2010 World Series: Giants vs. Rangers
by UMDBHIK on Oct 24, 2010 2:24 AM EDT
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It appears the unlikely has happened. Texas makes its first World Series appearance, and the Giants make their first since the fateful 2002 collapse against Team Rally Monkey. I thought it would be fun to have a bragging rights competition. Who wins the Series, in how many games, and who will be the Series MVP?
Who you got?
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Well seeing as I picked a World Series of...
Rays vs. Phillies, I think I’ll just sit this one out.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
I don't care as long as FYF doesn't get a ring.
but since we’re playing this game. Giants in 7. Huff wins MVP.
"I am here to be real and state the things you are all to scared to say because you don’t want to get your feelings hurt or you don’t want to hurt these bloggers feelings. I mean did you read this garbage preview? I mean seriously, it was a pile of crap." - Mastermike
Giants in 7
Tim Lincecum, starting games 1, 4, and 7 is the MVP, with 22 IP and 3 ER to go along with 25 Ks.
I hate the Phillies so much...
Everyone kept emphasizing that Lincecum is a guy that needs his rest to be effective. I’d be a little surprised if he got three starts. But his flair is impressive, so I won’t be THAT surprised.
Rangers in 6
Cliff Lee for MVP. 18 IP,2 W, 1 ER, and 21 K.
by AvoidTheDolphin on Oct 24, 2010 11:07 AM EDT reply actions
I'll enjoy watching the WS more this year because neither the Yanks or Phils are in it.
My avatar has a message for Bobby.
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
In last night’s post-game thread, I mentioned how much I missed talking with you. I hope you’re doing well these days.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
How sweet of you
I’ve not been here a lot this past week or so, I need to make a point to catch up on all the threads this upcoming week.
April is a long way away, and I’ll be missing all my fellow TCers around here.
And THANK YOU SO MUCH for rooting your Giants on to beat the Phils for me :-)
My avatar has a message for Bobby.
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
This times 1000
"Give him the heater Ricky."
It will pain me to watch the Giants playing, but when the realization that I don’t have to see Dicktorino, Utley, and Rollins, that will cheer me up immensely.
To be honest, I think I’m rooting AL this year, though. I think rooting against the Rangers because of Frenchy is a bit silly. It’s not like he’ll get a ring because he made some significant contribution to the team’s championship should they win.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
I’llenjoy watchingactually watch the WSmorethis year because neither the Yanks or Phils are in it.
by DreamWithinADream on Oct 24, 2010 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll take Giants in 6 with Lincecum for MVP. The Rangers are better on paper, but the Giants just seem to be one of those teams of destiny that win it all. If they can beat the Phils, why not the Rangers? Plus I always like to see a team that has been around forever win its first title in a long time.
I’m mostly just glad it won’t be the Yanks, Sawx, or Phils winning the championship this year.
I got Rangers in 7
Can’t not root for Nolan’s team.
MVP: Frenchy! I kid, i kid – obviously its the new Smoltz/Pettitte, Cliff Lee.
Offensive MVP: Hamilton
This is baseball, thank god the Phillies, Yankees, BoSox or any other major market didn’t make the Series. The pitching should be ridonculous again.
"Give him the heater Ricky."
This would be nice
After all Hamilton has been through, it would be terrific to see him hoist the MVP trophy and celebrate with some sudsy ginger ale.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Giants in six
Don’t count out those misfits in San Fran. They beat arguable the best rotation in baseball.
by romone_braves91 on Oct 24, 2010 2:41 PM EDT reply actions
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"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
The Phillies, I think.
I hate the Phillies so much...
by frozendesert on Oct 24, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Rangers in 6. Nelson Cruz MVP.
Frenchy hits a walk off.
Note: Omar Infante was working out after the game and unavailable to reporters before midnight.
by ConradsComrades on Oct 24, 2010 6:40 PM EDT reply actions
Haha
funny.
I hate the Phillies so much...
by frozendesert on Oct 24, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm just happy the Phillies and Yankees lost
I’ll pick the Rangers since they have Francoeur, Andrus and Feliz on their squad.
