World Series Game 4: San Francisco Giants Sweep the Detroit Tigers
The San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers went into game four of the World Series with the series being dominated by Giants pitching (or, depending on who you ask, dominated by the Tigers lack of hitting). The Giants sent ace Matt Cain to the mound—but during the postseason Cain was more serviceable than ace-like: W L […]
World Series Game 3: San Francisco Giants Continue to Silence Detroit’s Bats
The Detroit Tigers entered game three of the World Series desperate for a win. The Tigers were already facing the obstacle of history as Dave van Dyck of the Chicago Tribune noted, “only seven teams in the last 50 years have come back from a 2-0 deficit, the last being the 1996 Yankees against the […]
NLDS Game 5: San Francisco Giants Beat Reds With Mat Latos Fifth Inning Implosion
The San Francisco Giants are moving on in the 2012 MLB postseason. The Cincinnati Reds are going home. This just didn’t seem possible a few days ago. It was just four days ago when Bronson Arroyo threw a seven inning gem leading to a 9-0 Cincinnati win and a commanding 2-0 lead in the National […]
NLDS Game 3: Giants Survive With Help of Reds Scott Rolen, Ryan Hanigan
The San Francisco Giants were on the brink of elimination Tuesday night. Down two games to none they faced Cincinnati Reds righty Homer Bailey who pitched liked he had Zeus’s hand planted firmly in his butt. To make a long game short: Bailey delivered the goods. He went seven solid innings, striking out 10 and […]