Two days ago, the Giants won the World Series. Congratulations to them (I guess; I was rooting, fairly stridently, for the Royals to beat them). While I wish the result had been different, there's no denying that the Series was a ton of fun to watch -- it was a back-and-forth affair between two very good teams. The Royals, in the playoffs for the first time in 29 years, rode blazing speed, terrific defense, and a brilliant (and almost totally anonymous) bullpen to the brink of a world championship, while the Giants, uh, have Madison Bumgarner. (And Hunter Pence, who annoys the shit out of me with how many hits he gets from two-strike counts.)
