October 27 - Top 5 Moments in San Francisco Giants History
Friday, October 27, 2017
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Yesterday
Here are all the October 27 games that mattered in San Francisco Giants history.
1989 World Series Game 3, we got blown out in Oakland in games 1 and 2, then the earthquake hit ten days ago, here then is the first World Series game in San Francisco since McCovey's line drive to Richardson ended the '62 series 27 years prior. It goes the way the first two games went, the A's jumped all over us and won easily. Dave Henderson doubled home two in the first, then homered in the third, both off Scott Garrelts. We sliced the deficit to 4-3 with a 2 run Terry Kennedy single off Dave Stewart in the 4th, but you just couldn't deny this A's squad, Henderson homered again in the fifth, this time off Kelly Downs, McGwire hit a 3 run shot in the same inning, we were down 8-3 and went on to lose 13-7. Mercifully, game 4 is tomorrow.
2002 World Series Game 7, I think if I owned a sports bar I'd call it Game 7, it's a term with immaculate branding for sports fans. 40 years ago McCovey lined out to Richardson in the bottom of the 9th; 24 hours ago we had a 97% chance to win our first ever World Championship. It's game 7. Let me ask you this - how many hits did we give up? 5. We gave up 5 hits in a Game 7. Livan gave up 4, Rueter, in 4 innings of relief, gave up 1. Livan also gave up 4 earned runs in 2 innings. It was 1-1 through 2, the first 3 Angels got on in the third and Garret Anderson hit a 3 run double to end our season. We had chances. 2 on, 1 out in the 4th. 2nd and 3rd with 2 out in the 6th. 2 on, 1 out in the 9th inning. But none crossed and we lost the World Series. Again.
2010 World Series Game 1 home vs. Rangers, 8 years later, we're back. It's the first San Francisco home World Series game since Game 5 in '02 when we scored 16 runs. We get 11 in this one. It didn't look good early, Tim Lincecum gave up runs in each of the first two innings, including a run scoring single to Vlad Guerrero. We got them both back in the third; an error and hit batsman gave us 2 on with 1 out, Freddy Sanchez and Buster Posey had back to back RBI knocks off of Cliff Lee and it was 2-2. We ended the game in the 5th. Sanchez broke the tie with his second run scoring double, Cody Ross and Aubrey Huff had back to back run scoring singles, Darren O'Day came on and gave up the backbreaker, a 3 run homer to Juan Uribe that gave us an 8-2 lead. We won 11-7 (Sanchez added a third double). Game 2 is tomorrow.
2012 World Series Game 3 at Detroit, we took the first two at home, making it a must win for the Tigers to effectively stay in the Series. We got 2 in the second off of Anibal Sanchez, Gregor Blanco had a run scoring triple and was driven home himself by Brandon Crawford. Those are the only runs of the game, Ryan Vogelong pitched us into the 6th, Tim Lincecum gave us 2 1/3 and Sergio Romo closed it out. The big spot was the 5th, they loaded the bases with 1 out, Vogelsong struck out Quintin Berry and then popped up future Hall of Famer Miguel Cabrera to end the game. No one has ever come back from 3-0 down to win a World Series, so with Game 4 tomorrow, even the most jaded of Giants fans had to be optimistic.
2014 World Series Game 6 is tomorrow
See you tomorrow. Go Giants!
October 26 - Top 5 Moments in San Francisco Giants History
Thursday, October 26, 2017
What is this all about?
Yesterday
Here's every October 26 game that mattered in San Francisco Giants history.
1989 World Series Game 3 is Tomorrow
2002 World Series Game 6...when Russ Ortiz got Garret Anderson to ground out to open the 7th inning we had a 5 run lead with 8 outs left to get, that's a 97% chance to win the game, meaning, a 97% chance to win the first World Championship in San Francisco Giants history. So, just sit in that for a moment. Dunston hit a 2 run homer in the 5th, Barry homered in the 6th, when Jeff Kent singled home Kenny Lofton in the top of the 7th we had a 5-0 lead. Ortiz got Anderson, then gave up back to back singles and got lifted. On the 8th pitch of the next at bat Felix Rodriguez gave up a 3 run homer to Scott Spezio, but even with the lead cut to 5-3 at the end of the inning we still had an 86% chance to win the World Series. And then they got 3 more in the 8th to beat us. Erstad homered off Worrell and Glaus hit a 2 run double off of Nen. We went down in order in the 9th and the series was tied. Game 7 is tomorrow. It's the worst loss in San Francisco history.
