Monday, October 29, 2012

Save Me San Francisco

Last night the San Francisco Giants won their second World Series in the last three years. They finished the sweep over the Detroit Tigers with a win in extra innings. The Giants were the comeback kids the first two rounds of the Playoffs, but they didn't have to stage a thrilling comeback this time. Pablo Sandoval won the Series MVP with a remarkable hitting performance throughout the Series, especially in Game 1 where he went 4-4 with 3 homers to boost the Giants to a Game 1 win. The Giants pitching was phenomenal the whole series  and only let up 6 runs through 4 games and pitched two shutouts. The city and people of San Francisco will remember this season for the rest of their lives. After a long and hard season, the Giants finally get to rest a little until Monday April 1, 2013 when they will kick the season off against their rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was a great season and great Postseason, so here is my way of congratulating all the players who made outstanding plays in this October.
3. Ichiro's play at the plate
I thought this play was incredible and it made Ichiro look like an acrobat the way he danced to avoid Matt Wieter's tag at home.


2. Jon Jay's catch at the wall
This was a great catch at the wall and took great concentration by Jay. This saved an extra-base hit by Danny Espinosa.




1. Coco Crisp robs Prince Fielder

This was an outstanding catch and was a game changer. It gave the A's life and they rallied back to tie the series at 2-2. Unfortunately for Oakland, Verlander pitched an outstanding game for the Tigers in Game 5 to knock Oakland out of the Playoffs.