LittleHurt05 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 29, 2014 -> 10:37 PM) If I had to pick one signature moment of this Series, it has to be Panik's double play. Other than that, this was all Bumgarner. Great performance. God damn Reds just had to win one game out of three at home in 2012. Now we're stuck with the even year thing for the next couple years. Can you imagine if Jeter made that play? QUOTE (Jake @ Oct 29, 2014 -> 10:38 PM) Well the Giants were certainly not the decade, I'd agree. I think this was a fabulous World Series, it was very exciting and was a fitting end to an exciting playoffs for MLB. I'm sad it had to end. It's funny because every AL series was a sweep, this was the only game 7 (or LDS game 5) yet the playoffs were exciting. This Chevy MVP presentation is brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 lots of respect for Giants after watching their post game interviews. All those guys were extremely classy and appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Lost in the shuffle is how well a rookie in Yordano Ventura won two "must win" games for the Royals to keep them in it. He has a very bright future in the game if he can stay healthy. Yost should never have bunted Escobar in that situation (with Bumgarner shaky and control not locked in) unless he was going to pinch-hit for Aoki...the lack of quality hitters off the bench (they could have brought in Dyson defensively) really stung the Royals there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 QUOTE (daa84 @ Oct 29, 2014 -> 09:44 PM) lots of respect for Giants after watching their post game interviews. All those guys were extremely classy and appropriate. for them it's "been there, done that" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansa...cle3459750.html The problem for the White Sox is that the Royals probably would have followed up this season by resting on their laurels. Now you have TWO super-hungry teams in the Royals and Tigers, the Twins definitely trending upwards with a new manager/philosophy in place and the Indians still lurking. Hahn has his work more than cut out for him if the budget limit is adding roughly $20-30 million in "new" free agent or acquisition contract dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Oct 29, 2014 -> 09:50 PM) for them it's "been there, done that" Which is perfect timing because it makes it easier for them to move on from Sandoval...and Peavy, for example. With their lack of offense, bringing back Michael Morse would seem to be an imperative, but the problem is he's essentially a DH/1B now and the Giants will want to protect Posey by playing him more at 1B and Susac's waiting in line to get more time behind the dish. Like the White Sox, they need a combo (offense/defense) guy for LF, maybe it's going to be Nick Markakis. Doubt they'd bring back Melky Cabrera. Rasmus is another possibility for them. It would also be quite interesting if Hanley Ramirez ended up playing 3B for SF next year...they can't survive offensively with Ishikawa/Perez/Pagan/Blanco in LF/CF...unless Cain returns as a co-ace with Bumgarner. Both Sandoval and Hanley come with huge risk attached for anything beyond a three-year deal. They're also clearly going to lose Romo, who will get a closer's job again with another team. Edited October 30, 2014 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 A ring for Dan Uggla Life is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 QUOTE (GreenSox @ Oct 29, 2014 -> 11:05 PM) A ring for Dan Uggla Life is good. No way. He played four games and got dropped, does he really get a ring ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 29, 2014 -> 11:08 PM) No way. He played four games and got dropped, does he really get a ring ? All 46 players the Giants used get rings. Coaching staff, front office, scouts, etc. They hand them out pretty liberally these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Sox 3-1 against Giants this year. Robin owns Bochy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Tough loss for the Royals. They had no chance against Baumgarner. Couldn't lay off his high stuff like Frank Thomas said in the postgame. Frank is really intelligent IMO. Would be excellent analyst/manager/hitting coach/whatever. When that ball skipped by the center fielder, I thought Gordon would scoot all the way around the bases. That was KC's only chance. Had Gordon somehow scored, KC would have won the World Series. Now they start all over next April. Right now they are light years ahead of the White Sox. I pity myself and our fanbase cause Detroit and KC figure to remain way better than our Sox, who also have no easy time beating Cleveland and/or Minnie. We better hope KC misses Shields and fails to get a good slugger to replace Butler. Without some more hitting, KC's lineup will remain abysmal. They need Colon to enter the lineup somewhere and be a star. He does look good. Once again, the last laugh is on the AL. The AL gets homefield and still can't win the WS. The Royals looked like s*** the three games in the NL park. This AL supremacy talk grows old when we do not dominate the WS at all. Edited October 30, 2014 by greg775 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) 3 titles in 5 years. I usually don't like throwing the dynasty title around like others but.... yea. Edited October 30, 2014 by SoxAce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexSoxFan#1 