With Game 1 of the World Series fast approaching, the analysts have spoken.  ESPN’s so-called experts who were quick to say the Phillies would stomp the Giants into oblivion are more tentative in their predictions now.  Keith Law, a man who was completely and utterly convinced the Phillies would be National League Champs, is...
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The scene in Auto Battery was electric.  It’s the 1st inning, and every Giants fan in attendance is cheering every strike and every out.  Each time the umpire calls a ball on a close pitch, the room groans in frustration, screaming all manner of obscenities at the TV.  Jonathan Sanchez decides that Game 6...
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I don’t know about you, but I’m still shaking right now from that game.  Writing this post is a struggle based solely on the fact that I can barely keep my hands still enough to type, but for all of you, I will power through until I pass out from the stress.  For those...
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Between Matt Cain’s manhandling of a potent Phillies lineup and Cody Ross continuing to prove that he’s better than Jose Guillen, this has suddenly turned into a favorable series for the Giants. Mitch Williams, Eric Karros, and just about every pundit on the planet seemed convinced that the Giants would be another doormat...
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I know that losing by 5 runs to the Phillies in a crucial playoff series hurts.  Seeing Jonathan Sanchez start the game off by walking in a run after an error by our pint-sized third baseman was no fun.  That same third baseman letting an easy pop-up drop in the middle of the infield...
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You may ask how I can come to the conclusion that Tim Lincecum is better than Roy Halladay.  My basis for this isn’t found in the numbers.  It’s not the pedigree.  It’s definitely not based on who’s pitched more no-hitters.  No, it’s completely irrational, biased, and quite frankly I’m OK with it.  Between Timmy...
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If you’ve had the pleasure of being anywhere within the vicinity of AT&T Park in the last month and a half, you’ve probably seen a fair amount of orange body paint, fake beards, and ratty wigs with hair down to the shoulders.  Walk around San Francisco wearing a Giants cap and it’s a safe...
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Cody Ross, you beautiful, beautiful man.  Derek Lowe no-hits the Giants through 5 innings leaving us all with the familiar feeling that at the very least a shutout was imminent, and that Timmy would have to save the Giants collective skins back in San Francisco.  Cody Ross doesn’t feel the need to go home...
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Good Lord.  That was quite possibly the most bipolar game I’ve ever had the pleasure and misery of watching in my twenty-two years on this planet.  It started with the elation of Jonathan Sanchez pitching quite possibly the most important game of his career and succeeding mightily.  This elation was soon followed by a...
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It all started out so well.  Pat Burrell staked the Giants to an early lead with a 3-run homer in the 1st off of a tough pitcher.  Matt Cain was mowing through Braves hitters, and singled in an insurance run.  The Giants had a 4-1 advantage going into the 8th inning, with a bullpen...
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