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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zumiee said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:03 pm

Good call, BF, on Matheny’s move.
- Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:06 pm
  
  thanks. Matheny is going to get skewered for that move on the internet.
paulinasia said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:03 pm

Interesting. MadBum and Casilla have been lights out. Not sure if they were both nervous tonight, but a bit off. Can the Giants now compensate and make the Cards make a mistake and end this f-er?
stickman said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:03 pm

WHEW!!! Bochy made the right call on Affeldt. Cardinals were going balls to the walls there. Taveras is burned.
DJLoo said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:03 pm

Jeremy spoke in class today….
- paulinasia said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:05 pm
  
  But did he bite the recess teacher’s breast, I wonder….
  - SanDawg said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:07 pm
    
    You son of a bitch! I was hesitating thinking it was a bit out of place. Nicely done, my man!
  - paulinasia said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:08 pm
    
    🙂
- SanDawg said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:06 pm
  
  Did he gnash his teeth and bite the recess ladies breast?
unca_chuck said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:04 pm

Plyaed right into Bochy’;s hands.
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:04 pm

Wacha hasn’t pitched in over 2 weeks. No pressure here…
DJLoo said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:05 pm

Let’s do it Chambliss style….
- SanDawg said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:08 pm
  
  Tavares would make a nice Hal McRae
salty said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:05 pm

Wacha? Will Bochy use Lincecum?
WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:06 pm

Ok, here we go!
zumiee said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:06 pm

Let’s whack Wacha.
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:06 pm

Bochy is friggin all in, pulling Panda for the Prunner…
SanDawg said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:10 pm

Shit, these guys have a nice stable of arms. Wasn’t Wacha the next big thing at one point?
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:10 pm

Why wouldn’t they bring in the lefty? Because Susac might come in?…
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:11 pm

Wild pitch here would be nice…
WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:12 pm

I don’t beleive what I just saw!!!!!!
Macdog said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:12 pm

ISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SanDawg said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:12 pm

Unfuckingbelievable!
salty said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:12 pm

Travis ‘worked hard all lifetime, I must must amends’
Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:12 pm

OH MY FUCKING GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wswins said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:12 pm

Oh baby Travis
dirtnrocksnomo said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:13 pm

#we’regoingtotheship!
Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:13 pm

did that just happen?
salty said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:13 pm

Storybook
Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:13 pm

Somewhere Twinner is smiling
John said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:13 pm

Now that’s how you win the pennant!
LurkerMike said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:14 pm

ISHISHISHISHISHISHISHISHISHI!
Bozo said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:14 pm

Yes! Yes! YES! Ishi…
stickman said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:14 pm

The Chubby Chick just hit her high C.
paulinasia said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:14 pm

F YEAH. F U ….
stickman said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:15 pm

Play longball with us will you?
wswins said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:15 pm

you couldn’t write this shit…
SanDawg said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:15 pm

Nice Chris Chambliss call, Loo!
WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:15 pm

Two years of waiting has come to an end…The Giants win the pennant!
- salty said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:19 pm
  
  Hahaha
Alleykat said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:16 pm

TRAVIS!!!!
TRAVIS!!!!
TRAVIS!!!!!!!’
Game winning jack and on to the Big Show”!!!!!
A Giant that will never be forgotten!!!!’
stickman said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:16 pm

Guess we dissolved our LF problem. Wondering if Ishi had been waiting all the while during his sojourn through the leagues to get one more shot with the Giants.
dirtnrocksnomo said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:16 pm

Nothing lucky about that. I can’t even process this. Ishikawa, Ishikawa, Ishikawa!
Macdog said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:17 pm

The Giants win the pennant, the Giants win the pennant!
- willedav said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:36 pm
  
  Yeah, first thing I thought watching Ishi whooping it up going around basepath.
zumiee said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:17 pm

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
stickman said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:17 pm

Sabean knows dumpster diving.
pawliekokonuts said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:17 pm

I am so happy for Ishi, a guy who pondered quitting baseball, who almost seemed to sulk when picking up his last ring, a guy who seemed lost, a guy who just won the pennant for us, who just won the pennant, who just won the pennant, who just won the pennant for the San Francisco Giants. Ishi. And Morse. And Panik. Going to Kansas City.
- dirtnrocksnomo said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:20 pm
  
  So true, pawlie. Man oh man.
blade3colorado said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:17 pm

Still speechless . . . Wow!
stickman said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:19 pm

Like clockwork, those even years. Ten, Twelve, FOURTEEN. Three NL pennants. two World Championships in five years and…..counting.
pawliekokonuts said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:19 pm

You feckin cannot fecking make this fecking up.
blade3colorado said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:19 pm

Hollywood would reject this script as too farfetched. lqtm.
Bozo said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:19 pm

Rocks and slingshots. Hell yeah.
stickman said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:20 pm

Affeldt absolutely earned that big W.
SanDawg said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:20 pm

Kuip says several of Ishi’s ex teammates are already tweeting congratulations to him.
What a story! 7 RBI this series.

