. >> joe: pat burrell is first up. here is his history. number one overall pick by the phillies in '98. won a ring with philadelphia in 2008. next year signed with the tampa bay rays relief. this may 15, signed with the giants on may 29. he has added a presence in their line-up and in their clubhouse. he takes a strike. 18 home runs in the regular season. he has four hits. in 17 at-bats in this nlcs against his former club. one home run this post season. was trying to call time. didn't get it. un -- count 0-2. >> tim: oswalt works rapidly. curveball out of the strike zone. >> joe: the 0-2. hit in the air, down the left-field line in the corner. >> tim: when pat burrell was released by the tampa bay rays he went to his home in scottsdale, it was may 15. wait a minute. it's too hot here to stay here in the summertime. i have to play baseball! he told me that before the game. his agent got him a job, san diego or the giants. it was the giants. have they ever been pleased. >> joe: grew up a giants fan as a kid. takes a pitch in the dirt. ball

. >> the series, a return to philadelphia for pat burrell. pat "the bat" spent nine seasons with the phillies. on august 17th, the philly fans showered burrell with love. he promptly homered in the game. there is not going to be a lot of love this time. >> great opportunity for me being that i played there are for effing. in the big picture, this is business. this is what it is all about.

. >> joe: pat burrell is first up. here is his history. number one overall pick by the phillies in '98. won a ring with philadelphia in 2008. next year signed with the tampa bay rays relief. this may 15, signed with the giants on may 29. he has added a presence in their line-up and in their clubhouse. he takes a strike. 18 home runs in the regular season. he has four hits. in 17 at-bats in this nlcs against his former club. one home run this post season. was trying to call time. didn't get it. un -- count 0-2. >> tim: oswalt works rapidly. curveball out of the strike zone. >> joe: the 0-2. hit in the air, down the left-field line in the corner. >> tim: when pat burrell was released by the tampa bay rays he went to his home in scottsdale, it was may 15. wait a minute. it's too hot here to stay here in the summertime. i have to play baseball! he told me that before the game. his agent got him a job, san diego or the giants. it was the giants. have they ever been pleased. >> joe: grew up a giants fan as a kid. takes a pitch in the dirt. ball

. >> joe: pat burrell is first up. here is his history. number one overall pick by the phillies in '98. won a ring with philadelphia in 2008. next year signed with the tampa bay rays relief. this may 15, signed with the giants on may 29. he has added a presence in their line-up and in their clubhouse. he takes a strike. 18 home runs in the regular season. he has four hits. in 17 at-bats in this nlcs against his former club. one home run this post season. was trying to call time. didn't get it. un -- count 0-2. >> tim: oswalt works rapidly. curveball out of the strike zone. >> joe: the 0-2. hit in the air, down the left-field line in the corner.

one of the major players of the team, pat burrell. >> he may have been hitless tonight, but pat burrell is a big reason the giants are still playing right now. he may be dominating in his career. but it all began right here in the bay area, at bellerman college prep. not much as changed at the home of the bells since pat last played there. there is the one big exception. that would be the left field wall. the fence has been raised. and it's all because of him. burl was 6'4", and weighed 220 pounds. he used to send the track kids running when he launched ball after ball in the park. his manager knew he had a special player on his hands there. >> really opened up a lot of doors for me. >> just unbelievable to go to watch the giants play and watch pot play. to see him excel. and to have the time in his life and his baseball career. >> all right. cunningham says that burl is one of the best players he's coached. definitely in the top five. he never had any doubts that pat would have the success he has right now. he hopes that the success continues a little longer through this month. >> we'r

pat burrell is out at the dish. inning over. but damage is done. giants lead 3-2. bottom nine, it all comes down to brian wilson, looking for the save. and mission accomplished, as melky cabrera pulls -- oh, that was close. travis ishikawa makes the catch. giants advance in the nlcs. bobby cox, it is the end of his managerial career. as for the g-men, brian wilson and company, they are happy as they are moving on to the nlcs, as we mentioned, to play philadelphia. >>> that will do it for this espn news update. now, back to new york and "america this morning." >>> another split out of hollywood this morning. and people are saying this one's pretty unbelievable. courteney cox and david arquette have announced they have been separated for some time. they released a joint statement saying they remain best friends and responsible parents. cox and arquette have been married since 1999. hay have a 6-year-old daughter. >>> now, to the ballroom, where jennifer grey is still holding

pat burrell is no stranger to the city of brotherly love. pat the bat was a key member of the phillys team that won it all in 2008. so he has got a good idea what kind of reception the giants will get from the philly faithful. >> i did say in an interview the other day that if you bring your wives and family they will be sitting in this section because it is in your best interest to go out and buy an utley jersey and just put it on. >> i like pat burrell. i look at him like a good friend. kind of like my son. i spend a lot of time with him. we play baseball and we are going to get him out. that's what we are out there for. do i want him to get any hits? not at all. >> reporter: meanwhile in the american league the wait is over. the yankees and rangers played game 1 of the american league championship series in texas. josh hamilton went two for 18 in the first round and is off to a better start in round 2. a hit off c.c. sabathia. first career run. yankees flexing their muscle late. times with a single to left. yankees score five runs in the

