The San Francisco Giants Win Again

The Major League Baseball Playoffs have been remarkable this year. The San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals were both Wild Card teams, and met in the World Series.

The Royals opened the Playoffs with an extra-inning victory over the Athletics. They continued by rolling over the Tigers and Orioles.

The Giants also had a fairly simple road to the World Series, shutting out the Pirates and losing two games against the Cardinals and Nationals combined.

Momentum was continuously swayed between the Giants and Royals in the World Series. The Giants stole game one in Kansas City 7-1, but the Royals responded by winning the next two. The Giants blew out the Royals the next two games, and the Royals returned the favor to force game seven.

Both teams scored two runs in the second inning, but the Giants took the 3-2 lead in the fourth. Madison Bumgarner came in half way through the game and was clutch, pitching the rest of the game and allowing zero runs.

This marks the third time in five years that the Giants have won the World Series.
 

¿BYU podrá salir del campo azul con triunfe? El aniversario de The Underscore

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Hace un año escribí el primer escrito de The Underscore, y trató del partido de fútbol americano entre la Universidad de Brigham Young y la Universidad de Boise State. Escogí a que BYU ganara los dos partidos más recientes contro Boise State. Desde el 2012, la serie queda empatada a uno.

BYU (4-3) ha perdido sus tres últimos encuentros y tiene una derrota posible este viernes en contra de Boise State en su famoso campo azul. Antes conocido como Bronco Stadium, la capacidad de Albertson's Stadium excede a 30,000 aficionados.

Christian Stewart se encarga de la ofense de BYU por el lesionado Tayson Hill. Stewart ha

y BYU contará mucho con él esta semana, en parte porque hay probabilidad de que corredor Jamaal Williams no juegue.

Boise State tiene a nuevo entrenador (Bryan Harsin), pero BYU le enfrenta al mismo mariscal de campo (Quarterback- Grant Hedrick). Lo impresionante de Hedrick es qué tan rápido haya recuperado tras feos partidos. Por instancia, después de entregar el balón varias veces en Air Force, hasta retirarse del campo, lideró a los Broncos hasta un triunfe en Nevada (un rival de Boise) la siguiente semana. La última derrota de BYU ocurrió localmente en contra de los Wolfpack de Nevada (margen de siete puntos).

Recientemente se le perdigó Boise State a Matt Miller, su mejor receptor. Aún tienen opciones, tales como Thomas Sperbeck, que también se dispone a tirar el balón con jugadas especializadas.

El mejor jugador de Boise State es Jay Ajayi. Corrió 151 yardas en Provo el año pasado (6.6 yardas por acarreo).

Ahora pues, en mi franca opinión ¿Quién gana?

No obstante que prefiero que BYU gane, le otorgo la victoria a Boise State, a una puntuación de 30-24.

 Boise State tendrá mucho que descubrir en el año siguiente.

Can BYU Come out of the Blue with a Win?: One Year Anniversary of the Underscore

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A year ago I worked on the first Underscore post, and wrote it on the football game between Brigham Young University and Boise State University. I picked BYU to win the last two games against Boise State. Since 2012, the series is tied at one a piece.

BYU (4-3) is on a three game slide and faces a potential loss this Friday against Boise State (5-2) on its famous blue field. Formerly known as Bronco Stadium, Albertson's Stadium holds over 30,000 fans.

Christian Stewart has taken over BYU's offense for the injured Taysom Hill. Stewart has done well with BYU's offense, and BYU will be counting on him this week, especially since there's a chance running-back Jamaal Williams won't play.

Boise State has a new coach (Brian Harsin), but BYU will face the same Quarterback as last year (Grant Hedrick). The impressive thing about Hedrick is how well he recovered after having bad games. For instance, after turning the ball over several times at Air Force, and even getting benched, he lead the Broncos to a win on the road against the Nevada Wolf-pack (one of Boise State's rivals) the following week. BYU's last loss was by seven points at home vs Nevada.

Boise State recently lost its best receiver Matt Miller. They still have plenty of options, such as Thomas Sperbeck, who is also used to throw the ball on trick plays.

Boise State's best player is probably running-back Jay Ajayi. He ran for 151 yards last year in Provo (an average of 6.6 yards/carry).

So, in my honest opinion who wins?

While I prefer BYU wins, I give Boise State the victory by a score of 30-24.

Following this year, Boise State will have a lot of unknowns.

A Noble Year

One of the big stories in baseball this year has been the Kansas City Royals, who haven't made the playoffs since 1985 (when they won the World Series). In the preseason this year, signs did point upward for Kansas City; however, it wasn't clear just how high the team could go. They managed to get a wildcard spot and defeated the Oakland Athletics, the other AL wildcard team, in extra innings. But this was just the beginning of the Royals impressive win-streak.

They continued to win games, sweeping both the Angels and the Orioles, and have reached the Playoffs to face the San Francisco Giants, who are in the World Series for the third time since 2010.

In 2007 the Colorado Rockies, the only other team to have experienced a similar surge, swept opponents on their road to the World Series. The Rockies ended up getting swept by the Red Sox. Could something similar happen to the Royals?

The World Series begins Tuesday, October 24.