Enough resting and traveling! Time for more baseball! Can the Giants take a commanding 3-0 lead, or will Detroit once again find what lurks in the eye of the Tiger?
San Francisco Giants (Vogelsong) @ Detroit Tigers (A. Sanchez), 8:00 PM, FOX
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EDIT: No, I won't. *Nothing's* going right tonight!
202. JJ1986
Posted: October 27, 2012 at 09:37 PM (#4285499)
Time to watch football for a minute.
203. Gamingboy
Posted: October 27, 2012 at 09:38 PM (#4285500)
It's like some sort of hitting virus has worked it's way from Texas to Baltimore to New York to Detroit.
Truth.
204. fra paolo
Posted: October 27, 2012 at 09:38 PM (#4285501)
That's not Smokey Robinson.
205. Bhaakon
Posted: October 27, 2012 at 09:38 PM (#4285502)
With the 1B diving towards the infield, why in the name of the baseball gods would you dive into first as a batter-runner? Just run as fast as your butt will carry you instead of losing speed by diving. Stupid.
The justification (which I personally disagree with, but whatever) is that umpire typicaly make the call by ear (ie: did they hear the ball hit the glove first, or the foot hit the bag), so you dive to try to fool the umpire if you think you're going to be out.
With the 1B diving towards the infield, why in the name of the baseball gods would you dive into first as a batter-runner? Just run as fast as your butt will carry you instead of losing speed by diving. Stupid.
What kills me about the dive is that Blanco doesn't have has arm in full extension. His head is actually in front of his hand. I mean if you're going to dive stretch it out.
207. Tuque
Posted: October 27, 2012 at 09:38 PM (#4285504)
I haven't really been watching, but just looking at the run totals, this series has been embarrassing for the Tigers.
208. Gamingboy
Posted: October 27, 2012 at 09:39 PM (#4285505)
Checklist (being done from memory since I wasn't at my computer):
Conradian play [ ] (COLLECTIVE CONRADIAN CATASTROPHE [ ] )
Web Gem [ ]
1-2-3-4-5-6 inning [ ]
Strike out of side [ ] (1-2-3 SO of side [ ])
Baserunning blunder [ ]
Bases loaded, nobody scores in the inning [X ]
It rains [ ] (rain delay [])
Dramatic late-inning homer [ ]
Ad for a movie that hasn't been advertised yet this postseason [ ]
Starter warms up in bullpen [X ] (Postseason starter warms up [ X])
Talk about the bet between the Mayors [ ]
Person dressed up in Halloween costume early [ ]
Inning-ending DP [X ]
Hurricane Sandy referenced [ ] (BBTF people worry about it disrupting their WS-watching plans [ ])
Stolen base [X ] (Mention of free tacos after SB [X ])
Caught stealing [ ]
Play at the plate [ ]
Non-pitcher bunt [ ]
Replay review [ ]
Blown call [X ] (Blown call costs game [ ])
NFL reference beyond NFL on FOX [ ]
FOX celebrity shows up [ ]
Reference to Presidential Campaign [ ]
Idiot runs on field [ ]
Triple [ X]
Pitcher gets a hit [ ] (Pitcher gets an RBI [ ])
McCarver's singing career [ ]
Sandoval called "Panda" [ ]
Sandoval goes deep [ ]
SF Giants HOF legend mentions: Mays [ ] McCovey (other than Cove) [ ] Marichal [ ] Cepeda [ ] Perry [ ]
