MLB Postseason 2012

[Nemo14]

The scene was Mount Olympus, where Bacchus, the Greek god of
wine, had thrown a party for a pair of visiting Roman deities
-- Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, and Janus, the two-faced
god of doors and beginnings. Everyone overdid it, more or less.
Ceres at one point was staggering and turning in circles; Janus,
equally submerged, was trying to dance with her. Bacchus feared
that the pair might fall over, so he went to steady them. ....
This marked the first time that a whirled Ceres was held with a
double-header.

 

[Bob Saget]

Giants doing it again tonight with grand style, shutting out the Tigers to take a 3-0 lead in the series. Sweep time in Game 4 on Sunday?

 

[Lucky]

I don't think the Giants have trailed at any time during any of their last 6 games. Great for Giants fans, but so far this WS is setting records for poor TV ratings.

 

[afar28]

I don't think the Giants have trailed at any time during any of their last 6 games. Great for Giants fans, but so far this WS is setting records for poor TV ratings.

There so boring for playoff games and a HUGE letdown compared to last years world series..I'm not surprised.

 

[Dad 2 M & M]

Just not into BB....the Braves are soooo disappointing!!

 

[afar28]

Anyone here a Giants fan? Or are all of our teams basically done

 

[cba]

Anyone here a Giants fan? Or are all of our teams basically done

Basically done. The world series is "a bigger letdown than being a Mets fan".

 

[cba]

Just not into BB....the Braves are soooo disappointing!!

Especially with the fans throwing the bottles after that one call.

 

[cba]

The scene was Mount Olympus, where Bacchus, the Greek god of
wine, had thrown a party for a pair of visiting Roman deities
-- Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, and Janus, the two-faced
god of doors and beginnings. Everyone overdid it, more or less.
Ceres at one point was staggering and turning in circles; Janus,
equally submerged, was trying to dance with her. Bacchus feared
that the pair might fall over, so he went to steady them. ....
This marked the first time that a whirled Ceres was held with a
double-header.

Actually, the greek god of wine was Dionysus.

 

[imagineer boy]

Blegh, I hate World Series that are just four game sweeps. So boring, especially compared to last year's series. And poor Detroit, it's pretty much looking like the 06 series all over again for them.

 

[afar28]

Actually, the greek god of wine was Dionysus.

Bacchus is the same thing, just different name

 

[Lucky]

Bacchus is the same thing, just different name

Yup - the Romans gave most of the gods new names. (I've relearned all the gods' names recently by reading Rick Riordan's books along with my daughter.)

 

[Lucky]

As a young kid I didn't live in a city with a MLB team but became a fan partly by watching the WS on TV. I wonder how many future fans they may be losing now by showing the games so late at night (in the East at least), and by running promos of violent and racy programming during the games, not to mention the Viagra ads. A lot of parents don't want their young kids to see that stuff.

 

[MattC]

Especially with the fans throwing the bottles after that one call.

We Braves fans are passionate. And by the rules of fandom that call will forever be the call that cost the Braves the WS. Logical and reasonable arguments will not persuade me!

 

[Bob Saget]

I don't mind a 4-game sweep. What really bores me are pitcher's duels. *yawn*
My favorite types of games are the high scoring ones.

 

[Nemo14]

The umpire crew for a baseball game consists of four men.
While games have been played with only 3, some crews take an
extra man along in the event of injury/sickness/etc.
To keep from being bored, sometimes this extra man wanders
around the stadium to enjoy the game from different vantage
points.
One night, the extra umpire tripped & fell from the second
tier of a grandstand.
An article in the paper reported on his demise...
"The Decline & Fall of the Roaming Umpire."

 

[afar28]

Congratulations to the World Series champs San Francisco Giants. The sweep has been finished and it was a nice end to a great baseball season. I'm also glad I could be apart of this thread, one of the best threads I have ever been apart of.

 

[Nemo14]

Thank goodness - I was running out of jokes.

How many days now 'til Spring Training?

 

[afar28]

What was your favorite part of the season? I liked the the Red Sox sucking as a Yankee fan (heh) but the Nationals, A's, Reds and Orioles resurgence, Mike Trouts amazing year as a teenager, the Angela assembling a hell of a pitching staff, the beginning of the end (possibly) for A-rod, Josh Hamiltons 4 HR game, numerous no hitters and perfect games, the new awesome single game elimination games producing 2 great (although controversial) games, Steven Starsburgs controversial shut-down, and Raul Ibanez's amazing pinch hit and game winning homers against Baltimore in the playoffs all put togethor another great season. Few, did I miss anything???

 

[Bob Saget]

Great series by the San Francisco Giants! They earned it. They deserved it. Now, they've won it all. They had all pieces in play: pitching, hitting, fielding, bullpen...it all came together with style. After nearly being swept by the Cincinnati Reds, and down 3-1 games to the St. Louis Cardinals, they never quit. 2nd World Championship for the team in the past 3 seasons...closest thing to a dynasty since the NY Yankess of the late 90's. The Giants are also the only team in the game to make 3 World Series appearances in the past decade ('02 '10 '12)...and winning two of them! It all came together...now it's time to party in the bay. Congrats to the SF Giants and their fans.