. >> reporter: after striking out four times today and going 0-9 for world series, pat burrell admitted he's struggling. >> my bat wasn't good. it's not how you draw it up. in your pregame routine gets going, you know, i think it's a bad time, too, struggle. >> he's a big reason why we're here with the huge hits he's got and sure, you hope he comes out of it, and it's a tough night for him. >> what are you guys doing to pat burrell that's making his series very difficult? >> well, i think i'll answer that question for you when this is all over. >> okay. >> after the game, ron washington confirmed that cliff lee will not start game four on three days' rest. hunter will be the starting pitcher. hunter has an earned run average of over 6 in his two starts. he'll go against the 21-year- old bumgarner who last pitched out of the bullpen in game six of the nlcs. gary will beback with the rest of the day's sports when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,, insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for

pat burrell gets thrown out at home. schierholtz scored. >> eric: how about the other decision he made, moving sanchez to throw in the second game instead of matt cain. it will be interesting because it will rest on sanchez's shoulders. batting average against the lowest in major league baseball, but also walks per inning, gives up a lot of free passes. which guy shows up? we have to see. >> chris: so, of course, sanchez is the game two starter. can he duplicate what tim lincecum did tonight? the giants' ace is on the field with our ken rosenthal. >> ken: tim lincecum, you get the win. so much bilderbeuilbuild-up to . what did you think about your performance? >> player: it's not the numbers but giving us the chance to win. put home runs behind me and you can easily squash yourself on that and make more bad pitches. take the next batter after that, man. >> ken: two homers from cody. the 4-1 lead in the sixth. how much did it mean to you pitching to get those runs? >> player: it was big. i have been talking a lot about th

buster posey, pat burrell and cody ross for the giants here in the ninth inning, down by 5. the 1-0. 2-0. posey tonight is 0 for 3. 1 for 7 in this series. charlie manuel will hand the ball to cole hamels in game 3 on tuesday. and he will deal with matt cain. that is ball 3. the 3-0 is ball 4. so a four-pitch walk to posey to start the ninth. the giants have to hope that's the start of something big with pat burrell coming in. >> tim: the giants need base runners, and i would imagine pat will be taking a strike. four straight balls to posey. try to make madson throw a strike before you resume your at-bat. >> joe: now lidge has to crank it up. burrell tonight has fouled out twice and struck out. up there swinging, down by 5, after a four-pitch walk. strike 1. burrell started this game having hit .280 with 3 homers, 7 rbis since he left philadelphia after the world championship in 2008. the count even with a ball and a strike. here's the 1-1. ball 2. >> tim: when you are all over the place, you are not going to get pitches like that. ryan knows that. 6 out of 7 balls to the fi

. >> the series, a return to philadelphia for pat burrell. pat "the bat" spent nine seasons with the phillies. on august 17th, the philly fans showered burrell with love. he promptly homered in the game. there is not going to be a lot of love this time. >> great opportunity for me being that i played there are for effing. in the big picture, this is business. this is what it is all about. in order to be the best you have to beat the best. >> success in sports is a delicate balance of preparation and mental strength and instinct. he needs to stop thinking so much and just let it rip. de despite the whoas of an o and 4 start, they will start against the raiders. there have been flashes of brilliance followed by the crushing mistake, evidenced again as we saw against the eagles. when he lets it fly, he can make his throws. peyton manning can't do much better at times. he has to live and die with smith against the raiders. >> obviously you are trying to get in the right frame of mind. that's a unique place to be. some guys are pissed off. there i

