Boston Smothers San Francisco, 12 To 1

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	0	2	3	1	0	0	5	1	0	12	12	0
Giants	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2

Red Sox highlight: Two homeruns
Red Sox lowlight: Four men left on base
Giants highlight: One homerun
Giants lowlight: One fielding error and one throwing error

My Comment: The Red Sox win the series in a decidely crushing manner against the Giants. Happy to have the bats in motion today. Now Boston goes to Los Angeles and faces the Dodgers on Friday. Hope the Red Sox hitting continues!

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Felix Doubront; Winning Pitcher: Felix Doubront (9)
SAN FRANCISCO: Starting Pitcher: Barry Zito; Losing Pitcher: Barry Zito
BOSTON: Homerun: Will Middlebrooks (11), Stephen Drew (10)
SAN FRANCISCO: Homerun: Joaquin Arias

Red Sox: Wins 75, Losses 54, Percentage: .581

Next game: Friday 23 August 2013, 7:10 p.m.PT/10:10 p.m.ET, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, John Lackey

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Red Sox Runoff By Giants

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
Giants	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	8	0

Red Sox highlight: One homerun
Red Sox lowlight: Seven men left on base
Giants highlight: Relief pitching
Giants lowlight: Nine men left on base

My Comment: With this loss, Boston is now in second place in the AL East behind Tampa Bay. The Red Sox will be going for the series win against the Giants tomorrow. Hope it is a positive result.

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jake Peavy; Losing Pitcher: Franklin Morales (1)
SAN FRANCISCO: Starting Pitcher: Ryan Vogelsong; Winning Pitcher: Sergio Romo
BOSTON: Homerun: Shane Victorino (8)

Red Sox: Wins 74, Losses 54, Percentage: .578

Next game: Wednesday 21 August 2013, 12:45 p.m.PT/3:45 p.m.ET, San Francisco Giants, AT&T Park, Felix Doubront

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Boston Blanks San Francisco, 7 To 0

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	7	12	1
Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1

Red Sox highlight: Pitching
Red Sox lowlight: One fielding error
Giants highlight: Six hits
Giants lowlight: No runs

My Comment: A great victory for the Red Sox after yesterday's unnecessary loss. Hope it is a sign of things to come on this road trip. Every win is important. Let's do it Boston!

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester; Winning Pitcher: Jon Lester (11)
SAN FRANCISCO: Starting Pitcher: Tim Lincecum; Losing Pitcher: Tim Lincecum

Red Sox: Wins 74, Losses 53, Percentage: .583

Next game: Tuesday 20 August 2013, 7:15 p.m.PT/10:15 p.m.ET, San Francisco Giants, AT&T Park, Jake Peavy

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World Series 2012

Detroit Tigers versus San Francisco Giants

Game 1 – Giants beat Tigers by a score of 8 to 3 at San Francisco

Game 2 – Giants beat Tigers by a score of 2 to 0 at San Francisco

Game 3 – Giants beat Tigers by a score of 2 to 0 at Detroit

Game 4 – Giants beat Tigers by a score of 4 to 3 at Detroit


San Francisco Giants won the series four games to zero games

I rooted for the Detroit Tigers

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National League Championship Series 2012

St. Louis Cardinals versus San Francisco Giants

Game 1 – Cardinals beat Giants by a score of 6 to 4 at San Francisco

Game 2 – Giants beat Cardinals by a score of 7 to 1 at San Francisco

Game 3 – Cardinals beat Giants by a score of 3 to 1 at St. Louis

Game 4 – Cardinals beat Giants by a score of 8 to 3 at St. Louis

Game 5 – Giants beat Cardinals by a score of 5 to 0 at St. Louis

Game 6 – Giants beat Cardinals by a score of 6 to 1 at San Francisco

Game 7 – Giants beat Cardinals by a score of 9 to 0 at San Francisco


San Francisco Giant won the series four games to three games

I rooted for the San Francisco Giants

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National League Division Series 2012

