In one hour, the SF Giants will
attempt the impossible; they will try to come back from an 0-2 deficit by winning three games in a row on the road. Can they pull it off? What seemed impossible just three days ago now seems likely. I say seems, because nothing is as it seems in this years playoffs. So the fact that the Giants have their ace starting today may seem like a huge advantage, but it’s just as likely the team’s engage in a slugfest, with an 8-4 final score or something like that.
I love our chances, really, but who the hell knows how it’s gonna play out? All I know is we have the best starting pitcher on our team right now going for us. If you’d told me we’d have a Game Five with Cain going after that 9-0 humiliation, I mean come on. We’re already talking best case scenario.
UPDATE: Again, Crawford has played his way onto the bench, something that Bochy apparently cannot see. He has now gone hitless so far in the postseason, he just made an obvious error in the first inning (generously scored a hit, but come on), and with Arias absolutely scorching the ball, it would seem clear that he must be given the seat, but no.
And don’t give me that Crawford’s a great glove bullshit. He’s made as many errors
(second most in the NL with 18 this season, 25 in 204 career games) as any shortstop in baseball. He’s a serviceable glove, and an awful hitter.
UPDATE: No sooner do I write about how bad he’s been, he rips a triple and drives in the first run of the game.
UPDATE: Wow. What an inning. What a massive, MASSIVE grand slam by Posey. 6-0 Giants. Oh, and how in the hell does Baker let Latos pitch to Posey there? Really questionable decision, or lack thereof.
UPDATE: Same indecision by Bochy, needlessly trying to get more out of Cain. Now it’s 6-3 and the Reds are completely back in it. It’s time for Cain to sit down. What is he waiting for? This is a huge fail by Bochy. Shouldn’t have let him hit last inning, shouldn’t have been allowed to face Ludwick, should’ve been taken out immediately after the home run, nobody up and ready…. What the hell happened to the guy who managed yesterday’s game?
I can’t believe my eyes right here. I can’t believe the Reds are batting with the tying run at the plate, and Cain is still in the game.
UPDATE: This is a mistake. Bochy should be treating this situation like the ninth. Romo is the guy for Ludwick here.
UPDATE: Man, what a game. Three straight innings with the tying run at the plate. It’s Romo’s game now, right? Unbelievable. You knew the Reds weren’t gonna roll over, but wow, what a battle.
UPDATE: Four straight innings with the tying run at the plate? Man.
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Can I be the first to say it?
If only there was a freely available bat that we could add for the NLCS. An ASG MVP quality bat.
you can say it, but you’d be wrong. Look at the teams all throughout the league right now. Everyone is rallying around the next guy in the clubhouse, would you really want to insert a guy who was busted for roids and didn’t bother to apologize to his brothers to come walking back in? The bat on paper is great, in reality melky might as well file his fa papers
oh and one more thing, saying that is completely shitting on the series gregor blanco just had. He knew he was filling in big shoes and he played great. Props to the white shark for stepping up
LOL.
Are the Giants more likely to advance with Melky Cabrera or with Aubrey Huff?
That’s the choice.
Which of the other 24 guys on the roster will perform better because Aubrey Huff is on the roster instead of Melky Cabrera? Will Pablo take that pitch that’s six inches off the plate because Aubrey Huff is on the bench? Will the magical power of Aubrey Hufff add four MPH to Tim Lincecum’s fastball?
I’d suggest our best roster is Cabrera and not Huff. I don’t care whether he starts or not (although, we would need a DH in the WS). I’d also suggest that Pence is a better candidate to sit than Blanco.
But primarily – I just want the Giants to advance and I’d suggest Cabrera makes that more likely to happen than does Huff.
hey john
now that we are done with that mess and preparing for the next, can you write a bit on lance and explain to me why roids are bad if they helped a cancer survivor win the tour de france multiple times?
as an aside, a 40 year old bench player hit 2 dingers to help the yanks win last night…what he did has never been done before….no way is that guy clean…but who cares…it was cool
man, a long way from sitting in the grandstand sunday night in the ninth inning. today romo became a big-time closer. that jay bruce at-bat lasted forever. i made the first two games in sf, had to return to new york this morning on the red-eye. ready to go back to sf, either sunday or wednesday. who’s next, bitches?
HEY JOHN, DID YOU WATCH ANY GAMES IN THE SECOND HALF?
OF COURSE YOU DIDNT, OR ELSE YOU WOULDNT BE GIVING CRAW’S E TOTAL
GO BACK TO WRITING ABOUT ROIDS
LOL. You are some kind of asshole Uncle Joe. But you’re my asshole.
OMG
FUCK YOU JOHN
AND FUCK LATOS
AND FUCK DOOFUS
AND FUCK DAREN
Belt looks equally lost. 5 straight strikeouts? Aubrey Huff time?
Belt isn’t playing too well for sure, but if Aubrey Huff is the “next man up,” then maybe you’re better off sticking with Belt.
More Crawford, more helpless hacks at the plate. He even booted a ball in the 1st inning.
I know I know… he attended Giants games a kid. I did too. Can I pitch run?
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