Tim McG

Thanks,Guys! I got a lot of B-Day gifts this year: Giants won the WS Obama won the presidency Two important education funding propositions passed in California That glass of birthday wine tasted extra good this year

Wait, now hold it. Are you saying you never made coffee or the barrister never made coffee?

Giants back-up catcher Eli Whiteside was claimed off waivers by the Yankees M'kay.

Maybe it means this:

I'm with you, Larry. The overuse of pointless superlatives has always grated on me.

Good point. All I'm saying is Boras has worn out his "welcome". Become a pariah, you might say. His players will pay for that.

If you ask me, it's because Boras has burned some bridges ala Barry Zito and other multi-year money pits. If I was a GM, anybody with a contract with that greedhead isn't going to be my first choice. Besides, the Giants [and with their farm hands] and the A's have picked up decent talent for a fraction of the cost a big name would be...and put a successful team(s) on the field. Maybe this will be a positive trend toward bringing in ballpalyers instead of millionaire crybabies owned by Boras.

Ack

Typical Yankee fan whine. When A-Rod was "da man", the whole city loved him. Now that he's [was] in a slump, the whole city hates him. Bunch of NYC whiners. Ba-Da-BOOM! Ugh. I hope they play better than they look. We already did this once.

After that came up in that other thread I looked up where he recorded many (most? all?) of his Capitol sides and it was Hollywood. So hooray for Hollywood! If one feels the Giants didn't get enough attention or recognition part of it was their own fault for being such a well-mannered team that was well-managed. Imagine pulling your 3rd or 4th best pitcher out of the rotation during the LCS and fixing a mechanical problem and having him ready and able to excel in a World Series start? And he didn't complain. And even bigger was taking Lincecum who had struggled for most of the season and again, without complaint, having him come out of the pen and for the most part dominate. The bench was hurt by the Melky affair and this was obvious when they used Theriot as a DH. It reminded me a little of the lack of power on the '88 Dodgers or '72 A's (with Reggie out) though of course both of those teams won too. But they again did the right thing and kept Melky off the team even though legally he could have played in the World Series. The "fault" of the Giants is there were no complainers, along with having a final opponent who were promoted beyond their ability to succeed. (If only the Tigers could have faced the White Sox). And so the other problem was it wasn't the most exciting series because of the Tigers' inability to play champion caliber ball. Amongst my baseball friends who are not Giants fans every one remarked before the series that the Giants just looked like a team of destiny. The catcher looks like he just got out of an Eagle Scout uniform - even his name Buster is boyish. Pablo is essentially a West Coast David Ortiz "folk hero" (you have to be "big boned" to be a folk hero btw) who failed to take the locker room interview bait when asked about being benched in 2010. The staff was terrific and there was the redemption of Zito. Bochy is making a case for the Hall of Fame. In fact given the extreme differences in the make up of this team and the 2010 one it's unprecedented. Oddly enough if you make the cut off year 2002 when the Giants last appeared, both the Cards & Giants have had more pennants than the Yankees in that time. (And yes, obviously dial it back just another year and the Yankees appear. But what have ya done lately?) Anyway, enjoy the well-deserved title and team that is hard to find fault with as they seem to be a bunch of good guys who came together blah blah blah. Good point. Controversy is the focal point of the sporting media any more, this is true. But dammit! This is only the second time my guys win the WS since moving to California and the Eastern media treats it like a jaywalking ticket: Nothing special here, just a minor annoyance. Next. Grrrrrr Apparently, being good isn't good enough. Grrrrr

That's a fact, too. I mean, during the playoffs all we got on any sports show was flap over A-Rod. Even after the Yankees were eliminated. Pablo Sandoval hits three HRs in Game 1 of the WS [and off Detroit's ace Verlander] to become only the fourh player to accomplish that feat in MLB history and it gets maybe one day's worth of media coverage. The day after the WS ended, NOTHING in the Eastern controlled media about the outcome or ensuing celebrations. Not one word. If it was the Yankees that's all we'd hear about until next Spring. Amazing.

Well put. Sports Illustrated picked the Giants to make it to the World Series at the beginning of the year. The humorous thing was not a single "expert" amongst SI or ESPN got the final matchup right at the start of the playoffs. But the "East Coast bias" stuff I hear is just so pathetic. I've lived out on this coast for 26 years and it makes me want to slap people for being such pussies. As far as ESPN's World Series ratings, well duh... And lest we forget, the all NY World Series of 2000 had craptacular ratings. Nowadays except in unusual circumstances like Boston's first appearance since '86 the ratings tend to suck until they around to game 6. And I just don't care about ratings. Good point. However, I have lived on the West Coast my entire life [58 years]. The East Coast bias is as palatable as it gets when we are talking California anything. Maybe it's different where you are, I don't know. But as a native Californian, I hear this East Coast superiority crap all the time; in the media, from people who move here [especially from those who still root for NY teams long after settling in this state] and from East Coast fans who fill ATT and Candlestick Parks with their bellowing obnoxiousness. It is alive and well, my friend.

Still a pretty amazing feat. I just wish the Eastern press would get on board with that concept. They negative-sold the WS so much that the ESPN folks took a beating in the TV ratings/market share. NOBODY would give the Giants a chance and yet they posted MLB record after HR record after comeback prowess...on the road, no less. C'mon, say it with me: The San Francisco Giants ARE that good.

I wonder if anyone cared about the statistics. Giants won in spite of that nonsesnse. I'm sorry Mike...you were saying?

They can always try their luck with the West Coast Yankees [the team formally known as the Dodgers]

Or Ryan Vogelsong.

OTOH, with Romo as the set-up man to Wilson, the Giants will be deadly in the late innings. IF Wilson comes back the same as he was. Good point. But he's fairly young still...I'm thinking he'll be ready.

This just in: Dodgers failed to renew contracts on Juan Rivera, Todd Coffey and Matt Treanor [no surprise here]. Balfour is staying with the A's. OTOH, with Romo as the set-up man to Wilson, the Giants will be deadly in the late innings.

To misquote Traffic's famous album: Bud Selig Must Die. Well...go away and leave us all alone, perhaps. I don't want people thinking I advocate for violence

Brian Wilson is coming back. I agree. Lincecum needs to dial it up and quit the pot if he's going to be a starter again. OTOH, pitching him in long relief has been a huge success story. I further agree that the Dodgers will struggle to find their place in the very competitive NL West. Josh Beckett isn't the guy to make anything positive happen. With some maturity, the Nats are going to be one scary team.

2012 was a great year for my Giants and with Brian Wilson coming back, it should make for another tight race in the NL West. My predictions: The Giants will make another run at it. The Dodgers will attempt to buy the World Series with their new-found deep pockets. The Orioles will be the team to beat in the AL East. The BoSox are making a comeback. The Yankees will continue to fall and A-Rod will take the blame. Dusty Baker won't win the big one...again. And Chicago Cubs will finally pull it together.

Well he sure proved that last night by offering the WS trophy like he was delivering a eulogy. Maybe he missed his calling as an undertaker. Even though I'm listening to the Giants radio guys, I really dislike this interviewing players while the game is going on, it cheapens the game. I totally agree. That on-field camera crap needs to go, too. This isn't football.

Oh and thanks for the congrats, guys BTW...is it just me or was Bud Selig's presentation of the WS trophy somewhat, um...lack luster? I mean, he sounded either half asleep or completely disinterested. Wierd. I feel for you, Dan.

OK. Still a bit keyed up over last night's SWEEP of the Tigers. But after waiting a lifetime [literally] for that first WS ring in San Francisco they go and win it again! This is AWESOME!!!

GIANTS!!!