I was away for a week, so I didn't have a chance to respond. Some of these are from the LCS thread.
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Originally Posted by moon
You wouldn't expect Tigers and great defensive plays in the same sentence unless the phrase lack of was in there as well.
Hoping for a NY and obviously St. Louis series but so long as the Giants don't luck their way to the title I think the other 3 are all deserving.
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The Tigers have shown they are not good defensively. I'm still not sure why you think the Giants got lucky.
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Originally Posted by moon
I don't think they got lucky to win in the first round I just think with their lack of hitting and their pitching depth being neutralized a bit in the play-offs that they will have the toughest time winning it all.
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Their hitting has been very good this year, especially in the second half. They don't hit a lot of home runs, but they lead the league in triples. Posey won the batting title and the team was 6th in runs scored in the NL, even with a tough park to score runs in.
Their pitching depth allowed Lincecum, a two time Cy Young winner and 2010 playoff MVP to come out of the bullpen. He's thrown 13 1/3 innings with a 0.69 ERA.
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Originally Posted by moon
Against the Giants yes, against other teams in the play-offs no.
I think the Tigers should sweep whoever wins the NL barring a miracle Carpenter performance or blow up by one of their pitchers.
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Good call on the Tigers sweeping.
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Originally Posted by moon
But no I don't think the the Giants are that impressive in terms of play-off calibre teams. Obviously better than a run of the mill team in the league. But a team I think the Cards should beat.
Edit: I should add I don't think the Cards this year are that great either.
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I'm not sure what else the Giants can do to prove they are a very good team this year.
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Originally Posted by TitovFTW
I think it's the Giants series to lose however. I like their lineup from 1-9 much better. I think Buster Posey is the best bat on either team.I think they have the better starting pitching, as long as Zito does not blow up. Their bullpen could be a really big advantage for them as well. I'm not one to buy into narratives or that I, or we, as fans know how chemistry affects a team, but the Giants seem to have a ton of confidence, for whatever it's worth. They're still so young, they have no egos on the team and they seem to have an incredible amount of chemistry. The biggest thing for them is going to be the two starts by Zito (If he even makes a second one)
I like the Giants in 6.
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Completely agree. leaving Melky off the roster was a tough call, but the right one. It would have killed their chemistry. Lincecum accepted a bullpen role and really excelled at it. All the guys left off the roster look like they are having fun in the dugout and are supporting each other. Everyone has one common goal of winning. It's nice to see in baseball.
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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
Tigers are playing sloppy and the Giants have been getting the bounces.
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The Giants played great defence, but that is how they are built. They may not score the most runs in the league, but they will take away runs from the other teams with pitching and fielding. They created their own luck. The Tigers chose to put Young in LF. I'm not sure he even owned a glove before this series. His throw home in game 1 showed it.
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Originally Posted by TitovFTW
Playoff TV announcers = the worst.
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Joe Buck and Tim McCarver are just awful. So much of what they say is wrong and biased. It's not as bad as listening to Hughson, but it's close. There was a Joe Buck Sucks sign at the game. One usher wanted it taken down. Every other usher and security guard said it could stay. Majority rules!
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Originally Posted by troutman
Zaun's head is going to explode if Zito keeps getting outs.
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I'm going to guess Mitch Williams and AJ Pierzinksi as well. They just hate the Giants. Before the St. Louis series Buck did not want to give either team a check mark for defence. McCarver tried to talk him into Crawford and Belt. Buck said they were bad because Crawford had errors.
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Originally Posted by moon
Obviously Red Sox fans are the worst but Giants fans might be a very close second for worst in baseball.
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Disagree.
https://twitter.com/BestFansStLouis
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Originally Posted by TitovFTW
Giants fans gave Chipper Jones a standing O this season. They've had some really creative fans on social media and at the games. They're really not in your face during the season. Giants fans are okay by me. They have a pretty strong reputation around the league. But again, all teams fans suck.
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They also gave Fister a standing O after he got pegged in the head in game two. That was super scary to see and I felt sick right away. It was good to see him able to walk, never mind how good he was the rest of that game.
I'm sure there are jerks on every teams' fan base.
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Originally Posted by moon
Largely based on the crap they spewed defending the scumbag Bonds as well as their overly defensive nature about their garbage team over the years.
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Garbage team? More HOFers than any other franchise. Reached the World Series second most times in history. They are poised to take two of the last three World Series trophies. They have a beautiful ballpark that was built without public funds. They treat their former players very well.
If you don't like Bonds fine, but it's tough to throw stones when you have McGwire in your history and currently on the coaching staff. I like Bonds. I know troutman does not. Most fans like to defend their team. It's why we watch sports.
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Originally Posted by moon
Forgot to add Brian Wilson and his horsecrap makes the Giants a tough team to Luke.
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Not sure what Wilson does that makes him a bad person or one you would dislike. He's a good closer and has fun with himself off the field. He's eccentric and goofy. Some people take life very seriously. He's enjoying the ride.
