Best. Game. Ever.
ROY with 4 hits……….Rowand’s throw……Posey’s catch…..Panda double…..A lead……A lost lead……A lead…..A lost lead……Uribe….it doesn’t sound so hot when I write it like that but my God, what a game. And Pablo at 2nd base, clapping so hard I thought his hands might shatter, had me fighting back tears as I thought about the season he’s endured. As far as I’m concerned, that single at bat shed him of his burdensome nickname, “Pablo Strands’em-all”…..
There’s a perfect symmetry to the date “10/20/10”. And from the beginning to the end, that’s what this game felt like. For every perfect thing that happened last night there was an imperfect thing that happened. But the end result was this: I don’t need to ever watch that game again. Every play is burned into my brain. My memory. My soul. It was the absolute blend of glory and destiny. I can’t stop shaking me head and smiling…….
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That play was fucked up beyond description. Son of a fuck. Huff blew that one.
This inning is all fucked up.
Fuck what a total messed up inning.That was a foul ball on Hallday’s bunt.Should have been reviewed.Then Pablo should have been on the bag,and they have a DP.Then Huff’s ole for the 2runs.When there should have been none.
That shit was on Timmy. Hung that one right there. LIMIT the shit right now.
Total clusterfuck inning. Pablo can’t move his big ass backwards to tag the bag, then Huff muffs it. Unreal….
Recover. Get it back together.
Timmy needs to get it together here and fast.
Tiim has to settle down NOW. They can get a couple off Halladay but not a bunch.
Time to knock Halladay around and out…
Best we can say is that Timmy finally settled and the damage was not quite maximized. Getting that K on Howard was the key.
They’re hitting Halladay pretty hard with not anything to show for it. Let’s hope he’s off and not getting ready to settle in.
Bochy needed to get his ass out of the dugout and argue that bunt play.Just cause Posey didn’t say anything,shouldn’t stop you from getting in the ump’s face,and maybe get a review,which would have reversed the play and change the inning.
We have to get to Doc. The pitch count means nearly nothing tonight with him. He’s not gonna pitch after this, Unca_Charlie will let ’em go 130 tonight no prob.
Yeah, I think this time around they’re going to get something on Halladay . . .
We just need to have a runner or 2 on when we go yard . . .
Here we go . . .
Fuck, I’m almost 50 years old, and I get th 2nd at least 3 seconds in front of Burrell. I know that’s not saying much, but . . .
Co DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
$20 says you trip over the first base bag.
WTF was Cody thinking? Jesus H. Christ that was stoopid beyond belief.
Cody does it again! Yeah, baby!
Yard, Pablo……….
Beautiful hitting by Burrell and Ross going with the location of the pitches!
Ouch. You don’t make it, it;s the wrong move.
FUCK
Can’t make the third out at third base. Risk/reward wasn’t there, Cody.
Shit no reason to test Werth’s arm when your already in scoring position.Bad play by Ross,making the 3rd out at 3rd.
May I ask why Ross is doing that, since he’s already in scoring position, now two outs anyway, and Uribe coming up? That was dumb…
Now its a matter of grinding it out and Timmy maintaining focus. Pitch count is almost identical. That one-run difference is a helluva lot smaller than the two.
Panda seems to be taking better ABs and getting better swings. Dunno if that will translate into anything, but it’s a start…
And look who leads off!
Giants could use a good, old fashioned 3 run homer in the next few frames…
Juan has been flashy some mighty fine rich Corinthian leather at short.
Ricardo Montalban would be proud Dennis.
There still getting good hacks at Halladay.Just a matter of time before he gives up the lead.
Bochy maybe should not have returned Huff to the three-hole. Giants baseball= torture.
Not the redneck’s night. Maybe that thong of his is riding too high and got bunched.
Tug on that sucker and loosen ‘er up. Doc is hittable, we need to run into one.
I don’t know how the hell he took that 3-2 pitch.
Yahoo feed has been stalled for several minutes w. Timmy pitching to Howard. Whassup? Rain delay?
You knew the cocksucker wasn’t going to throw Juan a strike. And he swings at it anyway. Cody had a couple of HIT ME pitches and fouled them off. Just not clicking on all cylinders. Timmy’s last inning, make it a good one.
Halladay has nothing. Fuck.
Had enough to get Uribe,James. Really pathetic swing by Uribe though.Most Flappers swing better than that.Cannot help him there swinging like a grandmother.
What a great time for that Line drive DP ketch by Huff.
A huge and heartfelt “whew!!!” AND they pinch-hit for Halladay.
Gotta send Torres, atleast hit and run.
Huff might hit a bomb here…
C’mon Huffster, you owe us one tonight…
Can’t do anything about defense. Put the ball out there and hope for the best. Fuck.
Motherfucking snow cone and a half. I’m losing it.
This game is torture.
I’d go with Ramirez, not Romo…
Missed opportunities mount. Now i’m positive that Huff was miscast in the 3-spot. He did better recently deeper in the lineup.
That’s absurd, he had 3 hits last night there.
At least Romo’s gone without giving up a dinger…
LOOGY shuts ’em down again. Big bats coming up, time for some yard work.
Gomez is Great!…
I’ll be glad to see Lidge.
Jesus H. Christ. We’ve either watched them go by or missed HIT ME pitches all goddamn night long.
Yeah, that second pitch to Burrell was a fat fastball right down the middle. He had a good cut at it, but fouled it off.
It sure will suck if we lose this game on a blown foul ball bunt.
Hold em here. I WANT lidge in the 9th…
We’re a collective 5 for 35 w/ 18 Ks vs Lidge. I want a fucking sedative.
Fuck Jason Werth. He needs a goddamn haircut.
