Go Giants!

Posted in Uncategorized by dirtnrocksnomo on October 9, 2012

With the club backed against the wall and everything at stake I can’t imagine a better candidate to start Game 3.

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snarkk said, on October 9, 2012 at 5:56 pm

Sheezus, that was brutal; does Pence ever practice bunting?…
chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 5:58 pm

I don’t care how shitty his recent ABs have been, I DO NOT want to see Pence fucking bunting.
ewisco said, on October 9, 2012 at 5:59 pm

A HR means you don’t have to worry about running
chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:00 pm

Good eye…at least move Buster over…
chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:00 pm

Fuck yeah, Hunter!
blade3colorado said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:01 pm

This is our fucking inning Flappers . . . Book it.
- chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:02 pm
  
  I like your attitude, Blade.
chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:01 pm

Time to Belt one!
snarkk said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:02 pm

Now is where you need Peguero to run for Pence and take over in the OF. Instead, you had Huff to strike out…
- chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:03 pm
  
  True dat…
snarkk said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:02 pm

Belt needs to fuckin swing at anything close, this ump has rung him up…
- snarkk said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:05 pm
  
  Well, at least it was a swinging K…
blade3colorado said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:03 pm

NO WAY, NO HOW IS FORMER DODGER COCKSUCKING BROXTON GOING TO BEAT US.
- blade3colorado said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:05 pm
  
  FUCK YOU BROXTON! YOU GOT BELT . . . COMING AT YOU AGAIN YOU STUPID FUCK! MESS HIM UP NADY!
  - blade3colorado said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:08 pm
    
    &$^#%@*& DODGER SCUM DISGUISED AS A RED LEG!
  - blade3colorado said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:10 pm
    
    YES! YES! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA BROXTON YOU FUCKING PUKE!
  - blade3colorado said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:11 pm
    
    THANK YOU VERY MUCH ROLEN FOR THE FLUB. HAHAHAHAHAHA. I KNEW WE WOULD GET THE LEAD!
chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:05 pm

Come on Xavier!
ewisco said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:05 pm

Bullshit called strike. The umps in this series with their strike zone should be an embarrassment. Not for Bud though
ewisco said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:07 pm

Timmy getting loose. Is that a good thing? Or just toss him out there
snarkk said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:08 pm

Squeeze with Posey?…
chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:08 pm

We get the lead I want Romo back out there…
ewisco said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:10 pm

This is where the g’s seem to lack an “up the middle” approach
ferrethead said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:11 pm

All RIGHT!!!
chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:11 pm

Fuck yeah!!!!
- blade3colorado said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:12 pm
  
  What did I tell ya Chi?????????????????????? Frickin’ feeling was in my bones my man!
  - chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:15 pm
    
    I was with you on that on, doggie! You were right and I had your six!
  - chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:15 pm
    
    It was the feeling I have had all day…I just had “this feeling” that the Giants win today.
ewisco said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:12 pm

I’m guessing romo will start the 10th
unca_chuck said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:14 pm

Lordy mama. 3 outs.
snarkk said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:15 pm

I don’t know how the hell they got that run in, but it’s in.
Romo, up to you, dude…
blade3colorado said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:15 pm

Giants will close it out in this inning. Why? It’s almost dark out and I need to do my 3 mile run before the boogie man comes out. 🙂
- chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:16 pm
  
  🙂
unca_chuck said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:16 pm

You called it, Blade. 3 outs!!
eddacker said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:20 pm

get your manager’s ass out of this game and on to tomorrow
yesyesyes
denniszu said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:20 pm

One out to go to swing this pendulum our way.!
chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:21 pm

GIANTS WIN!
twinfan1 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:21 pm

Who has it luckier than we do??!! No one!!!
- blade3colorado said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:23 pm
  
  Got that right Twin . . . We live another day!
ferrethead said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:21 pm

Woo-Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- ferrethead said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:21 pm
  
  All hail the Baseball Gods!!!!
Macdog said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:22 pm

Good old-fashioned torture is back!
eddacker said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:22 pm

LOUD clapping in the UK dark night
chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:22 pm

One day, one game at a time. I have a good feeling with Zito going tomorrow!

