NLCS Game 1 in-game notes

Giants-Cardinals NLCS Game 1 notes:

• Interesting pre-game note: It’s the first time since 1958 that the last two World Series champions have met in the postseason.
• Will The Thrill throws out the ceremonial first pitch.
• Jose Feliciano sings the National Anthem.
• Tim McCarver is a friggin’ idiot.
• Beltran is booed in his first at bat.
• 1-2-3 1st inning for MadBum. Things are looking good.
• Tim McCarver sucks.
• Joe Buck on Pablo Sandoval: “Mr. Free Swinger takes a first inning, two-out walk.” STFU Joe.
• Buck and McCarver aside, it’s nice not to have that annoying blue TBS strike zone box on the screen all the time.
• BOB (Brother of Bengie) delivers the game’s first hit, a one-out single in the 2nd.
• MadBum delivers snot rocket to right side of mound.
• Freese jacks a hanging slider from Bumgarner for a two-run bomb (STL 2, SF 0).
• Bumgarner gives up a single to Daniel Descalso and walks the pitcher, Lance Lynn, before retiring Jon Jay on a weak grounder to Scutaro to end the inning.
• FOX puts up “BumTown” graphic, noting that there are over 100 Bumgarners in Hickory, NC (pop. 40,000).
• Giants still don’t have a hit after 3 innings.
• Over on NBC, the Packers lead the Texans 14-0 (Jordy Nelson has given me 13 points so far, so there’s something to smile about).
• Shut up, McCarver.
• Damn, who is this Descalso dude?
• Cosmo, Kozmo, Kozma? Whoever he is just made it back-to-back doubles which makes it 3-0 Cardinals.
• An obvious weakness all season long for Giants starters: holding runners. Ugh.
• Jay makes it 4-0 with a single up the gut.
• George Kontos warms up in the ‘pen.
• Niners aren’t the only SF team to get walloped today. This is getting fugly. Beltran’s two-run dong makes it 6-0 and Bumgarner’s snot rocket blasts will be from the showers now.
• Posey slips on the on deck mat chasing a Matt Holliday foul pop and almost turns an ankle in the process. Good God, can this get any worse?
• Scutaro singles to lead off the 4th. The no-hitter is over (whew!)
• Buck mentions Pablo’s weight problem. Really, Joe?
• McCarver chimes in about cholesterol and adds “When you’re thinner you’re more confident.” /face palm
• Panda strikes out. Must be the high cholesterol.
• The Reverend comes through with an opposite field slapper and Baby Giraffe follows with a single to center to put the G-men on the board (STL 6, SF 1).
• Buck: “I don’t remember this stadium being this loud in 2010.” McCarver: “Oh, I do.”
• It just got louder. Blanco delivers a two-run triple to make it 6-3.
• Don’t stop believing, baby! (Where’s Ashkon?)
• The Professor makes it 6-4 with a double (STL 6, SF 4).
• Fans are really going ape shit now.
• Huff Daddy draws a walk. All of this with two outs. Unreal.
• Matheny finally comes out to get Lynn, who has thrown 36 pitches this inning.
• Kelly ends the Giants’ 4-run inning but 43,000 strong have been awakened.
• Timmy’s in to start the fifth. Almost nails Allen Craig with the first pitch.
• Freak strikes out BOB to the delight of the rabid Giants fans. One down.
• 6-4-3. Inning over. Timmy’s future as a closer looking more and more probable.
• Giants ain’t done. Scutaro singles to lead off the fifth.
• Meanwhile, back on NBC, J.J. Watt just ripped Aaron Rodgers’ helmet off and my son wants to keep rewinding it and watching it over and over again. Um, back to FOX please!
• Mr. Scrabble (Marc Rzepcynski) comes in to relieve Kelly.
• Does anyone know how to say this dude’s name? Chip-Chinski? Zep-Sinsky? Razza-zinksy?
• Inning over as Giraffe flies out to left.
• Posey just took one off the nugget behind the plate. Ouch.
• Blanco makes a beautiful sliding catch in left to end the inning. Fear the Beardless: Timmy looking solid!
• Jerry is in to pinch hit for Lincecum. Timmy’s line: 2 IP, 1 BB, 1 K. 0 R. Fear the Soul Patch?
• McCarver guarantees that Lincecum will start on Thursday. I’m not so sure. Zito has been pretty damn good this season.
• After Theriot walks, Pagan strikes out looking to end the sixth (STL 6, SF 4). We’re running out of innings.
• McCarver’s jumping on his soap box again. This time, he wants MLB to take control of the post-game celebration rituals by each team. “It’s getting out of hand.”
• I miss Kruk & Kuip.
• Tony Bennett is a San Francisco icon.
• Mujica comes out wearing a pair of Dr. Seuss “Cat In The Hat” knee highs.
• McCarver calls Mujica Mijares.
• Mijares, I mean Mujica, strikes out the side. Damn, Bumgarner should look into buying himself some candy cane socks.
• Jiggies down to six outs remaining. It smells like torture in here.
• Pablo makes a pretty stupid throwing error on a routine grounder to third by Yadier “BOB” Molina.
• Casilla strikes out Freese. Huge. Two down in the 8th.
• Casilla fans Descalso. That’s 4.1 innings of no-hit, scoreless ball for the Giants’ bullpen tonight.
• Pence, Belt and Blanco due up in the 8th.
• Pence lifts one to right field, where fly balls go to die. One down.
• Belt grounds out to the pitcher.
• Blanco flies out to left. Giants down to last three outs  (STL 6, SF 4).
• 1-2-3 inning for the real Mijares. Here we go…bottom of the 9th!
• Crawford, Hector Sanchez, and Pagan will try to win it.
• Crawford shanks one into the right field seats, foul.
• Hey look, there’s Freddy Sanchez in the dugout. Must want some playoff shares.
• Crawford flies out to deep center field. Jon Jay catches it on his horse.
• Hector flies out to left. Two down.
• It’s up to Pagan.
• Base hit for Crazy Legs! Hold everything. Scutaro up, representing the tying run.
• Ballgame. Motte gets the save, retiring Scutaro on a not-so-routine grounder to first.
• Cards win Game 1 by a final score of 6-4. Bumgarner tagged with the loss.
• Game 2 is tomorrow at 5:00 p.m.  Vogelsong goes up against Carpenter. Let’s hope for a better outcome.