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10-29-12: World Series Game #4

Oct 29, 2012 Baseball Comments Off on 10-29-12: World Series Game #4
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The fat panda has sung. World Series MVP winner Pablo Sandoval and his San Francisco Giants have won the crown for the second time in three years sweeping the Detroit Tigers in Motown last night in ten innings. There was a moment when Detroit was actually winning this game and it was the first time they went ahead in the series when Miguel Cabrera hit a blast over the right field wall at Comerica Park. The lead didn’t last too long as Buster Posey knocked one out over the left field wall to tie it up. Eventually as the game went into extra innings Ryan Theriot got on base and Marco Scutaro drove him in for the go ahead run and Sergio Romo shut down the Tigers in the bottom of the tenth.

I picked the Tigers to win the series in five games, but the tough team from the bay area who came back and won three in a row from the Cardinals in the NLCS to advance to the dance, won four more straight in the World Series. Pitching is everything in the post season, and San Francisco’s staff and bullpen were lights out. From the starters to the pen to the closer, they just mowed down whoever was in their way. Give credit to manager Bruce Bochy for keeping his Giants loose in the dugout and for having a great game plan throughout the playoffs.

Sandoval got the MVP even though I would of given it to Lincecum for having coming out of the bullpen and doing his job by keeping the Tigers at bay in the late innings of games. The “Freak” didn’t complain about going to the bullpen after winning two Cy Young Awards so far in his career, he is a team player. Give credit to Detroit’s pitchers who for the most part did great, the team just couldn’t hit the baseball for the most part.

Its always the saddest day of the year for me when there is no more baseball to be played. Now we wait 15 weeks until pitchers and catchers report to spring training. I’ll miss the games, the bratwurst, the nice weather and most of all the fans. After all, the fans are the backbone of this wonderful game.

10-28-12: World Series Game #3 and #4

Oct 28, 2012 Baseball Comments Off on 10-28-12: World Series Game #3 and #4
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Where oh where are the Tigers hitting we all knew from a week ago? I can’t understand, are they exhausted? Have they had too much time off between games? Are they injured? All these questions and more will be answered tonight in game #4 of the 2012 World Series. Ryan Vogelsong was spectacular with his […]

10-26-12 Game #2 World Series

Oct 26, 2012 Baseball Comments Off on 10-26-12 Game #2 World Series
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Pitching, pitching, pitching… Both pitchers did a great job in game #2 of the World Series, but Madison Bumgarner was better than Doug Fister. Bumgarner gave up only two hits in seven innings to lead his Giants to a 2-0 victory over Detroit. Doug Fister pitched great also, along with taking a baseball off the […]

10-25-12 World Series Game #1 Recap and Game #2

Oct 25, 2012 Baseball Comments Off on 10-25-12 World Series Game #1 Recap and Game #2
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The Panda and The Freak! Reggie Jackson, I mean Pablo Sandoval hit three home runs, two of them off Tiger ace Justin Verlander, to lead the Giants to victory 8-3 in game #1 of the fall classic. The Panda went 4-4 driving in 4 RBI’s as Barry Zito did a good job shutting down a […]

10-24-12 WORLD SERIES GAME #1

Oct 24, 2012 Baseball Comments Off on 10-24-12 WORLD SERIES GAME #1
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The Biggest show starts its run tonight on FOX as The San Francisco Giants host the Detroit Tigers for the first time ever in a World Series. Tiger ace Justin Verlander takes the rock tonight against the Giant’s Barry Zito at AT&T Park by the bay. The Tigers are loaded with pitching and have a […]

10-23-12 NLCS Game #7

Oct 23, 2012 Baseball Comments Off on 10-23-12 NLCS Game #7
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Just as the runs poured in early for the Giants, the rain poured down late on the Cardinals season and chased them back to their nests. I don’t want to say I told you so, so I’ll write it. At the start of this year’s playoff games there were 10 teams and I predicted the […]

10-22-12 NLCS Game #6 and #7

Oct 22, 2012 Baseball Comments Off on 10-22-12 NLCS Game #6 and #7
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Well its happened again, there will be another elimination game tonight and its going to be in San Francisco. Game #6 last night on FOX of the NLCS was controlled from the start by the Volgelsong and the Giants. The winner of tonight’s game will go on to the World Series against Detroit. But who […]

10-20-12 NLCS Game #5 and The Tigers

Oct 20, 2012 Baseball Comments Off on 10-20-12 NLCS Game #5 and The Tigers
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The Tigers await for their feeding yet another day as the Giants and Barry Zito shut the Cardinals down in St. Louis last night. Kung Fu Panda says ” I can’t wait to eat a Tiger and we will win the next to games. And if the Giants can’t pull off two in a row […]

10-18-12 : ALCS GAME 4 and NLCS Games 3

Oct 18, 2012 Baseball Comments Off on 10-18-12 : ALCS GAME 4 and NLCS Games 3
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THE ALCS GAME 3 WAS POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN. HOWEVER HERE ARE A FEW THINGS ABOUT WHAT SOME PLAYERS DID LAST NIGHT IN DETROIT: 1. Miguel Cabrera, Delmon Young, Prince Fielder, and Jose Valverde went back to third base coach Gene Lamont’s house and worked on their rendition of the national anthem barbershop quartet style […]

10-17-12 ALCS Game #3 Recap & NLCS Game #3

Oct 17, 2012 Baseball Comments Off on 10-17-12 ALCS Game #3 Recap & NLCS Game #3
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Instead of the Yankees sending C.C. Sabathia out to the mound this evening for game #4 in Detroit, the Yankees should hang his underpants on a bat and have A-Rod wave it from the dugout. This series is done. Even by the accounts of Tigers fans, who like any other fan in baseball, has a […]