Cincinnati Reds versus the San Francisco Giants

Game 1 – Reds beat Giants by a score of 5 to 2 at San Francisco

Game 2 – Reds beat Giants by a score of 9 to 0 at San Francisco

Game 3 – Giants beat Reds by a score of 2 to 1 at Cincinnati

Game 4 – Giants beat Reds by a score of 8 to 3 at Cincinnati

Game 5 – Giants beat Reds by a score of 6 to 4 at Cincinnati


San Francisco Giants won the series three games to two games

I did not root for either team


Washington Nationals versus the St. Louis Cardinals

Game 1 – Nationals beat Cardinals by a score of 3 to 2 at St. Louis

Game 2 – Cardinals beat Nationals by a score of 12 to 4 at St. Louis

Game 3 – Cardinals beat Nationals by a score of 8 to 0 at Washington

Game 4 – Nationals beat Cardinals by a score of 2 to 1 at Washington

Game 5 – Cardinals beat Nationals by a score of 9 to 7 at Washington


St. Louis Cardinals won the series three games to two games

I rooted for the Washington Nationals

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World Series 2010

The fifth (and final) game of the 2010 World Series has produced a champion. Although I was not rooting for them, the San Francisco Giants have won the World Series Championship. My condolences to the Texas Rangers - I and other Boston Red Sox fans were supporting you in your first appearance in a World Series. The Boston Red Sox maintain their current position of being the only two-time World Series Champions in the 21st century. The result of the World Series is as follows:

Wednesday 27 October 2010-SF Giants 11, Texas Rangers 7
Thursday 28 October 2010-SF Giants 9, Texas Rangers 0
Saturday 30 October 2010-Texas Rangers 4, SF Giants 2
Sunday 31 October 2010-SF Giants 4, Texas Rangers 0
Monday 1 November 2010-SF Giants 3, Texas Rangers 1

San Francisco beat Texas four game to one out of the seven game series. The Giants scored a total of twenty-nine runs over the five games; while the Rangers scored a total of twelve. The total number of runs scored in the series was forty-one and the Giants had 70.73% of those runs, while the Rangers had 29.27%.

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National League Championship Series 2010

Yes, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies to advance to the World Series! The result of the series is as follows:

Saturday 16 October 2010-SF Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Sunday 17 October 2010-Philadelphia Phillies 6, SF Giants 1
Tuesday 19 October 2010-SF Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Wednesday 20 October 2010-SF Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5
Thursday 21 October 2010-Philadelphia Phillies 4, SF Giants 2
Saturday 23 October 2010-SF Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2

San Francisco beat Philadelphia four games to two out of the seven game series. The Giants scored a total of nineteen runs over the six games, while the Phillies scored a total of twenty. The total number of runs scored in the series was thirty-nine and the Giants had 48.72% of those runs, while the Phillies had 51.28%.

In the World Series I’ll be rooting for the Texas Rangers over the San Francisco Giants.

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National League Division Series 2010

Well the two teams, the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves, that I wanted to win their respective National League division series, lost to the Philadelphia Phillies and to the San Francisco Giants. The results of the two series are as follows:

Wednesday 6 October 2010–Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 0
Friday 8 October 2010–Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 4
Sunday 10 October 2010–Philadelphia Phillies 2, Cincinnati Reds 0

Philadelphia swept Cincinnati three games to none out of the five game series. The Phillies scored a total of thirteen runs over the three games, while the Reds scored a total of four. The total number of runs scored in the series was seventeen and the Phillies had 76.47% of those runs, while the Reds had 23.53%.

Thursday 7 October 2010–San Francisco Giants 1, Atlanta Braves 0
Friday 8 October 2010–Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 4
Sunday 10 October 2010–San Francisco 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Monday 11 October 2010–San Francisco 3, Atlanta Braves 2

San Francisco beat Atlanta three games to one out of the five game series. The Giants scored a total of eleven runs over the four games, while the Braves scored a total of nine. The total number of runs scored in the series was twenty and the Giants had 55.00% of those runs, while the Braves had 45.00%.

