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Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants Players’ Hair Swapped Because of Course

Posted by Scott Lewis under Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, World Series on Oct 24, 2012

While ignorant radio hosts and newspaper types in Canada continue to flog the dead horse that is John Farrell defecting to the Boston Red Sox, we’re driving something else altogether into the ground. Yes, we’re running with another round of MLB hair swapping. Last week it was MLB postseason managers undergoing Photoshopped hair transplants, so it seems fitting that we give this meme some World Series flavour in advance of Game One.

Our methodology this time around is pretty simple: position by position hair swapping (with a couple of caveats). For comedic purposes, Delmon Young was paired up with Hunter Pence. In a couple of instances where photos of players not wearing caps were scarce, or a straight salad exchange didn’t play very well, we went in a different direction. Hopefully the results are to your satisfaction. Hair we go…

Alex Avila vs. Buster Posey

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Leftover World Series Memories

Posted by Dustin Parkes under Toronto Blue Jays, World Series on Oct 24, 2012

Twenty years ago today, the Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series. It was the first time in Major League Baseball history that the World Series was awarded to a franchise based outside of the United States. I’ve written about this before, but October 24, 1992, will always be the date on which my fondest World Series memory occurred.

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The 108th World Series: Day One

Posted by Dustin Parkes under Detroit Tigers, Postseason, San Francisco Giants, World Series on Oct 24, 2012

Over the course of the final series of the 2012 Major League Baseball postseason, we’ll begin each morning at Getting Blanked with a review of the night before and a preview of what’s to come. With World Series Game One set to begin on Wednesday night at 5:07 PM local time in San Francisco, we’ll start today by looking at the scheduled starters for the best-of-seven series, the history behind these two teams meeting, what the oddsmakers are saying and a whole lot more.

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Why You Should Pull For The Tigers In The World Series

Posted by Matt Sussman under Detroit Tigers, World Series on Oct 19, 2012

On September 18th, the Detroit Tigers lagged three games behind the White Sox with 15 games remaining. The stage was practically set for finishing a decisive sweep of the New York Yankees for the American League pennant in the ALCS 30 days later. Right?

Not only did they show resilience down the stretch, but versatility: By defeating both the A’s and Yankees, they beat teams both adored and reviled.

But I also understand it’s not a sexy team to root for. It’s a very traditional baseball team: power arms, power bats, blue-collar city, simple jersey, tons of history and a generic mascot. As a casual observer it’s difficult to get excited for every team you’ve ever seen. Well, nerts to that. It’s time to grab an Old English D hat and here’s why:

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Side Session For September 28th: Weekend Outlook

Posted by Darren Kritzer under Link Dump, Postseason, World Series on Sep 28, 2012

With only six days until the end of the baseball season, many teams around the league are still looking to pop the champagne and celebrate a trip to the postseason. To date, the Washington Nationals, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants have clinched a playoff berth, meaning we still have six spots remaining with under a week to go. It’s going to be tough to match the excitement of last year’s unbelievable heroics the last day of the season, but never underestimate the baseball gods, who seem to bring us something special each night, especially on the last night of the regular season

Looking at the weekend schedule, only two teams with playoff aspirations will go head-to-head. The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox  battle this weekend, with the Rays two games back of the AL Wild Card and White Sox two back in the Central. With an upcoming series against the Orioles next week, the Rays need to stay within three games to have a chance of a sweep and a tie for the Wild Card. As for the NL Wild Card, the Cardinals have a three game lead over the Dodgers, who will play the Rockies for three.

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URL Weaver: The 2012 MLB Postseason Schedule Edition

Posted by Dustin Parkes under Link Dump, Wild Card, World Series on Aug 10, 2012

Earlier this week, we looked at the possible playoff implications of the end-of-season match ups that Major League Baseball has scheduled for the conclusion of the 2012 season. Yesterday, the postseason schedule was released, setting aside October 4th, the day after the final games of the regular season are played, as the day in which tie breakers, if ties should occur, will be battled out.

As we all know, MLB has instituted a new format this year by adding a Wild Card play-off (not in) between two non-division winners. This addition is a bit more complicated this season than it will be in the future because the 2012 schedule was drafted before the the new format was announced. That’s why we’re seeing the this-year-only home/away format for the Division Series of two home games for the lower seed, followed by three home games for the higher seed.

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