I have been accused (rightly so) of being an eternal optimist.

I saw some good things in the Dodgers 8-4 home opener loss to the dreaded Giants today.

Matt Kemp started in centerfield and hit the ball well, ran the bases like an antelope and looked ready for a new season.

Dee Gordon laid down a two-strike bunt and stole second before moving to third base on an errant throw by Buster Posey.

Andre Ethier and Adrian Gonzalez went yard.

Yasiel Puig was benched for being 45 minutes late to batting practice. (I think is a good thing.)

After Hyun-Jin Ryu imploded on a series of bloop hits and poor defense that led to eight runs in two innings, the Dodgers bullpen of Jose Dominguez, Brandon League, Chris Withrow and Jamey Wright tossed seven innings of no-hit ball.

That's my silver lining for today.