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Early Thoughts on the World Series #SFGiants #Royals #2014WorldSeries
1. Pitching Both the Royals and the Giants can pitch as well as anyone in the game. There are plenty of serviceable starters and some really nasty options in the bullpens. Two critical differences....
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Trying to Predict the World Series #SFGiants #Royals
Here is the final chapter in this amazing postseason drama. I went 0-4 in DS round, but came back with two correct predictions in the LCS. I also continue to predict longer series than they turn out to...
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3 Thoughts on Game 1 #WorldSeries #SFGiants #Royals
1. I’ll Take Bumgarner. I live in Boston and as I drove around yesterday, listening to sports talk radio, desperately hoping they would mention the WORLD SERIES, I finally got my wish during the last 5...
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3 Thoughts on The Game 2 Debacle #SFGiants #Royals #WorldSeries
1. Don’t Panik. Or is it panic? I forget now. There are two ways to look at last night: THE SKY IS FALLING. EVERYTHING IS HORRIBLE. The Giants won the game they needed to win, got a split in KC, and...
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4 Thoughts Leading Into Game 3 #WorldSeries #SFGiants #Royals
I started composing a hopeful post looking ahead to Game 3, and then I read this and this and they both make points I was mulling over. Credit where credit is due, head on over there for more on these...
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Pre-Gaming Game 3 #SFGiants #Royals #WorldSeries
Some intrigue before Game 3: First, the lineups…the Giants go back to the NLCS lineup…this means 5 left-handed hitters. Left-handed hitters have Buster Posey type numbers against Jeremy Guthrie, so as...
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1 Thought on Game 3 #WorldSeries #SFGiants #Royals
Game 3 really changed in two key at-bats in the 6th inning. You’re going to read and hear about how amazing the Royals bullpen is (and it is), how awesome their defense was (and it was), and how the...
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How the Giants Can Win Game 7 #WorldSeries #SFGiants #Royals
Score more runs than the Royals. The end. Ha ha. Take 2: Score a bunch of runs early off of Jeremy Guthrie. The end. Ok, ok, seriously though. Here the best and worst case scenarios: Ultimate Worst...
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World Champions Again. #SFGiants
Just a couple of thoughts, more thoughtful writings to come later. First, go read Grant. Second, the Giants just won a World Series without a number 2 starter (man did they miss Matt Cain in this World...
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Reflections, Thoughts, Memories, Heroes. #SFGiants #THREERINGS #WorldChampions
Where to start? Let’s begin with second guessing: 1. Ned Yost was destined to cost the Royals a game at some point in this postseason. It was going to happen in one of three ways: (1) bunting, (2)...
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