2012 World Series: Tigers vs Giants
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mysunnyboy
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can't wait, was hoping it would be st louis and detroit if my rays are out of it. i gotta go with detroit. play ball 
Total Head
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in the WS i generally root for the AL team because they are easier for me to follow throughout the season. this year there is an added bonus of the tigers having completely humiliated the stanks and i've always admired leyland as a manager. plus i have this image of detroit as an unbearably miserable place (no offense) and seeing them be able to celebrate in october is nice.
tomahawk2406
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zito will gets his tits smacked, game one is going to detriot
Amaximus
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Boy, The Giants sure are on a role. Panda had quite a night... I love that SF crowd, It feels like your watching a football game.
Is it just me, regardless of the score, or did Detroit and Verlander not look that bad? Sure seemed like it was just a matter of the Giants being better.
Is it just me, regardless of the score, or did Detroit and Verlander not look that bad? Sure seemed like it was just a matter of the Giants being better.
lol whats that?
zito was boss last night i hope justins teammates call him turdhandler after a piece of shit game like that
Amaximus
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Not looking good for Detroit. With Zito and Bumgarner going first those were must wins on the road for the Tigers. Now the Giants are going to Detroit with their No.1 & 2 starters and only have to win two more games, total.
And why the hell would Jim Leyland take Fister out? Things went downhill after Smyly and Dotel came in. I hate micro managing. The guy was pitching a shutout, Leave him be.
ALSO, Field your damned balls... Letting that "foul ball" stay fair was stupid. Of course they were hoping it would go foul, But why hope when you could just pick it up and get the force at third?
Anyway, hindsight is 20/20.
Go Giants!
And why the hell would Jim Leyland take Fister out? Things went downhill after Smyly and Dotel came in. I hate micro managing. The guy was pitching a shutout, Leave him be.
ALSO, Field your damned balls... Letting that "foul ball" stay fair was stupid. Of course they were hoping it would go foul, But why hope when you could just pick it up and get the force at third?
Anyway, hindsight is 20/20.
Go Giants!
NJSkaPunk
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My original prediction was the Giants in 6. The NL has the AL's number these days. But seeing what San Fran has done without Matt Cain having pitched yet, I may need to adjust my prediction. 
Not saying this is why he came out, but it's hard not to think it had something to do with it.
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Amaximus
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Yeah, Maybe, But that happened 4 1/3 innings earlier...
That being said I just want to rant here for a second...
It really bothers me that in the past 15-20 years or so baseball has designated "closers" and started to micro manage pitching. Playing match-ups based solely on who is a lefty or who is a righty just doesn't make sense, Which is probably why they didn't do it in baseball, for the most part, for over a hundred years. IMO it makes absolutely no sense to use three different relievers in one inning to retire three separate batters.
Time and again I watch managers pull perfectly good starters out of games for a matchup just to see it blow up in their face. You mean to tell me that a quality starter after 7 innings is less efficient than some bum out of the bullpen who is fresh? Give me Roger Clemens (jerk), Nolan Ryan or Joe Niekro after pitching 8 innings any day of the week over a mariano rivera. Whoopie, he is quality for 6 outs, at best!
Hell, Washington is pussy-footing around Strausburg in order to "keep his arm fresh" and "build arm strength" - Yeah, That seems to be working out. Tommy John surgery at Age 20. lol.
Anyway, Rant over... lol. (That wasn't directed at you NJ, Just wanted to vent)
Total Head
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this is as relevant a spot as any to put this video. this hilarious shit is some guy's wife (who knows nothing about baseball) doing commentary on highlights of a WS game. it captures how i feel when i watch cricket.
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NJSkaPunk
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Blasphemy.
beuffer420
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Boy this kind of went like there last world series did. I lived in Detroit for the last time the tigers made the series. And with this years series it's seems just like there last attempt. You baseball players know like I do that the first run against you in a big game especially in the first inning can really bring down moral and confidence. Your behind and have to make up which can cause errors on the field. But all in all we have to win and lose gracefully which I feel Detroit has done nicely. There a great ball team and so many factors can affect the game of baseball you as the player play. Sometimes just a bad strike out can be enough to lose focus and a slump follows. confidence is key in the game of baseball just as in life. Get em next year Detroit just play the game you love to play!
mysunnyboy
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congratulations SF
i like to see 7 game series but you couldn't slow their momentum
next year look out
i like to see 7 game series but you couldn't slow their momentum
next year look out