let's start with pat burrell. pat the bat. among the four members, it is pat burrell who was part of the phillies championship team of 2008. he rode in the victory parade with his dog. juan uribe and aaron rowan are part of the team. they beat the astros that season. they played key roles for the white sox. speaking of key roles, edgar and the giants reserve shortstop knocked in the game winning run in the bottom of the 11th in game seven as he led the florida marlins in 1997 as they beat the cleveland indians. the giants are inexperienced for the most part, however they have key players with world series rings. what we saw last night, we mentioned it was incredible. the question now is when are we going to see tim pitching again. will we see him in the series? for that answer, let's bring in laura who joins us from the south beach marina side. you spent time with bruce earlier. what is the deal with tim lincecum? >> lincecum threw 119 pitches in his complete game shutout. that could make it a challenge for him to return in ga

pat burrell con dos hombres a bordo saca la pelota del parque al jardin izquierdo para poner arriba a los gigantes por tres a cero.. matt cain no solo estuvo solido en la lomita sino que tambien aporto en la ofensiva conectando este sencillo al jardin central impulsador de una carrera.. los bravos se quedaron sin su manager bobby cox desde la segunda entrada por discutir con el umpire... el domingo se jugara el tercer encuentro en el turner field.. esta noche los filis de filadelfia se colocaron a una victoria de avanzar a la final por el campeonato de la liga nacional... jugando el segundo de la serie a mejor de cinco en el citizens bank park.. los rojos habian tomado una amplia ventaja de cuatro a cero en la quinta entrada.. sin embargo los filis ni lentos ni perezosos lograron una remontada espectacular al anotar siete carreras en las ultimas cuatro entradas y terminar ganando por siete a cuatro.. la fecha once del torneo apertura del futbol mexicano arranco esta noche con el encuentro entre necaxa y los camoteros de puebla..encuentro que se jugo en el estadio victoria donde los de

pat burrell's bat colliding in a big way. a three-run blast out to left in the first off tommy hanson. that's run support from matt cane. cane helping his own cause, an r.b.i single up to first. giants pitcher with an r.b.i in the post season. what could go wrong? took 14 innings, but the braves finally got on the board in the series. derrick leigh and it is a 4-1 game. he blows away conrad. the bull pen though could not hold the lead after he put two men on. he comes in for an attempted six out save. alex gonzalez doubles home a pair and we are tied at four. heading to extras and the giants load the bases and farnsworth gets -- the giants do this like a zillion times a year. oh, man. the one-time pitcher breaks the tie. this is so far out of mccovey cove. braves took a 5-4 lead. farnsworth gets cody ross to pop up to end it. braves come back to win in 11. the series is now tied at one game apiece as they head to atlanta for game three on sunday. colin rush joins us at at&t park. this had to be a really somber giants clubhous

pat burrell gets thrown out at home. schierholtz scored. >> eric: how about the other decision he made, moving sanchez to throw in the second game instead of matt cain. it will be interesting because it will rest on sanchez's shoulders. batting average against the lowest in major league baseball, but also walks per inning, gives up a lot of free passes. which guy shows up? we have to see. >> chris: so, of course, sanchez is the game two starter. can he duplicate what tim lincecum did tonight? the giants' ace is on the field with our ken rosenthal. >> ken: tim lincecum, you get the win. so much bilderbeuilbuild-up to . what did you think about your performance? >> player: it's not the numbers but giving us the chance to win. put home runs behind me and you can easily squash yourself on that and make more bad pitches. take the next batter after that, man. >> ken: two homers from cody. the 4-1 lead in the sixth. how much did it mean to you pitching to get those runs? >> player: it was big. i have been talking a lot about th

. >> reporter: pat burrell and cody hoss homered last night and singled in the go-ahead run. >> i would never have thought we would be in this situation. here we are. we all came together. it's been a fun ride. we have some more business to take care of. >> reporter: from celebration to subdue, a bus dropped off the giants at at&t at 3:00 a.m. this morning. brian wilson, tim lincecum and others walked away but the team president says -- >> everybody was really happy knowing there are other games to win. >> reporter: this morning, the giants' website said there are still seats available for the n.l.c.s. the range is from $240 to $40. if you don't get them here, you will have to buy them from someone else. >> i'm buying them to make a profit. >> reporter: game 3 and 4 and 5, if necessary, will be played in san francisco. if the giants advance to their second world series in eight years, they will have to beat a team that's been there each of the last two years. in san francisco, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and a programming note. you can see all of the national league championsh