Now, for the National League Championship Series, I’ll be rooting for the San Francisco Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies.


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Left: Philadelphia Phillies logo is from the website mlb.com
Center: NLDS 2010 logo is from the website mlb.com
Right: San Francisco Giants logo is from the website mlb.com

Postseason Participants 2010

At the end of last year, I made a prediction as to who the participants in the 2010 postseason would be. My prediction turned out to be somewhat off the mark. I had predicted the following:

AL East – New York Yankees
AL Central – Minnesota Twins
AL West – Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild Card – Boston Red Sox

NL East – Atlanta Braves
NL Central – St. Louis Cardinals
NL West – Arizona Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card – Houston Astros

Two of the AL teams (the Twins and the Yankees) I predicted did make it this year and only one NL team (the Braves) did so. That is 50.00% for the AL, 25.00% for the NL, and 37.50% overall. The 2010 postseason is as follows:

AL East – Tampa Bay Rays
AL Central – Minnesota Twins
AL West – Texas Rangers
AL Wild Card – New York Yankees

NL East – Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central – Cincinnati Reds
NL West – San Francisco Giants
NL Wild Card – Atlanta Braves


Since the Boston Red Sox are not in the postseason, in the Divisional Series I will be rooting for the Minnesota Twins (playing the New York Yankees) and the Texas Rangers (playing the Tampa Bay Rays) in the AL and for the Cincinnati Reds (playing the Philadelphia Phillies) and the Atlanta Braves (playing the San Francisco Giants) in the NL


Images:
Left: ALDS 2010 logo is from the website mlb.com

Right: NLDS 2010 logo is from the website mlb.com

Red Sox Grind Giants, 5 to 1

BOSTON: 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 11 0

SAN FRANCISCO: 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0

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BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester, Winning Pitcher: Jon Lester (9)

SAN FRANCISCO: Tim Lincecum, Losing Pitcher: Tim Lincecum

BOSTON: Homeruns: David Ortiz (16), Adrian Beltre (12)

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RED SOX: Wins: 46, Losses: 31, AL East Standings: New York, Boston, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Baltimore

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Next game: Tuesday 29 June 2010, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, Tampa Bay Rays, Fenway Park, John Lackey

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Red Sox Gas Giants, 4 to 2

BOSTON: 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 5 0

SAN FRANCISCO: 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 0

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BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz, Winning Pitcher: Scott Atchison (1)

SAN FRANCISCO: Starting Pitcher: Madison Bumgarner, Losing Pitcher: Madison Bumgarner

BOSTON: Save: Jonathan Papelbon (17)

BOSTON: Homeruns: Darnell McDonald (5), Mike Cameron (1)

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RED SOX: Wins: 45, Losses: 31, AL East Standings: New York, Tampa Bay, Boston, Toronto, Baltimore

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Next game: Sunday 27 June 2010, 1:05 p.m.PT/4:05 p.m.ET, San Francisco Giants, AT&T Park, Jon Lester

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San Francisco Stops Boston

BOSTON: 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 7 1

SAN FRANCISCO: 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 x - 5 12 1

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BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Tim Wakefield, Losing Pitcher: Tim Wakefield (6)

SAN FRANCISCO: Starting Pitcher: Jonathan Sanchez, Winning Pitcher: Jonathan Sanchez

SAN FRANCISCO: Save: Brian Wilson

BOSTON: Homerun: Kevin Youkilis (15)

SAN FRANCISCO: Homerun: Juan Uribe

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RED SOX: Wins: 44, Losses: 31, AL East Standings: New York, Tampa Bay, Boston, Toronto, Baltimore

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Next game: Saturday 26 June 2010, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, San Francisco Giants, AT&T Park, Clay Buchholz

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