The San Francisco Giants are 1 Game away from going to...............the BIG Shewww. Last night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies was classic Bochy-Ball, where Giants manager Bruce Bochy played the right players at the right time. What makes Bochy so masterful in his way of managing is that he trusts his instincts and "stays the course" with his choices. It was a classic exhibition of Giants Torture 2010, and it was beautiful.
San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Renteria, SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .083
Wilson, B, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sanchez, F, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .235
Huff, A, 1B 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .313
Posey, B, C 5 0 4 2 0 1 1 .313
Burrell, LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .182
Romo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Uribe, SS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143
Ross, C, RF-LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .417
Sandoval, P, 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .250
Rowand, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
Casilla, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Ishikawa, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500
Lopez, Ja, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Schierholtz, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Bumgarner, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Torres, CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .167
Totals
Pablo "Panda" Sandoval, Andres Torres, Freddie Sanchez, Aaron Rowan, Cody Ross, Buster Posey, Aubrey Huff, Madison Bumgarner, Romo, Wilson and Juan Uuuuuuribe!
The Giants are truly a motley crew of players with all sorts of strengths and weaknesses. What Bochy seems to have done is harnessed the positive forces of each player into a single unit while separating and suppressing their weaker forces on the bench, rendering them harmless.
Today the Giants have an opportunity of a lifetime. With a win they will send the Phillies home for Halloween and set-off a hometown celebration that'll rival any sporting event the Bay Area has hosted since "The Catch" game between the 49ers and Cowboys 1982.
What makes this moment in Giants baseball so special and exciting is that it was so "Unexpected." Now, with a 3-1 series lead going into today's NLCS game 5, we Giants fans expect to see our team cross the threshhold of destiny and make the rest of the league believers. The San Francisco Giants are a great ballclub and yes, torturous, but so much fun to watch.
Go Giants
Final Score
Phillies 5
Giants 6
Giants Magic Number Is 5
