Hunter Pence’s rousing speech prior to Game 3 of the NL Division Series in Cincinnati helped propel the Giants into the NL Championship Series. He let his bat do the talking Monday, smacking a decisive two-run double that allowed the Giants to capture their second NL pennant in three years.
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Anyone previously doubting the existence of the oft-referenced “baseball gods” had no choice but to stop doubting as a magical Monday night unfolded on the shores of McCovey Cove.
They had to become full-on converts, so steadfast in their awe of such gods that the only logical response was to craft a sandwich board to wear on Market Street and bray at any and all passers-by: “I BELIEVE!!!”
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Marco Scutaro could have taken a day off after being plowed through by St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series. Instead he put on a show at the plate for the rest of the series on his way to NLCS MVP honors.
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Ben Walker
10/22/12 11:03 PM
Way back in spring training, Hunter Pence hit a wicked grounder that smacked Miguel Cabrera in the face. A few months later, Pablo Sandoval launched a bases-loaded triple off Justin Verlander in the All-Star Game.
Here they all are again, with everything at stake. Tigers-Giants in the World Series.
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The Giants have no shortage of postseason veterans on the active roster, though several players who haven’t taken the field have been hanging around the team during this postseason run as well.
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As the rain poured down, the fans grew louder. As every strike was thrown, the noise intensified. And as the last out was recorded, the crowd of more than 42,000 went into pandemonium.
“It’s crazy,” San Francisco resident Juan Roman said. “It’s the best feeling in the world right now. We’re going all the way.”
After the Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series on Monday night, fans swarmed the Willie Mays statue in front of AT&T Park and danced and cheered in the rain — even as it began to pour harder.
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In a postseason full of twists and turns, the San Francisco Giants are headed back to the World Series after a big comeback against the defending champs.
Hunter Pence got the Giants going with a weird double, Matt Cain pitched his second clincher of October and San Francisco closed out Game 7 of the NL championship series in a driving rainstorm, routing the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 Monday night.
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Ryan Vogelsong must have wolfed down an extra plate of chicken enchiladas Saturday night, because the Giants right-hander pitched the game of his life in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series on Sunday.
Two days after Barry Zito extended the Giants’ season by throwing 7²⁄³ innings of shutout baseball in St. Louis, Vogelsong took the hill at AT&T Park and forced a deciding Game 7 by tossing a gem of his own in a 6-1 win over the
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Once again, the Giants played with their backs against the wall. Once again, they lived to play another day.
San Francisco rallied behind seven solid innings from Ryan Vogelsong and another offensive show from Marco Scutaro to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 on Sunday at AT&T Park and push the NL Championship Series to a decisive Game 7 today.
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