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To borrow a phrase from a nearby NFL team, the Giants “just win, baby”, especially in the postseason, where they’ve won eight consecutive series. Never the most naturally talented team, they are a well-managed band of opportunists that pull off unlikely/bizarre victories on a regular basis. They beat Washington in game two of the NLDS in 18 innings, tying the game in the ninth after being held to just three hits over the first 8.2 innings. They wrapped up the series against DC thanks to a run-scoring wild pitch. They won game three of the NLCS against the Cardinals on a walk-off bunt/error. authentic nba jerseys cheap In game four, the Giants took the lead by scoring two sixth-inning runs without the benefit of a base-hit. In game five, with the Cards just six outs from sending the series back to St Louis, Michael Morse hit a pinch-hit home run to tie the game, before the Giants survived a bases-loaded jam in the top of the ninth. Then Travis Ishikawa, a player who had been released earlier in the season, took his cue and hit a pennant-winning walk-off home run.
The Giants you should know are the ones you’ve never heard of who are going to come out of nowhere and make history in this World Series, just like Travis Ishikawa did in the NLCS. cheap detroit lions jerseys Maybe this time it will be backup catcher Andrew Susac, who played just 35 regular-season games in 2014 and had just one at-bat in the NLCS. Or perhaps the hero in waiting is Joaquín Árias, who came off the bench in 107 games this season but had just two at-bats against St Louis. Until those players emerge, the franchise cornerstones include All-Star catcher Buster Posey, who looks 15 but is one of the most dynamic players in the game, and Pablo Sandoval, the colourful, Venezuelan, cheap cars in new jersey portly yet sprightly Giants soon-to-be-free-agent third baseman who has had at least a base it in 23 consecutive playoff games. Madison Bumgarner is their ace and won the NLCS Most Valuable Player award. Tim Lincecum is a Giant you should’ve known a few years back when he was winning Cy Young Awards, now he just sits on the bench. Less forgettable are veteran starting pitchers Jake Peavy and Tim Hudson, a pair of old bulls who are formidable in the rotation behind Bumgarner. Ryan Vogelsong struggled all season, and then learned how to pitch again in October – that’s a very Giant-ish thing to do. The closer is Sergio Casilla and he’s set up by Sergio Romo, a steady one-two punch that’s worked well for All-World manager Bruce Bochy thus far. Hunter Pence is their curly-haired, blond Matthew McConaughey-like right fielder who combines the occasional inspirational speech with the odd defensive gem. Michael Morse will likely DH in Kansas City, which will give the Giants another power bat in their lineup – that’s kind of a big deal, so keep an eye on the slugger.
Actually, the Royals were not the first Major League Baseball team in Kansas City. From 1955-1967, the Athletics called the city home, after moving west from Philadelphia, where the franchise was born in 1901. After the team left for Oakland, US senator Stuart Symington, allegedly demanded a replacement franchise, and in 1969, the city was granted an expansion team along with Seattle, San Diego and Montreal. And the Royals were not named after fancy rich people as one might have thought, but rather, an annual livestock show, horse show and rodeo called American Royal.
Besides the blown call in game six that helped manager Dick Howser’s KC club edge the Cardinals, the team is also famous for the 1983 Pine Tar Game, during which a home run against the New York Yankees by future Hall-of-Famer George Brett was disallowed because he used too much of the sticky stuff on his bat. Brett and the Royals protested and would eventually win their case, but that was one of the only times they beat the Yankees, who ousted them in three consecutive ALCS. KC embraced the stolen base, running all over the AL, and had All-Stars like Frank White, Willie Wilson, Amos Otis, Dan Quisenberry and Bret Saberhagen. Founding owner Ewing Kauffman died in 1993, and eventually, arsenal jersey cheap the club would be purchased by David Glass. The payroll plummeted from fifth to the dregs, and the team suffered for many years. Finally, Glass hired general manager Dayton Moore and left him alone to do his work, with the results finally bearing fruit, resulting in the Royals’ third World Series appearance.
