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Post by njhoya78 on Oct 31, 2014 10:03:51 GMT -5
Maybe it's UMSF?
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Post by hoyainspirit on Oct 31, 2014 17:24:36 GMT -5
I had to look this up but suprised no one has mentioned Bob Gibson in the 1967 World Series yet: In the 1967 World Series against the Boston Red Sox, Gibson allowed only three earned runs and 14 hits over three complete game victories (Games 1, 4, and 7), the latter two marks tying Christy Mathewson's 1905 World Series record. Just as he had in 1964, Gibson pitched a complete game victory in Game 7, and contributed offensively by hitting a home run that made the game 3β0.[46][47] Back in the 1960's, the World Series was strictly a daytime affair. I (somewhat) jokingly asked my mom if I could stay home to watch Gibson pitch the 7th game against Lonborg. Much to my surprise, she said yes, so I actually got to watch that game. I was a Gibson fan, though I liked the Red Sox as well. Lonborg went on short rest, and as we know, Gibson again was superb. Burdette before my time but I remember Lolich. That was the year Denny McClain won 31? Right? Gibson beat McLain in games 1 & 4; Lolich won games 2 & 5 With the Cardinals up 3 games to 2, Detroit brought back McLain on short rest and he won game 6 and then Lolich beat Gibson in game 7. I spent that summer in Detroit with my cousins and went to see McLain pitch. Game went to extra innings. McLain was masterful. That summer the saying in Detroit was "Denny McLain and three days of rain", a takeoff on that saying involving Spahn and Sain.
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Nov 3, 2014 19:12:56 GMT -5
Dan, I was thinking of the same thing as we were in SF this weekend. Twerp fans still have something to cheer about after they refused to shake hands for Penn State and were given a 15 yard penalty on the coin toss.
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Post by EasyEd on Nov 3, 2014 19:18:32 GMT -5
I had to look this up but suprised no one has mentioned Bob Gibson in the 1967 World Series yet: In the 1967 World Series against the Boston Red Sox, Gibson allowed only three earned runs and 14 hits over three complete game victories (Games 1, 4, and 7), the latter two marks tying Christy Mathewson's 1905 World Series record. Just as he had in 1964, Gibson pitched a complete game victory in Game 7, and contributed offensively by hitting a home run that made the game 3β0.[46][47] Back in the 1960's, the World Series was strictly a daytime affair. I (somewhat) jokingly asked my mom if I could stay home to watch Gibson pitch the 7th game against Lonborg. Much to my surprise, she said yes, so I actually got to watch that game. I was a Gibson fan, though I liked the Red Sox as well. Lonborg went on short rest, and as we know, Gibson again was superb. Gibson beat McLain in games 1 & 4; Lolich won games 2 & 5 With the Cardinals up 3 games to 2, Detroit brought back McLain on short rest and he won game 6 and then Lolich beat Gibson in game 7. I spent that summer in Detroit with my cousins and went to see McLain pitch. Game went to extra innings. McLain was masterful. That summer the saying in Detroit was "Denny McLain and three days of rain", a takeoff on that saying involving Spahn and Sain. I saw McLain after he was traded to Washington and he was fat and awful at that time.
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Post by hoyainspirit on Nov 4, 2014 8:14:33 GMT -5
Back in the 1960's, the World Series was strictly a daytime affair. I (somewhat) jokingly asked my mom if I could stay home to watch Gibson pitch the 7th game against Lonborg. Much to my surprise, she said yes, so I actually got to watch that game. I was a Gibson fan, though I liked the Red Sox as well. Lonborg went on short rest, and as we know, Gibson again was superb. I spent that summer in Detroit with my cousins and went to see McLain pitch. Game went to extra innings. McLain was masterful. That summer the saying in Detroit was "Denny McLain and three days of rain", a takeoff on that saying involving Spahn and Sain. I saw McLain after he was traded to Washington and he was fat and awful at that time. McLain became a fat, awful criminal, getting busted for embezzlement and cocaine trafficking. I liked him when he played for the Tigers, though.
