![]() One could argue that 2012 was the most improbable of the San Francisco Giants World Series wins-not because they weren’t talented, but because the holes they had dug themselves into were so magnificent-and their division series win over the Reds was definitely the diciest. ![]() ![]() Reds win on a Jay Bruce walk-off home run in the 12th off Tim Lincecum and the Giants’ Even Year Dynasty turns into a one-off championship team relegated to pub trivia obscurity. Game still tied going into the bottom of the 10th. Rolen plays a half-step in, a half-step further off the line and he makes a routine play at third base to throw Joaquín Arias out at first. Rewind to the 10th of Game 3 of the NLDS against the Cincinnati Reds. I believe in the awesome power of the butterfly effect-pull one stitch and the whole universe unravels. That might be an overstatement, but dammit, I’m with Ashton Kutcher. Buster Posey’s grand slam, Barry Zito’s bunt, Pablo Sandoval’s three homer game, Sergio Romo’s knee-buckling cutter, Brandon Crawford’s shot towards the Allegheny, Brandon Belt’s 18th inning homer, Travish Ishikawa barrelling through Jake Peavy after his pennant winning smash, Joe Panik’s glove flip, Madison Bumgarner’s 0.25 World Series ERA-San Francisco fans and the entire Giants organization owe their entire dynastic success to Scott Rolen.
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