Posted on 10/06/2016 5:08:31 PM PDT by Mariner
So Conor Gillaspie in 2016 is Marco Scutaro from 2012 or Travis Ishikawa from 2014 or Cody Ross from 2010, at least for one enormous Wild-Card game and that means it could go on and on again…
And Madison Bumgarner in 2016 is… Madison Bumgarner, the perpetual postseason legend.
That’s a two-paragraph summary of the Giants’ scintillating 3-0 Wild-Card victory over the Mets tonight, and yes, obviously, the patterns and connections from the previous three Giants postseason trips are impossible to ignore.
You know who probably understands this better than anybody? That’d be the Cubs, who now face the Giants in the NLDS, starting with Games 1 and 2 at Wrigley Field on Friday and Saturday.
And just having Bumgarner out there, throwing up 0’s, calms everybody on the Giants roster, and just knowing that he’s on the team sets them up in every postseason series.
I think the Giants weren’t as stressed as another team would be going up against somebody like Noah Syndergaard, because they knew their guy probably would match Syndergaard, and would stay on the mound longer than Syndergaard.
–Key point: I am not in New York and am not covering the Giants in this first week of the postseason and the best reporting and analysis, as always, will come from those who are.
But I covered most of those previous Giants World Series runs–in 2010, 2012 and 2014–and what we all know is that the Giants are very, very difficult to kill off in October, even when they’re matched up against a more talented (on paper) opponent.
The Cubs are more talented. The Cubs are the most talented team in baseball.
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Yeah, without the wind that ball goes at least 450+ feet.
Cubs got some home cooking on that check swing call.
Cubs Win!
YEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO CUBSTERS!!!!
ONE DOWN, ONE MORE TODAY!
This Card fan is pulling for the Cubs.
2 down! Good vibes. Travis Wood homered, first reliever to homer in the postseason since 1924 (Rosy Ryan, who was the first and until now only).
X-Rays Negative on Hendricks so hopefully he’ll be able to go next round (should they advance).
Dodgers/Nats postponed for rain
Liriano removed from Jays ALDS roster.
go CUBS !!!!
Cubs bullpen!
they gotta win it in SF, no game 5 ...
do we see Samardzija in game 4 instead of Moore?
Arrieta just hit a 3 run jack.
Red Sox swept.
Not pinch hitting for Arrietta in the 6th with 1 out runner on 2nd.
Bullpen blew it. Cubs down 2 in the 9th.
The Giants should have scored on that groundout.
Tied 5 all, top of the 9th according to mlb site ...
Sweet sassy mollassy, what a catch! And we’re going to the 10th.
yeeee haaaaa !!!!!!!
And they’re gone.
I’m rooting for The Tribe now.
Roller coaster! SF should have their bullpen put to death, or Bochy.
So who’s the better matchup for the Cubs?
Ex-Cub Rich Hill going for the Dodgers.
Ha! Cubs Win!
Go Expos
GO Senators
Go Nationals
Go INdians
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