2010 World Series Game 1 is Tomorrow
2012 World Series Game 3 is Tomorrow
2014 World Series Game 5 home vs. Royals, a dozen years after we failed to close out the Angels we were 2 games to 2 against the Royals, this is the last game in San Francisco of the series, Madison Bumgarner throws a complete game 4 hit shutout, striking out 8 and walking none, we win 5-0 to move within a game of the World Championship. Brandon Crawford and Juan Perez both drove in two runs, the Royals only put one man in scoring position the entire game, we head back to Kansas City the same way we went back to Anaheim in '02, needing to win one of the final two games.
See you tomorrow. Go Giants!
October 25 - Top 5 Moments in San Francisco Giants History
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
What is this all about?
Yesterday
Here's every October 25 game that mattered in San Francisco Giants history.
1989 World Series resumes on 10-27
2002 World Series Game 6 is tomorrow.
2010 World Series starts 10-27
2012 World Series Game 2 home vs. Tigers, we took the opener last night on Sandoval's 3 homers, one more game in San Francisco. We only get 5 hits - but the Tigers only get 2. Madison Bumgarner and Doug Fister keep the game scoreless into the 7th; we scraped a run across on a Brandon Crawford double play in the the 7th, then got a second run on a Hunter Pence sac fly in the 8th. Bumgarner gave way to Santiago Casilla and Sergio Romo, who each threw perfect innings and we head to Detroit up 2 games to 0.
2014 World Series Game 4 home vs. Royals, down 2 games to 1, needing a win to avoid going down 3 games to 1 with only one home game remaining, it looked a little desperate when the Royals ripped Ryan Vogelsong for four in the third, a two run Omar Infante single being the big blow. We got one back on a Buster Posey run scoring single off Jason Vargas in the bottom half to make it 4-2, and then got the rest back in the 5th, Joe Panik doubled and scored on a Hunter Pence single, Pence later scored on a Juan Perez sac fly. Yusmeiro Petit held the Royals down for 3 innings since taking over from Vogelsong, so it's 4-4 with the bases loaded and 2 out in the bottom of the 6th. Pablo Sandoval at the plate against Brandon Finnegan - he lines the first pitch to center to score two, and Brandon Belt follows with a run scoring single of his own. Look what happened here - it's 7-4 good guys and in the 7th we pick up another 4 runs off Tim Collins, Joe Panik's 2 run double the big blow. We win 11-4 to even the Series with another game still to play at home.
See you tomorrow. Go Giants!
Yesterday
Here's every October 25 game that mattered in San Francisco Giants history.
1989 World Series resumes on 10-27
2002 World Series Game 6 is tomorrow.
2010 World Series starts 10-27
2012 World Series Game 2 home vs. Tigers, we took the opener last night on Sandoval's 3 homers, one more game in San Francisco. We only get 5 hits - but the Tigers only get 2. Madison Bumgarner and Doug Fister keep the game scoreless into the 7th; we scraped a run across on a Brandon Crawford double play in the the 7th, then got a second run on a Hunter Pence sac fly in the 8th. Bumgarner gave way to Santiago Casilla and Sergio Romo, who each threw perfect innings and we head to Detroit up 2 games to 0.
2014 World Series Game 4 home vs. Royals, down 2 games to 1, needing a win to avoid going down 3 games to 1 with only one home game remaining, it looked a little desperate when the Royals ripped Ryan Vogelsong for four in the third, a two run Omar Infante single being the big blow. We got one back on a Buster Posey run scoring single off Jason Vargas in the bottom half to make it 4-2, and then got the rest back in the 5th, Joe Panik doubled and scored on a Hunter Pence single, Pence later scored on a Juan Perez sac fly. Yusmeiro Petit held the Royals down for 3 innings since taking over from Vogelsong, so it's 4-4 with the bases loaded and 2 out in the bottom of the 6th. Pablo Sandoval at the plate against Brandon Finnegan - he lines the first pitch to center to score two, and Brandon Belt follows with a run scoring single of his own. Look what happened here - it's 7-4 good guys and in the 7th we pick up another 4 runs off Tim Collins, Joe Panik's 2 run double the big blow. We win 11-4 to even the Series with another game still to play at home.