Tigers HOF legend mentions: Cobb [ ] Greenberg [ ] Kaline [ ] Harwell [ ] Crawford [ ] Cochrane [ ] Kell [ ] Newhouser [ ] Jennings [ ] Manush [ ] Gehringer [ ] Heilman [ ]
Cabrera MVP talk [X ]
Posey MVP talk [ ]
Miguel Cabrera does something awesome [ ]
Buster Posey does something awesome [ ]
Prince Fielder goes deep [ ]
Ty Cobb Statue shown [ ]
Giants have most wins for a franchise in sports history [ ]
Valverde shows up [ ] (Valverde blows it [ ])
WILD BRIAN WILSON APPEARS [X ]
Reference to Jack Buck [ ]
Focus on a crazy person in the cove [ ]
Marco Scutaro cannot be stopped [ ]
1984 Tigers flashback [ ]
A. Sanchez as a Giant [ ]
2010 Giants flashback [ ]
Bochy was last guy to get a hit in 1984 WS [ ]
Barry Bonds referenced [ ]
Melky Cabrera referenced []
The Carousel they have at Comerica [ ]
Reference to old Tiger Stadium [ ]
"The Giants have home field because of the ASG" [ ]
Pence's speeches [ ]
Verlander in dugout [X ]
Zito in dugout [ ]
Reggie Jackson mentioned [ ]
Kate Upton [ ]
Barry Manilow [ ]
Super-Duper Slo-Mo used gratuitously [X ]
"It's over" [X] (guaranteed to happen)
Vogelsong's road to the WS [X ] (Somebody erroneously refers to Hanshin and Orix as "Cities" [ ])
What kills me about the dive is that Blanco doesn't have his arm at full extension. His head is actually in front of his hand. I mean if you're going to dive stretch it out.
Wouldn't be a problem if he had let his muscle memory just put one foot in front of the other running to 1B as usual. I don't buy that "fool the umpire" thing one bit. I have yet to see a guy get called safe by diving into 1B.
215. Gamingboy
Posted: October 27, 2012 at 09:43 PM (#4285515)
Don't see the 1U too terribly often - or at least I don't.
218. Obo
Posted: October 27, 2012 at 09:45 PM (#4285519)
If you swap the Tigers runs scored in games one and two this series is tied 1-1. That hardly suggests a team being dominated even if they haven't been hitting.
Is there more porn or kitten pictures on the internet?
223. fra paolo
Posted: October 27, 2012 at 09:50 PM (#4285526)
Actually, looking at the scoresheets, I should turn my ire on Fielder. He is not having a good series with the bat. Cabrera's a bit below par, but he's not failing at every opportunity.
And the output from the #2 slot (Infante twice, now Berry) has been wanting.
224. Cooper Nielson
Posted: October 27, 2012 at 09:50 PM (#4285527)
My God, why is Quintin Berry batting 2nd in a World Series game?
Even though my teams were eliminated in like June, I'm really trying to care about the World Series. But I don't feel that the games are meeting me halfway.
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EDIT: No, I won't. *Nothing's* going right tonight!
Truth.
The justification (which I personally disagree with, but whatever) is that umpire typicaly make the call by ear (ie: did they hear the ball hit the glove first, or the foot hit the bag), so you dive to try to fool the umpire if you think you're going to be out.
What kills me about the dive is that Blanco doesn't have has arm in full extension. His head is actually in front of his hand. I mean if you're going to dive stretch it out.
