Ed Robinson of San Francisco is at the right field fence in Scottsdale Stadium Wednesday hoping to snag a home run with his 1940s baseball glove. "You gotta use two hands to catch one with this glove," Robinson quips during the spring training game between the Giants and the White Sox. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Giants pitcher Barry Zito warms up in the Scottsdale Stadium bullpen before starting Wednesday's game with the Chicago White Sox. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Giants catcher Buster Posey hits a line drive base hit to right field Wednesday in the Giants spring training game with the Chicago White Sox. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Giants closer Brian Wilson pitches to White Sox designated hitter Adam Dunn Wednesday during their spring training game in Scottsdale, AZ. Wilson struck out Dunn moments later. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Former Scotts Valley High standout Rob Erlin works out in front of Texas Rangers pitching coaches Tuesday at the Rangers spring training facility in Surprise, Az. Erlin had the best ERA of all pitchers in the Rangers minor league teams last year while pitching for the Hickory Crawdads. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Robbie Erlin, former standout at Scotts Valley High, gets worked on by Texas Rangers trainers after practice at the Rangers spring training facility in Surprise, AZ. Erlin had the best ERA of all Rangers minor league pitchers last year. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Robbie Erlin, former pitcher at Scotts Valley High, practices fielding bunts with other Texas Ranger minor league pitchers Tuesday at the Rangers spring training facility in surprise, Ariz. Erlin had the best ERA of all minor league pitchers in the Rangers organization last year. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Former Scotts Valley high standout Robbie Erlin works Tuesday out at the Texas Rangers spring training facility in Surprise, AZ. Las year Erlin had the best ERA of any Rangers pitcher in the minor leagues. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

San Francisco giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval chats it up with fellow Latin player and Texas Ranger star shortstop Elvis Andrus Monday at Scottsdale Stadium before the two teams meet in a spring training game and the first time they're facing each other since the World Series. Photo by Dan Coyro/Sentinel

Paola Renteria heads the ball for Watsonville in front of Pajaro Valley's Elizabeth Rodriguez in an 11-0 victory. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)

Scotts Valley co-captain Jordin Carlson heads the ball away from Harbor defender Jillian Aban on Thursday. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)

Scotts Valley's Ranae Maloney, right, fights off the defense of Harbor High freshman Kaitlin Deluchi to kick the ball downfield for the Falcons. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)

A wave face is transformed into a kelp mural as a kneeboarder makes the most of the swell off of Lighthouse Point on Wednesday. Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel

The largest swell of the season pours into Steamer Lane with head high to double overhead waves on Wednesday. While the wave size will decrease today and Friday the surf forecast calls for the west northwest swell to increase over the weekend bringing exceptional conditions to local breaks. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)

A surfer shoots out of a wave at Steamer Lane as the swell much anticipated by locals arrived on Wednesday. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)

Local longboarder stylist and star of Endless Summer II Robert 'Wingnut' Weaver yucks it up with legendary surfer Joel Tudor before the start of the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational longboard contest at Steamer Lane Friday morning. The contest continues through Saturday with some of the best longboarders in the world. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Jason 'Ratboy' Collins of Santa Cruz shows off his most precarious move of the first day of the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational longboard contest Friday at Steamer Lane. The contest sontinues through Saturday with some of the best longboarders in the world. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Surfers brave the mid-30 degree temperatures Wednesday morning to grab some crisp, clean waves held up by an off-shore breeze blowing icey spray off the lip as waves roll into Middle Peak and Indicators surf breaks. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)