# Major League Baseball: The 2010 Playoffs **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [October 6, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197 "2010-10-06T00:24:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/521 "2010-10-24T03:29:01Z")
> [@spark240](#): > > So Lincecum gets a “hold.” > > The attempted decoy for Wilson was funny. Even my dog knew that Boche wasn’t going to pinch hit for Wilson there. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/522 "2010-10-24T03:30:13Z")
Excellent–the ultimate baseball game state right here–either team can win on any pitch. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/523 "2010-10-24T03:30:34Z")
Just say no to Fidel Castro beards. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/524 "2010-10-24T03:31:50Z")
Fear. The. Beard. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/525 "2010-10-24T03:33:23Z")
Giants Baseball…Torture 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/526 "2010-10-24T03:34:20Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Giants Baseball…Torture 🙂 Waterbearding? (Sorry.) ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/527 "2010-10-24T03:39:16Z")
Congrats, Giants. Now, go Rangers! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/528 "2010-10-24T03:39:33Z")
Finally! ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/529 "2010-10-24T03:40:36Z")
I swear Wilson is gonna give me a heart attack one of these days… Bring on the Rangers! ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/530 "2010-10-24T03:42:31Z")
Whooooooooooooooooooooo!!! Joe ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/531 "2010-10-24T03:45:44Z")
For a series was supposed to be all about the great starting pitching on both sides, it was kinda fitting that it was won by a kickass performance by the Giants bullpen. (with an assist by two starters) ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/532 "2010-10-24T03:58:51Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Fear. The. Beard. Yeah, why is his hair blonde and his beard black? Just For Men accident?? 😃 Oh, well. Congrats to the Giants. Phillies couldn’t hit enough to win. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/533 "2010-10-24T04:03:59Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > OK, here we go… > > Kyla, are you still with us? I am alive! Which is good because I wouldn’t want to miss THE GIANTS IN THE WORLD SERIES HOLY SHIT I CAN’T BELIEVE IT. My dad got mad at my sister and I both sitting in front of the TV with our laptops because we weren’t paying proper attention to the game. DID I MENTION THE GIANTS WON? OH MY GOD OH MY GOD. I’M GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK BEFORE THIS IS DONE FUCK YOU BRIAN WILSON. 🆒🆒🆒🆒🆒 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/534 "2010-10-24T04:08:39Z")
Well, that decides it. Go, Rangers! SF must die. Preferably painfully. With much humiliation. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/535 "2010-10-24T04:08:58Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Yeah, why is his hair blonde and his beard black? Just For Men accident?? 😃 > > Oh, well. Congrats to the Giants. Phillies couldn’t hit enough to win. No one knows…and frankly, I think everyone’s pretty much afrain do ask. SOme things are better left as mysteries. If I’ve done my math correctly, the Giants have outscored their opponents this post-season 30-29. Not exactly the most dominating performance ever, but it’s enough. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/536 "2010-10-24T04:11:43Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Well, that decides it. Go, Rangers! > > SF must die. Preferably painfully. With much humiliation. We love you too, Silenus. I understand that from your perspective, any season in which the Giants don’t win the World Series is a successful one. I hope you are deeply disappointed this year. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/537 "2010-10-24T04:12:21Z")
Woo hoo!!! Giants win the Pennant!!! Take _that_, all you Dodgers fans. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/538 "2010-10-24T04:52:23Z")
Congrats to the Giants fans! Hopefully, the Phillies give over the NL Crown and in return get a Cy Young trophy for one of theirs. Not a great trade, but it’s the best we can do this year. Great series. Phillies just couldn’t hit. A lot of credit for that has to go to the Giants pitching. We have an exciting world series ahead of us! Man. Is Cliff Lee going to remain awesome? Add this. He’s been dominating against two AL powerhouses. Game 1 is going to be in an NL park. That pitcher batting is like a free out once through the lineup. We had some hype with Halladay vs Lincecum. We’ll see even more with L v. L. Should be fun. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/539 "2010-10-24T05:01:21Z")
> [@pricciar](#): > > Congrats to the Giants fans! Pat, I have to say that while I have been less than impressed with the sportsmanship displayed by the Phillies’ fans on TV over the last few days, you have never been anything less than totally classy, which is something I can’t say about myself. It was a great series between two very evenly matched teams. So, thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/540 "2010-10-24T05:42:17Z")
The Giants certainly deserved to win, but make no mistake; the Phillies really, really deserved to lose. They blew chance after chance, quite often with dreadful hitting. It’ll be a terrific World Series between two unexpected and very interesting teams. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197.md?page=28)