Conradian play [ ] (COLLECTIVE CONRADIAN CATASTROPHE [ ] )
Web Gem [ ]
1-2-3-4-5-6 inning [ ]
Strike out of side [ ] (1-2-3 SO of side [ ])
Baserunning blunder [ ]
Bases loaded, nobody scores in the inning [X ]
It rains [ ] (rain delay [])
Dramatic late-inning homer [ ]
Ad for a movie that hasn't been advertised yet this postseason [ ]
Starter warms up in bullpen [X ] (Postseason starter warms up [ X])
Talk about the bet between the Mayors [ ]
Person dressed up in Halloween costume early [ ]
Inning-ending DP [X ]
Hurricane Sandy referenced [ ] (BBTF people worry about it disrupting their WS-watching plans [ ])
Stolen base [X ] (Mention of free tacos after SB [X ])
Caught stealing [ ]
Play at the plate [ ]
Non-pitcher bunt [ ]
Replay review [ ]
Blown call [X ] (Blown call costs game [ ])
NFL reference beyond NFL on FOX [ ]
FOX celebrity shows up [ ]
Reference to Presidential Campaign [ ]
Idiot runs on field [ ]
Triple [ X]
Pitcher gets a hit [ ] (Pitcher gets an RBI [ ])
McCarver's singing career [ ]
Sandoval called "Panda" [ ]
Sandoval goes deep [ ]
SF Giants HOF legend mentions: Mays [ ] McCovey (other than Cove) [ ] Marichal [ ] Cepeda [ ] Perry [ ]
Tigers HOF legend mentions: Cobb [ ] Greenberg [ ] Kaline [ ] Harwell [ ] Crawford [ ] Cochrane [ ] Kell [ ] Newhouser [ ] Jennings [ ] Manush [ ] Gehringer [ ] Heilman [ ]
Cabrera MVP talk [X ]
Posey MVP talk [ ]
Miguel Cabrera does something awesome [ ]
Buster Posey does something awesome [ ]
Prince Fielder goes deep [ ]
Ty Cobb Statue shown [ ]
Giants have most wins for a franchise in sports history [ ]
Valverde shows up [ ] (Valverde blows it [ ])
WILD BRIAN WILSON APPEARS [X ]
Reference to Jack Buck [ ]
Focus on a crazy person in the cove [ ]
Marco Scutaro cannot be stopped [ ]
1984 Tigers flashback [ ]
A. Sanchez as a Giant [ ]
2010 Giants flashback [ ]
Bochy was last guy to get a hit in 1984 WS [ ]
Barry Bonds referenced [ ]
Melky Cabrera referenced []
The Carousel they have at Comerica [ ]
Reference to old Tiger Stadium [ ]
"The Giants have home field because of the ASG" [ ]
Pence's speeches [ ]
Verlander in dugout [X ]
Zito in dugout [ ]
Reggie Jackson mentioned [ ]
Kate Upton [ ]
Barry Manilow [ ]
Super-Duper Slo-Mo used gratuitously [X ]
"It's over" [X] (guaranteed to happen)
Vogelsong's road to the WS [X ] (Somebody erroneously refers to Hanshin and Orix as "Cities" [ ])
Crawford the Kid
As I lay in indescribable pain, I remember thinking, "At least this isn't as bad as watching the freakin' 2012 World Series will be."
Wouldn't be a problem if he had let his muscle memory just put one foot in front of the other running to 1B as usual. I don't buy that "fool the umpire" thing one bit. I have yet to see a guy get called safe by diving into 1B.
I'm crying.
(goo goo g'joob)
Let's see who can come up with the picture of a kitten that best emulates the Tigers so far.
Is there more porn or kitten pictures on the internet?
And the output from the #2 slot (Infante twice, now Berry) has been wanting.
We have a winner.
Ha!
My entry
May: .333/.395/.436
June: .293/.389/.402
July: .250/.323/.345
Aug: .176/.237/.265
Sept/Oct: .212/.255/.288
He shouldn't be used as anything but a pinch-runner.
(That's a breakdancing Panda)
Bonus: the last cat linked to was named after Hunter Pence.
How about both?
Ok, I'll stop now.
Hey, I'd buy you a drink first.
They were for me until I searched for kittens being crushed by giants. I forget sometimes how sick my fellow humans are.
this gamefor the rest of this series.FTFY. Their bats have been as impotent as a Nevada boxing commissioner.
The timing on that one was perfect
Hard to riot when you're asleep.
First Rule of Chatter: Expect the unexpected.
By which I mean, he has eight career complete games.
Adding coke to this game might not help.
There isn't one of her with a walrus either.
Wouldn't that be redundant?
Way to commit to the gimmick.
Both of these.
The great thing about 284 is that the cat doesn't even come close.
It's so very stretched out... and so very fat.
I've got her with a dog ... sorta.
Not a picture, but my favorite cat on the internets. I could try to make it a Tiger something-or-other, but I didn't.
I don't think so. I think the '98 Braves, '99 Mets and '04 Red Sox are the only teams to go past five.
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