Giants WIN 6 -3 WORLD SERIES bound

[tater1977]

Dan Shulman ‏@DShulman_ESPN ·
Me, @AaronBoone_ESPN and Steve Perry. #journey was my first concert, Aaron's 2nd. Bee Gees was his first.

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[tater1977]

kaylaaamaffeii
AT&T Park
DONT STOP BELIEVING!!⚾️

http://instagram.com/p/uPK7JXAGhq/

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chris olson ‏@colsonslife ·

Steve Perry rocking San Francisco! "Don't stop believing."

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[tater1977]

MLB ‏@MLB · 2m2 minutes ago
To the bottom of the 9th: @Cardinals 3, @SFGiants 3.

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[tater1977]

SFGiants Fans ‏@SFGiantsFanss · 32s33 seconds ago
WORLD SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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San Francisco Giants ‏@SFGiantsFans · 26s27 seconds ago
THE #SFGIANTS DO IT AGAIN! THEY’RE HEADED TO THE WORLD SERIES FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 5 YEARS! #DYNASTY



KNBR ‏@KNBR · 55s56 seconds ago
ISHIKAWA WALKS OFF WITH A 3-RUN HOMER! THE #SFGiants ARE HEADED TO THE WORLD SERIES!!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE! #KNBR #NLCS #KNBRfan

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Steve Perry · AT&T Park
http://instagram.com/p/uPLfsTnnhS/

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[tater1977]

Steve Perry leading the crowd during "Don't Stop Believin'" - Giants game -

Calvin Hobbes

http://youtu.be/DDhfbcrrUoA


- at 1.08 SP throws his hat again...

[tater1977]

snavas_75
50 minutes ago · AT&T Park
#steveperry

http://instagram.com/p/uPmf75nAA-/

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Looks like Steve and the Security guard...got it figured out...

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[tater1977]

Wild World Series: Perfect Royals vs tested Giants

Associated Press
By BEN WALKER

http://news.yahoo.com/wild-world-series ... --spt.html

Lorenzo Cain gearing up to run on Buster Posey. Pablo Sandoval trying to launch long balls, Alex Gordon banging into walls chasing them. Madison Bumgarner and James Shields starting big games, with lights-out bullpens poised to close 'em.

The playoff-perfect Kansas City Royals. The tried-and-tested San Francisco Giants.

A pair of wild cards, set to begin the World Series on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium in a matchup offering most everything a fan would want to watch. Tight, too, with the Giants opening as a slim favorite to win it all.

"They're as hot as you can get," Posey said, already a two-time champion with the Giants. "We were playing them earlier this year and they spanked us pretty good. We know we're going to have our hands full with them."

"They're a dynamic team that pitches really well, really good defense. They've got pop, too, along with speed. We'll definitely have our hands full," he said.

So much on the field to savor on both sides. Plus, there probably will be room for some second-guessing — this week, Royals manager Ned Yost poked fun at those who earlier thought of him as "the dumbest guy on the face of the earth."

A tasty treat, sure to get foodies debating: The vaunted Kansas City BBQ vs. all-world flavors by the Bay.

And, throw in a few celebrity rooters. Jeff Foxworthy cheering for his good pal Yost. Former Journey frontman Steve Perry in the stands at AT&T Park, leading the crowd in singing "Don't Stop Believin'" during the seventh-inning stretch.

A surprising meeting? Maybe, although both teams had high expectations when they met in Surprise — that's in Arizona, where Hunter Pence homered as the Giants beat the Royals early in spring training.

By August, the Royals were rolling. They swept the visiting Giants in a three-game series, beating Bumgarner, Tim Hudson and Tim Lincecum, and stealing seven bases in the finale as All-Star closer Greg Holland excelled.

Now, they meet again.

"We know we have a lot of work ahead of us and we're playing a great team. But to get to this point, it's time to celebrate," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said after Travis Ishikawa's bottom-of-the-ninth homer Thursday night beat St. Louis in the clinching Game 5 of the NL Championship Series.

The Royals, after going 8-0 in the AL playoffs, are back in the World Series for the first time since beating the Cardinals in 1985. That's 29 years — the average age on the Royals' postseason roster is 28. That includes reliever Brandon Finnegan, who pitched this summer for TCU in the College World Series.

Cain, the AL Championship Series MVP, and Kansas City will have had five days off before Game 1. In the past, long layoffs in October have often meant rust more than rest.

The Giants are trying to extend their every-other-year success after winning crowns in 2010 and 2012. Sandoval, the popular Kung Fu Panda and a former World Series MVP, and his pals also have a lengthy break after finishing off St. Louis.

"We've got a lot of guys that's been through this ... they know what to expect and they are not afraid of the moment by no means," said Bumgarner, MVP of the NLCS.

"And I think the young guys that we have that have not been through it, they say that and then they feed off of that and they know that they don't have to be afraid, either," he said. "I really like the group of guys that we have here and it's going to be a fun series against Kansas City."

This will be the first time that a pair of wild cards have played in the Series since a seven-game thriller between the Angels and Giants in 2002.

And this meeting has a fair amount of mystery to it, pitting clubs that don't share a ton of history. They've played 12 times since interleague play began, with Kansas City winning nine.

Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt pitched for the Royals the last time they visited San Francisco — that was in 2005, when Barry Bonds was still the giant name in orange and black.

Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry also pitched for both teams. He earned his first career win in 1962 with the Giants when their biggest star was Willie Mays. Perry posted his 314th and final victory in 1983 with the Royals, helped by a home run from Willie Mays Aikens.

Chances are, both teams will bring out their greats starting next week.

Mays and Bonds figure to be on the field in San Francisco, with McCovey Cove barely beyond the right-field wall. George Brett has been hollering from a stadium suite in KC, with the dancing water fountains just past the center-field fence.

In a season in which both teams made a splash, who knows? A splash shot beckons.

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rashguard2014

Ladies and gentlemen... Mr. Steve Perry (not exactly on tour but we'll take it!)


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[Marabelle]

Tater thanks for excellent coverage of the game! I still have no idea what's going on and whose playing but the pictures and instagrams and videos have been great of Mr. Perry! He's a force to be reckoned with!

[tater1977]

AT&T Park plays 'Don't Stop Believin'' ... Michael Morse follows with a pinch-hit, game-tying homer


The Giants were down 3-2 to the Cardinals in Game 5 of the NLCS on Thursday night. Adam Wainwright was dealing -- striking out seven and allowing just four hits through seven innings. San Francisco batters were having all kinds of trouble with his pitches.

http://wapc.mlb.com/cutfour/2014/10/17/ ... ying-homer

But in the eighth, Waino was lifted for Pat Neshek. And before the Giants took their turn at bat, Journey's Steve Perry led the AT&T Park crowd in a familiar ritual: "Don't Stop Believin."

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Michael Morse (who may have also been inspired by Mick Foley) was announced as the pinch-hitter, and on the third pitch he saw, Michael Morse went BOOM.

And the celebrations went on and on and onnnn ...

The Giants ended up walking off in the ninth and are headed to their third World Series in five seasons. And you can bet Mr. Perry will be there, somewhere in the night.

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Steve Perry sings again 10/16/14 | 00:02:00

10/16/14: The Giants' good-luck charm and former lead singer Steve Perry pumps up the crowd during Game 5 of the NLCS


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Don’t stop believin’: Steve Perry leads Giants fans into rousing singalong

http://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/ ... along.html

By: Toronto Star stafff Fri Oct 17 2014


The San Francisco Giants have adopted the classic song as they go for their third World Series victory in five seasons and they’ve got the stamp of approval from the guy who originally sang the 1981 oldies staple.

Steve Perry, the original singer for Journey and a huge Giants fan, has led the San Francisco crowd into rousing karaoke versions of it, including Thursday’s thrilling comeback win over the Cardinals.

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Steve Perry Leads More Journey Sing-Alongs at San Francisco Giants Games

http://thedrive.fm/news/articles/2014/o ... nts-games/

Thursday, October 16, 2014


Former Journey frontman Steve Perry continues to help fire up San Francisco Giants fans during his hometown team's 2014 playoff run.

Last week, during a home game against the Washington Nationals, the golden-voiced singer led the crowd in a sing-along of his old band's classic anthem "Don't Stop Believin'" from the stands at San Francisco's AT&T Park, and was at it again this week as the Giants try to move past the St. Louis Cardinals to get to the World Series.

On Tuesday, Perry was seen belting out the song as the Giants were on route to a 5-4 victory to take a two-games-to-one lead in the National League Championship Series. Then, last night, Steve appeared again in the stands, this time singing along with the crowd as "Lights," Journey's ode to the Bay City, played over the PA system. The Giants went on to beat the Cardinals again, 6-to-4, and now need just one more win to punch their ticket to the World Series, where they would face off against this year's American League champs, the Kansas City Royals.

Meanwhile, the Giants' home games during the current playoff series have featured a number of other cool musical moments. Before Tuesday's contest, The Grateful Dead 's Bob Weir and Phil Lesh -- joined by Giants third-base coach Tim Flannery -- sang the national anthem. Then last night, Tower of Power 's Ray Greene belted out "The Star-Spangled Banner" prior to the game, while ex- Santana singer Tony Lindsay crooned "God Bless America" during the seventh inning stretch.

Game 5 of the National League Championship Series takes place tonight at AT&T Park and will air at 8:07 p.m. ET on Fox Sports.

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[nylady]

Tater, great job finding and posting all of this. I don't have a horse in this race, my nag died a few yards short of the finish line this year, but I love baseball and have enjoyed watching the playoffs. Have also enjoyed seeing the pics and clips of Steve at the games and reading the articles. He certainly gets the crowd pumped up. That man was just born to be in front of an audience.

Now if only FOX had better announcers.... but that's another story.

[tater1977]

Operation: Care and Comfort

https://www.facebook.com/OCC.USA/photos ... =1&fref=nf

October 16 , 2014

Congratlulations to the Navy Operational Support Center in San Jose who was chosen by OCC to handle the Honor Guard duties last evening at the SF Giants game. Here they are, with former Journey singer Steve Perry. BZ!

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[Scarab Pilot]

Any chance Steve will be in KC for the World Series? I would love to run into him some where. Of course I would love to win the lottery too but it would be great to get chance to shake his hand and say thanks! If the odds are in my favor.