Bochy rocking the shiny leather Giants jacket.

Yeah, Bochy, slow this #### down.

Ironically, the episode of Seinfeld that's supposed to be on my FOX affiliate right now is "The Raincoats."

Are they gonna let Romo pitch?

I think the Giants made a deal and are bringing in Storen here to "wrap it up".

Ugh. If the umps won't call this game, it's going to get ugly.

Can't decide which is worse: Beltran working the count or Bochy going to the pen.

Hyde Park on Hudson is more Oscar-style.

Big names, big storyline, majestic filming this is Inception but with Tom Hanks.

ah the horse ####### viagra ad

Brian Wilson is coming in with the eephus.

ok, in your San Francisco anti-game weather update, it's starting to rain here in the Bay View.

Dick move, Bochy.

Well, he may need Lopez on Wednesday. Looks like the rain is starting to ease, at least where I am 8 or 10 blocks from the park.

I think I see Vince Coleman tugging on the tarp cover.

CHECKLIST (have I missed any?):

Conradian Play [X] (Kozma/Jay play that later devolved into a COLLECTIVE CONRADIAN CATASTROPHE)
Web Gem [X]
It rains. [X ] (Rain delay [])
Stolen Base [X]
Caught Stealing [ ]
1-2-3-4-5-6 [ ]
Deja, Deja, Deja Vu [X]
Pitcher gets a hit [X ] (Pitcher gets an RBI [X ])
Strikeout of side [ ] (a 1-2-3 inning strikeout of side [])
Play at the plate [X ]
Replay review [ ]
Baserunning blunder [ ]
Blown call [ ] (Blown call costs game [ ])
THIS TRAIN! [X]
2+ pitching changes in single half-inning [X ]
Dramatic late-inning homer [ ]
Idiot runs on the field [ ]
Regular-season starter warms up in bullpen [ ] (Playoff starter warms-up in the bullpen [])
Game goes into extras [ ]
Shapeshifting strikezone [ ]
Inning-Ending DP [ ]
NON-PITCHER Bunt [ ]
Bases loaded, nobody scores in the inning [ ]
Balk [ ]
Buster Posey does something awesome [ ]
WILD BRIAN WILSON APPEARS [X ]
Pujols mentioned [ ]
Stan Musial mentioned [ ]
"X outs" away [ X]
Carlos Beltran is a October Hero [ ]
Carlos Beltran's backup is an October hero [ ]
Carlos Beltran's worst October moment came in a Game 7 of the NLCS [ ]
FREESE! [ ]
Cardinals second only to Yankees in WS titles [ ]]
McCarver's singing career [ ]
Matt Holliday enters the game somehow [ X]
NFL reference (other than NFL on Fox promotion) []
Pence's big speeches [ ]
2006 WS flashback [ ]
Game 6 2011 flashback [ ]
Deja, Deja, Deja Vu [X]
Pablo Sandoval referred to as "Panda" [ ]
FOX gets photobombed [ ]
Mention or reference to Jack Buck [ ]
McCarver was on the Cardinals [ ]
Willie Mays mentioned [ ]
1968 WS mentioned [ ]
Mention that the Giants and Tigers have never met in the World Series [ ]
McCarver mentions words he doesn't like []
Ken Rosenthal's bow-tie charity mentioned [ ]
HR ball goes into McCovey Cove [ ]
Barry Bonds mentioned by name [ ]
Reference to the debate [ ]
Tony Bennett shows up or is referenced [ ]
Deja, Deja, Deja Vu [X]
Kozmania ensues [ ] (Well, there was Bizarro-Kozmania)
Matt Cain Perfect Game clip-show flashback [ ]
The Giants have never won a Best-Of-Seven Game 7 [X ]
1987 NLCS mentioned [X ]
Flashback to 2010 WS [ ]
Will Clark mentioned [ ]
Lincecum trade rumors mentioned [ ]
Ozzie Smith NLCS homerun shown [ ] (would almost certainly mean a Jack Buck reference)
"All the marbles" [ ]
AT&T gets so loud that somebody makes an ill-advised earthquake joke []
Game 7s called "the greatest events in sports" or something similar [ ]
If the Giants win, Buck, McCarver or somebody like that says "The Giants Win the Pennant" [ ]
If the Cardinals win, somebody says "St. Louis will defend it's title" or something similar [ ]

I think the Giants made a deal and are bringing in Storen here to "wrap it up".