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Post by CAHoya07 on Nov 4, 2014 12:46:56 GMT -5
A little late on this, but really an incredible, historical performance by Bumgarner in Game 7 to literally "save" us and win our 3rd WS Championship in 5 years. There were other great performances, but Mad Bum just put the team and city on his back and refused to let us lose.
I'm not sure a "dynasty" misses the playoffs every other year, but 3 in 5 is quite a feat, and most have been agreeing that we are a dynasty, so I'll take it. It just seems we have some sort of magic once we hit the postseason that is hard to replicate. As much as it pains me to say it, at this point the San Francisco Giants are the anti-Georgetown Hoyas when it comes to the postseason. I think this was actually the most improbable of the 3 championships, considering the rollercoaster regular season and injuries. We were the best team in baseball into June, then the worst team in baseball in June and July, then recovered enough to make the playoffs as the second wild card team. I honestly thought we were going to lose at Pittsburgh. I then thought we were going to lose to the Nats. Once we faced the Cardinals I started to believe. However, with two outs in WS Game 7, that misplayed ball in left field made me think that we were going to blow it. Luckily, the foul pop-up fell harmlessly into the Panda's glove, and the celebration was on.
We'll see how long it lasts. Bochy is just a genius, an amazing, now Hall of Fame-level manager that continually pushes the right buttons. It's a safe bet he's going to get the most out of his team, especially in the postseason. Another reason this WS win is so improbable is that we had so many injuries to key players (Pagan, Cain, Morse and Belt for good parts of the regular season). Hopefully Pagan and Cain in particular come back completely healthy and ready to go. Joe Panik (a Big East guy from St. John's) has been a godsend at 2B, I hope he keeps it up in his sophomore season. The big thing to watch is to see if we re-sign Pablo, and I think that both sides want to. It will probably take a 5-year, $100-million type deal, but considering the lack of other options at 3B through the farm or free agency, I say pay the man.
Dan, it's unfortunate that this kind of stuff happened during the celebration, and most of it in my neighborhood of the Mission (and in 2012, too). I'm not sure how you stop it, there were plenty of police out, and it just seems in every city there were always be some idiots that ruin it and make the rest of the city look bad. I think most of the celebrations were fine.
Baseball apparently is a dying sport, but it still packs its thrills from time to time. We'll see what happens next season. It will be interesting to see how Joe Maddon does with the Cubs.
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Post by hoyainspirit on Nov 4, 2014 13:12:25 GMT -5
A little late on this, but really an incredible, historical performance by Bumgarner in Game 7 to literally "save" us and win our 3rd WS Championship in 5 years. There were other great performances, but Mad Bum just put the team and city on his back and refused to let us lose. I'm not sure a "dynasty" misses the playoffs every other year, but 3 in 5 is quite a feat, and most have been agreeing that we are a dynasty, so I'll take it. It just seems we have some sort of magic once we hit the postseason that is hard to replicate. As much as it pains me to say it, at this point the San Francisco Giants are the anti-Georgetown Hoyas when it comes to the postseason. I think this was actually the most improbable of the 3 championships, considering the rollercoaster regular season and injuries. We were the best team in baseball into June, then the worst team in baseball in June and July, then recovered enough to make the playoffs as the second wild card team. I honestly thought we were going to lose at Pittsburgh. I then thought we were going to lose to the Nats. Once we faced the Cardinals I started to believe. However, with two outs in WS Game 7, that misplayed ball in left field made me think that we were going to blow it. Luckily, the foul pop-up fell harmlessly into the Panda's glove, and the celebration was on. We'll see how long it lasts. Bochy is just a genius, an amazing, now Hall of Fame-level manager that continually pushes the right buttons. It's a safe bet he's going to get the most out of his team, especially in the postseason. Another reason this WS win is so improbable is that we had so many injuries to key players (Pagan, Cain, Morse and Belt for good parts of the regular season). Hopefully Pagan and Cain in particular come back