Sunday, October 26, 2014

Giants rally past Royals and tie World Series

The San Francisco Giants fell behind early as the dealings of starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong were either hammered or could not find the strike zone.
After the Royals had batted in three innings,the Giants were on the ropes,down 4-1 and Vogelsong gone from the contest,
Things looked bleak and Twitter was blowing up (Me too,but mine was a bit different) ,but ten runs and a seemingly never ending flow of singles later.the Giants had an 11-4 victory and a stunning tie of the series at 2-2.
Yusmerio Petit was the winner after bailing Vogelsong out with three innings of scoreless relief.
The series concludes its San Francisco portion tonight with a rematch of game one with Madison Bumgarner for the Giants against James Shields for the visiting Royals...

Giant Steps

1) What was I screaming about on Twitter when most were throwing in the towel for the series?
It wasn't that.I still had faith,I was hollering about the decision to Ryan Vogelsong.
The mediocre righty may have walked just one batter,but his command was way off and that forced him to come in with fat pitches to overcome problems in the count.

2) Yusmerio Petit continues to come up big in his breakout season.
Petit has so often bailed the Giants out when needed the most and he did so again in this game.
Petit should have every opportunity to join the Giants rotation next season in my opinion...

3) Hunter Pence finished with three hits and three RBI and continued to be the media darling of the series with his style of play and image.
Pence can be a frustrating player to watch over the course of the season with his wild swings and undisciplined play,but he is one of those players that I think could have slipped comfortably into any era of baseball.

4) The Royals may have done the Giants a favor in starting Jason Vargas.
Vargas is a bit of a soft tosser and the Giants tend to do best against those types of pitchers.
Now the question is-can the Giants win two of three against pitchers that throw a bit harder..

5) Key hit?The two run single by Pablo Sandoval to break the four all tie in the sixth.
Sandoval may be winding his Giants career down (free agent),but he will be missed for his clutch play...

Sorry for the shortness of this post,Another long night at work and a bit brain muddled.


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