Baseball 2014 (2 Viewers)

As the late Bob Murphy of the Mets might have said, "Back with the happy recap."

Congrats Giants and number 1 fan Jason!

Brad
 
Well that was gut wrenching.

Mad Bum is a God; three wins vs the Royals in this series, unbelievable, Morse drives home two of the three runs.

Sox last year, Giants this year, I couldn't be happier.

Giants; three WS titles in five years, a dynasty for sure.

GO GIANTS!!
 
Oddly enough, former members of my 2 teams, the Nats and the O's, were heavily involved for each team in this series. Former O's pitcher, Jeremy Guthrie was the starter and loser in Game 7 for KC and former Nat Michael Morse had the winning RBI for the Giants in Game 7. Glad we could help.:rolleyes2::wink2:^&grin -- Al
 
I think I'm actually happier over this than the Sox winning last year; the Giants started out this year like world beaters, went into a massive tailspin and then recovered and got hot at the right time.

Just a great group of guys; Posey, Panda, Mad Bum, Hudson, Crawford, Panik, Pence, Morse (man oh man was he MONEY all playoffs long; thanks Natstown), on and on it goes.

Amazing what they did considering they got virtually nothing from any other starters other than Mad Bum. So happy for Hudson too, he finally gets that ring.

GO GIANTS!!
 
Congrats to the Giants on another title!! and got to give KC thier respect as not many folks picked them to be near the World Series, either way I'm sure Jason must be having a blast and having a cold one or two tonite so again great job by San Francisco on a superb year...Sammy

P.S. ...Al, only about 15 weeks to pitchers and catchers report!!!! let's go O's!!!!!!!!!^&grin
 
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Al/Brad/George/Sammy:

First thank you for the congratulations and support during the Giants run to their 3rd Series in 5 years!

Also, a real tip to the cap to the Pirates, Nats, Cards and especially the Royals. The Royals did it with fundamentals, hard-work and desire. They can hold their heads up tonight, they gave the Giants all they could handle and they showed the baseball world that payrolls are irrelevant when you have heart.

As for the Giants? They ran me ragged this year, they were maddening at times and awe inspiring others. Just when you thought their season was over someone new would step up and knock in a run or pitch a scoreless inning. Losing streaks and winning streaks were hard to keep track of. They tested my loyalty on more than one occasion and rewarded my devotion with another ring. I am so happy for the city and the organization. If I had to single out one player though it would be Hudson. As an Athletic, Brave or Giant he has proven himself to be a class act, giving back to the communities he played in, never making excuses for loses and giving his all each and every game. He epitomizes what baseball should be. As a San Francisco native I am proud to call him a true Giant.

Finally, I can say with 100% certainty that the only thing better than this 3rd Championship was this thread itself. I love baseball and all it has to offer. Sharing this season with some of the most passionate and knowledgeable baseball fans I know was a true honor. Thank you for letting me be a part of this and like Sammy said, only about 15 weeks until pitchers and catchers report……..

And one last time in 2014, GO GIANTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best,
Jason
 
Interesting that when I went to bed after the game, Bumgarner had been awarded the win, to give him a 3-0 record for the Series. Now, I see this AM, this has been changed to Affeldt getting the win and Bumgarner getting a save instead of the win. I thought last night that the rules, as I understood them, would have scored the game that way and I was surprised that Bumgarner was awarded the win. I just chalked it up to my being ignorant of some obscure scoring rule in relation to wins/saves. I don't know why the reversal any more than I know why the original scoring decision. Either way, win or save, it was a superlative job by Bumgarner and a more than well-deserved MVP. -- Al
 
lancer said:
Interesting that when I went to bed after the game, Bumgarner had been awarded the win, to give him a 3-0 record for the Series. Now, I see this AM, this has been changed to Affeldt getting the win and Bumgarner getting a save instead of the win. I thought last night that the rules, as I understood them, would have scored the game that way and I was surprised that Bumgarner was awarded the win. I just chalked it up to my being ignorant of some obscure scoring rule in relation to wins/saves. I don't know why the reversal any more than I know why the original scoring decision. Either way, win or save, it was a superlative job by Bumgarner and a more than well-deserved MVP. -- Al
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If at any time during a pitcher's innings, the go-ahead run is on deck, it becomes a save situation. I think that was the case, from the time he came in, because the score was 3-2 at that point, wasn't it?

It was indeed a great series, though I was rooting for the Royals. I was glad it went to seven games, and Game Seven was hard-fought, from the first at-bat.

Now we start the hot-stove league, and look forward to the middle of February, when pitchers and catchers report.

I guess the first big news will be the official announcement that Joe Maddon will take over as the Cubs' new manager, if it hasn't been announced already this morning.
 
theBaron said:
If at any time during a pitcher's innings, the go-ahead run is on deck, it becomes a save situation. I think that was the case, from the time he came in, because the score was 3-2 at that point, wasn't it?

It was indeed a great series, though I was rooting for the Royals. I was glad it went to seven games, and Game Seven was hard-fought, from the first at-bat.

Now we start the hot-stove league, and look forward to the middle of February, when pitchers and catchers report.