Weeeeeeeeeeeee Fucking Doggies!!!!
SanDawg said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:22 pm

Barry Zito……Come on Down!
snarkk said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:22 pm

That was EZ…
- eddacker said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:23 pm
  
  what does ee zed mean?
  - snarkk said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:25 pm
    
    Easy.
    A bit of snarkkasm there… 😉
blade3colorado said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:22 pm
- chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:15 pm
  
  STILL love that video! I was in Pleasanton for an agility trial (dog stuff) in 2010. We were at a sports bar the night they beat Philly to go to the WS. During the break between the 8th and 9th, they played that over every screen in the fucking place. It was awesome.
  
  Like I said…one day, one game at a time.
  - blade3colorado said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:39 pm
    
    Exactly Chi. Barry will do good tomorrow!
- PawlieKokonuts said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:15 pm
  
  Thanks for that. It never gets old. The best (ahem) vid in the history of the planet.
  - blade3colorado said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:38 pm
    
    De nada Pawlie. I love it too!
ewisco said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:23 pm

Cool.
unca_chuck said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:24 pm

Ball fucking game!
snarkk said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:24 pm

Now, THAT was a playoff game.
Giants are good in these close games, they’ve got the experience dealing with it.
Posey continues his MVP ways — getting that leadoff hit in the 10th.
Vogy overcame some bad umping and got it done to keep this team in the game. Nice job there, and the Pen…
Alleykat said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:26 pm

Fuck Yeah….Still Alive!!!! Romo slamming the door.Eat shit Reds!!!
twinfan1 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:28 pm

I remember Barry’s last post post season starts- out dueled Santana as the Twins were swinging out of their shoes, then the Tigers bombed him. Biggest start in 6 years tomorrow.
Bozo said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:29 pm

Staying Alive, staying alive. Ah, ha, ha, ha,
snarkk said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:30 pm

Well, it’s teed up now for Zito to make a start that can redefine his entire Giants career.
We’ll see if he’s up to the task.
Bochy will have the shortest hook in the history of MLB…
- sandog said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:35 pm
  
  If that hook was any shorter—-it would have a salmon egg on it!
eddacker said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:30 pm

can I say
winning ugly?
win one for the skipper?
let the ohio fans take those brooms and shove it?
see ya’ll tomorrow Dusty.
Salty said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:30 pm

And of course, Bochy’s handling of the pen was again superb. Great thing is now they can use Lincecum to back up Zito tomorrow.
Salty said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:35 pm

Remember Sabean wanted to sign Broxton at the deadline and the Reds out bid us. I never have liked that chump.
- chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:18 pm
  
  Fuck that fat FUCK. I am so glad we didn’t get his sorry ex-Dodger ass!
snarkk said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:36 pm

Dusty must have bitten that toothpick in half on that bobble by Rolen…
unca_chuck said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:38 pm

Yup. Exactly. Salty. I don;t know any short hook jokes, so I’ll defer to Dawg.

Shit. Thank God we didn’t get that fat fuck. Never EVER liked that guy.
sandog said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:38 pm

Fuck yes, it finally feels like we got our ass into the dance and can start to enjoy ourselves a bit. A sweep would have been horrible. Big ups to Psychotron for gutting out 5 innings and giving up just one run.
eddacker said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:42 pm

there IS joy in Mudville tonight
cheers, mates
twinfan1 said, on October 9, 2012 at 6:55 pm

Chapman was dominant and threw just 15 piitches. Bochy went with Sergio for two, Dusty went with Broxton. Advantage Bonehead..
Billy said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:09 pm

Gotta think Leake will be going for Cincy tomorrow. Dusty seemed to indicate in the post-game conference that Cueto was not an option and Latos would be going on back-to-back three days rest. I would think they would want to save him for game five. Obviously the giants needed to win today, but with Cueto injured this really changes the momentum of the series.
twinfan1 said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:15 pm

It wasn’t the same situation as 2010 when he relieved Dirttty but what was similar was how Affeldt totally quieted everything down. Really not a peep…
About Chapman again- if Dusty was thinking about tomorrow, that’s not something you do in the playoffs.
- PawlieKokonuts said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:23 pm
  
  Truly, Affeldt is a pro.
PawlieKokonuts said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:22 pm