Why not Wilson this inning?
Down a run, are you kidding? No manager in their right mind makes that move.
This is hardly a normal circumstance.
Fuckin’ Romo . . . .
Ramirez.
I know. I refrained from pointing out again that Romo is not particularly susceptible to the gopher ball after Snarkk;s comment.
WTF is goin on here?…
“It sure will suck if we lose this game on a blown foul ball bunt.” Like the other 2 playoff games we’ve lost, the D has been a big factor. The Giants gave up very few unearned runs this year.
The fat little son of a fuck did the same goddamn thing again. Fuck this shit.
I woulda gone Wilson too, with the day off tomorrow. Lidge is an implosion waiting to happen, too bad it not just 1 run
Miracle Time!!
I’m sick and goddamn tired of watching Jimmy Rollins make play after play.
I hope his children are born stoopid and forced to attend public school throughout their life.
I am seriously starting to hate the Philadelphia Phillies. They make me sick to my stomach.
Bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh . . .
Like I say, one game at a time. Phillies have won both of their games by having the Giants hand it to them with defensive lapses. Plus, back to the < 4 runs scored isn't going to cut it. This thing is on, now. Phills are feelin it…
RATS!!! I so didn’t want to go back to Philly! Their fans SUCK!!!
We knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but does it have to be so frickin’ hard?!?!?!
Thing is, Posey did the right thing, thinking he could get te DP on the bunt.
No way the ump sees that unless Posey doesn’t go after it.
Panda and his fat fucking feet . . .
I don’t put that on anybody really. Just a weird one. Get ’em Saturday.
I agree. First, it would be unusual and difficult for any catcher to get anyone out at third on that “bunt”; second, Pablo had to back up blind. Tough play. Lucky we got one out on it. In fact, while we were down 3-2 most of the game, we played awesome to keep it that way most of the game. It could easily have been 6-2. Truth told, I’m glum, but hope to perk up by Saturday. I’ll be at the ballet in Philly. That might be good for me. Frankly, I often don’t do what’s good for me. My poor daughter, 13, took this harder than me tonight, staying up late too. Sort of forced me to tell her it’s okay, we’ll all right. But she has seen me before in circumstances like this. Why’s it have to be such fecking torture?
You can just hear the smug glee emanating from Buck and McCarver that the Phillies won.
This is going to be one shitty night followed by an even shittier tomorrow.
Back to the East to face the Beast. Giants and ump gave it away. Philthies kinda won it, but they still have to face Drrrty and Cainer. Giants still lead the series. The torture continues.
And we get Oswalt and Hamels…
This wasn;’t supposed to be easy, but Christ on a bicycile . . .
Need to win 1 out of 2 no problem
I won’t kvetch.
I didn’t “call it” but I based my, by now superflous numbers, given to twin on the series going 6 games. 2 in SF, 2 in Philly.
I’m sticking to it.
Ugly ass fuck face on FOX right now is saying the “pressure” is on SF. Uhm..excuse me? It’s still 3-fucking 2. The pressure is on fucking Philly.
These assholes on FOX need to stop sucking each other dicks and start learning a thing or two about baseball.
I’m not happy at this moment.
But I’m not worried either.
Fuck Philly. Fuck FOX. Fuck the whole country and their asshole opinion of the Giants. For fuck’s sake! The Giants are still up 3-2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fuck all ya’ll that argues about that. Philly doesn’t have a home team advantage. The Giants have A FUCKING FUCK YOU ADVANTAGE!
And Bochy will have a lineup that makes those fuck faces sorrow in their own pity.
AT HOME!!!
Hell, for all I know the Giants are hustling the bettors (no offense Flav and Dennis)
Giants. World Series. 2010.
Book it
I’m with you, Ted, but SF Giants history is not full of happy memories when the Giants take a 3-2 lead to the other team’s ballpark.
Someone’s going to have to step up and break through that history.
God knows I love the kid but how the hell can they risk Panda’s defense Saturday? Rent and Uribe on the left side…
Mind is absolutely racing. You get so used to battling… even the great news leaves me with “now what?”… I don’t know if I’ll sleep tonight..
Just keep posting, Michael. We’re here for you, dude.
If Uribe is OK to play third, I say go with him.
Anyone but fat ass! He’s the Jamarcus Russell of the Giants
tell me about it and it’s muthafeckin 2348 hours here
gentlemen, it was never, ever, going to be easy. my wife is yanking out her hair, beating the dogs (she’s not paid that much attention to this year) and barking at me because, while i’m bummed, this is not an unexpected result. Heck, Ted, I figured 7. why? because IT’S WHAT THEY DO!!!!!!! It drives you fucking insane until you step back, deep breath, and realize, this is the same shit you’ve been watching all year.
And that’s the great thing about this team. Are they going to sit around saying woe is us? not fucking likely. so we need to stop with the “woe is us” and get ready for game fucking 6. and game fucking 7 after that it that’s what it takes. but god damn me for a fool but these guys are going to pull this off.
so fuck phillie, fuck fox, fuck the dodgers (couldn’t leave them out) and let’s fucking roll!!!
that would be “if”, as in ” . . . if that’s what it takes”. I will repeat though, for the record, fuck phillie, fuck fox and fuck the dodgers.
yessir
In the words of the town drunk in BLAZING SADDLES:
“REVFROM!! I wash born here, an I wash raished here, and dad gum it, I am gonna die here, an no sidewindin’ bushwackin’, hornswagglin’ cracker croaker Philly is gonna rouin me bishen cutter. REVFROM. Dang nabbitt freefoolin’ game 7 ishish musht be…REVFROM”
And TedSpe says….Who can argue with that?
That’s why you the man!