You can be found.

So the amount of rain really has no impact. It's whether you can get the game in, when the next game can be played, what the TV people think, where you are in the game. The actual integrity of the game on the field is the last thing that matters.

This is preposterous. You can't play baseball in this weather.

Sergio Romo will be playing the role of Noah tonight.

Holliday is going to fly out to Scutaro.

You can be found.

haha.

You know, that Viagra commercial only has the cowboy and those two horses in it. You don't think he...no, he respects them too much, doesn't he? Even with an erection that won't be going away for an hour, I'm sure the thought never crossed his mind, right?

If there was ever a "He didn't try to hit him, who would in that situation..." this is it.

Think of all the Ipads in the stands that will be ruined.

the second baseman just drowned.

If this weren't a 9-0 game with one out away, it'd be delayed.

one strike away!

Romo should throw to first a couple of times.

Just swing the damn bat, Holliday.

that does remind me of Storen.

and 14,000,000 rain drops

One or two run game, they probably cover the field.

They really ought to just call it.

There's a baby walrus out in RF.

Play at the plate here?

Congrats to the Giants and their fans - you guys earned it. Take out those Tigers.

These were three of the worse baseball games I have ever seen played. Most of that I blame on Kozmania.

IT'S OVER!!!!

good job, Giants. Congratulations.

Marco Scutaro, ditched by the last place Red Sox and the even laster placed Rockies, is going to the World Series.

No Cardinals, No Yankees, Good World Series!

Hope no one drowns in the celebration!

Holliday is going to fly out to Scutaro.

Awesome!!!

Time to play in the mud.

Scutaro! nice

cfb: you called it!

THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!

Congrats, at least we'll have two division winners in the post season. :(

The Giants should celebrate by flopping around on the basepaths a la Rick Dempsey.

Prediction...Giants in six

Holliday is going to fly out to Scutaro.

I'm scared now.

Scutaro has to be the MVP, right?

Holliday is going to fly out to Scutaro.

Man, that's weird.

Was that Shawon Dunston?

I'm scared now.

I didn't get anything close to bingo today, had to waste my powers somewhere else.

The Giants should celebrate by flopping around on the basepaths a la Rick Dempsey.

They should. At least Brian Wilson should.

Vogelsong?

I see the winning team hats continue to maintain their miserable trend downwards.

Guess I won't need to buy a NL Champs hat. Wow are those ugly.

Posey looks like he is about 14 years old.

Buster Posey sounded exhausted.

Was that Shawon Dunston?

Been a coach with the Giants for quite a while now.

Congrats, Giants, and Giants fans... you earned it.

Totally stifled the Birds and won going away...

Now kick some Tiger tail!!!

Stan Musial mentioned [ ]

And was Musial not mentioned once in the series???

That's pathetic.

The Giants finally get a World Series matchup with the Tigers. They've now played every original AL team in the series except the Browns/Orioles.

The Giants finally get a World Series matchup with the Tigers. They've now played every original AL team in the series except the Browns/Orioles.

That is really cool. Thank you.

The Giants finally get a World Series matchup with the Tigers. They've now played every original AL team in the series except the Browns/Orioles.

Next year Guapo. Next year we will have the ultimate Orange-And-Black Series.

Next year we will have the ultimate Orange-And-Black Series

And I will get to add to my viewing of Teams that Have Eliminated the Rangers :)

Congratulations Giants fans. It looks like an excellent World Series ahead.

Buster Posey sounded exhausted.

He'd been treading water for half an hour.

