I wish the outcome were different but, game 5 of the NLCS was actually quite good and the Giants were never really out of it. Lincecum had only one rough inning where he threw 30 pitches, unfortunately it coincided with the defense leaking oil all over the place. If only three things changed in that one inning the Giants either win or in a 2-2 tie going into the 10th.
I don't really blame Pablo on the bunt. He is crashing and then has to get back, its a tough play either way, however, if the ump got the call right 9and it was a foul ball) then Halladay is trying again with two strikes and who knows what happens. The two issues that are tough to take is Aubry Huffs missed ground ball, which was not easy, but certainly one that he will never say he should have missed and Cody Ross getting gunned at third for the third out. Lincecum could have recovered after the bunt and sat down the side, but he didn't and that was the game. Werth's home run wasn't costly and the Phillies bull pen shut down the Giants. You didn;t think the Phillies would lay down did you? I thought Halladay's effort was fantastic, had he opted out in the 2nd after he pulled his groin, its a far more painful game for the Phillies to win, even though Haladay wasn't 100% he battled long enough to get to the point where the good bull pen guys could make it stick. I don't think the Phillies were good enough to win if the Giants hadn't made the mistakes that they did, but it was good enough for game 5.
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