Just get the bunt on the ground! That's my biggest pet peave when coaching.

wow again, some .262 hitting no-name hits a 3-run homer in the top of the 9th

Love seeing any New York team lose at anything

That was clutch. Rough for Mets fans.

Even year Giants are coming for my Cubs

1 game playoff is rough

I swear to god if this even year thing happens again for the Giants....

knowing that SF has Bum...the pressure will be on the Cubs to win both games 1 and 2 at Wrigley

That HR was epic. I know it sucks to have your postseason end after 1 game but these Wildcard games are incredibly entertaining.

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I swear to god if this even year thing happens again for the Giants....

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its the most random thing in all of sports in my mind. On odd years, they don't make the playoffs... On even years, they win the whole ******* thing.

I can't figure it out.

Baumgarner is a bad man.

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PWestAg18 said:

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I swear to god if this even year thing happens again for the Giants....

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its the most random thing in all of sports in my mind. On odd years, they don't make the playoffs... On even years, they win the whole ******* thing.

I can't figure it out.

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It's not even that simple. On odd years they're terrible. Not even close to making the playoffs. It would be a bit more believable if they made the playoffs every year and just happened to win every other season, but this is such a strange good-terrible-great-terrible-good alternating year scenario that just doesn't make sense. Especially when the core of the team remains the same from year to year for the most part.

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PWestAg18 said:

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I swear to god if this even year thing happens again for the Giants....

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its the most random thing in all of sports in my mind. On odd years, they don't make the playoffs... On even years, they win the whole ******* thing.

I can't figure it out.

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It's not even that simple. On odd years they're terrible. Not even close to making the playoffs. It would be a bit more believable if they made the playoffs every year and just happened to win every other season, but this is such a strange good-terrible-great-terrible-good alternating year scenario that just doesn't make sense. Especially when the core of the team remains the same from year to year for the most part.

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They've stayed healthy in the even years...until this year. In 2016, they were one of the worst (if not the worst) teams in the 2nd half of the season - when the effects of the injuries were felt - but still made the playoffs due to the great first half and winning the last 4 games of the year.

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WoMD said:

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PWestAg18 said:

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DI swear to god if this even year thing happens again for the Giants....

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its the most random thing in all of sports in my mind. On odd years, they don't make the playoffs... On even years, they win the whole ******* thing.

I can't figure it out.

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It's not even that simple. On odd years they're terrible. Not even close to making the playoffs. It would be a bit more believable if they made the playoffs every year and just happened to win every other season, but this is such a strange good-terrible-great-terrible-good alternating year scenario that just doesn't make sense. Especially when the core of the team remains the same from year to year for the most part.

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They've stayed healthy in the even years...until this year. In 2016, they were one of the worst (if not the worst) teams in the 2nd half of the season - when the effects of the injuries were felt - but still made the playoffs due to the great first half and winning the last 4 games of the year.

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Most of the collapse happened after they had everyone back from injuries. The second half collapse was 100% due to the bullpen, not injuries. I saw almost all the games this season, and have never seen such a miserable display every freaking day after the all star break. It was depressing, and demoralizing to the team. The look on madbum's face as he had wins blown game after game was laughable.
There were at least 10 games blown by the bullpen that everyone in SF said was the low point, only to be outdone within a few days...

WoMD said:

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NorCal said:

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WoMD said:

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PWestAg18 said:

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DI swear to god if this even year thing happens again for the Giants....

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its the most random thing in all of sports in my mind. On odd years, they don't make the playoffs... On even years, they win the whole ******* thing.

I can't figure it out.

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It's not even that simple. On odd years they're terrible. Not even close to making the playoffs. It would be a bit more believable if they made the playoffs every year and just happened to win every other season, but this is such a strange good-terrible-great-terrible-good alternating year scenario that just doesn't make sense. Especially when the core of the team remains the same from year to year for the most part.

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They've stayed healthy in the even years...until this year. In 2016, they were one of the worst (if not the worst) teams in the 2nd half of the season - when the effects of the injuries were felt - but still made the playoffs due to the great first half and winning the last 4 games of the year.

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Most of the collapse happened after they had everyone back from injuries. The second half collapse was 100% due to the bullpen, not injuries. I saw almost all the games this season, and have never seen such a miserable display every freaking day after the all star break. It was depressing, and demoralizing to the team. The look on madbum's face as he had wins blown game after game was laughable.
There were at least 10 games blown by the bullpen that everyone in SF said was the low point, only to be outdone within a few days...

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As a Cubs fan, I have absolutely no sympathy for Giants fans who think that is a low point.

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Their bullpen is pretty bad and we have a lineup full of players who work deep counts.That bodes well for us. Plus our starting pitching is pretty damn good.

I guess you have to look forward to something when your team isn't even in the playoffs.

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Does any pitcher complain more than Bumgarner when he doesn't get his way? The guy is crazy good but my god he is a whiner.

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So complaining about horrid umpiring as Ryn pointed out is whining? That ump was awful. Pitches that were in the same location that were strikes were called balls, then they became strikes and then became balls again. I think that deserves some "whining." If the ump had given both pitchers consistent, even if it was wrong, calls no one would have "whined." As it was, with the ump was mainly reducing the strike zone all night. I am amazed it was scoreless throught eight because of him. Good thing the hitters on both teams seemed aggressive at the plate.

I hate challenges

70 pitches already for Hamels, through 3 innings.

Interesting dilemma...do you see if Hamels can eat up some more outs and maybe save an arm or two for the rest of the series, or do you take him out at 80-90 pitches and ask more from the bullpen?

big game 1 win for the Blue Jays. Great pitching by Estrada. Donaldson, Bautista, and Tulo did their thing. Rangers will have to play 2 games in rowdy Toronto and win at least one

Surely the best team to ever play the game didn't lose game one in blowout fashion at home.

good game 1 win for the Indians

Tulowitzki is turning back the clock to his glory days with the Rockies

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Tulowitzki is turning back the clock to his glory days with the Rockies

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The media loves talking about Donaldson and Bautista, but Tulo honestly scares me the most in their lineup