Holy shit. Didn’t say it here but texted Magnus, Dennis, Ted, and local folks the following: WE SCORE WE WIN. I “didn’t stop believin’ ” that. You know, the giants may not win this series but that game brought the ol’ mojo back. We seem to thrive on the #torture. At least we hold our heads high, very high. And just think, they fecking strike out 16 of our fecking hitters and fecking lose?! How’s that fecking feel, Cincy? Sleep on that. It’s like you fecking face the fecking fire fecking squad and fecking come out fecking whistling. Amen to that, Flappers!
chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:25 pm

Latos threw fifty-some pitches Saturday night. And really, I don’t give a fuck who they throw. They can throw the fucking kitchen sink as far as I am concerned.

I again have a good feeling about tomorrow.

One day, one game at a time. That is my new mantra.

Catch ya on the flip-side Flappers.

It is a very fucking good day to be a Giant fan!
- PawlieKokonuts said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:26 pm
  
  That’s my take; can’t take it beyonfd that one game. Wish we could play right now.
PawlieKokonuts said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:25 pm

POSTSCRIPT: Although I deem it foolishly risky, I say the whole bit of Pence staying in the game, obviously w/ Bochy’s blessing, was a bit of testosterone-oozing chest thumping, as if to say, “Brandon Phillips, you stayed in after your calf injury? Easy. We’ll show you up on that one.” [I’d use poker terms but would screw it up.]
gianthead said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:27 pm

Did I not say I was going to change the momentum????? Go Giants…I was at a bar and I said to the bartender as the game went to the top of the 9th, “I am drinking White Russians till the Giants win!”

Everyone better be drinking White Russians by 1 pm west coast time tomorrow….
gianthead said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:28 pm

Zito Alien is winning tomorrow! Mark it down!
chipower9 said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:30 pm

I’m down with White Russians. That was “The Dude’s” drink of choice.
- gianthead said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:42 pm
  
  Damn straight! I will be on the golf course at 9 am east coast and teh White Russians will be flowing!!
PawlieKokonuts said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:34 pm

The Giants tweeted this:
SERGIO ROMO: We play for the guy next to us, not for ourselves, the greater good. #SFGiants #OrangeOctober
blade3colorado said, on October 9, 2012 at 7:44 pm

Just got back from my run a few minutes ago. I’ve said I don’t hate anything . . . except one thing – running. However, the Giants winning made it feel like I was running on a pink cloud. Damn, biggest win of the year . . . so far. 😉
twinfan1 said, on October 9, 2012 at 8:13 pm

Goodnight all.
- Flavor said, on October 9, 2012 at 8:22 pm
  
  night twin. sleep well.
blade3colorado said, on October 9, 2012 at 8:16 pm

Night Twin. Take care.
Flavor said, on October 9, 2012 at 8:21 pm

I did get a text from Pawlie at 5:54pm. It said “we score we win”
no punctuation necessary.
I was coaching soccer w/o my assistant coach and so I was busy managing what felt like 40 kids at the time I got the text.
And it wasn’t a text that sounded promising since the last time I checked it was 1-1 in the 7th……
So hoping we score (and win) wasn’t something I was interested in checking immediately on my phone.
Then I got a call from Pawlie, still couldn’t take it, and was regaled with a typical (for Pawlie) “walking the dog, post win” call. And the best part of the call was the end of it. Pawlie’s daughter’s soccer team tied their game 2-2–and that was the victory of the year, if you ask me (and you wouldn’t have to ask me if you knew how their season was going).
And just when you’re wondering why I’m talking about Adrianna’s tie soccer game it’s because that tie was a huge victory.
And huge victories are tough to come by….
That’s why they’re huge.
And now I’m asking for something nearly as huge: A shutdown game tomorrow from Barry Zito. That would be almost as huge.
Maybe huge(er)…..
I’ll leave you all with San Diggity Dawg’s post that I started with this morning:

“SanDawg said, on October 8, 2012 at 8:27 pm (Edit)
Snarkk–I like your point about Zito in today’s thread. Zits taking the mound in Game 4 with a chance to send the darn thing to Sudden Death would be such a good story, that I can’t imagine it not coming to pass. If he delivered on that stage, I would be finally ready to grant him total absolution for past sins. An “Etch-a-Sketch” moment if there ever was one!”

