Cliff Lee’s Clowning Stirred Giants to Life
October 28, 2010
Filed under: Giants, Rangers, MLB Playoffs, World Series
SAN FRANCISCO — They knew he clowned them. Yep, given the way the San Francisco Giants shredded the Texas Rangers Wednesday night at AT&T Park, that’s exactly what Cliff Lee did the day before the start of Game 1 of the World Series while dissing Giants hitters, and then he dared them to do something about it.
They did. They manned up, and then they knocked the (ahem) arrogance and everything else out of Lee on the pitcher’s mound along the way to more than just an 11-7 victory for the Giants.
They delivered a message to themselves and to the Rangers that goes something like this: instead of that “Don’t Mess With Texas” silliness, neither the Rangers nor anybody else should use their tongues to humiliate the slew of self-proclaimed misfits and rejects among San Francisco hitters who discover ways to win by any means necessary.
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Breaking Down World Series Game 1
October 28, 2010
by FanHouse TV
Filed under: Giants, Rangers, MLB Playoffs, MLB Video, World Series, Executive Take
SAN FRANCISCO — Everything went right for the Giants hitters and wrong for Cliff Lee and the rest of the Rangers in San Francisco’s 11-7 Game 1 win. FanHouse TV’s Dan Graziano and Steve Phillips break down how it all happened and what it means going forward in the World Series from AT&T Park.
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Reaction to Cliff Lee’s Game 1 Meltdown
October 28, 2010
by FanHouse TV
Filed under: Giants, Rangers, MLB Playoffs, MLB Video, World Series
The numbers don’t lie: 4 2/3 innings pitched, eight hits, six earned runs and, most importantly, one loss. That was Cliff Lee‘s pitching line for Game 1 of the World Series, a shocking statistical revelation considering his nearly perfect postseason history.
How did it happen, and what were the players saying about it after the game? FanHouse TV was there to find out. Click to watch:
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Analyzing Game 1, Previewing Game 2
October 28, 2010
by FanHouse TV
Filed under: Giants, Rangers, MLB Playoffs, MLB Video, World Series
It wasn’t the pitcher’s duel that everyone expected, but the Giants will take it. Neither Cliff Lee nor Tim Lincecum was on his game, but the bats of the Giants and gloves of the Rangers led to an 11-7 San Francisco win in Game 1 of the World Series. The FanHouse TV crew breaks it down from San Francisco. Click to watch:
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Tim Lincecum Finds Composure, Holds Off Rangers in World Series Game 1
October 28, 2010
by John Hickey
Filed under: Giants, Rangers, MLB Playoffs, World Series
SAN FRANCISCO — Let us stop for a moment and consider the importance of maintaining composure during an athletic endeavor, or regaining it once you lose it.
The latest poster boy for composure is San Francisco Giants‘ starter Tim Lincecum, who seemed in the first couple of innings Wednesday to be en route to a gargantuan meltdown on baseball’s biggest stage, the World Series.
Lincecum looked like an absolute doofus in the first inning of Game 1, fielding a Nelson Cruz ground ball with runners on first and third and holding onto the ball during a slow trot in the general direction of third base.
The Rangers‘ runner on third, Michael Young, couldn’t believe his luck as he went from trapped between third and home to getting a Lincecum-autographed get-out-of-jail-free card and safe passage back to third, leaving Texas with the bases loaded and just one out.
In the second, with Texas up 1-0, opposing pitcher Cliff Lee was trying to give himself up by bunting and failed. Lincecum should have shut down Lee, but instead threw a weak pitch that Lee clubbed for a double, setting up a second Ranger run, good for a 2-0 lead.
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Rangers Absorb Giants’ Beating, Quickly Shift Focus to Game 2
October 28, 2010
by Ed Price
Filed under: Giants, Rangers, MLB Playoffs, World Series
SAN FRANCISCO — After the Rangers made four errors, gave up 11 runs and had their ace knocked out in the fifth inning Wednesday, Ron Washington delivered a two-sentence postgame speech:
“Let’s get them tomorrow, fellas. It’s been a while since we got an ass-whupping like that.”
