2014 NLCS Cardinals and Giants

[Frayed Knot]

... and now a series-losing HR

[Frayed Knot]

Nice redemption for Ishikawa who had to feel like shit after mis-judging that 1st inning hit

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Wow, what a finish.

[Frayed Knot]

Just about all the games within each of the series have been really tight and mostly well-played, but in total the combined six series have only gone a total of 3 games over the minimum.

[Frayed Knot]

Good news: should be a fun WS
Bad news: no baseball until Tuesday

[stevejrogers]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: The headline writer for MLB.com seems to be one of those people who works too hard to come up with clever nicknames. At least I'm hoping no one else uses "MadBum" and "Waino."

At least its name based and trying to cram a big "hard to spell on the fly" name into a headline space and not "oh look at me, making a cultural reference that has nothing to do with the guy, except to show that I know a thing or two" like Chris Berman and John Sterling's HR calls.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

It is high... It is far ... It is .... GONE! A home run for Steve J. Rogers! I "Rogers" That! Rogers -- over and out! Oh, Suzyn...

[G-Fafif]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: The headline writer for MLB.com seems to be one of those people who works too hard to come up with clever nicknames. At least I'm hoping no one else uses "MadBum" and "Waino."

Those are genuine, industry-approved nicknames. They're dismal, but not recently fabricated.

Lyle Spencer used to cover baseball for the Pest. Every column was a ludicrous trade proposal designed to benefit his childhood team, the Dodgers. He eventually returned to the West Coast, where he truly belonged.

[Edgy MD]

Strange that such a big game should come down to a pitcher you really shouldn't want to use unless you have to against a batter you really shouldn't want to use unless you have to.

[G-Fafif]

Great mystery surrounded the destiny of the last ball hit into a crowd to win the Giants a pennant.

http://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Ball-Heard-Round-World/dp/0307452697

Less so this time.

http://wapc.mlb.com/cutfour/2014/10/17/98811122

[HahnSolo]

G-Fafif wrote: Lyle Spencer used to cover baseball for the Pest. Every column was a ludicrous trade proposal designed to benefit his childhood team, the Dodgers. He eventually returned to the West Coast, where he truly belonged.

[Edgy MD]

Pretty cool that Bochy wins it by going against the culture and pulling his closer for a specialist, and Mike Metheny loses it by sticking with the culture and keeping his closer on ice in a tie game on the road.

[G-Fafif]

Lyle Spencer used to cover baseball for the Pest. Every column was a ludicrous trade proposal designed to benefit his childhood team, the Dodgers. He eventually returned to the West Coast, where he truly belonged. How many times did he try to convince us the Mets had to pull the trigger on a Strawberry-for-Mike Marshall straight-up deal?

I always expected this, c. 1987:

Dwight Gooden to the Dodgers for Alex Trevino. Gooden loves the high mound at Dodger Stadium. He would benefit from the change of scenery. Trevino no stranger to the pressures of New York. Great defensive catcher, capable of giving Carter a blow. Met staff plenty deep enough to withstand loss of Doc.

That's the thing. Spencer would have made the swapping of an ace pitcher for a backup catcher sound totally reasonable. One of the reasons I fell in love with Howie Rose, so to speak, is he referred to Spencer's columnizing as "California dreaming".

[Zvon]

Great post season games so far. It'll be hard for the actual Series of the World to measure up.

I loved Bucks call:
"The Giants Win The Pennant!"x1

[Lefty Specialist]

Of the four teams left, this is the most intriguing matchup.

The Royals, a team that hasn't woken from its dream yet, against a team that's been there 3 times in the last 5 years. Should be fun.

Wonder how many KC fans said after the All-star game, "Great! Now we get home field advantage for the World Series!"

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Wonder how many KC fans said after the All-star game, "Great! Now we get home field advantage for the World Series!"

Jeter's last gift to baseball.

[G-Fafif]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: Lefty Specialist wrote: Wonder how many KC fans said after the All-star game, "Great! Now we get home field advantage for the World Series!" Jeter's last gift to baseball.

Waino's revenge.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

G-Fafif wrote: Mets � Willets Point wrote: The headline writer for MLB.com seems to be one of those people who works too hard to come up with clever nicknames. At least I'm hoping no one else uses "MadBum" and "Waino." Those are genuine, industry-approved nicknames. They're dismal, but not recently fabricated.

I think Bumgarner should be known as "Angry Hobo" for the World Series. And on the UK broadcast, "Crazy Buttocks."