San Francisco's bearded crush, Brian Wilson, had an MRI in Arizona today that revealed the Giants' closer had strained his left oblique muscle. He'll be out of commission until at least Monday. Wilson isn't too concerned about the injury and said about his teammates: "they know I'll be ready" for Opening Day, which is less than two weeks away. more ›

Grab some pine, meat, and check out these images of opening day outside AT&T Park. While we couldn't get inside, your editor took his lunch hour to saunter down AT&T Park and grab some shots of Justin Bieber's least favorite team's fans. The SF Giants opened the season at home in glorious fashion: the sun was spectacular, the fans frenzied, the beer flowing freely, and the stench of victory permeated the air. Hopefully. more ›

with this one for his own blog -- the Chronicle Local News Blog gleefully reports that, at Sunday's Celebrity All-Star game at AT&T Park, former college baseball player Mayor Gavin Newsom: more ›

Photo of the Opening Day of the Panhandle Bandshell more ›

Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 74. more ›

here's todays sports wrap up more ›

Here's a roundup of today's news more ›

Here's the thing about Opening Day-- it's like Christmas Day for baseball fans. You wake up and get to unwrap the shiny new pitcher, shiny new manager, and shiny new lineup. And this Opening Day? It was like getting socks. Ugly, too short, socks that you would never wear in a million years. That’s the kind of feeling a 7-0 shutout loss will do to you. more ›

You still the man, Rick . . . You still the man. more ›