Rangers in 6.
Giants offense hits a brick wall, and Cliff Lee is unhittable.
MVP: Tough to pick against Hamilton, but it has to be Lee.
Giants in 6
MVP = Pat Burrell
living dangerously i know…
by forgotten_glory on Oct 24, 2010 10:27 PM EDT reply actions
MVP = Most valuable p....???
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Honestly
Going into the past few years, I’ve said I would watch any world series that doesn’t involve either the Yankees or Phillies. So this is good.
by DreamWithinADream on Oct 24, 2010 11:17 PM EDT reply actions
Rangers in 6
Benji hits 2 run HR in the top 9th of the game 6th against Wilson and Rangers win the game 3-2.
Benji is the MVP.
..476/.583/.809 (9-21), 2 HR, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 4 R, 3 BB
and Frenchy hits a walkoff in the game 3
I have a couple....
of observations.Is anyone aware of a publication or analyst,who predicted these two teams to be in the World Series? Preseason or even as late as September? What does that tell you? For me, it says,the best team does not always make it to the World Series,let alone win it.
Another thought here.I have long heard the beef abiut how the Braves were choke artists in the 90’s and only won one World Series.Hmmm. So from 1991 to and including 2000. The Braves won one World Series and were not a great team. Cox stunk as a manager and the Braves were chokers. Thanks Yankee fans.From 2001 to and including 2010,how many World Series did the Yankees win?
by mikie baseball on Oct 25, 2010 10:52 AM EDT reply actions
the only problem with that
is that the Braves won the division 5 more times after 2000, never winning another World Series and never making it out of the NLDS after 2001.
however, your point is a good one, and when (not if, haha) the Yankees haven’t won another by 2015, you should make it again. ;)
"Bobby, I know you're not very proud of [the ejections record], but we are, and your fans are!"---Pete Van Wieren, 10/2/2010
Well...
You really have to take both observations together to get to my whole point. That being that the best team does not always get into the WS, let alone win it. Those last 5 years were real good years as opposed to the dominance the Braves had in the 90s,which I maintain is the greatest baseball team I have ever seen. The playoff system is good for revenues and fans I suppose, but to determine a teams standing in the history of baseball, one needs to try to convert it back to the pre playoff days. During the 15 year period, the Braves should have been in 9 WS, I think? That is to say, they had the best record in the National League. Now, a team only needs to finish in the top 25% of finishers in the league to be eligible to win a WS. Just food for thought
by mikie baseball on Oct 25, 2010 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Rangers in 6
Nelson Cruz for MVP because Hamilton does nothing but walk and Lee falters in one of his two starts.
Rooting for the Rangers. I love Josh Hamilton. He’s one of my favorite non-Braves.
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
Also
A really high-quality human being, now that he seems to have conquered his demons (for the time being). Hard to root against such great guys like Hambone and Nellie.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Indeed
I also love how Hamilton’s teammates had a ginger-ale celebration for him. That was very thoughtful of them.
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Oct 26, 2010 2:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Everybody forgets Michael Young
So, throw in one vote for him.
Rangers in 6. MY goes 300/425/550 for the series.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
I’m not saying Josh Hamilton is a bad guy, but he gets so much credit for hitting rock bottom and then making a comeback and using the Jesus Card. What about a guy who didn’t have so much talent who just worked his tail off and avoided the kinds of career derailing distractions for a decade before making the majors? I guess America’s a sucker for a good redemption story.
Using the Jesus Card
Really? That’s a low blow & insinuates that his faith in Christ is a gimmick & not sincere. I’ve been where Hamilton was & I’m currently at where Hamilton is. If that makes me a sucker, so be it.
A baseball diamond is, most simply, the intersecting of four 90-foot baselines, and, most powerfully, the intersecting of seemingly random lives.
Am I a cynic for questioning Hamilton’s sincerity? Drop the name of JC and you’re instantly a saint, no matter how badly you’ve f**ked things up. I’m rooting for the Giants.
