buh bye curse

congrats to the chicago cubs! what a game 7.

AP Photo: Gene J. Puskar

 

giants are world series champs (again)!

(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

prior to the game i had emailed my fellow fans these facts:

we have a lot of history to break:

If you go back to the last 15 times a home team forced a Game 7 in the World Series or the League Championship Series, 14 of them came away with the title.

Teams with home field advantage have won 23 of the past 28 titles.

And the Giants have never won a World Series Game 7 in their history, losing in 2002, 1962, 1924 and 1912.

This series has followed the exact pattern of the only other all-wild card match-up in 2002 - we all know how that ended. 

i freaked a lot of them out, but for me it made me hungry for a win and i could think of no other team that could pull it off. a friend that had just flown from sf via chicago even joined me at the brooklyn bar that i watched the 2012 win. familiar faces were in attendance and i was feeling safe even when there was that bobble by blanco and perez in the 9th.  giants always have to add a little torture to the mix. i'm still delirious and in a surreal state that we have actually won a third world series in 5 years. yes yes yes! don't stop believin'!

giants win!

 (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

the niners were on a bye and honestly we all know where all the bay area fans attentions were on. mad bum took care of business like no other and here we go back to kc for game 6. so i missed the first pitch last night but glad mlb posted the video.

world series trophy

mere giving the trophy a hi5

packed at finnerty's

babs gave mere and i one of these beautes

bab's most awesome giants inspired nails

larry baer tweeting the event or something

trophy tour

so come january 19, somewhere in new york the 2010 and 2012 world series trophies will be on display.  who's coming with me?

congrats giants!

braving the pre-hurricane winds to watch with the orange faithful at the rock shop, we were glues to the screens in baited breath as sergio romo struck out triple crown winner miguel cabrera to win the second world series in three years.

hometown celebration

the morning after...

i love coming into work a little sleep deprived and getting heaps and heaps of congrats.  my boys did the unthinkable and won the national league pennant.  i do miss not being home to enjoy the all the celebration in my city by the bay. how cute are the hometown peeps?

San Francisco Giants fans celebrate the San Francisco Giants win in Game 7 of the NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals outside of AT&T Park on Monday, October 22, 2012 in San Francisco, Calif. Final Score: Giants: 9 - Cardinals: 0. Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle / SF

SFPD Officer Michelle Alvis receives a kiss on the hand from Giants fan Eddie Nazlou, of Santa Clara, after she gave him a high five, at right, James Adams, from Landmark Security, looks on during Game 7 of the NLCS between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals at AT&T Park Monday, October 22, 2012 in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Pete Kiehart, The Chronicle / SF

Wearing matching Buster Posey outfits, Enrique Escalante and his son Gabriel Escalante, 16 months, celebrate in the Mission as their team beats the Cardinals on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in San Francisco. Photo: Noah Berger, Special To The Chronicle / SF

torture is over

congrats giants!!! you were worth having only 3 hours of sleep. wish i was home for the victory parade.

gooooooo giants!

9-0! whaaaaaa!?!??!!? best way to wake up today. leigh-anne and i couldn't pull what virtually was another all nighter, but here are pics from game 1 viewing the night before.

this is how much the brits care about the world series. this was on for a good 3 minutes. torture indeed.

san fran gals abroad

must be the morning after

reason for a case of the mondays: niners 14, colts 18. argh, shar's been taken a beating in her pigskin pick 'ems and the niners are losing close games really hits her where it hurts. i'm still proud of my boys yesterday for covering that insane spread. keep the faith!
also, those yanks came back to take game 4. the sporting life has not been good for shar. however congrats to meb keflezighi for winning the ny marathon. that's a bright moment in shar's sports book.

it's gotta be the morning after

faithful disappointment: niners 13, seattle 34. man even when we are favored to win the game we manage to lose. it's hard for this faithful member to keep the hope alive. i suppose it's a good thing that i don't have to see my niners struggle rather follow on the espn game cast. new coach and QB troubles all factored into this loss.

here's to next week against the pittsburgh steelers. that's going to be great. not really. who knows? i'll be in the bay for the next two niners' games and maybe they just need a lil shar cheer.

double sporting woe: tampa bay rays on the brink of elimination. after last night's loss 2-10 to the phillies. they are behind 1-3 in the series. tonight it's do or die. let's go rays!