See you tomorrow. Go Giants!
October 24 - Top 5 Moments in San Francisco Giants History
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
What is this all about?
Yesterday
Here's every October 24 game that mattered in San Francisco Giants history.
1989 World Series resumes 10-27
2002 World Series Game 5 home vs. Angels, the day before we won the first World Series game in San Francisco in 40 years to even the Series at 2 - here's the last game in San Francisco and it is a dream, we scored 3 in both the first and second and win the game 16-4. Kent had two homers and a double, Bonds two doubles and a single, Lofton tripled with two singles, Aurilia hit a 3 run homer, Bell and Snow had multiple hit games and Snow also saved little Darren Baker's life. A near century of Giant shortcoming and frustration just burst through in a torrent of thunderous hits. We're a game from our first ever World Championship.
2010 World Series begins 10-27
2012 World Series Game 1 home vs. Tigers, we were down 2-0 in the NLDS and 3-1 in the NLCS, how does that portend for the World Series? Pablo Sandoval doesn't give the Tigers a chance to find out, he homers off Justin Verlander in the first and the third, and homers off Al Alburquerque in the fifth, becoming just the 4th man to homer 3 times in one World Series game (Ruth twice, Reggie, Pujols) and the only one who did it in his first 3 at bats. Barry Zito goes 5 2/3, giving up just one earned, and he's replaced by Tim Lincecum who strikes out 5 and doesn't allow a baseunner in 2 1/3. We win 8-3 and take a 1-0 lead in the World Series.
2014 World Series game 3, we split the first two in Kansas City, we come home and drop game 3. We only got 4 hits and never led, we scored two in the bottom of the 6th to cut our deficit to 3-2, but didn't threaten the rest of the way. We go down 2 games to 1, game 4 is tomorrow.
See you tomorrow. Go Giants!
Yesterday
Here's every October 24 game that mattered in San Francisco Giants history.
1989 World Series resumes 10-27
2002 World Series Game 5 home vs. Angels, the day before we won the first World Series game in San Francisco in 40 years to even the Series at 2 - here's the last game in San Francisco and it is a dream, we scored 3 in both the first and second and win the game 16-4. Kent had two homers and a double, Bonds two doubles and a single, Lofton tripled with two singles, Aurilia hit a 3 run homer, Bell and Snow had multiple hit games and Snow also saved little Darren Baker's life. A near century of Giant shortcoming and frustration just burst through in a torrent of thunderous hits. We're a game from our first ever World Championship.
2010 World Series begins 10-27
2012 World Series Game 1 home vs. Tigers, we were down 2-0 in the NLDS and 3-1 in the NLCS, how does that portend for the World Series? Pablo Sandoval doesn't give the Tigers a chance to find out, he homers off Justin Verlander in the first and the third, and homers off Al Alburquerque in the fifth, becoming just the 4th man to homer 3 times in one World Series game (Ruth twice, Reggie, Pujols) and the only one who did it in his first 3 at bats. Barry Zito goes 5 2/3, giving up just one earned, and he's replaced by Tim Lincecum who strikes out 5 and doesn't allow a baseunner in 2 1/3. We win 8-3 and take a 1-0 lead in the World Series.
2014 World Series game 3, we split the first two in Kansas City, we come home and drop game 3. We only got 4 hits and never led, we scored two in the bottom of the 6th to cut our deficit to 3-2, but didn't threaten the rest of the way. We go down 2 games to 1, game 4 is tomorrow.
See you tomorrow. Go Giants!
October 23 - Top 5 Moments in San Francisco Giants History
Monday, October 23, 2017
What is this all about?
Yesterday
Here are all the October 23 games that mattered in San Francisco Giants history.
