I haven’t blogged in a while, so what better time than now? I’ve always liked baseball growing up, but my team has always been the Oakland A’s. I’ve always liked the SF Giants also, as my favorite National League team, but during the late part of the 2010 regular season and the 2010 postseason, I’m somewhere in between a fan and a bandwagon fan. But still, following the SF Giants through the race with the Padres, then the series with Atlanta, Phillies, and the finally Texas was a whole bunch of fun. I was wondering what was was more exciting – the 2010 NBA postseason or the 2010 MLB postseason, and I will have to admit that the Lakers’ run was awesome. However the Lakers win all the time, and the SF Giants only have one World Series Championship to date, so I suppose the Giants’ championship may be more special.
I’m thinking back of the exciting moments in in the last month or two, and here is a record of them.
Closing out the regular season:
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=300928126 – The last game I was at.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301003126 – The Giants clinch with a win by Sanchez. Jonathan really won it for himself, with a triple, and scoring the NL West clinching run, batted in by another Sanchez. After this, people joke that Jonathan Sanchez should pinch run.
I’m thinking back of the exciting moments in in the last month or two, and here is a record of them.
Closing out the regular season:
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=300928126 – The last game I was at.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301003126 – The Giants clinch with a win by Sanchez. Jonathan really won it for himself, with a triple, and scoring the NL West clinching run, batted in by another Sanchez. After this, people joke that Jonathan Sanchez should pinch run.
NLDS: http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301007126 – Timmy’s 14 strikeout complete game, and Cody Ross’s game winning RBI. However, the umpire incorrectly called Buster safe on his steal of second, and this allowed the Giants to get the winning run instead of be stuck in a 0-0 tie at the end of regulation.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301008126 – Although the Giants lost in the 11th, this was still an exciting game, with Matt Cain shutting down the Braves through 6 innings. Atlanta fights back and shows no fear against the beards Romo and Wilson, forcing extra innings. It looked like the Braves were almost out out relievers after Atlanta’s closer Wagner gets injured in the bottom of the 10th, but a solo shot in the top of the 11th saves the game for Atlanta.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301010115 – Giants lead from the 2nd through the 8th, but lose the lead in the bottom of the 8th. Wagner, Atlanta’s closer, was still injured from the previous day, so in the top of the 9th with the Giants losing by one and down to their last strike, Freddy hits a clutch single up the middle, to extend the game out. Freddy then scores the winning run, thanks to an error by Conrad
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301011115 – An incorrect umpire call in the top of the 7th allows the Giants to take the lead instead of merely tying it up. Cody Ross homer and series clinching RBI. Every game in this NLDS is decided by one run.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301008126 – Although the Giants lost in the 11th, this was still an exciting game, with Matt Cain shutting down the Braves through 6 innings. Atlanta fights back and shows no fear against the beards Romo and Wilson, forcing extra innings. It looked like the Braves were almost out out relievers after Atlanta’s closer Wagner gets injured in the bottom of the 10th, but a solo shot in the top of the 11th saves the game for Atlanta.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301010115 – Giants lead from the 2nd through the 8th, but lose the lead in the bottom of the 8th. Wagner, Atlanta’s closer, was still injured from the previous day, so in the top of the 9th with the Giants losing by one and down to their last strike, Freddy hits a clutch single up the middle, to extend the game out. Freddy then scores the winning run, thanks to an error by Conrad
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301011115 – An incorrect umpire call in the top of the 7th allows the Giants to take the lead instead of merely tying it up. Cody Ross homer and series clinching RBI. Every game in this NLDS is decided by one run.
NLCS:
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301016122 – Philly and SF match each other inning for inning, except for the 5th with one of Cody Ross’s two homers
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301017122 – Although the Giants lost, Cody Ross got another HR
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301019126 – Cody Ross gets another game winning RBI
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301020126 – The most fun game in the entire run, in my opinion. Four lead changes. Tied in the 9th, starter Oswalt tries to be a hero by volunteering to relieve. Buster dominates him by going deep into the count, repeatedly fouling off pitches to right field, and finally dumping one fair in right to send Aubrey to 3rd with 1 out. After that, Uribe comes through with a walk-off sac fly, the most exciting sacrifice fly I’ve ever seen, ending the game and allowing the Giants to go up 3-1 in the series. Oswalt fails to win the close-out game he starts, two days later.
