The San Francisco Giants were dropped from the playoff discussion entirely nationwide when Melky Cabrera got suspended for 50 games and then the Dodgers made a monumental trade to make LA look like the favorite in the NL West. Looks can be deceiving, can't they.
In fact, the Giants made it to the World Series and were beating the Detroit Tigers into the ground with a big game 1 win and then two shutouts to follow. Game 4 was earlier tonight in Detroit and it was close to sweeter end.
The Giants started off the scoring in the 2nd inning with Hunter Pence getting on with a ground rule double and then Brandon Belt hitting him in with a triple to right. The Tigers answered back in the bottom of the 3rd with a 2 run home run by Miguel Cabrera to give them their first lead in any game of the World Series. Buster Posey finally came alive with a 2 run shot of his own in the 6th inning to get the lead back. Delmon Young of the Tigers, however, would tie the game with a solo shot in the bottom half of the 6th. After that, Matt Scherzer and Matt Cain would leave the game to their respective bullpens which caused the game to go into extras.
Top of the 10th came along with Giants DH Ryan Theriot getting a lead off single off of Phil Coke. Brandon Crawford would then sac bunt him over to 2nd base. After Angel Pagan struck out swinging, Marco Scutaro came up with 2 outs and Theriot on 2nd. He delivered a base hit to center with Ryan Theriot sliding into home off the hit. Austin Jackson's throw was not in time.
Sergio Romo then came out to close out game (because we need a beard to end every World Series). He struck out Austin Jackson swinging. He struck out Don Kelly swinging. All that was left was the Triple Crown Winner Miguel Cabrera. STRUCK OUT LOOKING!!!
GIANTS WIN 4-3 IN 10 INNINGS AND SWEEP THE TIGERS IN THE WORLD SERIES!!!
They have done it again. For the 2nd time in three seasons, the San Francisco Giants are World Champions. The amazing season ends in Detroit with champagne for all.
Truly a team effort all season long as there was no one player that had got them there. They had a great rotation, a solid lineup with players all over delivering at different times, and great defense making the difficult look routine. Pablo Sandoval was named MVP of the series for batting .500 throughout the series and the three home runs hit in game 1. He deserves the World Series MVP trophy (and the car) as one of the big guys stepping up in this series.
As for the Tigers, they fall just short again of a title with Jim Leyland as their manager. I did like the Tigers too for eliminating the Yankees but all 'likes' were off for the World Series match up. They still have a solid team and are likely going to be contenders again next season.
The moment goes to the Giants, however, with a 2nd World Series title for San Francisco. It's their 7th World Title overall for the franchise. Congrats to Manager Bruce Bochy and the team he led. They are once again Giants of the World.
P.S. Happy Birthday, Sis.
Showing posts with label Pablo Sandoval. Show all posts
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Giants Take Game 1 of 2012 World Series
Going into the World Series, almost every analyst, former players, and their mamas said that Justin Verlander was in a zone that no hitter could solve. Curt Schilling said he was on another planet. It seems that Pablo Sandoval and the Giants brought him back down to earth.
Game 1 of the World Series took place earlier tonight with the Detroit Tigers coming into San Francisco to face the Giants. Despite having nearly a week off, the Tigers still felt pretty good seeing that Justin Verlander was starting game 1 for them and he was going against Barry Zito who has been a down player since joining the Giants in 2007. Who did better in Game 1? Surprisingly Zito. Barry went 5 2/3 innings allowing only one run in the 6th inning. After that, Timmy came in for a solid 2 1/3 innings out of the pen.
What happened to Justin Verlander? He got shook up to say the least. Pablo Sandoval hit a solo shot off of him in the 1st inning to start the scoring for the Giants. Then in the 3rd, Marco Scutaro hits in Angel Pagan to tack on another. Pablo then hits a 2 run home run after that. All that 3rd inning scoring with 2 outs and off of Verlander. Even Zito got into the hitting with an RBI single to score in Brandon Belt in the 4th inning... WITH VERLANDER STILL ON THE MOUND!!! Verlander allowed 5 earned runs in 4 innings of work, including two home runs by the Panda. Sandoval would hit another home run in the 5th off of Al Alburquerque. Pablo finished 4-4 on the day with 3 HRs and 4 RBIs.
Giants take the first game 8-3 with Barry Zito getting the win the and Justin Verlander getting the loss.
A stunner across the baseball world as Justin Verlander, who was 3-0 with a .74 ERA in this postseason, gets lit up by Pablo Sandoval and the Giants. The Kung Fu Panda becomes the 4th player in history to hit 3 Home Runs in a World Series game, joining Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson, and Albert Pujols. Perhaps a bigger shocker was that Verlander wasn't up to par as he has now lost his first 3 World Series starts.