completely healthy and ready to go. Joe Panik (a Big East guy from St. John's) has been a godsend at 2B, I hope he keeps it up in his sophomore season. The big thing to watch is to see if we re-sign Pablo, and I think that both sides want to. It will probably take a 5-year, $100-million type deal, but considering the lack of other options at 3B through the farm or free agency, I say pay the man. Dan, it's unfortunate that this kind of stuff happened during the celebration, and most of it in my neighborhood of the Mission (and in 2012, too). I'm not sure how you stop it, there were plenty of police out, and it just seems in every city there were always be some idiots that ruin it and make the rest of the city look bad. I think most of the celebrations were fine. Baseball apparently is a dying sport, but it still packs its thrills from time to time. We'll see what happens next season. It will be interesting to see how Joe Maddon does with the Cubs. Congrats on taking the title again. Even though I'm a Nats fan who wanted to KC win it since the Giants took us out, I must admit that the Giants are a likeable team. I wasn't upset that you guys won. I really like the fat Panda. The Giants provided exciting, entertaining games during their postseason run. We got you next year, though. Finally, I don't think baseball is a dying sport at all. Attendance last yr was the 7th highest of all time, and the sport has a healthy TV contract. The Giants, who sold out every game this season, ended the 2014 season with 327 consecutive sell-outs, dating back to October 1, 2010, for the longest active streak in the Majors.
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Post by CAHoya07 on Nov 4, 2014 13:26:33 GMT -5
hoyainspirit, only a Game 7 saved this WS from having the lowest ratings of all-time. A healthy TV contract is great, but not if no one is watching. I'm surprised that attendance last year was apparently 7th all-time, but you still see a lot of half-empty stadiums or worse during many regular season games.
Baseball is huge in certain pockets (like you said, SF, LA, Chicago, St. Louis, Boston, New York, I guess you could say DC now), but I don't think it's the national sport that it used to be. I'm guilty as any - outside of the Giants, I really have a hard time watching a random regular season baseball game until the playoffs. In comparison, I watch random NFL games all the time for fantasy football purposes (fantasy baseball is just way too much for me).
I think baseball has a lot of issues that need to be addressed, especially time of games, as many really dragged on this year with the expansion of instant replay. I've been told that is a point of emphasis for next season, and I'm glad that it is. Other things that I would like to see addressed in the future is reducing the number of regular season games, and expanding the playoffs again. A bit controversial, but I think they should be considered.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Nov 4, 2014 13:59:46 GMT -5
hoyainspirit, only a Game 7 saved this WS from having the lowest ratings of all-time. A healthy TV contract is great, but not if no one is watching. I'm surprised that attendance last year was apparently 7th all-time, but you still see a lot of half-empty stadiums or worse during many regular season games. Baseball is huge in certain pockets (like you said, SF, LA, Chicago, St. Louis, Boston, New York, I guess you could say DC now), but I don't think it's the national sport that it used to be. I'm guilty as any - outside of the Giants, I really have a hard time watching a random regular season baseball game until the playoffs. In comparison, I watch random NFL games all the time for fantasy football purposes (fantasy baseball is just way too much for me). I think baseball has a lot of issues that need to be addressed, especially time of games, as many really dragged on this year with the expansion of instant replay. I've been told that is a point of emphasis for next season, and I'm glad that it is. Other things that I would like to see addressed in the future is reducing the number of regular season games, and expanding the playoffs again. A bit controversial, but I think they should be considered. Baseball doesn't draw nationally. And that's fine. The national TV contract is a TINY portion of revenues. Local TV and attendance are all WAY up (though there's an advertising bubble on the local contracts). It's not dying -- people in NY just don't want to watch a KC-SF World Series, whereas they will watch a Chiefs - 49ers Super Bowl or MNF. But that doesn't mean baseball is suffering. Baseball makes its money locally and its doing very well.
