Bruce Bochy - Hall of Famer?

Don't laugh... Bruce Bochy already has a pretty amazing resume as a manager. If he wins 4 more games as a manager this year, it might be time to start whispering his name around Cooperstown.Don't believe me?Well first of all he has already padded his resume with some solid credentials.He took over a Padres team after the 1994/1995 strike/lockout.Remember the Padres were a team lost in the woods

BIGGEST POST SEASON SERIES UPSETS OF WILD CARD ERA - Updated to include 2010 NLCS

Last Friday I wrote a blog post about the biggest post season upsets in the Wild Card Era.And I implied that if the Giants somehow could beat the mighty Phillies that they would have to be included in that list of upsets.Well guess what?The Giants did... and they SHOULD be included.Want to read something creepy?When proposing that the Giants COULD pull off the upset in the NLCS, I tried to make a

GIGANTIC!

Oh there is lots to write about... but I am so happy for the Giants and for my dad.So let's go Giants... 4 more wins and there will be no more grumbling about Dusty Baker handing the game ball to Russ Ortiz!HUM BABY!

Giants fans... this glass is HALF FULL

Before Giants fans go all nuts about losing that game the other day, let's pull a Superman and spin the world backwards and go back in time.Let's spin in alllllll the way back ONE WEEK!If I told you as the NLCS was about to start that the Giants would be still alive after 5 games, I am guessing you would have ALL TAKEN THAT, right?Most experts, including me, had the Giants losing in 5 games. So

Of COURSE you couldn't make this easy, Giants!

We all thought it, didn't we? When Halladay was taken out for Ross Gload and he lined into a double play, everyone watching the game thought "This is the turning point... 1 run game... Halladay is out... the middle relief can be exposed... this is going to be the night!"And when Lidge came in... admit it you thought "Oh man... he can blow it can't he?"So now they have to go to Philadelphia and

There's at least ONE family in the Bay Area not excited about tonight

The Giants are on the verge of clinching the National League pennant in what would have to be considered one of the greatest upsets in the Wild Card era.The Bay Area is going nuts and is partially in shock as Tim Lincecum will take the mound with a chance to not only win the Pennant, but set up the rotation while the Rangers and Yankees will battle deep into the weekend.You would think that the

Off sync with the Giants and my parents

I called my parents the second Juan Uribe won the game for the Giants last night to get their thoughts on the Giants somehow taking a 3-1 lead.SULLY:Some game! Up 3-1!SULLY'S DAD:I love it.SULLY'S MOM:It's great but watching it out of sync is driving me crazy.SULLY:(As confused as you)Wait. Are you watching it live or on DVR? Do you not know how it ends?SULLY'S MOM:Oh we watched the ending. But

A mystery that will perplex scientists and historians for generations to come

Why the hell did Roy Oswalt throw Juan Uribe an off speed pitch?Seriously... the guy has a busted wrist and looked overpowered on the first few pitches. He wasn't going to get around on one of those fastballs.And oh yeah, the winning run was on third with less than 2 outs.I would call that a situation where you needed a strikeout.Off speed pitch... deep fly to left... and somehow the Giants with

You are damn right Giants fans should cheer Barry Bonds

Barry threw out the first pitch yesterday afternoon in San Francisco, and no doubt people will fret over it... wondering what message it will send the kids.Funny, the other night when Andy Pettitte pitched a wonderful game against Cliff Lee, I don't remember people saying how disgusting it was that he was playing.He used the stuff.He followed Clemens from New York to Houston and back again.He

Show of hands, Giants fans...

If I told you at the beginning of the NLCS that the Giants would beat Roy Halladay AND Cole Hamels, raise your hand if your would take it.That if in Game 4, the Giants would face Joe Blanton, who hasn't pitched in nearly a month, and throw Madison Bumgarner, raise your hand if you'd take that.Now how about if I told you that if EVERYTHING goes wrong in Game 4... they lose 20-0 and are no hit...

The Giants leave a special message for Tim Lincecum

But whatever wins the game is fine.

A silver lining for Giants fans

Hey!It wasn't a one run game!They've had 6 post season games and the first 5 were one run games. At least with this one Giants fans don't have to grumble about that one play or that one bad break.Yeah it was close most of the game... but 6-1 is 6-1.The Giants got out of Philadelphia was a split.Move on.Nothing to grind your teeth over with this one.

Anything happen in baseball while I was away?

I went to Big Bear Lake this weekend with the family...Went on walks, went kayaking, and reconnected to nature just like Emile Hirsch in Into The Wild.Anything happen in baseball?Oh nothing... except the very balance of the post season was thrown into disarray.The Rangers? Well they made the ALCS a best of 5 series with Cliff Lee pitching in 2 of the remaining 5 games on full strength.Like I said

The Don of the Phillies

I am rooting for the Giants as is my dad in the NLCS. But I have a soft spot in my heart for the Phillies because of my many relatives who lived most of their lives in the Philadelphia area.This series is going to be an interesting one because my Uncle Don, my dad’s brother, is the biggest Phillies fan of them all. I wonder what their correspondence will be like during the NLCS.Now my Uncle Don