2002 v 2010

[filosofy29]

I've always wondered this, do you think that if the Giants had won the 2002 World Series, there would be a complete cloud over it because of how easy it is for everyone to point at Barry for steroids? Would it have been a tainted title?

As far as we know, 2010 was a clean feel-good story about a bunch of likable knuckle-heads who rode on cloud nine all the way to the first championship in San Fran history. That itself gets my vote.

***I'm not saying that I'm glad 2002 didn't win, I wish Barry could've gotten a ring in his career. But it made 2010 that much sweeter.

I don't really care about any steroid arguments. It's all a moot point for me. Every team has players playing that are all roided up. Tim Salmon, Darin Erstad, Troy Percival, etc. I would have LOVED a championship in 2002.....mainly because I was in school in Santa Barbara with a bunch of fake-ass-trade-my-blue-Dodger-hat-in-for-a-red-Angel-hat-fans. Never saw more than one Angel hat the entire year before and then all of a sudden Angel hats everywhere.

I doubt 2010 was clean either, but I bet you the percentage of clean players vs. non-clean players was a lot better.

I wish Barry got a ring just because that's the one thing missing on his resume. I know he could be a royal prick (but most of it was towards the media.....which I liked). Plus, I just know it would be the ultimate troll job if he won. SOOO many people would have been pissed off sooo badly if he had a ring. I wasn't a huge fan of Will Clark (off of the field.....on the field, I loved him), but I really wish Clark had won a ring with the Giants.....that 1993 team really deserved to go to the playoffs. Stupid Bravos.

 

[SFGRTB]

I don't really care about any steroid arguments. It's all a moot point for me. Every team has players playing that are all roided up. Tim Salmon, Darin Erstad, Troy Percival, etc. I would have LOVED a championship in 2002.....mainly because I was in school in Santa Barbara with a bunch of fake-ass-trade-my-blue-Dodger-hat-in-for-a-red-Angel-hat-fans. Never saw more than one Angel hat the entire year before and then all of a sudden Angel hats everywhere.

I doubt 2010 was clean either, but I bet you the percentage of clean players vs. non-clean players was a lot better.

I wish Barry got a ring just because that's the one thing missing on his resume. I know he could be a royal prick (but most of it was towards the media.....which I liked). Plus, I just know it would be the ultimate troll job if he won. SOOO many people would have been pissed off sooo badly if he had a ring. I wasn't a huge fan of Will Clark (off of the field.....on the field, I loved him), but I really wish Clark had won a ring with the Giants.....that 1993 team really deserved to go to the playoffs. Stupid Bravos.

Agreed on all accounts. I doubt too many Giants FANS (not band-wagoners) would have cared much, if at all. A very high percentage of players were on something and we all know this now, Giants just happened to a scapegoat because we had the best-of-the-best. But if they won, I think they'd be part of a record book with and fat asterisk on it to the public, which would be very sad. Look at how people perceived the All-Star game this year (people wanted the NL to give up home field, take wins away from us), now imagine if that was for 2002.

 

[SFAnthem]

2002 is the more impressive team on paper and their bullpen was no slouch. If we're comparing teams as they were before game 1 of there respective series, I think 2002 wins out.

Of the early 2000 teams, the 2000 Giants were my favorite and felt more like the team of destiny (Dustiny? Ugh)

In a 2002 vs 2010 matchup, not even the 2010 pitching could get Bonds out.

Give me 2002 to redeem themselves and win in 5.