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Post by Elvado on Nov 4, 2014 14:08:36 GMT -5
And for the love of God, please do not dilute the baseball post season any further. It was for along time a sport that only permitted champions to play in its post season. It already has been diluted with two wild cards. No more.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Nov 4, 2014 14:30:33 GMT -5
And for the love of God, please do not dilute the baseball post season any further. It was for along time a sport that only permitted champions to play in its post season. It already has been diluted with two wild cards. No more. Disagree. The Wildcards are awesome. The downside is that you don't always have the best team win, which was more likely when only two teams went to the playoffs. The upside is a ton more teams still having a relevant regular season, having a super-exciting one game playoff, having cinderella runs like the Royals (and Giants, for that matter), having the regular season title still count because you dodge the WC game, having a ton more playoff games. I wouldn't add any more but this is so much better than the old days.
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 4, 2014 14:42:43 GMT -5
A little late on this, but really an incredible, historical performance by Bumgarner in Game 7 to literally "save" us and win our 3rd WS Championship in 5 years. There were other great performances, but Mad Bum just put the team and city on his back and refused to let us lose. I'm not sure a "dynasty" misses the playoffs every other year, but 3 in 5 is quite a feat, and most have been agreeing that we are a dynasty, so I'll take it. It just seems we have some sort of magic once we hit the postseason that is hard to replicate. As much as it pains me to say it, at this point the San Francisco Giants are the anti-Georgetown Hoyas when it comes to the postseason. I think this was actually the most improbable of the 3 championships, considering the rollercoaster regular season and injuries. We were the best team in baseball into June, then the worst team in baseball in June and July, then recovered enough to make the playoffs as the second wild card team. I honestly thought we were going to lose at Pittsburgh. I then thought we were going to lose to the Nats. Once we faced the Cardinals I started to believe. However, with two outs in WS Game 7, that misplayed ball in left field made me think that we were going to blow it. Luckily, the foul pop-up fell harmlessly into the Panda's glove, and the celebration was on. We'll see how long it lasts. Bochy is just a genius, an amazing, now Hall of Fame-level manager that continually pushes the right buttons. It's a safe bet he's going to get the most out of his team, especially in the postseason. Another reason this WS win is so improbable is that we had so many injuries to key players (Pagan, Cain, Morse and Belt for good parts of the regular season). Hopefully Pagan and Cain in particular come back completely healthy and ready to go. Joe Panik (a Big East guy from St. John's) has been a godsend at 2B, I hope he keeps it up in his sophomore season. The big thing to watch is to see if we re-sign Pablo, and I think that both sides want to. It will probably take a 5-year, $100-million type deal, but considering the lack of other options at 3B through the farm or free agency, I say pay the man. Dan, it's unfortunate that this kind of stuff happened during the celebration, and most of it in my neighborhood of the Mission (and in 2012, too). I'm not sure how you stop it, there were plenty of police out, and it just seems in every city there were always be some idiots that ruin it and make the rest of the city look bad. I think most of the celebrations were fine. Baseball apparently is a dying sport, but it still packs its thrills from time to time. We'll see what happens next season. It will be interesting to see how Joe Maddon does with the Cubs. No worries, I just needed an excuse to post the fantastic pic of the guy jumping over the burning bed. I have a lot of ties to SF: sister lives in the Sunset, brother in Mill Valley, and parents in Palo Alto. But no, I'm not from there - and they're all carpetbaggers (my brother has been there the longest and shares two sweet season tickets behind the plate at PacBell with his frat brothers from college). I thought it was pretty refreshing to see 2 champions in a row who shouldn't really have won if you looked at them either before the season (Red Sox) or at various points along the way (Giants).
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Post by Elvado on Nov 4, 2014 15:19:03 GMT -5
And for the love of God, please do not dilute the baseball post season any further. It was for along time a sport that only permitted champions to play in its post season. It already has been diluted with two wild cards. No more. Disagree. The Wildcards are awesome. The downside is that you don't always have the best team win, which was more likely when only two teams went to the playoffs. The upside is a ton more teams still having a relevant regular season, having a super-exciting one game playoff, having cinderella runs like the Royals (and Giants, for that matter), having the regular season title still count because you dodge the WC game, having a ton more playoff games. I wouldn't add any more but this is so much better than the old days. I can live with it as is, but anything else renders the regular season meaningless.
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