Pitching (check), Batting (check), MVP (double check)
I have been a Giants Fan for a very long time, as have most of you. Very little of that time was my team a team clearly at the top, one of the ‘big boys’, winning and playing good baseball. They are, today, a 3 tool team using defence, offence and pitching. With Pablo coming alive the Giants can add the long fly. As Baggs wrote in his post game report last night:
This is what happens when you combine youthful energy, a commanding lead in the NL West and a team that has all the talent and confidence to make a sustained run through the playoffs.
This team is winning and I am a believer and unlike the NY fans, World Series or not, being in the playoffs means you are a top team; two out of three years now. It is still a month until we will know which of those top teams will play in the World Series. I like our chances.
Buster Posey is a big reason this team is winning. He has had extra incentive lately winning the Willie Mac award for most inspirational player on the team this year. The man is a Giant and there is great joy over, first his return from a frightening injury, second his hardball, winning attitude and, of course, third his shot at the MVP. His game is ON. Even Vern and Vera were bringing him food in the clubhouse saying, “a catcher needs to eat to keep his strength up.”
Posey should add another award sometime after the season ends, when baseball has gone quiet and the league MVPs are announced. Here’s why: over 20 HRs | premier backstop | no worse that 2nd in the batting championship | helped his team WIN the division | plays for the best team with the best fans in the best city. What are your thoughts?
P.S. The WC game is on my birthday this year. If any of you were considering gifting me a play-in game ticket I prefer Baltimore or Oaktown. No thanks if it is LA or Philly. Come to think of it East Coast teams mean cheaper air fair, but let me worry about that.
Hopefully there will be some fan memories made in SF this weekend. GET YOUR BLOG ON!
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For some reason, I remember the Padres’ pitchers being better than this
Oops
Well, that was launched. And Mr. Bochy almost jogged moundward.
That was not something I liked seeing while working on the clincher thread.
hahaha. It’s like writing an obituary while the dude’s still hanging on, eh?
I don’t envy you
My understanding is that major newspapers like the NY Times have obits ready for famous and important people. They have to. I love me a good obit. I’ve posted at my own blog about this: one of the most fascinating obits (and I pronounce it OH-bit; what about you MacDog?) I ever encountered was of Jeffrey Willick, a world-renowned cosmologist trying to discern the origins of the universe, who gets killed at a Starbuck’s by a drunken driver in Englewood, NJ. Go figure.
That’s true, Pawlie. For instance, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s obit has been hanging around in a computer’s word folder for about 10 years now. Just waiting for minor edits.
I’m not joking. I heard this from a journalist
SKOO-TAROT!!!
WordPress wouldn’t let me say MAR-CO again. Fucking bastards.
I know. I hate that. “It seems you already posted that” or whatever.
Yeah. So I wanted to say it again!!!!
I got away with it by adding extra !!!!!!’s
I can’t wait to see this guy in the playoffs.
Prediction: Ryan Theriot will do something very fine in the playoffs.
How the heck did Peguero only have one SB all year at Fresno? Cement shoes? Weird..
Hey, has that Ghirardelli lighted sign always been out there in LF?
Yup
Thanks. Guess I didn’t notice. But I once thought the Chevron car was gone too. Next I’ll be asking about the glove or the huge Coke bottle.
Coke bottle? What Coke bottle?
😉
I think it’s a new (this year?) named section.
Eddddd went from 563mph to off-the-grid. Chime in, mate. (Eddddddd, love your guys on the BBC version of Top Gear or whatever that show is called.)
Edd was cruising 563mph around 2 or 3 in the morning his time. He probably took my advice and hit the sack. But how awesome was it that Edd stood his ground on his post today? You don’t abandon your post, ever. That’s Stable Boy 101 shit……….
Could there be any different feeling when comparing tonight’s clinch and 2010? It’s like having coffee with some chick vs fucking her. Am I the only one underwhelmed right now? Oh well, let’s see how this all unfolds…..
You know, I noticed that when they showed the flashback of Huff’s big hit in that 2010 game (after he eked out a walk). Totally opposite energy, it seems. Which worries me a little. We were on fever pitch then. And it helped.
It’s a huge issue. Every year there is the team that coasts into the playoffs and gets bounced. Every single year………..
Totally. The hot team that stays hot wins it. Nothing on paper or size of contracts matters. All goes out the window. Major correction: Add HUNGRY to the formula.
At my age, you settle for coffee if she’s in a coffee shop, and has to serve you, because she works there.
I don’t know Flav, but you might be right. I keep thinking I’m fired up but also keep thinking about going to bed.
Headley 65 RBIs since the All-Star break. That is utterly stunning.
completely. He’s not been on my radar all year and all of a sudden he’s on the cusp of 30 bombs this year. He wasn’t even getting drafted in most 30 round, 12 team leagues.
I dropped the dude right after I drafted him, I just can’t stand the guy. My bad.
Hey, Magnus, check those black and orange beads in the crowd by 3B? Um, I don’t like casually giving up a run or two here, not at all.
I want to say that Romo has done a great job closng- much better than I thought he would… but you HAVE to throw 95 plus for the sneer to work. If I’m the batter he gets me out because I fall down laughing. It’s like, “Dude, you must be kidding.. Get a fucking fastball and we’ll talk…”
I agree except this has all been working. And I’m not working with actual stats. It’s just a feeling. Since they went CBC and it sorted itself out after a few weeks, where do we rank on saves? Especially the last month? I honestly don’t know.