in philadelphia tonight, the big talk in filly is about pat burrell. returning to town. burr cell a huge part of the phillies organization for nine years. including their world series title in 2008. they said you have to beat the best. >> in order to be the best, you have to beat the best. >> that's one of my slogans. >> the manual referring to the pro wrestler. game one saturday evening at 4:30. not just the giants. this was a rouge weekend playing each other at kabdle stick, but the raiders likely to be without the starting quarterback. he hurt his shoulder last sunday and hasn't practiced all week. that means jason campbell will likely start this coming sunday against the 49ers. campbell led the raiders past the chargers last weekend. here's the 49ers's quarterback. >> people are not very undecided on the issue. it's one or the other around here. it's all over the bay area. raider and niner fans all over the area. no question. definitely a rivalry. >> 49ers are 0-5 and the raiders are 2-3. 1:00 kickoff sunday at candlestick. all sorts of golf. we will start with the m

pat burrell crushing this pitch in the first. three-run blast off tommy hanson. nice support from matt cain. cain helping his own cause for the r.b.i. single right up the middle. the first giants pitcher since 1954 to get an r.b.i. in the postseason. what could go wrong? what took 14 innings in this series but the braves on the board in the 6th, singles home, 4-1 game. cain would not give up anymore. high heat. one of his six k's in one-run ball but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead. romo put a couple on the 8th. the six-out save? no. doubles and tied at four. we head to extras, bottom ten. giants load the bases. buster posey, 5, 4, 3 d. p. wasted opportunity on to the 11th where rick does not waste his opportunity. the former pitcher breaks the tie in a monstrous -- look how far that ball is out into the cove. the braves take a 5-4 lead. kyle fonz in for billy wagner who strained his oblique. cody ross to pop up and end it. 5-4 braves come back to win it. series tied at one game apiece. headed to atlanta for games three and four. let's hear from the giants. >>

pat burrell crushing this pitch in the first. three-run blast off tommy hanson. nice support from matt cain. cain helping his own cause to the r.b.i. single right up the middle. the first giants pitcher since 1954 to get an r.b.i. in the post-season. 4-0. what could go wrong? the braves get on the board in the 6th. 4-run game. cain would not give up anymore. high heat. one of his six k's and two and two-thirds innings. the bullpen couldn't hold the lead. put a couple men on. the six-out save? no. doubles home a pair, tied at four. we had the extra bottom 10. giants load the bases. buster posey, 5, 4, 3, d. p. wasted opportunity. on the 11th. does not waste his opportunity. the former pitcher breaks the tie in a monstrous -- look how far that ball is out into the cove. the braves take a 5-4 lead. karl in for a strained oblique. pops up to end it 5-4. braves come back to win it. series tied at one game apiece. headed to atlanta for games three and four. let's hear from the giants. >> that can't happen. that can't -- can't happen post-season. so i obviously take fu

and here is madson and there is pat burrell. it's put on on the gas, foot off the gas pedal from madson. he has a great change-up. >> tim: accelerator and brake. >> joe: here's the 1-0. 2-0. that was the change-up. on deck is cody ross. he seems to hit every inning for the giants. posey with the one-out double. the 2-0. 2-1. a good spot by ryan madson. burrell hops out tonight 0 for 2 but he drew a leadoff watch in the sixth inning against durbin to start a two-run rally. the giants regained the lead. the 2-1 pitch. 2-2. >> tim: and it was a walk to burrell by cole hamels in yesterday afternoon's game. that was one of the key at-bats in that game. first base was open. cody ross was on deck. burrell walked, ross hit, drove in the first run of the game for the giants. >> joe: here's 2-2. full count. change-up bounced in. inside for ball 4 and madson thought he had something and instead it's a walk. two on, one out for cody ross. and out to talk is ruiz, the catcher, with two on for ross. we've seen the phillies go inside middle-in

pat burrell scores. giants trailing. jose guillen with another double play for giants, this ends the game and kills the rally. bottom line, giants lose the game, 4-2 to san diego. let's bring in nbc's laura behnke, here at the ballpark with us. i didn't think i would say this about the giants squad and seem to be collapsing under the pressure and seem very tense. >> reporter: the theme floating around the clubhouse was being loose, something the players readily admitted the had not been and showed up on the scoreboard. barry zito says it's how to find fun again and the man in charge to bring it back, sanchez with a good e.r.a. in his last six starts and one reason his teammates are feeling good. >> jonathan will be on the mound and we will be aggressive. and be positive. >> you can't look at it like, you know, six months of baseball comes down to one game. i think that's going to be -- you just can't put it on your back. you go out and play loose and let your talent come through and play loose is the way the teams get do

two on, two out for pat burrell. you can tell it is goodbye. three-run home run for pat's bat. 3-0 giants on top. giants led 4-1 in the 8th. but sergio romo allowing back- to-back singles. bruce went to wilson for the final six out. instead gives up two-run double to gonzalez. bases loaded in the 10th inning for buster posey but the rookie who has come through time and time again can't deliver. he hits into the inning ending double play. the giants scored just one run over the final 10 innings and the braves capitalize in the 11th. look at the former pitcher turning on a fastball. home run went into the water. and the braves stun the giants 5-4 to even the series at one game a piece. okay, kim coyle and i were both in the locker room and, kim, the braves have come back 47 times to win games. that is the most in the national league. the stunner, though, they did it against a rock solid giant bull pen. >> coming into the game tonight the giants bull pen hadn't given up a run in 24 games but i spoke with derrek lee after the game. he said that the