Game 2 of World Series is tomorrow night with Doug Fister of the Tigers facing Madison Bumgarner of the Giants.
P.S. Keep going, Giants. One at a time.
Game 1 of the World Series took place earlier tonight with the Detroit Tigers coming into San Francisco to face the Giants. Despite having nearly a week off, the Tigers still felt pretty good seeing that Justin Verlander was starting game 1 for them and he was going against Barry Zito who has been a down player since joining the Giants in 2007. Who did better in Game 1? Surprisingly Zito. Barry went 5 2/3 innings allowing only one run in the 6th inning. After that, Timmy came in for a solid 2 1/3 innings out of the pen.
What happened to Justin Verlander? He got shook up to say the least. Pablo Sandoval hit a solo shot off of him in the 1st inning to start the scoring for the Giants. Then in the 3rd, Marco Scutaro hits in Angel Pagan to tack on another. Pablo then hits a 2 run home run after that. All that 3rd inning scoring with 2 outs and off of Verlander. Even Zito got into the hitting with an RBI single to score in Brandon Belt in the 4th inning... WITH VERLANDER STILL ON THE MOUND!!! Verlander allowed 5 earned runs in 4 innings of work, including two home runs by the Panda. Sandoval would hit another home run in the 5th off of Al Alburquerque. Pablo finished 4-4 on the day with 3 HRs and 4 RBIs.
Giants take the first game 8-3 with Barry Zito getting the win the and Justin Verlander getting the loss.
A stunner across the baseball world as Justin Verlander, who was 3-0 with a .74 ERA in this postseason, gets lit up by Pablo Sandoval and the Giants. The Kung Fu Panda becomes the 4th player in history to hit 3 Home Runs in a World Series game, joining Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson, and Albert Pujols. Perhaps a bigger shocker was that Verlander wasn't up to par as he has now lost his first 3 World Series starts.
Game 2 of World Series is tomorrow night with Doug Fister of the Tigers facing Madison Bumgarner of the Giants.
P.S. Keep going, Giants. One at a time.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
GIANTS BEAT PADRES AND WIN NL WEST!!!
Clinching a playoff spot is always good news. Getting a division title is better news.
The Giants faced the Padres last night in game 2 of their series at AT&T park. After the Dodgers lost to the Reds earlier that day 6-0, the fans and the players knew that winning this game would mean the NL West would be theirs.
Though the top of the first started off a bit poorly with a run for Padres, the Giants struck back in the bottom of the inning with a couple of sac flies to get the lead 2-1. From there on out, the Giants would not lose control of the game. The Giants did everything to make sure that they sent their fans home especially happy from Marco Scutaro's RBI hits to Pablo Sandoval's amazing catch over the railing. Even Madison Bumgarner, the pitcher, help build the lead with an RBI single in the 2nd inning. The Padres tried to fight back with some runs but the Giants just kept them at bay seemingly answering back to maintain the lead. Giants win their 6th in a row 8-4 and become NL West Division Champs.
What an amazing run for the Giants these last couple of months to get here. The assumption was that the Dodgers new additions in August were going to propel them past into first place. Despite that and SF losing Melky Cabrera to a 50 game PED suspension, the Giants got hot while the Dodgers went cold. A weird turn of events that gives the Giants the NL West and leaves the Dodgers gasping for air 3 games behind for the 2nd NL Wild Card spot.
Congrats Giants. Let's keep this going into October.
P.S. Saw the whole game inside the ballpark and it was amazing. The crowd was electric, the Giants were rocking it, and everybody danced to "Gangnam Style." Dave Flemming is now my favorite broadcaster FYI.
The Giants faced the Padres last night in game 2 of their series at AT&T park. After the Dodgers lost to the Reds earlier that day 6-0, the fans and the players knew that winning this game would mean the NL West would be theirs.
Though the top of the first started off a bit poorly with a run for Padres, the Giants struck back in the bottom of the inning with a couple of sac flies to get the lead 2-1. From there on out, the Giants would not lose control of the game. The Giants did everything to make sure that they sent their fans home especially happy from Marco Scutaro's RBI hits to Pablo Sandoval's amazing catch over the railing. Even Madison Bumgarner, the pitcher, help build the lead with an RBI single in the 2nd inning. The Padres tried to fight back with some runs but the Giants just kept them at bay seemingly answering back to maintain the lead. Giants win their 6th in a row 8-4 and become NL West Division Champs.
What an amazing run for the Giants these last couple of months to get here. The assumption was that the Dodgers new additions in August were going to propel them past into first place. Despite that and SF losing Melky Cabrera to a 50 game PED suspension, the Giants got hot while the Dodgers went cold. A weird turn of events that gives the Giants the NL West and leaves the Dodgers gasping for air 3 games behind for the 2nd NL Wild Card spot.
