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10-26-2010, 02:06 PM
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The absolute worst part of this series for me will be having to listen to Tim McCarver and Joe Buck. Compared to the Giants announcers who did all the games during the regular season (Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow), I think McCarver and Buck are awful.
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10-26-2010, 02:19 PM
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10-26-2010, 02:21 PM
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In this year of the Cowboys and Texas Longhorn debacles, if the Rangers don't win the whole state will go in to mourning.
Even though Huff will touch second base on a game winning hit, Posey will not be confused by a pop-up and Panda will not have a ground ball hit a pebble and bounce over his head, the Giants are still cursed. Rangers in 5. Sorry Matty and Muggsy. C.J. Wilson is a lot better than most people think and this "Cliff Lee light" will win 1, maybe 2 games in the Series. That's my bold prediction. 
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10-26-2010, 03:11 PM
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If my UCLA guys can beat Texas in football, then I think it's the year for my
Giants to finally win the big one. They make me a nervous wreck, but Giants in 7 close games. Also, I agree about Buck and McCarver being terrible - but I kind of like to hear some of the stupid things McCarver says. My kids love to go to www.shutuptimmccarver.com and read his quotes.
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10-26-2010, 04:06 PM
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On a side note, everyone's favorite dunderhead Bud Selig announced today that there were not enough teams in the playoffs and wants to have 2 maybe 4 more added in 2012. Geez, the guy has been horrible and his used car salesman mentality (no offense to car salesmen on the board) shows a real inane attitude toward the history of the game. He doesn't want to trim the season back to 154 games but wants best of 7 series in the LDS. I guess they'll be playing almost to Thanksgiving. Can you imagine if Minnesota and Colorado make the WS in 2012. BRRRRRRRR.
Hey Selig, your ineptitude is showing once again. Please retire and do us all a favor.
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10-26-2010, 04:16 PM
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10-26-2010, 04:20 PM
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10-26-2010, 05:04 PM
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I am going w/ the Rangers in 5 games.
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10-26-2010, 05:05 PM
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Gott'a go with SF.
This is the very first time I have ever favored a NL team (other than the Phils) in my entire life !!!
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10-28-2010, 01:26 PM
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Some simple fact that many overlook on Giants and Rangers
Giants hit 21 more extra base hits than Rangers did this year (16 more doubles, 5 more triples, and the same HRs) They did this playing home games in a pitchers ball park while the Rangers hit in a hitters ball park They did this with No DH and their pitchers batting roughly 10% of the time. They did this w/o Burrell, Posey, Ross, Guillen, etc, fora good % of the season. If you reduce the Rangers to a NL team by removing their DH stats (57 Extra base hits, .300 average), then the Giants will have a team batting average very close to what the Rangers had, but the Giants would hit over 75 more extra base hits, and a far higher slugging % And they call SF "The Hitless Wonders" haha  PS also take in the fact that the Giants pitching staff in last 8-9 weeks have put up numbers that rival some of the best in Baseballs History. Underdog? .... I love it!
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10-26-2010, 07:01 PM
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Texas Rangers all the way
The ghost of Horace Stoneham's "regrets" will continue to haunt the Giants. They should have never left Coogan's Bluff (NYC).
Besides, wherever Cliff Lee goes, success follows him. TED Z
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10-26-2010, 09:43 PM
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SF
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a. in 7 (more games the merrier) b. west coast team c. that Texas manager pulled a pitcher in the middle of a no-no 
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10-26-2010, 11:09 PM
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It would be neat if they brought in Hank Greenwald to do an inning (assuming he's up to it). One of the highlights of my "career" as a baseball fan was listening to HG on the radio doing the Giants day games whilst at work during my stint as a land surveyor in Palo Alto in the '80's. He was definitely a thinking man's announcer.
Me and Hank Greenwald (on radio at left elbow), 1985 
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10-26-2010, 11:18 PM
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Hank was awesome. Very laid-back, conversational, wry style. As much as people like John Miller, I'll always prefer Hank.
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10-28-2010, 09:55 AM
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Great game last night! I can't believe that Cliff Lee is human. Looked like he couldn't locate his curveball, and kept throwing fastballs. Still, I think pulling him that early was a mistake given the Rangers' suspect bullpen.
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10-28-2010, 11:19 AM
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Yuck
I thought it was a poorly played game. Six physical errors and some mental boners too. Looked more like a March matchup in Scottsdale than a World Series contest between baseball's supposed best (or even best at the time). I hope it was just opening game nerves, jitters or whatever for teams unfamiliar with the stage, and it was somewhat entertaining from a novelty sort of standpoint, but I was underwhelmed. I hope it gets better soon.
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I kind of like to hear some of the stupid things McCarver says 
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