We’ve been near the top in team saves all year. Currently we’re second in total saves (50 ). tied for first in save percentage ( 79%) .. in the NL
I wasn”t talking at all about stats, either. Sergio just looks stupid, he’s too nerdy for the look he’s attempting.
Pawlie, are you carving out some skype time for Flapalooza 2.0 this Saturday? I want to virtually bequeath a bead necklace to you. 🙂
5pm to 9ish pm PST………
Noted!
if I’m not at Mons Venus in Tampa, sure.
When the Giants come to town. It’s bye, bye baby.
and you better be there for a dial-a-shot or 5! Sort that sjype shit out!
haha, was that the most hurried HR call Kuip’s ever given?
I liked the end of his call when he said “He hit the snot out of that ball”. Wait until Bum hears that.
ha ha, belt’s revenge. guarantee that’s another msg for bum—“you ain’t out hitting me, pal. Stick to pitching.”
Sultan of BELT. Shortness of the swing reminds me of Mike Ivie’s short stroke.
Dear MLB.tv, puhleeez stop playing that fecking feline idiotic fecking Friskies ad. Please.
Nats *coast* to NL East crown. Reds *coast* to NL Central crown. One of those teams might well be the one that gets bounced. If the Giants lose to either of them in the 1st round, it will be because those teams are better, not because the Giants *coasted*. Giants have fucking steam-rolled to this division crown, IMO. I don’t see much coasting. If you’re looking for that magical sense of things from 2 years ago, yeah, this ain’t it. But it’s a different kind of a good thing. Get your knowing-dude-nods going, gentlemen….
I’m not arguing this, I actually agree with the concern.
But nobody b-a-s-k-s in *coasting*.
You just fucking b-a-s-k.
Right?
I saw Willie in the dugout. didn’t Wilson got to LSU? Theriot too?
yes
fontenot too
Maybe Fontenot is there somewhere, too
I better start warming up on Twitter, where our Giants Nation has a very robust following. We will be #trending.
You never miss a chance to celebrate a division victory. It’s SOOOOOOOOO fucking hard to do. So while the emotion might not be there as I type this, I’ll stop and appreciate the moment when it happens. Moments are all we have in common. You take the time to notice that shit…….
What’s this “Gangnam Style” the Giants just tweeted?
I beginning to think my own emotion just might surprise me.
Different definitions of basking, I guess. I feel fairly basked watching them tear down that magic number of 19 not that long ago to dominating their way to the division crown. Now, if they roll over and play dead the last week of the season, then there’s a possible concern. I just don’t see that happening. Bochy and the players won’t allow it.
I’m gonna video tape it and post it tomorrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kgej6KCpbA
BLEEP YEAH!
And a Fucking Yeah as well.
Nipper?
I’m thinking this is kind of magical in its own way to the players on this team. The young ‘uns, Belt, Crawford.. the recharged vets, Pagan, Scutaro, Pence… Posey and Pablo wanting more of what they had two years ago… the hitters getting things done, it ain’t just a pitching team anymore.
I’m still at a loss for my hook on the clinching thread. I’m open to ideas…
You’re on your own with me, twin. I wouldn’t have it any other way. And I mean that as a compliment
Is there a video of Timmy’s “fuck yeah! Shut up!” jumping around in the dugout in Atlanta? Always liked that one….
That’s the best I can do, paul
And your best is always appreciated, Ted!
AGAIN AND AGAIN
Im at a ROCKIN BAR!!!
There all Rockin,Let’s go Giants!!!
And FUCK LA!!!
Loving it!!!!!
Giants Fucking Rock!!!!!!
Haha nice
San carlos club or somewhere close?
Come on MLB – keep showing the party.
Hey Ed, time for a pint yet?
Humm Baby….Let’s do it again!
celebrated with the boys. but i’ve really got my knowing-dude-head-nod going. this is just the first step. someone said, our magic number now is 11. make it so number one.
Engage
After the season our magic number is 11. “Because it’s one louder”.
Go Giants! Can’t wait for the playoffs!
I got chills at the last out and the jumping around, BUT the victory lap, the gorgeously exuberant victory lap, misted up my eyes, especially seeing our patron saints of madness, Brian Wilson and Sergio Romo, leading the charge.
I’m with you on that Mr. Kokonuts.
No doubt.
Clincher!!!
Good. Glad to hear some knowing-dude head nodding is going on. Ya’ll were sounding a bit ‘feh’ earlier on….
Do they really have to bring Greg Pappas in this? Talk about a buzz kill
GO NINERS!!!!
Wait…
NEW POST COMING UP
Merry Clinchmas.
cute
stole it, on Twitter
Some chatter on Twitter saying, “Where’s Timmy?” Should we be concerned? G’night, girls. Time to try to attempt to consider to imagine winding down.
Out of your gazillion retweets, my favorite by far was this: “Only the Dodgers could make two teams division champs in the same day.”
ESPN, what doooshes. Go to the MLB scoreboard page and the lead is…….Yankees win. Never mind the Red or Giants clinching. Pathetic. That’s okay. Merry Clinchmas and good night for real.
sure,
there was the hit heard around the world
And today?
fucknig bochey be the man
Go Gigantes
btw I am up and clapping, the m’fo freaking team
Go Giantes!
what a game