Posted on 10/29/2014 8:20:25 PM PDT by Bettyprob
Giants defeat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 in Game Seven to win the World Series.
Oh crap, the World Series. Was that this week?
Runner must have been s l o w.
dinoparty wrote: First time in my life I am really sad to see baseball go. Football doesn’t do it for me anymore, and basketball never has. Maybe I’ll stick to hockey for a few months.##
I agree. Both teams were evenly matched, heck, both were wild card teams.
But baseball in particular, it has a certain “feel” to it. After all, its been around for what, 150 years? It has a rhythm that is a constant. It’s a great radio sport, (as long as you have someone good calling the game). You can take a nap to it and wake up and catch the action. It has drama, a certain mano a mano between the pitcher and the batter. It has along, drawn out season that serves as a background to our daily life for a good part of six months.
Then there is October. Will your team make it to the Big Game?
I have been a Giants Fan since the 60s. My first game was 1966 against the dreaded Los Angeles Dodgers. They had Koufax, etc, we had Juan Marichel and WIllie Mays. The Giants lost 6-4, but being at Candlestick for my first game, I learned to love Guldens Brown Mustard (it’s what they put on the hot dogs at Candlestick) To this day, Guldens has been my mustard of choice. It takes me back to being with my father and grandfather, the both of them drinking coffee from a plaid colored thermos.
Baseball creates memories. Its a game most kids can play. We used to have games in the street and even let girls play. Other sports are nice, but baseball is a part of the American fabric.
dinoparty wrote: First time in my life I am really sad to see baseball go. Football doesn’t do it for me anymore, and basketball never has. Maybe I’ll stick to hockey for a few months.##
I agree. Both teams were evenly matched, heck, both were wild card teams.
But baseball in particular, it has a certain “feel” to it. After all, its been around for what, 150 years? It has a rhythm that is a constant. It’s a great radio sport, (as long as you have someone good calling the game). You can take a nap to it and wake up and catch the action. It has drama, a certain mano a mano between the pitcher and the batter. It has along, drawn out season that serves as a background to our daily life for a good part of six months.
Then there is October. Will your team make it to the Big Game?
I have been a Giants Fan since the 60s. My first game was 1966 against the dreaded Los Angeles Dodgers. They had Koufax, etc, we had Juan Marichel and WIllie Mays. The Giants lost 6-4, but being at Candlestick for my first game, I learned to love Guldens Brown Mustard (it’s what they put on the hot dogs at Candlestick) To this day, Guldens has been my mustard of choice. It takes me back to being with my father and grandfather, the both of them drinking coffee from a plaid colored thermos.
Baseball creates memories. Its a game most kids can play. We used to have games in the street and even let girls play. Other sports are nice, but baseball is a part of the American fabric.
LOL
Pence has a weird back disorder that causes his spastic swing & throw. Apparently it doesn’t effect his game.
Nice post.
(So nice, in fact, you said it twice).
But I would also add that in each championship season, the Giants seem to use heavily one young talented ace pitcher...and then a couple years later that young heavily used ace pitcher is washed up.
Let's see if Bumgarner winds up like the rest of them.
Good point.
My mistake!.
Substitute murder for turkish bath house, Obola and dildo
Congrats to the Giants. Very scrappy. They handed it to my Nats, outplayed them. I wish the division winners didn’t have to wait for four or five days, baseball is a game where that can screw with a team. But the WC teams have to burn their starter. Time will tell if that evens out, this could not happen again for years.
Baseball and Hockey are the only two popular pro sports left where the cool players can generally self police the jerks.
Freegards
Absolutely agree. SF is a neat city in spite of the rats who
run it. SF may be the most libtard city in the US. That makes
all the other cities with pro sports franchises conservative meccas? I’ve got a news flash. .....cities tend to run by libturds. If you cheer for pro or college sports you have to
hold your nose. The Giants are a business. Like all other
teams the players come from all over the place. Hate them or
love them but remember for now, they are World Series Champions.
So awesome!
I had to watch that a few times on the 80” screen.
Thnx
Thanks for the explanation. We used to go to ‘stros games but haven’t for a couple of years. Would appear they need to do more rebuilding. We’ll probably go to a few Rice games next year since Lance is part of their unofficial coaching staff. We’ve tended to shy away from most things in Houston, particularly pro sports, and go to college and local high school games which really are much more interesting - except, of course, we do watch J.J.
Yup. I grew up in San Francisco. The education I got there saved me from the culture that almost ruined me. Still, it's a beautiful city, with wonderful museums (especially the Maritime Museum and the Palace of the Legion of Honor).
He made a tremendous flailing play up against the fence in the LDS, one of the better post season pressure catches I’ve seen in a while. He’s an oddball for sure, makes the game fun. Like a the position player equivalent of a knuckleball pitcher.
Freegards
Anybody can buy talent(just ask the Tigers)...can't buy a team, or the attitude it takes(from all)...to win it all.
With 3 titles under his belt Bochy's proven he's one of the best of all time.
Congrat's to S.F.
Gutsy run by the Royals, BTW...
There are probably more conservatives in California than any other state except maybe Texas. Unfortunately there are twice as many liberals. :~(
Aside from Madbum, Sandoval was amazing. Any other time he would have been the MVP. Hope he’s back next year.
Bet the rent he likely never thought the hit would be caught, let alone the runner at 2nd being suddenly thrown out....about 30 feet from 1st he knew he was suddenly in real trouble...So he just went head first...
A spectacular play by San Francisco.
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