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 30, 2014 -> 12:10 AM) Tough loss for the Royals. They had no chance against Baumgarner. Couldn't lay off his high stuff like Frank Thomas said in the postgame. Frank is really intelligent IMO. Would be excellent analyst/manager/hitting coach/whatever. When that ball skipped by the center fielder, I thought Gordon would scoot all the way around the bases. That was KC's only chance. Had Gordon somehow scored, KC would have won the World Series. Now they start all over next April. Right now they are light years ahead of the White Sox. I pity myself and our fanbase cause Detroit and KC figure to remain way better than our Sox, who also have no easy time beating Cleveland and/or Minnie. We better hope KC misses Shields and fails to get a good slugger to replace Butler. Without some more hitting, KC's lineup will remain abysmal. They need Colon to enter the lineup somewhere and be a star. He does look good. Once again, the last laugh is on the AL. The AL gets homefield and still can't win the WS. The Royals looked like s*** the three games in the NL park. This AL supremacy talk grows old when we do not dominate the WS at all. What the hell, the Red Sox won the WS last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Oct 29, 2014 -> 11:13 PM) 3 titles in 5 years. I usually don't like throwing the dynasty title around like others but.... yea. If Cain comes back 100% next year, they're going to be tough to knock off...and they still have to figure out what to do with Lincecum, who's guaranteed $18 million for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 30, 2014 -> 06:13 AM) If Cain comes back 100% next year, they're going to be tough to knock off...and they still have to figure out what to do with Lincecum, who's guaranteed $18 million for next season. LOL at Lincecum contract; how many of these GMs will continue to make these mistakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 30, 2014 -> 01:02 AM) LOL at Lincecum contract; how many of these GMs will continue to make these mistakes? Ones that have won three of the past five World Series....he's also thrown a no-hitter or two in there, ala Buehrle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I doubt KC makes the playoffs next year. They're not very good. They got hot at the right time, but that team just isn't that impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Caulfield has now puiged the royals. They have just become a monstrous juggernaut that cannot be overcome no matter how the Sox try. Pack it up White Sox, 2015 is over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 30, 2014 -> 05:45 AM) Caulfield has now puiged the royals. They have just become a monstrous juggernaut that cannot be overcome no matter how the Sox try. Pack it up White Sox, 2015 is over It will be a huge surprise if the White Sox aren't picked 4th or 5th by every preseason publication. Not easy to do with one of the five best pitchers in baseball and one of the ten best hitters. Even when the White Sox were "pretty good" in 2012, they couldn't handle Jeremy Guthrie and Bruce Chen. The White Sox DO match up a lot better with the Giants, as we all know. The Giants are hardly a juggernaut either, except they just win when it counts. If the White Sox don't have a payroll over $90 million, your last sentence will be prophetic. Edited October 30, 2014 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 30, 2014 -> 06:54 AM) It will be a huge surprise if the White Sox aren't picked 4th or 5th by every preseason publication. Not easy to do with one of the five best pitchers in baseball and one of the ten best hitters. Even when the White Sox were "pretty good" in 2012, they couldn't handle Jeremy Guthrie and Bruce Chen. The White Sox DO match up a lot better with the Giants, as we all know. The Giants are hardly a juggernaut either, except they just win when it counts. If the White Sox don't have a payroll over $90 million, your last sentence will be prophetic. I would say the team that has won 3 of the last 5 World Series is a bit more of a juggernaut than the team that got hot in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 30, 2014 -> 06:57 AM) I would say the team that has won 3 of the last 5 World Series is a bit more of a juggernaut than the team that got hot in September. You can't argue with 3 World Series in 5 years, but nobody will confuse the Giants with the late 90s Yankees. They never even won 95 games and they missed the playoffs in '11 and '13. They just do know how to get done in the crapshoot that is October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 When I saw Perez bobble the ball out in LF, I have no idea how Gordon didn't score. I thought he was faster than that. I know that you don't want to end the World Series getting thrown out in that spot, but I thought he should have gotten there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 From Deadspin: No, Alex Gordon could not have scored on the misplayed ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 30, 2014 -> 08:13 AM) From Deadspin: No, Alex Gordon could not have scored on the misplayed ball OH BALONEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 30, 2014 -> 08:22 AM) OH BALONEY deadspin says its truth. NO BALONEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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