Don’t Stop Believing in…..Ugly

Posted in Uncategorized by Flavor on October 16, 2014

I continue to force myself to not have any expectations about this post season. Don’t get me wrong, I’m enjoying the ride. I just don’t understand the ride. But I absolutely BELIEVE in the ride. And when it comes to *magic* that’s about all you really need, right?

What do the Giants do best? Before this series started, I said “they compete.” And while I still believe that, what they really do best is “whatever it takes.” That’s not a very sexy quality to have until you realize that you can make up for a lot of shortcomings when you do “whatever it takes.” In some ways, it’s all you need.

So I accept, without reservation, the imperfections of the 2014 San Francisco Giants. I celebrate their heart and soul. And I honor their innate will to do….”whatever it takes.”

And whether they lose 3 straight or win 5 more games this year, or do something in between, this is one of my favorite teams of all time. Make no mistake, it’s certainly one of the ugliest. But it’s the easiest one in the world to believe in…..

#heartofaGiant

#whateverittakes

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gianthead said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:19 pm

I failed to say to Son #1:

“OK Bum, time to shut them down.

Paul I think the mild October weather is letting the balls get out to right by lefties…
SanDawg said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:20 pm

Unbelievable. I missed the second Cards homer while on the phone with Matt excitedly telling me he ended up with that ball. He and my nephew are in the SRO section of the arcade.
- zumiee said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:23 pm
  
  Amazing souvenier! (And I have no idea how to spell souvenier.)
paulinasia said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:20 pm

Obviously, gonna have to win it tonight with the bats. Put your hittin’ boots on, boys… another great back and forth game….
zumiee said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:21 pm

Loo, I think Giants fans are just really nervous. This team is kind of a Cinderella story, and there’s no way of knowing when Midnight approaches. It’s a weird feeling. Hopefully Midnight happens after 5 more wins. 🙂
paulinasia said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:23 pm

If Pence grounds meekly to the left side……
- paulinasia said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:25 pm
  
  I was going to say, “… I’m gonna smack him upside the head.” Boy, is he lucky he walked.. 🙂
zumiee said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:26 pm

Sigh, I hate those in-game interviews….
zumiee said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:30 pm

With no outs, I don’t get Sandoval’s baserunning there.
blade3colorado said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:33 pm

Been watching the game from the start on CommieCast . . . However, CommieWIFI only intermittently working. Ha.
ODB said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:34 pm

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dirtnrocksnomo said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:41 pm

Great play by Blanco!

Gotta keep pressuring Wainwright.
Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:43 pm

San Dawg’s son caught Panik’s ball. That about seals it.
- SanDawg said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:45 pm
  
  He didn’t catch it, but he was in the right place at the right time while it was bouncing around.
  - Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:50 pm
    
    Good enough.
  - WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:22 pm
    
    That is awesome! How much is Panik going to offer him for the ball? Don’t let him pull a Kramer.
zumiee said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:45 pm

Regarding Snarkk’s earlier comments about staged pre-game shows that try to be “good TV,” that reminds me of the ridiculous way that news stations and news networks make poor hapless correspondents stand out in the middle of a hurricane to show how bad the weather is. It’s really stupid. It’s a hurricane, we can tell it’s bad weather by, oh I don’t know, the flooding of the streets, and entire trees becoming projectiles.
zumiee said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:52 pm

Adams just got AT&Teed.
blade3colorado said, on October 16, 2014 at 6:53 pm

I’m always hoping that during the tornado TV scene, the flying house lands on the reporter a la Wizard Of Oz. 🙂
- pawliekokonuts said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:07 pm
  
  Steve, great stream from wiziwig; it’s actually a few seconds AHEAD of my KNBR audio.
  - blade3colorado said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:11 pm
    
    Cool. Snarkk provided that, right?
ODB said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:00 pm

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salty said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:04 pm

They ain’t touching Wainwright now.
zumiee said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:05 pm

The demise of Wainwright’s arm was exaggerrated by the media.
pawliekokonuts said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:06 pm

Astute observation by Krukow: with all the homers flying out, the meat of the Giants’ order adjusted their approach, as if homers were easy — and that was not a wise thing to do.
Macdog said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:14 pm

Nothing like a shot of a serious-looking fan with a foam finger across his chest during God Bless America.
- blade3colorado said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:18 pm
  
  Saw that too . . . Hey, no problem with the nationalist BS every frickin’ game since 9/11 . . . But, don’t go making a bigger joke out of it even more by going to shots of players spitting/scratching themselves, and dufus assholes with panda hats and foam fingers. Same shit with politicians wearing the mini-flags on their suits, while ripping off the country for bribes, visiting whores, etc.
unca_chuck said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:16 pm

Waiwright’s going down. Metheny’s going with him too long.
Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:17 pm

San Diggity just sent me the best pic of his son, nephew and Chuck’s daughter with the HR ball–will post tomorrow thread.
zumiee said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:21 pm

The broadcasters are all “Wainwright is back!” Sure, but the Giants’ lineup hasn’t been murderer’s row, since like, May. The Giants have made a lot of pitchers look Cy Young-ish this season, at times.
- Macdog said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:24 pm
  
  God, I was so hoping someone would take him deep just to put a stop to this Wainwright lovefest.
WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:30 pm

I am serious about my above post. If the Giants can come back and win this, that Panik ball will have some serious value. A go ahead home run by a rookie in a pennant winning game? He should get World Series tickets for both families, at least.
DJLoo said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:32 pm