The Royals got here by demoralising all-comers. Their assault began in the Wild Card game against the Oakland A’s when they started a stolen base-sac-bunt-athon in shocking the Athletics, who watched their ace Jon Lester get torched and a three-run eighth-inning lead get away. It was the springboard for an all-time Royals run during which they have yet to lose a single postseason game. In the ALDS, the 96-win Angels were neutralised by a pair of extra inning home runs from Mike Moustakas and Eric Hosmer in games one and two and some of the best defence you will ever see. Ned Yost’s Royals didn’t even manage 100 home runs in 2014, but in the playoffs, KC found their power stroke and averaged one a game. After adding power to their speed, defence and a historic bullpen effort, the Baltimore Orioles had no chance, swept out of the ALCS despite playing well.
Right now, incredibly well. However, it’s worth pointing out that this could change. KC were a streaky bunch this year, moving between 15-4 ascents to 3-10 slides at the drop of a hat. cheap hotels in new jersey city Now that their white hot blend of power, defence, timely hitting and pitching has been sitting around for days and cooling down, there’s every chance that the Royals could come out sputtering. That may seem unlikely considering just how good they’ve been, but we’ve seen bats die out after long postseason layoffs before. Luckily for Kansas City, the Giants have also had their share of time off since knocking off the Cards.
Chait is smart enough to see that the sport has problems. It needs to be safer. The concussions need to stop. Players must improve their behaviour. Rice has to go. And football should be better at looking after its youngsters and professionals. But he also provides some facts that go against the narrative that is popular elsewhere: “High-school football has a fatality rate of 0.83 per 100,000 participants. This is actually lower than the rates of boys’ basketball, lacrosse, boys’ gymnastics, and water polo.”
If Chait’s anthropological defence fails to convince you, try his personal account of the sport he experienced in his youth: “Football is the most exciting thing that has ever happened to me. Absurd as it may sound to say this about a career as a second-stringer for an average team, nothing I’ve done in my life felt as important at the time I was doing it. This is not because my life is a failure, and it is not because football stole my youth. Football’s enemies have an accurate sociological observation, but their conclusion is backward. Nothing else pumped so much adrenaline through me that I couldn’t feel my feet underneath me as I ran and could barely remember my name, or made me weep or scream uncontrollably. It is the adventure of your life, a chance to prove yourself as a man before other boy-men who, even if you never see them again, you will always regard as brothers-in-arms.”
The Giants you should know are the ones you’ve never heard of who are going to come out of nowhere and make history in this World Series, just like Travis Ishikawa did in the NLCS. cheap detroit lions jerseys Maybe this time it will be backup catcher Andrew Susac, who played just 35 regular-season games in 2014 and had just one at-bat in the NLCS. Or perhaps the hero in waiting is Joaquín Árias, who came off the bench in 107 games this season but had just two at-bats against St Louis. Until those players emerge, the franchise cornerstones include All-Star catcher Buster Posey, who looks 15 but is one of the most dynamic players in the game, and Pablo Sandoval, the colourful, Venezuelan, cheap cars in new jersey portly yet sprightly Giants soon-to-be-free-agent third baseman who has had at least a base it in 23 consecutive playoff games. Madison Bumgarner is their ace and won the NLCS Most Valuable Player award. Tim Lincecum is a Giant you should’ve known a few years back when he was winning Cy Young Awards, now he just sits on the bench. Less forgettable are veteran starting pitchers Jake Peavy and Tim Hudson, a pair of old bulls who are formidable in the rotation behind Bumgarner. Ryan Vogelsong struggled all season, and then learned how to pitch again in October – that’s a very Giant-ish thing to do. The closer is Sergio Casilla and he’s set up by Sergio Romo, a steady one-two punch that’s worked well for All-World manager Bruce Bochy thus far. Hunter Pence is their curly-haired, blond Matthew McConaughey-like right fielder who combines the occasional inspirational speech with the odd defensive gem. Michael Morse will likely DH in Kansas City, which will give the Giants another power bat in their lineup – that’s kind of a big deal, so keep an eye on the slugger.