I guess the first big news will be the official announcement that Joe Maddon will take over as the Cubs' new manager, if it hasn't been announced already this morning.
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Brad, that is my understanding of the 'Save' rule, also. My confusion is that Bumgarner was initially awarded the 'W' for the game and that's where it stood when I turned in. This AM I found the initial ruling reversed so that Affeldt got the W and Bumgarner got the 'Save', (which is how I thought it should have been in the first place). -- Al
 
lancer said:
Brad, that is my understanding of the 'Save' rule, also. My confusion is that Bumgarner was initially awarded the 'W' for the game and that's where it stood when I turned in. This AM I found the initial ruling reversed so that Affeldt got the W and Bumgarner got the 'Save', (which is how I thought it should have been in the first place). -- Al
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ESPN just posted the reason for the scoring change. Under rule 10.17 the only ways for a pitcher to not get the win if he is pitching when the winning run scores is if he is the starter and doesn't go 5 innings or if he is a reliever that is ineffective in a short stint. Affeldt was very effective in his 2.1 innings and therefore earned the win. The definition of 'a short stint' wasn't given but probably falls into the 1 or 2 out range type of thing, which Affeldt's stint certainly exceeded. The official scorers erred by initially awarding the win to Bumgarner and after contacting the Elias Sports Bureau, they changed the ruling to the correct one. -- Al
 
lancer said:
ESPN just posted the reason for the scoring change. Under rule 10.17 the only ways for a pitcher to not get the win if he is pitching when the winning run scores is if he is the starter and doesn't go 5 innings or if he is a reliever that is ineffective in a short stint. Affeldt was very effective in his 2.1 innings and therefore earned the win. The definition of 'a short stint' wasn't given but probably falls into the 1 or 2 out range type of thing, which Affeldt's stint certainly exceeded. The official scorers erred by initially awarding the win to Bumgarner and after contacting the Elias Sports Bureau, they changed the ruling to the correct one. -- Al
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Speaking of ESPN, I watched this morning's Sportscenter and they showed a few highlights from the World Series and had a short story about it. A few hours later, I was watching Sportscenter again and there was no mention of the World Series? It was all about LeBron, FSU and the Broncos/Patriots game? Is it just me or does baseball take a back seat to LeBron and football even where the World Series is concerned? After the Superbowl we get weeks of postgame coverage. I am not complaining because the Giants won, I am just curious if baseball has lost its popularity or is all of this part of the 24 hour news cycle?
 
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Speaking of ESPN, I watched this morning's Sportscenter and they showed a few highlights from the World Series and had a short story about it. A few hours later, I was watching Sportscenter again and there was no mention of the World Series? It was all about LeBron, FSU and the Broncos/Patriots game? Is it just me or does baseball take a back seat to LeBron and football even where the World Series is concerned? After the Superbowl we get weeks of postgame coverage. I am not complaining because the Giants won, I am just curious if baseball has lost its popularity or is all of this part of the 24 hour news cycle?
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Jason, I think it unfortunate but true that baseball takes a backseat to NFL football from football's first regular-season game, maybe even pre-season. I think you are also correct about the 24 hour newscycle. I think the interest ESPN and gang have in LaBron is more of a bandwagon thing as I don't believe the NBA is anywhere near as popular as it was years ago, and certainly not as popular as either football or baseball, at least in my case/opinion. It does seem baseball gets pushed off the front page very quickly. -- Al
 
Panzer ace said:
Speaking of ESPN, I watched this morning's Sportscenter and they showed a few highlights from the World Series and had a short story about it. A few hours later, I was watching Sportscenter again and there was no mention of the World Series? It was all about LeBron, FSU and the Broncos/Patriots game? Is it just me or does baseball take a back seat to LeBron and football even where the World Series is concerned? After the Superbowl we get weeks of postgame coverage. I am not complaining because the Giants won, I am just curious if baseball has lost its popularity or is all of this part of the 24 hour news cycle?
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ESPN is a joke, has been for years. They should change the name to LEBRON and get it over with.

I've got MLB network for my baseball news and the NFL network for my football news, that's all I need.
 
Yes and no. Their online sites are very good. In addition, they have a daily half hour show on Soccer called ESPN FC that is very good that I watch.

I don't think their football or baseball coverage is any worse of better than NFL or MLB, which is a lot of repetition. If you want in depth coverage on your team, those are not the places you're going to go to.
 
The TV ratings are in and thanks to a viewing audience of some 23.5 million people for Game 7, the Giants vs Royals was not the least watched WS in TV history. This WS edged out the 2012 series between the Giants vs Tigers to take second to last as least watched. Even so, Game 7 apparently had the lowest audience numbers for any Game 7. Too bad because it means a lot of people missed a pretty good WS, start to finish, and especially the finish. I thoroughly enjoyed the series. I'm sure the Giants did, too.:wink2:^&grin^&cool -- Al
 
Watched the Giants victory parade today, nice to see all that black and orange on Halloween, how appropriate, about a million fans turned out in a monsoon, they sure love their Giants, as do I.
 
Warrior said:
Watched the Giants victory parade today, nice to see all that black and orange on Halloween, how appropriate, about a million fans turned out in a monsoon, they sure love their Giants, as do I.
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George:

A couple of my friends went to the parade and said the rain only added to the great atmosphere.

It is symbolic of the Giants season, the rain poured at times but in the end the good times rose above it all!

-Jason
 
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