Game 3, Rip Their Hearts Out

I know, I am late writing this recap, I wanted to sleep on how I would really word this. As a Giant fan, I am really excited right now because we are about to win our second title in the past three years and this team is really young too. So, it is likely that this team will be a factor in the postseason for the foreseeable future. However, as a baseball fan, I am a bit disappointed in the Tigers and their fans. As good as the Giants have played, by the end of last night's game, it felt like the Tigers and their fans were just there to watch.

This is the world series, if your team is here, you need to make some noise and show some heart. The Tigers are being dominated in this world series and I expected the motor city fan base to make some noise and provide some energy to a beaten and bruised team. Instead, Pablo Sandoval gets cheered for a first inning single just as loudly as the first strike of the game off the bat of Anibal Sanchez. For a fan base that I thought was pretty passionate, I am embarrassed. Baseball needs better from it's fans. Even if your team gets dominated and swept in the world series, you should be their celebrating and appreciating the fact that they still got further than 28 other teams. Show us some heart tonight Detroit.

So, back to the game, Vogey and Sanchez battled control problems early but both starters did really well at getting by with less than their best stuff or control. Vogey got by with the assist of two double plays and stellar pitching in the 5th to get out of a bases loaded one out jam. Sanchez battled erratic control most of the night but gave his team a very solid start by allowing just two runs over seven innings. The Giants were pleased to see Hunter Pence build upon the good finish he had to game two of the world series by walking to start the second to start the games only rally. Gregor Blanco then got into one of the early mistakes by Sanchez and made him pay with an rbi single. Then after Hector Sanchez struck out, Brandon Crawford picked him up by delivering a two out single to score Blanco with the games second and final run.

With the Giants leading, the Tigers continued to threaten by getting at least one runner per inning from the 3rd through the 8th. However they were continually put away by the combination of Vogey and Tim Lincecum, who came in to get the final out of the 6th and delivered another strong 2 and a third innings of shutout baseball. By the 9th inning, with a dead crowd, when Romo came out to close the door the game had the feeling of a blowout instead of a two run difference. Romo got the Tigers in order, assisted by a great catch by Blanco and the Giants all but finished off the Tigers in the world series.

Now, this afternoon, the Giants will have a 3-0 lead and their ace on the mound. The sweep seems to be the humane thing to do now. Let's put them out of their misery. When the series concludes, the MVP will be given to Pablo Sandoval who has had two hits in each of the last two games after his huge 3 homer and 4 hit game one. There is no drama in this world series and now it is just a matter of when we celebrate. Then it comes down to when we have the parade. Orangetober is almost over, get ready to celebrate with your boys.