The Royallypwned 2012 Major League Baseball Thread (Giants WS Champs)

[DM72]

I picked the Tigers in 6 but I had a feeling the Giants were gonna win. I think a lot of people overrated the Tigers just a bit. They weren't exactly a 100+ win team that dominated everybody all season.

[The Evil Genius]

We'll see if MadBum's delivery was truly fixed tonight. Even though the Tigers have problems with lefties, I'm hoping that MadBum pitches his guts out.

#RallyBum

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BTW - the value of having a center fielder playing left field seems to have been perfectly demonstrated last night. If only he could have gotten his bat going last night too (not that they needed it - but they will eventually).

[Lombardi's_kid_brother]

I picked the Tigers in 6 but I had a feeling the Giants were gonna win. I think a lot of people overrated the Tigers just a bit. They weren't exactly a 100+ win team that dominated everybody all season.

I don't think the Tigers are a juggernaut. In fact, I think the Giants are better top to bottom. I just thought Verlander and that bullpen would be enough to get the edge in a 7-game series. I did not expect anything like last night.

[The Evil Genius]

In his 2 full seasons, Buster Posey has gone to the World Series 2 times.

He's going to get spoiled.

[Lombardi's_kid_brother]

I liked this piece.

95 mph chest-high fastball. Another 95 mph fastball, this one at the knees on the outside corner of the plate. A tumbling breaking ball headed for the dirt. These are the three pitches that Pablo Sandoval hit out of the park last night. It's very likely that no other player in baseball would've hit those pitches out of the yard, because no other player would've thought to swing at them.

http://deadspin.com/5954710/the-hila...ldnt-have-been

[The Evil Genius]

dang...cant get the gif to work.

[DjTj]

I liked this piece.

http://deadspin.com/5954710/the-hila...ldnt-have-been

If Verlander hadn't screwed up the All-Star game, the deep flies to center field might have been caught on the warning track at Comerica Park.

It was just an amazing performance by Sandoval though.

"We told Justin that even though he may look soft and cuddly — especially when he's curled up around a bamboo shoot — he's a very dangerous creature when approached," Leyland said. "He didn't listen. There have been over 15 incidents of Kung Fu Panda home run violence this year alone, and most of them could have been avoided with a little pitcher caution."

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-tr...kung-fu-giants

[fullnelson9999]

[The Evil Genius]

Last night's MVP was either MadBum, MadBum, MadBum, the 3rd base line, or the Reverend Pence.

Not to get ahead of myself, especially since baseball is a fickle sport and the Tigers could easily take the next three - but were/are the Reds and Cards maybe better teams than the Tigers?

Discuss.

[The Evil Genius]

I'm taking a more pessimistic long view of the series and fully expecting it to return to SF for a Game 6 clinch.

[MattFancy]

Last night's MVP was either MadBum, MadBum, MadBum, the 3rd base line, or the Reverend Pence.

Not to get ahead of myself, especially since baseball is a fickle sport and the Tigers could easily take the next three - but were/are the Reds and Cards maybe better teams than the Tigers?

Discuss.

The thing in the Giants favor right now is they've faced Detroit's 2 best guys. The Giants still have Cain, Lincecum, and Voglesong ready to go. I was for sure the Tigers would win this thing in 6, but now I'm saying the Giants in 5.

[The Evil Genius]

I'm still stunned that Fister didn't crack something when that liner went off his head and flew another 100+ feet in the air.

It didn't just graze him either.

edit..in case anyone didn't hear...Bravo.



http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article...-2-3983119.php

Beating victim Bryan Stow at Game 2

[Predicto]

The thing in the Giants favor right now is they've faced Detroit's 2 best guys. The Giants still have Cain, Lincecum, and Voglesong ready to go. I was for sure the Tigers would win this thing in 6, but now I'm saying the Giants in 5.

True, but the Tigers are much, much tougher against righties than they are against lefties. I am very nervous about a fly ball righthander like Cain pitching to the Tigers in Comerica. Plus, the Giants haven't hit a lick against Anibel Sanchez. He murdered them when he was a Marlin.

So I expect the Tigers to take game 3, perhaps in a blowout.

[The Evil Genius]

True, but the Tigers are much, much tougher against righties than they are against lefties. I am very nervous about a fly ball righthander like Cain pitching to the Tigers in Comerica. Plus, the Giants haven't hit a lick against Anibel Sanchez. He murdered them when he was a Marlin.

So I expect the Tigers to take game 3, perhaps in a blowout.

Vogey's pitching game 3.

[Predicto]

Vogey's pitching game 3.

Ack, what was I thinking? I knew that.

Actually, that makes it worse. I don't think we can score off of Sanchez at all, and I don't think the Tigers can keep from hitting a couple of dingers against Cain at Comerica. That puts both games 3 and 4 to their advantage.