“Make it so, #1”. (star Trek New Gen reference. Maybe I should have said “Make it so, #5”?)
- PawlieKokonuts said, on October 9, 2012 at 8:24 pm
  
  very moved by this; will copy and paste as a possible add to my MS of new book in progress
PawlieKokonuts said, on October 9, 2012 at 8:21 pm

G’night, girls. FerretHead, too [insert gay smiley].
- Flavor said, on October 9, 2012 at 8:46 pm
  
  edited.
  Sleep well my man.
  And tell that fucking dog he doesn’t know how good he’s got it…. 🙂
  - tedspe said, on October 9, 2012 at 9:16 pm
    
    edited? hahahaha
ewisco said, on October 9, 2012 at 8:55 pm

this just totally sets up the offense to come up BIG tomorrow, give barry room to work and he’ll do his magic. mark it down: the offense comes up big tomorrow.
Bozo said, on October 9, 2012 at 8:55 pm

Hey now. This thread ain’t over until ted says it is.
Cheers all, I’m thinking another win tomorrow would be very, very good.
tedspe said, on October 9, 2012 at 9:07 pm

Yup, pawlie called it with a text. Very simple and I quote:
“We score. We win”
How true it was. Good call, my friend.
But…but…I’ve never been in the doomer area but, frankly, I didn’t like this win. Don’t get me wrong. I’ll fucking take it. But I didn’t like it. Looked to me that the Giants, otherwise known as The Walking Dead offensively, got lucky with a few Reds’ mistakes. Not exactly the “Road to the World Series”
- Flavor said, on October 9, 2012 at 9:17 pm
  
  Totally agree. But it bought us a date with Zito tomorrow– and you know how that shit goes. Bros before hoes. And that doesn’t make a lick o’ sense.
  Tomorrow might not either.
  I’m just excited to watch the game
  - tedspe said, on October 9, 2012 at 9:27 pm
    
    Bros before hoes.
    Very…well…put
tedspe said, on October 9, 2012 at 9:11 pm

On the other hand, when you’re on the road to anything, might as well get all Bingo and Bobbo to help out
(skip ad)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_w3UG6C_Mo)
zumiee said, on October 9, 2012 at 9:20 pm

I was feeling so good about the Giants win, I even watched the A’s game. A nice double-dose of Bay Area victory mojo.
tedspe said, on October 9, 2012 at 9:45 pm

Okay, Flav and zumiee made me feel a little more optimistic. In the vernacular of MAD magazine, the following (for you older guys) is sung to the tune of the old Good’n Plenty commercials:

Bochy says
“Love my pitcher Zito”
Bochy says
“Zito’s good for me”
Bochy says
“Love my pitcher Zito cuz he’s the only pitcher ready that–that–Oh, God, can’t anyone get a fucking extra base hit?”

Well, Bochy’s never been known for his musical talents. But…I’m feeling good about Pablo, Buster, Angel…things will turn tomorrow
tedspe said, on October 9, 2012 at 9:47 pm

With apologies to edd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54yGSDBXdCM
tedspe said, on October 9, 2012 at 9:48 pm

Goodnight, gentlemen (question mark)
Sportdude said, on October 9, 2012 at 10:07 pm

Yes!! Baker still hasn’t learned from Russ Ortiz. 1st Baily, then Chapman. Both times (particularly the 10th) Giants must have been thrilled..
snarkk said, on October 9, 2012 at 11:43 pm

Ya know, I looked at some of the highlights on MLB.com.
A lotta guys might have jogged out that bouncer to third and Rolen, thinking it was probably doing to get picked and then a routine throw out. But, not Arias.
He busted his ass running down the line from the get go in the box, and because of that he just barely beat the Rolen throw after the bobble; but he did beat it. I love that. Great hustle. Hustle and respect for the game kept the Giants alive in this series…
eddacker said, on October 10, 2012 at 12:36 am

I just woke up and *smiling* we won.
nice
battled,
grinding out a win
coming back
playing
eddacker said, on October 10, 2012 at 3:20 am

Just re-watched the game and there was a beautiful moment. Romo hangs a slider to the Giant killer Phillips and he hits a fly to Nady in left field, then . . wait for it . . . the crowd goes quiet.