If you’ve never actually interacted with Hamilton, then, honestly, you don’t have the first idea about him. Dude is insanely gracious with fans, talking to everyone (humbly) and signing autograph after autograph, well beyond almost anyone else of his caliber that I’ve ever seen (although Andy Pettite is a close second, IMO).
Seriously, I know Hamilton’s had his struggles with addiction, and I understand your point about the religious stuff, but he’s a pretty good dude.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Pulling skeletons
out of Hamilton’s closet doesn’t neccessairly make him insincere. It does show he’s a fallible human being, prone to make mistakes like the rest of us. You could’ve made your point about the unrepresented masses of baseball without taking a swipe at Hamilton’s character or faith.
A baseball diamond is, most simply, the intersecting of four 90-foot baselines, and, most powerfully, the intersecting of seemingly random lives.
Please stop.
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Oct 26, 2010 2:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I don’t doubt that he’s a good guy. It just irritates me that people seemingly go out of their way to talk about what a great human being he is and how he’s so inspirational simply because he made a comeback. Whereas someone who never made catastrophic mistakes and didn’t get millions of dollars at an early age whilst being blessed with otherworldly abilities gets overlooked. He’s a human being that’s really good at baseball.
Fuck off, if you havent been in his shoes, how the fuck do you know? If you dont know, then keep your goddamn mouth shut you pussy ass bitch.
Decorum.
You should learn some.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
I’ll learn decorum when I’m paid to learn it, until then, the entire world can go fuck itself and it’s goddamn so called decorum.
Your handle
certainly fits your demeanor. Such a sad little tool you are too.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
My last name is O’Toole dickface, shut the fuck up, sit the fuck down, and mind your own fucking business, got all that donkey fucker? Good little pigfucker, good pigfucker.
I'm only posting here
to say you are an idiot and would be banned from most sites.
Congrats!
If he's not banned soon...
I’ll be a tad perturbed about my past warnings.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
If I get banned, it’s no skin off my nose, there’s dozens of sites to visit, dozens of blogs to read. I’m a Braves fan, have always been a Braves fan, and even if I get banned, I will still be a Braves fan, but no one, I repeat, NO ONE, tells me what to do, how to act, or calls me a tool, and I will NOT stand for anyone badmouthing someone like Josh Hamilton, I’ve gone through what he went through, it’s pure hell, and being able to come back from that and be successful once again, it’s an awesome story.
If you don’t like my attitude, you can kiss my goddamn white ass.
It's phrases like that which are uncalled for...
you’ve cursed and made numerous personal attacks. This site would be much more beneficial to you if you could be respectful to others.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
by Mr. Sanchez on Oct 30, 2010 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Fuck off Sanchez, you’ve made personal attacks as well on here, just not in the same upfront manner that I have, you try to be sneaky about yours. If you don’t like me, big fucking deal, go fuck yourself for all I care, douchebag.
Oh, and boo fucking hoo, I cuss, omg, it’s the end of the fucking world, everyone grab your goddamn umbrellas, the sky’s going to start falling just because I fucking cussed on the internet.
And people called me a fucking tool? Seriously, you’re worried about someone cussing, cussing? Like it’s some kind of mega disease that will infect the whole world.
What a fucking joke, big fucking deal, it’s goddamn words you stupid ass mother fuckin son of a bitch….Oops, more cussing, oh no, whatever will I do….
Fuck off once again Sanchez, go cry into your diaper douchebag.
It's probably hard to tell when you're 14...
but extra curse words don’t make you look cooler, just dumber.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
What would you like, a pat on the back and congratulations for not being a drug-addicted loser anymore??
I’m sorry I didn’t sign some meaningless diploma giving you credit for acting like an upstanding member of society after your horrible past experience, which was of your own doing.
I’m sorry I never went out and treated you to a meal for doing what 90% of the population does without having to lie, cheat, and steal through x amount of years in order to just scrape by while getting its fix.
I’m sorry you don’t get credit for overcoming all these abhorrent, self-placed obstacles while Josh Hamilton gets it mentioned every nite on television, with folks saying how great it is for him.
