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Bright spots emerge in first victory

After a couple of un-inspiring performances by both the offense and pretty much every arm to take the mound, the Giants got into the win column for the first time in 2020. While there still haven't been any earth shattering performances three days into this accelerated season, at least a couple glimmerings poked through on Saturday. First and foremost, even with each league expanding to 8 playoff teams, the Giants are nowhere near the top-8 in the NL. And since this season is a short one, they should really waste no time in getting the younger players out there to see what they can do during this 2-month tryout/experiment for 2021. That being said, I was very excited to see 23 year-old Logan Webb take the mound in LA Saturday. Without Tyler Beede and with Gabe Kapler insisting on trotting out lesser veteran arms to eat up the bulk of the innings early on, Webb is easily the most interesting pitcher on the roster, in my opinion of course. I'll always enjoy watching Johnny