2012 NLDS: Reds vs. Giants

Gm 1	CIN @ SF	Sat	Oct. 6	9:30 PM	TBS
Gm 2	CIN @ SF	Sun	Oct. 7	TBD	TBS
Gm 3	SF @ CIN	Tue	Oct. 9	TBD	TBS
Gm 4*	SF @ CIN	Wed	Oct. 10	TBD	TBS
Gm 5*	SF @ CIN	Thu	Oct. 11	TBD	TBS

Really not a heavy rooting interest here... Giants had their day in the sun, tho a Bay Series (sans quake) wd be nice. But the Reds should be able to put more luster on Votto and Cueto if they advance, and Dusty seems to screw up less these days.

why did i think these were 7 games? they should be

i have no idea who will win, rooting reds

these should be polls

anyways, i really don't think we will win this series. the Giants really need to win the first two games at home.

OK, set up a "Who do you want to win the Reds/Giants series?" poll and a "Who do you think will win the Reds/Giants series?" poll, and then do the same thing for the other three series.

i see that you said it should have been a poll in the A's thread, not a big deal. not going to start new threads, these are fine. i wasn't trying to be a dick but it might have sounded that way.

Giants had their day in the sun, tho a Bay Series (sans quake) wd be nice.

FYI, we're (over)due for the Big One...

this Saturday night matchup between Cueto and Cain looks like a classic. we are talking the number three and number four in ERA with Cueto betting Cain by ONE percentage point.

btw, the TBS announcers for this series will be Brian Anderson, Ron Darling and Joe Simpson.

http://www.onlybaseballmatters.com/

Once again, MLB absolutely fucks the Giants over, with a 12 noon start on Sunday, followed by consecutive 9am starts on Tuesday and Wednesday (all times PST). So much for anyone who has a job in San Francisco. This has happened before, and it’s a travesty.

i also did some research regarding the game times that OBM posted. throw it all out the window. on Sunday there is a 9 AM game and i hope the Giants are not slotting into that time slot. the second game, however, broadcast time will starts at 12:30 PM and not noon. the is no 9 AM game on Tuesday but there might be one on Wednesday if all four teams are playing that day.

*all times pacific time

Sunday game: 9:37 p.m. EST

Oh, great, more Ron Darling -- hope he tones down his breathless pitcher psychoanalysis.

thanks Andy for the time.

i see Jayson Stark has the Giants winning the whole thing, he has more confidence than i do.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2012/story/_/id/8460541/2012-world-series-prediction

i also like this about having to play the Giants in San Francisco.

"We've talked about this, about how you don't want to have to open in that park," a player on one NL playoff team said earlier this season. "That's a tough, tough place to play. It's tough to hit. It's tough to score. The atmosphere is unbelievable in a big game. It's a lot more travel. And then you've got to face that pitching staff. I know you're not supposed to care who you play. But to have to open in that place? No thanks."

since i posted Jayson Stark's pick will post the rest from ESPN.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2012/story/_/id/8457479/mlb-espn-predicts-postseason

six for the Yankees, the Giants were next with five picks with a A's getting only one vote.

out of 25 votes.

It's kind of inverse to what you might think when by the team stats numbers the Reds actually have better pitching and the Giants have better hitting.

I think the Reds hitting stats get weighed down quite a bit by all the dead at bats Dusty burned with Stubbs and the vets on the bench (Valdez & Cairo). Add in the 6-62 by Willie Harris and Mike Constanzo and those five guys when 179-901 hitting at a Mendoza level .199.

Brian Murphy
‏@knbrmurph
Gs lineup: Torres trade, Culberson trade, a Panda, an MVP, Joseph trade, farm 1b, non roster invitee, farm SS, guy w 0 postssn runs allowed.

i'm a wreck right now.

really couldn't ask for more tonight, with Cain we are in good hands.

"right now"

watched almost every game for the last six months. it now is on.

