today is Ash Wednesday.

The second thing I shall tell you is that you should immediately have the theme to "Welcome Back, Kotter" in your head, and I'm about to tell you why.

Spring Training is upon us, thank GOD. The voice of Jon today was almost as good as an old friend returning after years of silence. Everyone did mostly well.

-Lincecum's first pitching AB was a K.
-Renteria's first AB was a 2B
-Scheirholz's first AB was a 1B
-Ishikawa's first AB was a RBI 1B

But that was not all that 'Kawa did. Oh no. The man who "has problems against lefty pitching" was 3-3, 2 HRs, and 4 RBI. Hello? Did you hear that?

You know who else hit like Ishikawa, who performed like him regularly, who came up through our own system as a surprise, and played 1B? Will Clark. Will Clark, people. I'm not making predictions, but I have always enjoyed watching this kid. He's humble, hard-working, and dedicated to the franchise. That's all I have to say.

Welcome back, 'Kawa. Welcome back.

FINAL
SF - 10
Cleveland - 7