Alright Pawlie, now I’ll answer your question—-get your ass out to SF for a World Series game!
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:21 pm

Ishi, Ishi, Ishi!!!…
salty said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:21 pm

Brought out the cannon tonight:)
stickman said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:21 pm

This one had got to be the most exciting ninth inning i can recall in my now 60 years of being a Giants fan.
- Flavor said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:55 pm
  
  I still can’t believe it.
stickman said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:22 pm

NLCS MVP. Second guess does not count.
dirtnrocksnomo said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:23 pm

Wow, some rare emotion from Sabean. You the man Sabean. You da man!
- WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:31 pm
  
  I saw that too. I actually had to rewind it just to make sure that was Sabean..,Awesome moment!
blade3colorado said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:24 pm

LOVE THE COCKROACH ANALOGY SABES! YA JUST CAN’T KILL US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Macdog said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:26 pm

My wife is LHAO off over Sabean’s cockroach comment.
wswins said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:26 pm

at the end of May I thought they couldn’t lose at the end of July I thought they couldn’t win in the middle of October I don’t know what the f*** to think
blade3colorado said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:28 pm

Zum, when you get a chance – give us the Dodger “crying in their beer” take . . . Love those posts. 🙂
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:30 pm

Told you guys what time it was into the bottom 9th — time to WIN and go the World Series!
WHY THE FUCK NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTT?!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pawliekokonuts said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:31 pm

I mean, does life get any better than this, really. I know it’s just sports, but, off the ash heap — well, not quite — and then THIS?!
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:33 pm
- stickman said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:39 pm
  
  Sweet. Got a lot of memories of cracy K.C. Hoping to add to the list. Thanx, Snarkk.
WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:33 pm

Bum’s wife cracks my ass up. Big ‘ol country girl, smacking on her gum. Love this fucking team!
- snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:40 pm
  
  She is a healthy girl…
stickman said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:33 pm

Savoring a Nocello walnut liqueur from Tuscany and the fact that this TEAM has won their third NL championship in a 5 year span. This team may have become the most magical dynasty ever. Not just talent. Not just luck. Everything.
John said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:35 pm

Ishi, instant Giants legend. Wow.
unca_chuck said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:35 pm

Well, my daughter has a great track record of picking the right games to go to.
- WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:38 pm
  
  Only thing that would make the night better would be for sandawg’s son to propose to your daughter with Panik’s home run ball in place of a ring 😉
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:35 pm

I’m hitting the Laphroaig Scotch HARD!
Damn, 3 World Series in 5 years.
These are the GOLDEN YEARS, Flappers!!!!
unca_chuck said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:37 pm

Broke out the Bulleitt.

Ishi with the long road travelled. Jesus Christ, this is unreal. This road ust seemed so much more difficult that even the torture years
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:38 pm

Giants with three dingers in this one. How much Friggin LUCK is that!????…
Bozo said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:38 pm

I see Snarkk already posted one, but I’m going with Muddy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD2PTU3Oi84
- snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:39 pm
  
  Dig Muddy, Clown!!…
  - Bozo said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:43 pm
    
    Yeah, I almost put up a live Beatles one, because of the screaming but Muddy had the right feel for me. Cheers man.
    Let’s go Giants.
- stickman said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:49 pm
  
  Nice, Bozo. Seeing Pinetop Perkins on that video was something special. Caught one of his very last gigs at the Fargo Bluuz Festival a few years back.
- unca_chuck said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:51 pm
  
  Like . . . +1 whatever. That’s great stuff John.Staight fto facebook
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:42 pm

Hey, Phlaboxtop.
Giants are in the World Series, ace.
PHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YOU!!!!!!!!
WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:43 pm

Can’t wait to hear the KNBR home run calls!
pawliekokonuts said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:44 pm

Speaking of Cockroaches, to use Sabean’s term of endearment, I wish that some of the ol’ regulars would return here like cockroaches scurrying when a light is turned on.
WilcoJoe said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:44 pm

All I got is some Tito’s vodka and club soda. That will do…Cheers flappers!
snarkk said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:45 pm

Storybook stuff.
I ripped Ishi up and down when he sucked.
I bow down before him right now.
He’ll live forever in Giants memory for this precious moment…
- pawliekokonuts said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:47 pm
  
  he really will; since it was so dramatic and final, he really will; that can never be erased
DJLoo said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:46 pm
- DJLoo said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:48 pm
  
  It goes on and on and on!!!!!!!!!!!
- stickman said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:55 pm
  
  Crazy wow phun.
pawliekokonuts said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:47 pm

Just got a classy congrats text from Dathan, a Cardinals fan featured in Baseball’s Starry Night.
pawliekokonuts said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:49 pm

Did you see the clip of Sabean when Ishi hit it? Looked like he was sobbing. A man after my own heart.
- DJLoo said, on October 16, 2014 at 8:53 pm
  
  Me too.
  MAC-A-LOO-ZA POWER!!!!!!!!!