Actually, the Royals were not the first Major League Baseball team in Kansas City. From 1955-1967, the Athletics called the city home, after moving west from Philadelphia, where the franchise was born in 1901. After the team left for Oakland, US senator Stuart Symington, allegedly demanded a replacement franchise, and in 1969, the city was granted an expansion team along with Seattle, San Diego and Montreal. And the Royals were not named after fancy rich people as one might have thought, but rather, an annual livestock show, horse show and rodeo called American Royal.
Besides the blown call in game six that helped manager Dick Howser’s KC club edge the Cardinals, the team is also famous for the 1983 Pine Tar Game, during which a home run against the New York Yankees by future Hall-of-Famer George Brett was disallowed because he used too much of the sticky stuff on his bat. Brett and the Royals protested and would eventually win their case, but that was one of the only times they beat the Yankees, who ousted them in three consecutive ALCS. KC embraced the stolen base, running all over the AL, and had All-Stars like Frank White, Willie Wilson, Amos Otis, Dan Quisenberry and Bret Saberhagen. Founding owner Ewing Kauffman died in 1993, and eventually, arsenal jersey cheap the club would be purchased by David Glass. The payroll plummeted from fifth to the dregs, and the team suffered for many years. Finally, Glass hired general manager Dayton Moore and left him alone to do his work, with the results finally bearing fruit, resulting in the Royals’ third World Series appearance.
The Royals got here by demoralising all-comers. Their assault began in the Wild Card game against the Oakland A’s when they started a stolen base-sac-bunt-athon in shocking the Athletics, who watched their ace Jon Lester get torched and a three-run eighth-inning lead get away. It was the springboard for an all-time Royals run during which they have yet to lose a single postseason game. In the ALDS, the 96-win Angels were neutralised by a pair of extra inning home runs from Mike Moustakas and Eric Hosmer in games one and two and some of the best defence you will ever see. Ned Yost’s Royals didn’t even manage 100 home runs in 2014, but in the playoffs, KC found their power stroke and averaged one a game. After adding power to their speed, defence and a historic bullpen effort, the Baltimore Orioles had no chance, swept out of the ALCS despite playing well.
Right now, incredibly well. However, it’s worth pointing out that this could change. KC were a streaky bunch this year, moving between 15-4 ascents to 3-10 slides at the drop of a hat. cheap hotels in new jersey city Now that their white hot blend of power, defence, timely hitting and pitching has been sitting around for days and cooling down, there’s every chance that the Royals could come out sputtering. That may seem unlikely considering just how good they’ve been, but we’ve seen bats die out after long postseason layoffs before. Luckily for Kansas City, the Giants have also had their share of time off since knocking off the Cards.
Chait is smart enough to see that the sport has problems. It needs to be safer. The concussions need to stop. Players must improve their behaviour. Rice has to go. And football should be better at looking after its youngsters and professionals. But he also provides some facts that go against the narrative that is popular elsewhere: “High-school football has a fatality rate of 0.83 per 100,000 participants. This is actually lower than the rates of boys’ basketball, lacrosse, boys’ gymnastics, and water polo.”
If Chait’s anthropological defence fails to convince you, try his personal account of the sport he experienced in his youth: “Football is the most exciting thing that has ever happened to me. Absurd as it may sound to say this about a career as a second-stringer for an average team, nothing I’ve done in my life felt as important at the time I was doing it. This is not because my life is a failure, and it is not because football stole my youth. Football’s enemies have an accurate sociological observation, but their conclusion is backward. Nothing else pumped so much adrenaline through me that I couldn’t feel my feet underneath me as I ran and could barely remember my name, or made me weep or scream uncontrollably. It is the adventure of your life, a chance to prove yourself as a man before other boy-men who, even if you never see them again, you will always regard as brothers-in-arms.”
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