At the risk of sounding greedy...
HOLY CRAP!!!! the Giants won the NL pennant! And in typical Giants fashion, not exactly by the script. Unless of course you have followed the Giants the last five years and you know they pretty much toss the script and win it in their own way.
So happy for Tim Hudson to not only make his first LCS, but now his first World Series.
Then there is Michael Morse, injured for the last few months but who hits the game tying home run. (Doesn't hurt that he is hunk-a-licious and BFFs with Hunter Pence)
But ultimately, the night belongs to Travis Ishikawa - drafted by the Giants in 2002, made the team in 2006, was part of the 2010 World Series team but has bounced around the league since then. Was let go by the Pirates in Apri this year (the same Pirates team the Giants had to beat in the Wild Card game), and was in the Giants AAA league untlil late fall. Joined the team in September call ups as a back up first baseman (his normal position) was put in left field for the playoffs and acquited himself quite well until an error tonight...and in an "only in the movies" ending hit a walk off three run homerun to win the clinching game for the GMen.
Honestly, could not happen to a nicer, more deserving guy. I think Travis may find himself as a left fielder for the GMen going forward.
So happy for Tim Hudson to not only make his first LCS, but now his first World Series.
Then there is Michael Morse, injured for the last few months but who hits the game tying home run. (Doesn't hurt that he is hunk-a-licious and BFFs with Hunter Pence)
But ultimately, the night belongs to Travis Ishikawa - drafted by the Giants in 2002, made the team in 2006, was part of the 2010 World Series team but has bounced around the league since then. Was let go by the Pirates in Apri this year (the same Pirates team the Giants had to beat in the Wild Card game), and was in the Giants AAA league untlil late fall. Joined the team in September call ups as a back up first baseman (his normal position) was put in left field for the playoffs and acquited himself quite well until an error tonight...and in an "only in the movies" ending hit a walk off three run homerun to win the clinching game for the GMen.
Honestly, could not happen to a nicer, more deserving guy. I think Travis may find himself as a left fielder for the GMen going forward.