But guess what?? None of those toxins Hamilton force-fed into his body allowed him to hit a baseball as far as he can. The drugs didn’t improve his defensive ability. They don’t affect his ability to hit a 3-1 fastball in the bottom of the seventh, so I see absolutely no reason why it’s mentioned in that spot.
So why must I, an upstanding citizen who’s never had to put society through hell because I was too selfish to live my life the right way, give two figs about the Josh Hamilton story, beyond what he can do on a baseball field??
There are literally hundreds of ballplayers in the majors that are doing great things, giving to charity and helping those in need, that deserve 10 times the praise that Hamilton receives for their actions. They didn’t take a few years off to pollute their body and completely fuck their lives over. That doesn’t mean they never faced the temptations – it means they were wise enough to overcome them without stumbling into the depths those temptations provide.
His story isn’t moving. It’s disgusting. He’s very fortunate that it didn’t turn out as badly as it could have. But that doesn’t make it pretty. It doesn’t make him likable for that reason alone. It makes him lucky to be alive, nothing more or less.
So pardon me if I don’t ascribe to be like Josh Hamilton, because there’s better role models on cereal boxes (and I’m not even talking Wheaties…Toucan Sam has done a better job teaching our nation’s youth how to live right than Hamilton has). Sorry for not bowing down and worshiping the guy for finally figuring out how to live life in a non-destructive fashion after all these years.
Sorry if I never once point at Josh Hamilton and tell the children of the world to be like him, because he was able to overcome so much. Because, if they lead their lives correctly, they should never find themselves in the same predicament that Hamilton put himself in.
I’m all for redemption stories, I truly am. But no one ever praises the hare for finishing the race after the tortoise. Hamilton is the proverbial hare, giving up on life for years while life went and passed him by. I’m glad he decided to wake up and get back into the race, but he shouldn’t be applauded for it.
And I’m sorry in advance for all the youth that have recently begun to look up to him, and think to themselves, “Well, if I get addicted, I can overcome it. Josh Hamilton did,” before taking their first hit.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
Jason Heyward
can abuse drugs and not even become addicted. It’s why he doesn’t use them.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
I don't care if your name is Irish Spring.
Personal attacks like you’ve engaged in are unacceptable here. If you’re such a big Braves fan, go find a board willing to put up with your juvenile nonsense. Good luck with that, and with your future career greeting people at Walmart.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
whether or not Josh Hamilton is a good guy
(i think he is)…
i once caught a football he threw. no, seriously. he signed a toy football and threw it into a crowd of 13,000 at a conference where he was sharing his comeback story. i caught it.
needless to say,
Rangers in 6
Hamilton’s the MVP
"Bobby, I know you're not very proud of [the ejections record], but we are, and your fans are!"---Pete Van Wieren, 10/2/2010
Hey I have an idea....
lets drop this religion stuff since it isnt in any way related to baseball. ( Rangers in 6 by the way)
right.
because everything i said was religious.
"Bobby, I know you're not very proud of [the ejections record], but we are, and your fans are!"---Pete Van Wieren, 10/2/2010
Baseball, too!
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
Religion also!
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
the "reply" button must not be your friend.
"Bobby, I know you're not very proud of [the ejections record], but we are, and your fans are!"---Pete Van Wieren, 10/2/2010
All those who had the Giants winning
game 1 with a matchup of Lincecum v. Lee 11-7, raise your hands.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
Does anybody else feel better about being beat by the Giants?
Their pitching and hitting has gotten better each series. And the braves had a chance to beat them
Atlanta will win a championship....someday
Even though I'm pulling for the Rangers
this has been a great series to watch so far. Plenty of offense (& who would of thought that it would be coming from the Giants). The fans in San Fran going nuts. Lots of high energy baseball going on. I figure Fox was all depressed about the ratings they would get since the Yankees or Phils didn’t make it but if people aren’t tuning in for this series it’s their loss.
A baseball diamond is, most simply, the intersecting of four 90-foot baselines, and, most powerfully, the intersecting of seemingly random lives.
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