There was another parallel in today’s paper – in Game 5 2002/2014, the Giants shortstop had 3 RBIs.
Shut up, both of you.
Well, I’m sure I can come up with little numerical similarities between pretty much any two World Series Game 5s, if you dig deep enough into the boxscore.
I just hope we get a good game or two. For the most part, these games have been snoozers. Game 3 was good but not a classic, and everything else has been one-sided.
I think “snoozer” is a little too strong. The first two didn’t have much drama, but game 3 was close as you noted. Game 4 ended up a blowout, but only in the later innings; there was drama and momentum swings up to then. Last night’s game was a tight one with some great pitching until the Giants opened it up in the bottom of the 8th.
You can get more weirdly specific than this, even:
Win NLDS against NL East champion with best record in league
Win pennant, at home, in 5 games against St. Louis Cardinals
Go W, L, L, W, W in first 5 games of World Series
Ken Burns’ Baseball has the story of the end of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series told by Bob Costas. Everything was set up and just waiting for what seemed to be the inevitable conclusion. Champagne ready, plastic on the walls, trophy in the clubhouse, and so on. And we all know what happened next. Everything was gone before Boston could get back.
It was a monkey.
A rally monkey.
A fucking rally monkey.
Me too: [fingers in ears]lalalalalalalala…
Now you see…I actually *had *forgotten about that.
So thanks.
Holy crap! If this thing doesn’t go to a Game 7, that will be a collapse for the ages.
Well, KC Royals, you’re killin’ the Giants now. It’s practically over. Good on ya’, congrats you deserved this impressive win, Moustakas just went yard in the 7th, and it’s 10-0.
I hope Bumgarner shuts you down tomorrow.
GO GIANTS!!
I’m pretty sure right now* I* could hit a home run off Hunter Strickland. Seriously, if the guy isn’t officially nicknamed “Home Run Hunter” by next year it’ll be a shame.
Well that’s it, game over. The final out just happened. An utter annihilation. We’re going to Game 7 tomorrow.
Juan Perez needs to start in left instead of NLCS hero Ishikawa.
Should Bumgarner start? I don’t see why not.
Well, rehearsal tomorrow was canceled. So I get to watch game 7!
And Joyce DiDonato is singing the anthem. I know no one else cares about that, but I do.
How’s that saying go? Payback’s a bitch. See you in Game 7, Giants.
Well, that sucked.
What inning will we see Bumgarner tomorrow night?
I say the fifth.
How did the Royals wind up with a Human Resources specialist from the Tennessee National Guard singing “God Bless America”? Where did they dig her up?
Apparently there are no military personnel in the state of Missouri.
As a lifetime Royals fan, I say hell yes. What a disaster that’d be. Three days rest? Ok - send him on in. I can see 2-3 innings starting in the 6th or 7th - but starting? Terrible idea.
Yes. Ishikawa is not that much better on offense, and Morse as DH in place of the pitcher’s spot more than makes up for the difference, and the addition on defense is huge.
No. Not on your life. Not on 2 days rest.