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clinker

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 2, 2014 - 06:32am PT
The Giants won their seventh consecutive postseason elimination game and eighth postseason game overall, and it was no contest.

The Great Pumpkins of October do it again.

What must be the psyche of the teams that have to face the Giants?

apogee

climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
Oct 2, 2014 - 12:24pm PT
"What must be the psyche of the teams that have to face the Giants?"


Pretty goddam confident, apparently:

tuolumne_tradster

Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
Oct 2, 2014 - 03:54pm PT




donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Oct 2, 2014 - 04:01pm PT
Yeah the Bay Area is nicer than SoCal but I don't see the Giants hurdling both the Dodgers And The Angels.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 2, 2014 - 04:02pm PT
LOVE THE SUMO HIGH JUMP SHOT!
tuolumne_tradster

Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
Oct 2, 2014 - 04:07pm PT
if they get past the Nats, they could go all the way...it's an even year ;-)
Brokedownclimber

Trad climber
Douglas, WY
Oct 3, 2014 - 07:45am PT
The Nats are probably the real underrated team in the playoffs. I don't believe the G-Men can get through the Division series intact. The Cardinals are unbelievable in Post Season play, and will be a force to recon with.

In the AL, the Royals are a real dark horse with outstanding pitching, but my prognostication is the Orioles make it to the WS. Orioles vs. Nationals for the WS.
SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
Oct 3, 2014 - 09:34am PT
Yeah! Friday afternoon. Beautiful fall day, beautiful game. I may even cook hot dawns.


Susan
labrat

Trad climber
Auburn, CA
Oct 3, 2014 - 10:42am PT
Go Giants!
looks easy from here

climber
Ben Lomond, CA
Oct 3, 2014 - 11:04am PT
I already jinxed the A's by watching innings 7-9 of the wild card vs. the Royals (tried to save them by leaving where it was showing, but the damage had already been done), so I'm just going to stay away from supporting the Giants again until November.
JEleazarian

Trad climber
Fresno CA
Oct 3, 2014 - 12:43pm PT
Aside from the obvious physical and mental superiority of Giants fans, I have personal reasons for despising the Dodgers. First, when I worked in downtown LA and lived in Pasadena, I often could not leave the office until around 7:00 p.m. LA fans tend to root for their teams thick or thick, and if the Dodgers were doing well, summer time could make for some very long commutes. If the Dodgers did poorly, the commute went quicker.

THen there's the climbing-related reason. My main claimbing partner over the years, Tim Schiller, is a rabid Dodger fan. In the 1970's he used to carry a 3" X 3" X 1" transistor radio that seemed permanently tuned to KFI. One time around 1977, when we were doing a new route on Little Baldy (that approximates the line of "Wigged Out"), I was leading a traverse on the third pitch that went around the corner from Tim's sling belay. The start was on somewhat rotten rock and my only protection was a rather dubious knifeblade back around the corner with Tim. The climbing wasn't difficult, but the crumbly rock and the uncertainty of a new route had me on my toes. As I was getting ready to make a thought-provoking move, Tim shoulted to me "Hey John!" I assumed he was going to tell me that the knifeblade fell out, but no. Instead it was "Garvey just hit a home run. The Dodgers are ahead three-to-two!"

So much for an attentive belayer.

John
SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
Oct 3, 2014 - 01:29pm PT
^^^^^and 2nd!

Susan
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 3, 2014 - 03:01pm PT
MooseDrool's sukpposed to be in in Pinnacles. "He doesn't even watch the Giants!"

BoosDrool!!!

I watched at Reinero's till Peavy got chased.

He said, "I was ....-ed!"

So what?

Go!

SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
Oct 3, 2014 - 03:26pm PT
^^^^^^. Yup


Susan

Edit. Can't watch
SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
Oct 3, 2014 - 04:10pm PT
Whew.
Back to regularly scheduled life....until tomorrow!
Susan
clinker

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 3, 2014 - 05:35pm PT
Giants win game 1? HUH? Ya heard right.

Moose at Pinns? Fill me in.
crankster

Trad climber
Oct 3, 2014 - 05:37pm PT
Peavey & Panik!
tuolumne_tradster

Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
Oct 3, 2014 - 08:18pm PT
1 down, 2 to go

Gotta luv this kid...

Peavy Post season ERA so far 0.0

Cards 10 Dodgers 9

Kershaw: 7 earned runs..Ouch, that really hurt the post season ERA
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 3, 2014 - 08:22pm PT
Clinker, he's there with his daughter. Not sure at all where or for how long. He claims he'll try to enjoy it. He's been spoiled by Yo-Gran lately.

SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
Oct 4, 2014 - 03:32pm PT
Damn. Nationals just got one as I got complacent. Calls for a beer.

Susan
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