1989 World Series still 4 more days until game 3
2002 World Series Game 4 home vs. Angels the last time we won a home World Series game was game 6 in '62, 40 years later we're down 2 games to 1 and needing to get that home win to even the Series. We were down 3-0 early, Troy Glaus hit a 2 run homer off of Rueter in the third. We tied that score in the bottom of the fifth off John Lackey, who is still pitching meaningful innings in big games 15 years later. Run scoring singles from Aurilia and Santiago sandwiched a Kent sac fly and it was 3-3. Still that score in the bottom of the 8th. Snow led off with a single off Francisco Rodriguez, he took second on a passed ball, and scored on a David Bell single. Nen got them in order in the 9th and we had evened the Series. Game 5 tomorrow.
2010 NLCS Game 6 at Philadelphia, the Giants last pennant was 2002; we come in to game 6 up 3 games to 2 with a chance to update the record book. The Phils got to Jonathan Sanchez immediately with 2 in the first, Chase Utley's run scoring double was the big shot. We tie it in the third. Sanchez and Andres Torres both single and are sacrificed up a base. Aubrey Huff singles home Sanchez and then scores on a Placido Polanco throwing error. We left two on in the 5th, Madison Bumgarner came out of the pen and loaded the bases in the bottom half, but got Shane Victorino to bounce back to the mound to end the threat. Bumgarner got in trouble again in the 6th, the go ahead run was at third with one out, but he struck out Ben Francisco and got Jimmy Rollins to ground to short. Two out in the top of the 8th - Juan Uribe at the plate against Ryan Madson - he homers on a 1-0 pitch and we go up 4-3. The Phils were in business again in their half, 2 on, one out, Brian Wilson came on and got Carlos Ruiz to line into a double play. We left the bases loaded in the 9th, leaving Wilson in to bat with 2 out, which is a helluva dice roll. Wilson walked two in the bottom of the 9th - went full count to Ryan Howard - and struck him out looking to win the 4th pennant in San Francisco history.
2012 World Series starts tomorrow.
2014 World Series Game 3 is tomorrow.
See you tomorrow. Go Giants!
Yesterday
Here are all the October 23 games that mattered in San Francisco Giants history.
1989 World Series still 4 more days until game 3
2002 World Series Game 4 home vs. Angels the last time we won a home World Series game was game 6 in '62, 40 years later we're down 2 games to 1 and needing to get that home win to even the Series. We were down 3-0 early, Troy Glaus hit a 2 run homer off of Rueter in the third. We tied that score in the bottom of the fifth off John Lackey, who is still pitching meaningful innings in big games 15 years later. Run scoring singles from Aurilia and Santiago sandwiched a Kent sac fly and it was 3-3. Still that score in the bottom of the 8th. Snow led off with a single off Francisco Rodriguez, he took second on a passed ball, and scored on a David Bell single. Nen got them in order in the 9th and we had evened the Series. Game 5 tomorrow.
2010 NLCS Game 6 at Philadelphia, the Giants last pennant was 2002; we come in to game 6 up 3 games to 2 with a chance to update the record book. The Phils got to Jonathan Sanchez immediately with 2 in the first, Chase Utley's run scoring double was the big shot. We tie it in the third. Sanchez and Andres Torres both single and are sacrificed up a base. Aubrey Huff singles home Sanchez and then scores on a Placido Polanco throwing error. We left two on in the 5th, Madison Bumgarner came out of the pen and loaded the bases in the bottom half, but got Shane Victorino to bounce back to the mound to end the threat. Bumgarner got in trouble again in the 6th, the go ahead run was at third with one out, but he struck out Ben Francisco and got Jimmy Rollins to ground to short. Two out in the top of the 8th - Juan Uribe at the plate against Ryan Madson - he homers on a 1-0 pitch and we go up 4-3. The Phils were in business again in their half, 2 on, one out, Brian Wilson came on and got Carlos Ruiz to line into a double play. We left the bases loaded in the 9th, leaving Wilson in to bat with 2 out, which is a helluva dice roll. Wilson walked two in the bottom of the 9th - went full count to Ryan Howard - and struck him out looking to win the 4th pennant in San Francisco history.
2012 World Series starts tomorrow.
2014 World Series Game 3 is tomorrow.
See you tomorrow. Go Giants!
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