Congrats Giants. Let's keep this going into October.
P.S. Saw the whole game inside the ballpark and it was amazing. The crowd was electric, the Giants were rocking it, and everybody danced to "Gangnam Style." Dave Flemming is now my favorite broadcaster FYI.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Melk Gone Bad
The Giants this year have been in it but like the last few years, their bats have been lacking. One of the moves they made during the off season was a trade that brought Melky Cabrera to the team. Melky has certainly showed he was worth it having 159 hits which leads the majors and batting a .346 (2nd in the majors). He even made the All Star game where he named the All Star Game MVP. Just makes the fall from grace more tragic.
Melky Cabrera has tested positive for testosterone and has been suspended under MLB's drug policy for 50 games. That means Melky will miss the rest of the regular season considering that there is only 45 games left. If the Giants make the playoffs, he will miss up to five games in the postseason. If there is any games left over after all of that, it will carry over into next season. Melky is the first big player to be suspended since Ryan Braun's suspension which got overturned by appeal earlier this year.
"My positive test was the result of my use of a substance I should not have used," Melky said in a statement. "I accept my suspension under the Joint Drug Program and I will try to move on with my life. I am deeply sorry for my mistake and I apologize to my teammates, to the San Francisco Giants organization and to the fans for letting them down."
Now this one hurts. The Giants already have problems scoring runs and one of there best hitters is out for the remainder of the year with the Dodgers just passing them today by a half game. Worst time for something like this. There is no doubt the blame goes to Melky for taking this drug but it hurts the Giants a lot heading down the stretch. Those Dodgers are playing well as of late and we might not be able to keep pace with them.
Despite this loss, you still cannot count out the Giants. Buster Posey is hitting well, Pablo just came back to the lineup, and Hunter Pence has to stop slumping soon... right? The Giants still have a shot for the playoffs but they are definitely not favorites and their lineup will have to start picking up the slack.
Melky Cabrera has tested positive for testosterone and has been suspended under MLB's drug policy for 50 games. That means Melky will miss the rest of the regular season considering that there is only 45 games left. If the Giants make the playoffs, he will miss up to five games in the postseason. If there is any games left over after all of that, it will carry over into next season. Melky is the first big player to be suspended since Ryan Braun's suspension which got overturned by appeal earlier this year.
"My positive test was the result of my use of a substance I should not have used," Melky said in a statement. "I accept my suspension under the Joint Drug Program and I will try to move on with my life. I am deeply sorry for my mistake and I apologize to my teammates, to the San Francisco Giants organization and to the fans for letting them down."
Now this one hurts. The Giants already have problems scoring runs and one of there best hitters is out for the remainder of the year with the Dodgers just passing them today by a half game. Worst time for something like this. There is no doubt the blame goes to Melky for taking this drug but it hurts the Giants a lot heading down the stretch. Those Dodgers are playing well as of late and we might not be able to keep pace with them.
Despite this loss, you still cannot count out the Giants. Buster Posey is hitting well, Pablo just came back to the lineup, and Hunter Pence has to stop slumping soon... right? The Giants still have a shot for the playoffs but they are definitely not favorites and their lineup will have to start picking up the slack.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
A Giant of an All Star Game
Hope you guys got the chance to miss the All Star game. Still boring to me and hate the World Series implications. But if you did manage to see it, then you got to see Giants among the Stars. Melky Cabrera, Pablo Sandoval, and Matt Cain all had great nights in front of a national stage. Sandoval was 1 for 2 as he hit a bases loaded triple. Matt Cain had two shut out innings to start the game for the NL. Last, but certainly not least, Melky Cabrera went 2 for 3 and hit a 2 run HR in the 4th inning. Melky was actually named the All Star Game MVP as the NL won it, 8-0.
A Giant blowout for this year's All Star Game and some deserved attention to the San Francisco Giants. Hearing about this outcome almost made me regret missing it. Thank goodness mankind has invented sitcoms to fill the void for meaningless games. Though I hate the event, I'm glad that Melky and the Giants dominated the game. It's certainly something that will help with some momentum for their own team.
The break is almost over and the 2nd half of baseball is about to begin. You know what that means: TRADE DEADLINE SPECULATIONS!!! How is that more exciting to me than the All Star game? I need to reevaluate my life.
A Giant blowout for this year's All Star Game and some deserved attention to the San Francisco Giants. Hearing about this outcome almost made me regret missing it. Thank goodness mankind has invented sitcoms to fill the void for meaningless games. Though I hate the event, I'm glad that Melky and the Giants dominated the game. It's certainly something that will help with some momentum for their own team.
The break is almost over and the 2nd half of baseball is about to begin. You know what that means: TRADE DEADLINE SPECULATIONS!!! How is that more exciting to me than the All Star game? I need to reevaluate my life.
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