Get the slingshots ready…
zumiee said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:33 pm

Bum didn’t have his best stuff, but hung in there, and kept the Giants in the game.
The Giants need to figure out Neshek at some point.
paulinasia said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:33 pm

Don’t worry, as soon as someone else does something better (like, a Panda HR), they’ll move on to the next cumfest…. As oft stated, it seems this series, more than others that I can remember, the games hinge on mistakes. Ishi’s in left cost a run, Pablo getting doubled off 2nd might have cost another…. The Cards have been more “mistaken” until this game. Need to keep pressing to the end to get them to make mistakes again…
pawliekokonuts said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:35 pm

Please score here, Gigantes, so that worry does not shave off 3.47 years off my life.
WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:36 pm

Fuck yeAh!!!
SanDawg said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:36 pm

Oh my God!
blade3colorado said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:36 pm

Hell yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DJLoo said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:36 pm

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Macdog said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:36 pm

BEAST BOMMB!
Macdog said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:36 pm

Show Wainwright now, Foxfucks..
DJLoo said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:36 pm

Hammett hammers it!
salty said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:36 pm

Huge!
wswins said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:37 pm

Worth Morse!
Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:37 pm

unreal.
ODBB said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:37 pm

OHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!! Morse the horse dick
- snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:48 pm
  
  I think that means Morse did a good thing there…
stickman said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:37 pm

No ReMorse on that signing. Big bat comes through. Bumgarner’s off the hook and we got us a ballgame. Significantly Neshek is their best Bullie.
Alleykat said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:39 pm

“MORSE POWER”
YEAH THAT WAS FUCKIN SWEET!!!!
DJLoo said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:40 pm

Buster is overswinging…
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:40 pm

Well, that was a pretty good pinch hit…
- Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:43 pm
  
  unbridled joy around the bases. Dude has been moping around the dugout since he came back. Can’t imagine what that felt like.
  - DJLoo said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:45 pm
    
    He looks like a son of Unbridled…
  - salty said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:50 pm
    
    Excelllent loo
Alleykat said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:42 pm

Fuck Neshek, throws like a woman fast pitch pitcher!!
Guys a doofus!!!
WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:42 pm

Now that was a curtain call!
dirtnrocksnomo said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:43 pm

That’s worth a curtain call. 🙂
pawliekokonuts said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:43 pm

I read a quote from Morse a few days ago saying something like, I hope I don’t get in…not quite those words. But as I began to type this FECKING MICHAEL MORSE HITS A MONSTER HOME RUN TO TIE THE FECKING GAME.
- Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:45 pm
  
  and then my 7:43…
- wswins said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:04 pm
  
  he said that because that would mean they were losing…not because he didn’t want to play
unca_chuck said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:45 pm

Dropping the hammer.
paulinasia said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:45 pm

MLB gameview says that strike 1 was a knuckle curve. Is that what that nasty pitch is that Casilla’s been slinging?…. cool.
unca_chuck said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:46 pm

No Shit! I had to laugh when he did that curtain call. THAT was worthy.
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:46 pm

Ya know, it’s hard to beat playoff baseball…
- Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:50 pm
  
  well said, brother.
zumiee said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:48 pm

Casilla didn’t seem comfortable against Adams.
pawliekokonuts said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:49 pm

Morse really is a kid at heart.
WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:51 pm

I am afraid Casilla might be out of gas. Three days in a row in these situations. He’s gotta pull thru here.
DJLoo said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:51 pm

Bochy might get second guessed for not having anyone throwing behind Casilla….
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:52 pm

Unbelievable play…
- Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:53 pm
  
  Crawford. Christ.
- WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:53 pm
  
  Sure was.
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:53 pm

Yeah, Casilla looks like he doesn’t have very good stuff here…
Macdog said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:53 pm

Saved by the Craw.
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:54 pm

Cruz is a stiff, get him out now…
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:55 pm

Hammer time…
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:57 pm

That hurt. Cruz is crap at the plate…
- zumiee said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:58 pm
  
  They walked that dude twice tonight, and gave up an HR to him.
WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:57 pm

Pull him Bochy!
paulinasia said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:57 pm

Torture lives on…..
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:58 pm

Affeldt didn’t have much time to warm up…
Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:58 pm

Is Matheny stupid? He just took an ineffective Casilla out of the game FOR us. What an idiot.
DJLoo said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:58 pm

The Del Mar Dennis Rule strikes again. Hope is won’t be disastrous…
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:59 pm

No scuds, pleez…
Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 7:59 pm

at this point, I’d take Affeldt against ANYONE other than Casilla vs left or right. Casilla has nothing tonight.
unca_chuck said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:00 pm

No shit. Why force the move?
pawliekokonuts said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:00 pm

what’s the word I’m searching for? it begins with a T and rhymes with torture.
- paulinasia said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:01 pm
  
  See my 7:57…
  - pawliekokonuts said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:11 pm
    
    roger that
WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:01 pm

Thank Christ! Let’s finish this!
dirtnrocksnomo said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:01 pm

Panda time
SanDawg said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:01 pm

Eliminate the middleman—I like it!
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:01 pm

Ya know what time it is?
Time to WIN and go to the World Series…
zumiee said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:01 pm

Ha!!!! Affeldt didn’t have to throw it to first; thank you!!!!!!! 🙂
- WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:04 pm
  
  No kidding, Zum!
Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:02 pm

thank you Mike Matheny for being such a dumb ass that you removed Casilla FOR Bochy with that unreal PH decision.