. >> pat burrell this morning when i turned the tv on, to be the best you have to beat the best. >> this is what you sign up for. in order to be the best you have to beat the best. >> that is one of my slogans. ric flair. >> are you ready for the big win. the winless 49ers are 6 1/2 point favorites to beat the raiders. the raiders likely to be without their starting quarterback bruce gradkows gradkowski, hurt his shoulder last sunday and hasn't practiced all week. jason campbell will likely start. >>> tiger woods is not here. look at those pants. john daley, the pga tour. great course. the first round leader is rocco mediate. the men's and women's tour are here. the women in the east bay. black hawk country club. this shot belongs to paula kremer. nice shot by the defending u.s. open champion. sets up an easy birdie. paula creamer will drop off her trophy. brittany lincecum, no relation is the first round leader. >>> eight years ago tonight, what were you doing? a goo chance you or one of your neighbors were screaming. [ whitman ] they say california can't be governed anymore. i say balo

giants fans loving the ride erupting with pat burrell's home run that made it 3-0 in the first inning. giants had the lead going into the eighth, but bryan wilson could not hold them off. the braves were able to sneak out with the series equalizer. here's bce boji tonight in atlanta supporting his closer. >> your great closers have that ability. they're going to trip once in a while, and, i had some bad luck in that inning, but they have -- it's the srtho adage, short mem tistar starting just after 1:30 p.m. pacific, our laura usbenke is i atlanta with the giants and will join us tonight at 11:00. she'll be live during our xfinity show also here tomorrow night on nbc bay area. >>> alabama falls at south carolina, l.a. schools are here in the bay area. cal hosting ucla at strawberry canyon. shane vereen with a couple touchdowns today, the second of the two. great extra effort here to make it 14-0 in the first quarter, cal quarterback kevin riley had a rushing touchdown, and one passing, this one's a true freshman. the bears run away with it, blasting the bruins 35-7. cal now 3-2 with t

. >> i like pat burrell. i look at him as, you know, like he is a good friend of mine like a son of mine in some ways i spent a lot of time with him but now we walk across out there to play baseball, we're going to get him out. that's what we're out there for. i mean, you know, do i want him to get in and hit? not at all. [ laughter ] >> i mean, that's kind of how i look at it. we got to beat him. >> reporter: and while burrell is no stranger to the post- season, his miami teammate aubrey huff is making his post- season debut. take a guess what his favorite part is about playing in october. >> celebrations, man. you get -- just to get into the play-offs. i mean, for me, that was an emotional deal. it was great. emotional. you know, tears all the nine years of getting killed. but that was more fun. i can only imagine the more fun it gets as you go. just to be able to celebrate the guys and memories from that. that's what i'm going to remember about this experience. >>> the 9ers and raiders meet every year in t

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pat burrel is the only one. you were down in san jose working with him and hanging out with some of his old coaches. >> reporter: yeah. before he was helping lead the giants into the post season, before he won a world series ring with the phillies, before he was the overall number 1 draft pick in baseball pat burrel was dominating here and that's where his baseball journey really began. today the bellerman baseball field in san jose looks much like it did back when pat played there with one exception. >> the high fence in left wasn't here when pat played in 1995. >> reporter: but it's there now because of him. >> they'd stop track practice because he'd be bombing them as they ran track. we'd have to put an extra fielder on the football field just to catch balls and make sure people were as safe as possible. >> reporter: that's when the baseball coach at the time, fwaer cunningham, knew he had a special player on his hands. >> he's always been a strong, dynamic individual. a real team player. >> reporter: and his