Belted

nice play Brandon

Matt Cain is throwing darts

Damn

unbelievable

i still don't see how he hurt himself

Cain is on his game. i feel for the Reds however.

this is how the Giants play

of course, didn't figure in that walk

what a tease

Joe Sheehan ‏@joe_sheehan
Don't think of it as Cueto getting hurt. Think of it as the Reds voluntarily shutting him down. See, no problem!

"Our swag is real nice right now," second baseman Brandon Phillips told the Cincinnati Enquirer. "Our team chemistry is gorgeous. Our pitching is gorgeous."

― johnny crunch, Friday, May 15, 2009 7:45 AM (3 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

damn it

if it's going to happen then i'm glad it happened early. this team has a way of coming back.

2012 NLDS: Bee OK talks to himself

Has Bee jumped off something tall yet?

Cain-Committee matchup not so hot

Votto is so dope

Everything's Alright Forever

ex-Mets batting consecutively, that can't be good

haha

both are much better players now then they were when they played for the Mets.

Posey is MVP

Belt can't catch a break.

Stellar save by Phillips there

sick play by phillips

one (run)

this is stressful

Big guy in the front row just textin' away

bruce pressing

gah this at bat is BRUTAL

needs more foul balls

8 pitches to get to a 1-2 count

gotta be a strike!

oof

good job

finally

two

fffff

btw i am rooting for the reds solely because you guys are annoying

Bee you OK after that Bruce epic?

THREE

Makes that all the sweeter
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BORING

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY

what a finish

congrats Bee and Spottie

gah

rip reds rip rolen

will be rooting for whoever comes out of the other series then

Thanks!

stadium silence deafening

add melky 2 the roster 4 alcs

That was practically the only inning of this whole series I watched--well timed! The Bruce AB was amazing.

gotta run home from work now so i can actually watch some of the other game

Torture, indeed

i honestly didn't think we had a chance after going down two at home.

thank God Dusty was their manager

Bee, I agree. I was very dubious

Bochy out manged Dusty in every repect

How many pitchers did we use today?

Watched the game at Tony's in North Beach. Nice little crowd there.

George Kontos, Jeremy Affeldt, Javier Lopez, Santiago Casilla and Sergio Romo combined to pitch three and one-third innings of scoreless ball to close it out.

@hectorsfgiants

Fuck yeah i sayed why not us !! Lets goooooooo i love u guys giantsss we change the history !!!!

Gave up a run in the 9th
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Affeldt in danger of missing LCS? I think I heard Idiotberman suggest it on car radio.

http://i.minus.com/ib5QNHDj3we3S.gif

"Affeldt jammed his left thumb falling on his back evading Blanco foul. Hand in brace because "they didn't want me to bang it in celebration.

— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) October 11, 2012"

haha buster got showaltered

http://www.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bubba-watson-handshake.gif

posey starting to wonder if he actually exists

"hey guys, where'd buster go?"
"i dunno, he was just here a second ago."

cue buffy opening credits

Gm 1 TBD @ TBD Sun Oct. 14 TBD FOX
Gm 2 TBD @ TBD Mon Oct. 15 TBD FOX
Gm 3 TBD @ TBD Wed Oct. 17 TBD FOX
Gm 4 TBD @ TBD Thu Oct. 18 TBD FOX
Gm 5* TBD @ TBD Fri Oct. 19 TBD FOX
Gm 6* TBD @ TBD Sun Oct. 21 TBD FOX
Gm 7* TBD @ TBD Mon Oct. 22 TBD FOX

helpful!

for myself yes it is.

i wanted to post that so i can try and plan my work schedule around it.

Posey is so awesome, I'm not even creeped out by the Jon Heder face anymore

Bee, should Timmy be on the postseason roster?
i thinking after last nights game, no. he just has no idea where the ball is going and no confidence in himself. i think he will get one or two more starts and if there is no improvement they will have to not put him on the roster.

― Bee OK, Wednesday, September 26, 2012