The [expletive] Giants

[JL21]

For the record, I don't have anything specifically against any Giants players on an individual basis.

I'm just pissed that they're such a mediocre team that somehow has a dynasty. Bumgarner and Posey are legit, and then you've got this second level of guys who are good-not-great (Pence, Sandoval). Then somehow, Bruce Bochy slaps all of this [expletive] together with mediocre players, Peruvian goat piss, the tears of Dodger fans, and some voodoo magic to create a World Series winner. It happening once was fine. Twice was annoying. Three times is completely ridiculous and an affront to the baseball Gods.

This year's team was a [expletive] play-in team, for chrissakes. 2012 was fine, but the 2010 team was 2 games away from losing the division to the Padres. 88 wins, 92 wins, and 94 wins for a "dynasty". Throw in the fact that they've beaten two Cardinal teams in the LCS along the way and it gives me so much red ass.

It'd be like if Crash won the Best Picture, and then there was a sequel to Crash and it won the Best Picture also, and then it became a trilogy and the third one won, too.


And before anyone throws the two Cardinals' WS win totals around, keep in mind that they've had 100, 105, two 97s, and a 95-win team that didn't win the WS since 2000.

[Freed Roger]

I approve of this rant. And yes, it's going to seem disingenuous coming from Cards fans in the land of Pixie Dust.

Trotting Jake Peavy, Tim Hudson out there. Smoke and mirrors.

It'd be like if Crash won the Best Picture, and then there was a sequel to Crash and it won the Best Picture also, and then it became a trilogy and the third one won, too.

Ha ha. Where is that mspaint you did for Crash again?

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

Well said, though I'm beginning to think Panik may be a stud. Add him to Pence, Pablo, and Posey and they find a way to scratch enough runs to win. Their BP was solid and Jesus [expletive] Christ Bumgarner was an animal. 21 innings in the world series? The Giants won 4 games. He pitched almost 60% of the innings in games they won. That's ridiculous. I wonder what the record is.

[slide_into_first]

Oh come on Bob Gibson pitched 81 innings in 9 world series games going 7-2

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

Oh come on Bob Gibson pitched 81 innings in 9 world series games going 7-2

Which is amazing as well, yes.

[MrCrowesGarden]

I borrowed Saigon's line about the Giants winning on a broken bat single scoring a guy reaching on an infield single being the most Giants thing ever. Told my friend who's a Royals fan. He said you could say the same thing if the Royals won.

I told him that would be the case if that's all the Royals did for the next 5 years.

[Radbird]

At least Angel Pagan didn't participate this time around.

[Radbird]

And it seems no matter what happens, I just can't hate Pence. I try, I really do try.

There's just something about watching him play that precludes hatred.

[Freed Roger]

And it seems no matter what happens, I just can't hate Pence. I try, I really do try.

There's just something about watching him play that precludes hatred.

I didnt like him with the Astros. But since then I also have trouble hating him. Seems like a guy A. Loves the game and B gets the most of his ability.

Did anyone notice him on 1B after big hit. He says something to himself. Anybody catch what he is saying? I thinks it is something like "baseball...this is baseball"

[JL21]

Because of this, I could never hate Hunter Pence.

In fact, if he was a Cardinal, I'm pretty sure he'd be my favorite player.