The baseball season is extremely long and one win does not guarantee a successful season. However, there is something special about winning on opening day at home, particularly when it is against an archrival that happened to win the World Series the previous season. At the end of the season in 2011 the San Francisco Giants may be atop the division, but for now the Los Angeles Dodgers are king of the National League West. Outdueling "The Freak" Winning the game was exciting, and beating Tim Lincecum was even better.