Is Erin Andrews in a bikini and rain coat?

Is Erin Andrews in a bikini and rain coat?

I can't tell through this keyhole...

Well, if the Reds don't win the National League, I'm glad it was the Giants. Congrats to all San Francisco fans, and good luck in the Series.

I think the Giants used up all their luck and then some just getting to the Series. They might have to rely on talent, and that doesn't bode well.

The Giants finally get a World Series matchup with the Tigers. They've now played every original AL team in the series except the Browns/Orioles.

Is playing every original team from the other league in the World Series rare? How about beating them?

Is playing every original team from the other league in the World Series rare?

Yes it is. Only the Yankees have done it. The Giants, Dodgers and Red Sox are all one opponent short of a complete set.

This information was all covered in today's Dugout, courtesy of a fantastic quiz from Eric.

I'm going to go ahead and assume this won't stop the Sabean jokes...

I'm going to go ahead and assume this won't stop the Sabean jokes...

Will it stop him from making dumb moves? Because he went out an made a couple headscratchers right after winning the last one.

I'm going to go ahead and assume this won't stop the Sabean jokes...

Well, Sabes now has three WS teams in 16 years. He's shown that he's flexible and quick on his feet. He's also shown a propensity to avoid superstar players in favor of the latest mediocrity, and he has a serious talent at picking older guys who are undervalued. When he's wrong on a guy, they typically collapse, though.

He's been a poor drafter until he drafted excellently the last 7 years or so. He almost always has a good bullpen. He hires good managers and seems to work well with them. The most frustrating part about Brian Sabean is that some of his moves are really obviously bad ideas, and they turn out terribly. He also leaks truly awful proposed deals to the media (Lincecum for Rios).

He seems to get lucky a lot by having moves that he was ready to make not happen (Gary Matthews Jr., Carlos Lee). He's terrible, just terrible at signing guys not named Bonds to big money deals, but great at finding year to year guys.

Will it stop him from making dumb moves? Because he went out an made a couple headscratchers right after winning the last one.

Name one GM that doesn't make dumb moves.

You can laugh at "a couple headscratchers," or you can focus on stuff like trading for Scutaro, trading for Pagan, signing Vogelsong, picking up Mijares and Lopez for nothing, drafting Posey, Sandoval, Belt, Lincecum, Cain, Bumgarner, Romo (in the 28th round), etc.

775, yep, you're right. Some failures, but more successes = good job and winning team.

The Vogelsong signing can't be anything other than luck. Anyone would have traded for Scutaro, and he played better than could have been predicted. The drafting has been excellent, but teams have scouts for that. Granted, the GM hires the scouts. Sabean is, as far as can be told from the information we have, very good at player development, and not very good at major league decision making. If I were picking a GM for my team, I'd rather have that package than the opposite one, because developing as many quality players as possible seems to be the single biggest driver of team success..

The Vogelsong signing can't be anything other than luck.

Well, he had the balls to put $8.3M on a dice roll, then. And he acquired Scutaro for... Charlie Culberson? And he apparently knew when to punt on Andres Torres. And he didn't give Lincecum $100M.

The Vogelsong signing can't be anything other than luck. Anyone would have traded for Scutaro, and he played better than could have been predicted.

I understand what you are saying- any team could have signed Vogelsong or traded for Scutaro, but Sabean was the only one who did...just like anyone could have signed Huff, Ross, and Burrell in 2010 but no one else did. He's made many, many mistakes. I just find it odd that when he does something right it's "luck" or an "obvious move" no one else happened to make, and when he drafts a good young player it's the scouts that deserve the credit. But when he makes a bad move it's all his fault. I'm sure you could say the same thing for most GM's- people focus on the mistakes more than anything else, no matter how much success they have.

people focus on the mistakes more than anything else, no matter how much success they have.

People focus on their perception and use the moves to confirm their perception. If he's a good gm then they see the good moves, if he's a bad gm then they see the bad moves.