pat burrell hits a shot in the left field bleachers. the giants took a 4-1 lead into the 8th but sergio romo gave up back-to-back singles. bruce boche called on brian wilson to get the save. 10th braves capitalized in the 11th. atlanta wins the game 5-4. go back to atlanta for game 3 on sunday. >>> sharks season opener in sweden. 2-2 in the 3rd. logan scoring what turns out to be the game winner. and the sharks win their season opener with 3-2 sharks. coming up at 11:00 p.m. we will have highlights and reaction. dennis o'donnell in the clubhouse getting the reaction. giants lose and go to atlanta for game 3. now we know there will be a game 4 in atlanta. back to you guys. >> it was 4-0 giants when i left. what did you do, kim? >> it is because you left, that's why. you changed the mojo in the stadium. you can't do that, ken. >> i'm going to pass out razors for that team. > getting kind of crazy out there. >> getting ugly. >> it was a long game. >> a box in front of me. oh, a camera. >> not that you could miss the light at all. we like t

how can pat burrell, the bay area's own picked up in mid season. he gist wasn't hitting in tampa bay, he was out of baseball when the giants called. >> it's incredible because i could just sit there at home and be relieved and think about five months later you're going to be doing this. i'm just trying to enjoy it, you know. it's been a great time for me. >> on the other side of the coin though malina. the giants traded malina in mid season to texas and he's talking yesterday he hasn't got over what he perceived at the disrespect shown to him from the san francisco organization. we're going to talk to the texas rangers. they've got some amazing stories. you may be rooting for the giants. the managers you might want to root for on a personal level. i'm not first in line. got a couple guys here. they just pulled in about i don't know 20 minutes ago or so. one doesn't need to clear the beard, he's got a real one. we'll talk to these guys before the morning's over. live at at&t ballpark, terry mcsweeney. >> either brian wilson, the baseball player or t

pat burrell comes around to score. ross, with the hit streak. giants down 3-2. bottom of the fifth. runners on the corners for huff. halladay hurt his groin in the second inning. but he has huff with a weak grounder in front of the plate. halladay gets out of the jam. bottom of the sixth. juan uribe up. two up, two outs. and the good doctor gets them swinging. 108 pitches. bottom of the eighth, it's ryan madsen. and it's mad dog in glory. getting burl and ross all swinging. top of the ninth, jayson werth, facing ramone ramirez. werth ties the n.l. record with his 13th career postseason home run, passing utley for the most homers for the phills. bottom of the ninth, lidge trying to close it out. they force game six back in philadelphia on saturday afternoon. >>> you're up to date for now. back to you in new york. >>> you might want to break out the ear plugs for this one. with halloween a week away, what better time to perfect your most chilling scream. [ screaming ] >> just imagine how that sounds in our ear piece. that's the national scream contest in york, nebraska. they were judg

it will be a homecoming for pat burrell who spent nine seasons as a philly and won a world championship there. but he insists this giants team is much different than his world title team in philly. >> this seems so special. pivotol guys haven't been to the post season. the way these guys have performed under the pressure and having not been there before is incredible. >> meanwhile bruce boche made a change in the giants rotation. tim lincecum will start. jonathan sanchez will pitch game 2 with matt cain moving to game 3. in short sanchez pitched much better on the road. >>> as one philadelphia slugger can attest the phillys' rotation is rock solid. anyway . . . >>> the giants theme song has gone viral on youtube. if you haven't seen it yet it is a remake of journey's "don't stop believein" hit record from 1981. the singer's name is ashcoon and tonight he performed his remake live during our 6:00 p.m. newscast. ♪ just a loyal fan ♪ trying to do the best i can ♪ ♪ three, four years has made it hard ♪ ♪ let's go giants ♪ the west division champion ♪ feels good ♪ i have fa

pat burrell was on base baseball's scrap heap, but was one of the most reliable hitters when it mattered most. pat "the bat" knows these opportunities westbound rare. >> it is -- these opportunities can be so rare. >> it is incredible. i can just sit there at home and be released and thinking about five months later you will be doing this. i am just trying to enjoy it. it has been a great time for me. >> i keep coming up with adjectives like unbelievable, incredible. you can't describe what we have done here. the way it has all come about. everyone has come together and we had a bunch of guys who all wanted one thing and that's to win and get to the post season. >> i don't think cody ross has stopped smiling for about four days straight now. the game one pitching match up is tim 11 succumb versus cliff leigh. -- cliff lee. we will hear from them. >>> the bay area has a serious indicates of giants fever. this is some of it. >> that's three-year-old allison singing the unofficial giants anthem. her dad sent this video to abc7's you report powered by youtube. and we got this photo of fans s

