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I intend to. If you've seen the games in SF on TV, you have an inkling of what an insane party it is in the stands. This has already been an amazing post-season, with the Giants coming back from the brink in each of the last 2 series.
I don't question that Verlander is the best pitcher in the majors right now. But he's still got to go out and get the job done. The contrast between he and Zito will be a fun one to watch in Game 1.
One of the commentators -- not sure who, except it wasn't McCarver or Buck (both of whom I'm growing to loathe) -- compared that scene to Andy Dufresne (sp?) coming out of the sewer in Shawshank Redemption.
I intend to. If you've seen the games in SF on TV, you have an inkling of what an insane party it is in the stands. This has already been an amazing post-season, with the Giants coming back from the brink in each of the last 2 series.
I don't question that Verlander is the best pitcher in the majors right now. But he's still got to go out and get the job done. The contrast between he and Zito will be a fun one to watch in Game 1.
One of the commentators -- not sure who, except it wasn't McCarver or Buck (both of whom I'm growing to loathe) -- compared that scene to Archie Dufresne (sp?) coming out of the sewer in Shawshank Redemption.
If they really said "Archie" Dufresne, then it probably was McCarver. Since the character is "Andy" Dufresne, and I don't think McCarver's gotten anything right, baseball or otherwise, in over a decade.
Oh and welcome to the McCarver Must Go Club. I'm the president. I'm also the president of the Joe Morgan Must Go Society. Though we completed that work, so there aren't many members left.
One of the commentators -- not sure who, except it wasn't McCarver or Buck (both of whom I'm growing to loathe) -- compared that scene to Archie Dufresne (sp?) coming out of the sewer in Shawshank Redemption.
One of the commentators -- not sure who, except it wasn't McCarver or Buck (both of whom I'm growing to loathe) -- compared that scene to Archie Dufresne (sp?) coming out of the sewer in Shawshank Redemption.
You mean you didn't already loathe Joe Buck?
No. I paid little attention to him. Only enough to get me to the point of moderately disliking him. But we got him back to back a couple Sundays ago with Fox covering a 49ers game then a Giants game. ERs all over Northern California were inundated with people showing up with blood spurting from their ears. I'm surprised it didn't get more attention from the national media.
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
Post by Alberto Balsalm on Oct 24, 2012 22:17:53 GMT -5
Who'da thunk that Verlander would forget how to pitch, Zito would return to Cy Young form (and get an RBI) and Pablo Sandoval would match 1/4 of his HR total on the year in the first 5 innings.
Also fun fact related to the Zito note: In the last 4 games, San Francisco starting pitchers have given up 1 ER and drove in 4 RBI
Post by billypilgrim on Oct 26, 2012 11:59:45 GMT -5
I could talk about MadBum's return to form - pitching 7 scoreless innings after getting shelled in his last two post-season starts, then getting benched.
I could talk about how the Giants switched it up and played "small ball." (Have you ever seen a more perfect bunt?)
I could talk about how you couldn't make up a story with this many quirks and have it be believable.
But continuing the insightful analysis I displayed before game 1, I'll just say: Fister Shmister.
It's only 2 games and I've never fully recovered from 2002 (when the G-men were up 3 games to 2 against Anaheim and led 5-0 in the 7th inning of game 6 before it all crumbled away). So I know it's not over. But it's been awfully fun so far.
this pitch stood out to me the other night too but i didn't really think anything of it. marco scutaro hasn't taken a fastball that fat on a 1-2 count since 2007
Post by billypilgrim on Oct 29, 2012 17:25:42 GMT -5
I understand that, as much as we associate with our favorite teams, their wins and losses don't really reflect on us in any meaningful way. So you can say "we won" or "we lost" and you can feel joy or sorrow, but you're just a fan. If you want to know what victory is, you have to compete yourself -- not watch someone else do it for you.
So rather than gloat about the Giants sweeping the heavily favored Tigers, I'll just play a little Robert Johnson.
So rather than gloat about the Giants sweeping the heavily favored Tigers,
Were they, though? Detroit was tied for the 11th best record in baseball in the regular season, but since they played well in the ALCS everyone thought they would win. The better team won.
Edit: Well actually SFG's record was a little better than they performed and Detroit's in the tougher league. Still, though, I don't think one team was glaringly better than the other before the series started.