Said infielder Michael Young after relaying that story, “We don’t need a pep talk. This is a confident, calm group.”
Texas claims to be a resilient team, and through the first two rounds of the postseason, the Rangers have proven it.
They blew a 2-0 lead over the Rays in the Division Series, losing twice at home, to force them into a Game 5 against David Price. Texas won that Game 5.
Then, in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the Yankees, the Rangers lost a four-run lead in the eighth inning.
They bounced back to win Game 2 — and Game 3, Game 4 and Game 6.
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‘Underrated’ Bruce Bochy Has Been Key to Giants’ World Series Run
October 27, 2010
by Tom Krasovic
Filed under: Giants, Padres, Phillies, MLB Playoffs, World Series
Hang around people smarter than you.
Those were the marching orders U.S. Army Sgt. Major Gus Bochy gave his four children, and decades later the Philadelphia Phillies wish Gus had kept his mouth shut.
Slow-talking, quick-thinking Bruce Bochy, the third of Rose and Gus Bochy’s children, directed the National League Championship Series like he knew what would happen next. Decades of sponging up baseball wisdom were as obvious as the orange SF insignia on Bochy’s extra large ballcap.
“He hasn’t done anything wrong as of yet, the son of a bitch,” cracked Davey Lopes, the Phillies‘ first-base coach. “Everything he’s done has been perfecto. There’s a lot of knowledge in that head. It’s scary.”
One more Giants victory was needed to bring the World Series to San Francisco when Lopes spoke to West Coast Bias last week. I wondered if the tactical hot streak could continue, but with Bochy’s managerial moves coming up roses again, the Giants won on the Evil Coast.
The guy who hired Bochy four years ago was feeling extra smart late Saturday, as several mediocre Giants hitters yukked it up in Philly’s ballpark.
“He’s the most understated, underrated manager in baseball,” said Giants general manager Brian Sabean. “This guy is aces.”
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World Series Game 1 Preview From FanHouse TV
October 27, 2010
by FanHouse TV
Filed under: Giants, Rangers, MLB Playoffs, MLB Video, World Series
It’s officially game day for Game 1 of the 2010 World Series and FanHouse TV is on location in San Francisco. Can Cliff Lee continue his postseason mastery, and what is Tim Lincecum‘s crucial flaw that could cost the Giants the series? Dan Graziano and Steve Phillips have it all covered. Click to watch:
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World Series Game 1 Preview From FanHouse TV
October 27, 2010
by FanHouse TV
Filed under: Giants, Rangers, MLB Playoffs, MLB Video, World Series
It’s officially game day for Game 1 of the 2010 World Series and FanHouse TV is on location in San Francisco. Can Cliff Lee continue his postseason mastery, and what is Tim Lincecum‘s crucial flaw that could cost the Giants the series? Dan Graziano and Steve Phillips have it all covered. Click to watch:
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Andrus vs. Andres: Duel of Leadoff Men Could Decide World Series
October 27, 2010
by John Hickey
Filed under: Giants, Rangers, MLB Playoffs, World Series
SAN FRANCISCO — Elvis Andrus spent most of Monday and the morning Tuesday watching video of San Francisco Giants‘ pitchers.
Andres Torres spent most of Monday and the morning Tuesday watching video of Texas Rangers‘ pitchers.
Andrus and Torres are the leadoff hitters for the Rangers and Giants, respectively. And what they saw and learned during cram time on the eve of Game 1 and how they can make it work for them could determine the outcome of the 2010 World Series, which starts Wednesday at AT&T Park.
The Andrus and Andres show pits the two best base-stealers on their respective teams against each other. If they get on base, their respective offenses are much more likely to click. And in a series where pitching looks to be king and runs could be as rare as blood diamonds, that impact could be huge.
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