this is pretty compelling, pat burrell who is yet to get a hit in this world series work the laptop studying his at-bats, to his credit burrell came clean. >> it wasn't exactly good. not exactly how you draw it up you know getting your pregame routine going. you know i picked a bad time to struggle. >> reporter: went on to say look the giants still lead this series two games to one they're in a better position obviously than the rangers. as for the fans here, yes texas is a red state but there was a lot of black and orange. >> let's go, giants. let's go, giants! >> sprinkled throughout ballpark here among the rangers' red there was a lot of black and orange for the giants fans. yes, they're all making a road trip of a lifetime. >> for myself i've been going to about seven, eight games a year, since 1989. and this is it and if they can win this i can die in peace. >> reporter: everyone's still excited despite the loss. if the giants win tomorrow night they can wrap up the series as early as monday night right here in texas. our coverage continues with the giants later on in this newscast. >>

the former philly pat burrell drives one to left and ibanez can't handle it. uribe follows and it is 4-1. the phillies battle back. he gets the best of lincecum. a 2-run shot to right. a 4-3 ballgame. but brian wilson will get the final four outs all on strikeouts. the giants take a 1-0 series lead with a 4-3 victory. >> it is a long series here. it is a start. that's all it is right now. it is good to get a win in the first game. >> in the past we tried to weigh them out and tried to be aggressive. in between there and just trying to look for a pitch to drive. luckily i got it. >> a lot of guys that are here didn't start the year here and they are a big part of this team. like i said, when everybody is going out there to win, it makes a big difference. game two of the alcs and nowitzki is rooting them on against the yankees. today david murphy goes deep in the second and he added an r.b.i double. rangers even the series at one apiece with a 7-2 victory. >>> any other saturday it is all about college football. the bears are happy the giants are taking all of t

pablo sandoval, that's going to score pat burrell from third. we now have two on, and the winning run at the plate. that would be jose guillen, he's in to pinch hit and he grounds into the game ending double play. of course, he does. the giants fall 4-2, they're now up 1 with 1 to play. >> you can't look at it like six months of baseball comes down to one game, because i think that's going to be -- you just can't put it on your back. you go out there and play loose, you let your talent come through. >> tomorrow we try to play hard, like every day. >> all right, so get that, here are the playoff scenarios for the final day of the regular season, if the braves lose to the phillies, a game that should be over by the time the giants game begins tomorrow. the giants are automatically in the playoffs. here's the simplest situation, though. the giants just beat the padres, they have home field advantage. if san diego and atlanta win, there's a three-way tie for the two remaining spots. the loser would then play atlanta tuesday for the wild card. if atl

pat burrell is out at the plate. that's all the giants needed was that one run. they beat the braves 3-2, sending braves manager bobby cox into retirement. cox getting a standing ovation from the home crowd. he helped to resurrect that franchise. he retires as the fourth winningest manager in baseball history. you can see the respect he gets not only from the home fans bus the giants as well. 16 trips to the playoffs. one world series title for atlanta. after the game, a tearful final press conference. >> did you address the team afterwards? >> the best i could. told them i was really proud of them and -- >> that's the end of an era, not just for atlanta but for the game of baseball. bobby cox moving on. giants move on to play the phillies for the nl pennant. the rays/rangers play their decisive game five tonight. winner of that game tonight moves on to play the yankees in the alcs on friday. >>> coming up on "morning joe," kentucky's republican senate candidate rand paul has some harsh words for bill clinton, suggesting the endorsement of paul's opponent should

posey scores but pat burrell is a dead duck at home. giants lead 3-2 and this time the bullpen would hold the lead. pitching three scoreless innings havier lopez gets another one. >> and the top of the 3rd, the throw in time and the giants have won the series. >> so the celebration began anew and kim coyle was in the middle of it all. apparence on let >> reporter: thanks, dennis. webster's diction may want to add the giants name under the definition of torture, all four games decided by one run and for the second time in eight days the giants get to pop the champagne. what do you think is going on in san francisco tonight? >> i hope it is a chaos fest on every single street you can possibly think of. within reason. >> reporter: what do you think it's like in the dugout? >> oh, my god, it's up and down and getting back and forth, tie game, getting the league again, a lot of up and down stuff, but i couldn't think of any better way to win this one right now. >> the throw across in time. >> i thought i threw it kind of high and i thought b

