Giants Bullpen Was Key In World Series Close
Jeremy Affeldt was first. Then Santiago Casilla came on and got the ball to Sergio Romo, who closed it out for San Francisco.
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Jeremy Affeldt was first. Then Santiago Casilla came on and got the ball to Sergio Romo, who closed it out for San Francisco.
What a thrill for Giants fans: the team clinched its second World Series win in three years, after winning Game 4 in Detroit with a 4-3 victory. It's the team's second World Series win in three years, and especially thrilling this time around considering the Giants swept the Tigers this time around.
For the second time in three years, the San Francisco Giants have won the World Series. They'll be coming home from their sweep in Detroit to a ticker tape parade on Wednesday, October 31st. That's right. Halloween! It couldn't be a more perfect day to celebrate Orange October.
Full disclosure: I am a Giants fan. It's a lifetime deal; I have as much Johnnie LeMaster and Frank Linzy in my DNA as I do Pablo Sandoval and Sergio Romo. I have the ticket stubs, season-ticket invoices, blankets and Croix de Candlestick to prove my oft-misplaced loyalty.
Game 4 was the most exciting game of the World Series – a back-and-forth affair that took 10 innings to decide. In the end, though, the result was the same: a Giants victory. Here are five things you didn't know about the game.
When the odds seemed against the San Francisco Giants favor throughout the postseason, the team battled and won the World Series for each other.
Nearly knocked out in the playoffs time and time again, and finally pressed by the Detroit Tigers in Game 4, Pablo Sandoval and the San Francisco Giants clinched their second title in three seasons Sunday night.
As the Giants put the pedal to the metal and try and close out this World Series in Detroit, their manager has a pretty good personal World Series history here in Detroit.
While the average fan won't notice his impact, true Giants fans have realized how vital Gregor Blanco has been to his team's success.
You know how many teams in the last 46 years have thrown two shutouts in a single World Series? Two. The 2010 Giants, and now the 2012 Giants.
The Giants took a commanding lead in the World Series last night, going up 3-0 after defeating the Tigers by a score of 2-0 for the second straight game. Here are five things you didn't know about the game.
Known as a starting pitcher, San Francisco Giants star Tim Lincecum makes waves as a relief pitcher in the postseason.
Miguel Cabrera had his chance with the bases loaded. Instead, he ended up standing alone near third base with his hands on his hips. Another frustrating moment for the Tigers in a World Series filled with them.
Given the chance to pitch in relief, he's thrown 4 2-3 hitless innings against the Detroit Tigers and helped the Giants to a 3-0 lead with another outstanding outing in Saturday night's 2-0 win.
"You try to trick yourself into thinking it's another game, but you know what's going on," Matt Cain said. "Your mind and your body, they know what's going on. They know it's going to be a big game in the World Series.
Here they go again. The San Francisco Giants took advantage of early opportunities to score and delivered brilliant pitching as they shutout the Detroit Tigers 2-0 Saturday night in Game 3 of the World Series.
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey and Detroit Tigers Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera and are the winners of the 2012 Hank Aaron Award, given to the top offensive player in each league.
"Am I OK with it?" Bochy said Saturday afternoon before Game 3. "Not really. It's where the game has changed."
"The cold weather, obviously we're going to have to deal with," pitcher Ryan Vogelsong said. "But it's the World Series."
Whether friendly during a winning streak or firm after a tough loss, the San Francisco Giants have come to rely on one thing when it comes to their manager: Boch, as they call him, has their best interests at heart.
If the Giants continue this fun run they're on, Moneyball loses, because if there's one team in the game that's more old school and less Moneyball than anyone else, it's the Giants.
Strong pitching was the name of the game for the Detroit Tigers in the ALCS, but they've gotten a taste of their own medicine thus far in the Fall Classic, as the Giants rotation has been very impressive.
Two Giant bites out of the Tigers already digesting, San Francisco lands in Detroit with its two best starting pitchers lined up for Games 3 and 4 and a secret weapon stashed in the bullpen.
The San Francisco Giants send their most effect postseason pitcher to start Game Three of the World Series against the Detroit Tigers.