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301021126 – Halladay fights back in the rematch to stretch out the series to 3-2.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301023122 – Jonathan loses it and ruins his focus for the rest of his season. Uribe’s shot in the 8th breaks the stalemate and wins the game and clinches for the Giants.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301016122 – Philly and SF match each other inning for inning, except for the 5th with one of Cody Ross’s two homers
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301017122 – Although the Giants lost, Cody Ross got another HR
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301019126 – Cody Ross gets another game winning RBI
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301020126 – The most fun game in the entire run, in my opinion. Four lead changes. Tied in the 9th, starter Oswalt tries to be a hero by volunteering to relieve. Buster dominates him by going deep into the count, repeatedly fouling off pitches to right field, and finally dumping one fair in right to send Aubrey to 3rd with 1 out. After that, Uribe comes through with a walk-off sac fly, the most exciting sacrifice fly I’ve ever seen, ending the game and allowing the Giants to go up 3-1 in the series. Oswalt fails to win the close-out game he starts, two days later.
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301021126 – Halladay fights back in the rematch to stretch out the series to 3-2.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301023122 – Jonathan loses it and ruins his focus for the rest of his season. Uribe’s shot in the 8th breaks the stalemate and wins the game and clinches for the Giants.
2010 World Series: http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301027126 – Giants score 6 runs in the 5th and 3 runs in the 8th (with help from 2 errors from DH Guerrero) to ruin the hopes of a Game 1 pitchers’ duel between Lee and Lincecum. Three doubles in a row for Freddy.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301028126 – Matt Cain shuts down the Rangers. Renteria hits the game winning solo HR in the 5th to break the 0-0 tie. Seven runs in the 8th, after four walks in a row. Twenty runs in the first two games in the World Series, a record.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301030113 – The Giants were one pitch away from sweeping (3 run home run by Moreland in the 2nd)
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301031113 – Bumgarner shuts down Texas, throwing pitch after pitch of differing speeds and locations. Bumgarner surprises everyone with his performance, even his own manager. Game 7 probably would have been started by him, not Sanchez. Freddy demonstrates his defensive skills throughout the game.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301101113 – Aubrey Huff experiments in the World Series with his first career bunt, to advance Cody and Uribe. Renteria settles the Lee/Lincecum Pitchers’ duel by clinching the 2010 World Championship and the 2010 World Series MVP with a three run shot in the 7th. Cliff Lee makes two mental errors against the wishes of Ron Washington and Bengie Molina which costs his team the championship and costs himself probably millions of dollars in his next contract with NYY: he should have pitched Game 4 and he should have pitched around Renteria after getting behind 2-0 in the count. Instead, Renteria joins Berra, DiMaggio, and Gehrig in a very exclusive club of those who have two World Series clinching RBI’s.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301028126 – Matt Cain shuts down the Rangers. Renteria hits the game winning solo HR in the 5th to break the 0-0 tie. Seven runs in the 8th, after four walks in a row. Twenty runs in the first two games in the World Series, a record.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301030113 – The Giants were one pitch away from sweeping (3 run home run by Moreland in the 2nd)
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301031113 – Bumgarner shuts down Texas, throwing pitch after pitch of differing speeds and locations. Bumgarner surprises everyone with his performance, even his own manager. Game 7 probably would have been started by him, not Sanchez. Freddy demonstrates his defensive skills throughout the game.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=301101113 – Aubrey Huff experiments in the World Series with his first career bunt, to advance Cody and Uribe. Renteria settles the Lee/Lincecum Pitchers’ duel by clinching the 2010 World Championship and the 2010 World Series MVP with a three run shot in the 7th. Cliff Lee makes two mental errors against the wishes of Ron Washington and Bengie Molina which costs his team the championship and costs himself probably millions of dollars in his next contract with NYY: he should have pitched Game 4 and he should have pitched around Renteria after getting behind 2-0 in the count. Instead, Renteria joins Berra, DiMaggio, and Gehrig in a very exclusive club of those who have two World Series clinching RBI’s.
Without the umpire incorrectly calling Buster safe on that stolen base, without Wagner getting injured, without Freddy’s clutch single being down to the Giants’ last strike, without Atlanta’s Conrad making that fateful error in the 9th, without the incorrect umpire call at second in Game 4 of the NLDS, without the Phillies manager letting Oswalt come in for the 9th potentially adversely affecting two games, without Freddy’s defense skills in Game 4 of the WS, without Lee refusing to pitch Game 4, or without Lee not listening to Molina about pitching around Renteria, the Giants may not have gone all the way.
Congratulations to the 2010 San Francisco Giants! This Giants Postseason has been very fun, and it has brought my family together as we’ve been watching many of the games together each night.
Congratulations to the 2010 San Francisco Giants! This Giants Postseason has been very fun, and it has brought my family together as we’ve been watching many of the games together each night.
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