On an even year, the orange and black are once again in the big dance. Of course there's a long road to that World Series trophy and their next opponent, the Washington Nationals currently own the best record in baseball. The Giants however know all about having that best record and then loosing it. It's a clean slate and anything is possible. For this team who won it all in 2010 and 2012, pressure is a non issue. What is clear is that through the good and bad times, the multiple injuries and the nay-sayers, these Giants believe in themselves and each other. After the game, Crawford said, "it's crazy," that he is now in the record books and "it's pretty special." Indeed we agree, this team is all of that, crazy and special. Just hang on tight and enjoy the ride. It's the best of sports and life. With champagne as the beverage of choice in October! Cheers!!
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
ALL together
Maybe the champagne celebration is a bit much, but sure, why not? After six months of ups and downs, the Giants are officially in the playoffs. They did it with amazing pitching: a complete shutout game from 25 year old Madison Bumgarner featuring 109 pitches, 4 hits, one walk and 10 strikeouts; the long ball: Brandon Crawford hit the first grand-slam by a shortstop in postseason history to give the visitors a 4-0 lead and take the sell out crowd in Pittsburgh out of the equation in the fourth inning; then there was the small ball, hits by Pablo Sandoval, Brandon Belt who drove in three more runs and Buster Posey; and finally the visitors won the wild card with spectacular defense from Sandoval and Hunter Pence. It was a group effort...ALL together.
On an even year, the orange and black are once again in the big dance. Of course there's a long road to that World Series trophy and their next opponent, the Washington Nationals currently own the best record in baseball. The Giants however know all about having that best record and then loosing it. It's a clean slate and anything is possible. For this team who won it all in 2010 and 2012, pressure is a non issue. What is clear is that through the good and bad times, the multiple injuries and the nay-sayers, these Giants believe in themselves and each other. After the game, Crawford said, "it's crazy," that he is now in the record books and "it's pretty special." Indeed we agree, this team is all of that, crazy and special. Just hang on tight and enjoy the ride. It's the best of sports and life. With champagne as the beverage of choice in October! Cheers!!
On an even year, the orange and black are once again in the big dance. Of course there's a long road to that World Series trophy and their next opponent, the Washington Nationals currently own the best record in baseball. The Giants however know all about having that best record and then loosing it. It's a clean slate and anything is possible. For this team who won it all in 2010 and 2012, pressure is a non issue. What is clear is that through the good and bad times, the multiple injuries and the nay-sayers, these Giants believe in themselves and each other. After the game, Crawford said, "it's crazy," that he is now in the record books and "it's pretty special." Indeed we agree, this team is all of that, crazy and special. Just hang on tight and enjoy the ride. It's the best of sports and life. With champagne as the beverage of choice in October! Cheers!!
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