so did pat burrell, who was a big part of the philly team for nine seasons. he helped them win a world series. giant's fans are hoping he'll do that for them as well. we'll have more coming up about the win. live in philadelphia, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the giants maybe in philadelphia, but fans back home are celebrating tonight. playoff excitement is at fever pitch with the bay area alive with orange and black pride. ktvu caught up with fans in san francisco. he'll join us live with local reaction coming up at 10:30. >> giants fans felt a wave of emotions both high anxiety and deep joy at times. we caught up with fans at the phoenix irish pub where optimism for the hometown boys abounded early. >> just unbelievable for the giants to do so well, the workman team, it's unbelievable. >> it's amazing. giants, they are unbeatable. >> speaking of, aubrey huff at bat. >> reporter: some listened on the radio. no matter how fans listened, they were happy tonight brought them one game closer to a possible world series. this has been called a torture tour with each gia

outfielder pat burrell, renteria, uribe, all of them spotted making their way off the bus. a late-night. the giants are looking for the first pennant since 2002. so anticipation is building in san francisco too. >> they had rain yesterday it stopped raining today, tomorrow 59 degrees, partly cloudy just like at&t park. >> we'll see you in 30. ,, you know it's bad when the press asks if you'd take a lie detector test. meg whitman didn't tell the truth about not voting or about how long she lived in california. she got caught in insider deals at goldman sachs. she changed her story about physically abusing an employee. she campaigned as tough as nails on immigration knowing her housekeeper of 9 years was undocumented. her tv ads have been condemned as false and misleading. and even her hometown newspaper said meg whitman has demonstrated "a loose relationship with the truth" republican. democrat. independent. your party doesn't matter anymore. it's fixing this mess. boxer's been there twenty-eight years. and, look what we've got. when bickering ends, solutions begin. i'm prep

pat the bat, pat burrell crushed a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning. and the giants had a 3-0 lead. but then things started to fall apart. the usually reliable bullpen didn't work for the giants. matt caine left the game in the eighth inning, the bullpen would collapse. brian wilson gives up the two-run double to alex gonzalez and all of a sudden this game was tied 4-4. you could hear a pin drop inside at&t park. the braves are known for this and they came back and tied this game. giants had all sorts of opportunities to win this game but they could not convert. buster posey with the bases loaded hit into an inning ending double play. top of the 11th, rick ankiel from the braves, a solo home run. and laura banke has clubhouse duty. >> raj, the giants got an early lead and then handed it over to the bullpen. but the relievers who had not allowed a run in over 30 innings pitched blew it. the giants say it was a game of missed opportunities all the way around. >> they have some good hitters up there. once they have a day on, wilson hasn't pitched in a whi

additions like aubrey huff and pat burrell. huff used to be on the major leaguers. >> i've been doing this it for -- this is the tenth year. not even close. it's made all of the years report it. let the party begin. >> it's our goal to make the playoffs. >> i know it's been seven years since we've seen something like this. it's been a roller coaster during this entire season but to be able to be in this position and have the fans going nuts. we wouldn't be here if not -- if it weren't for them. >> reporter: did you see the beard that wilson was wearing? serge grow romo had one on. they have a message -- fear beard. now sergey started to bro a beard earlier this season and word is after he grew the beard, he had some success. wilson started to wear the beard. the fans have a good time with that and the panda hat they wear on their head for a pablo sandoval. first game is here on thursday. game time will depend a lot on tv. this is a west coast game. single game seats are available through the giants right now. highest prized tic

sixth inning the former philly, pat burrell, launches one to left. raul ibanez can't make the catch, buster posey scores, the giants score twice in the sixth to take a 4-1 lead. bottom of the inning, phillies chip away, jayson werth with a two-run shot to right off lincecum makes ate 4-3 game. lincecum gives you up three runs in seven innings. two outs in the ninth, now biting time. brian wilson strikes out shane victorino to end it wilson gets the four-out saves. they take the first game 4-3. >> two months ago i was down in south florida i thought my season is about to end, you know, i'm gonna be on the couch watching the playoffs, and you know, next thing i know i got the opportunity to come over here and it's just been a dream come true. >> other people's garbage is another man's treasure, right, but we'll certainly take it, believe him. >> you're talking about cody ross, here is a guy that wanted to be a rodeo clown and that's a tough job. >> i used to dress up like 'em and go to the road i don't say and i guess, you know, i guess the reason i wa

from pat burrell to cody ross to nate sherr holts. >> he was on the couch three months ago. >> you can get the 25 guys to all believe in one thing and then -- and that's winning but that before anything else, it's real easy for guys to come together and play. >> saturday agame in philadelphia be one of the post postseason matchups for pitching in history. the giants go with tim lincecum. the phils will counter with roy halladay who threw just the second no-hitter in postseason history last week against the cincinnati reds. >> the giants did provide a bit of pitching news. bruce bochy said he will go with lincecum, and then jonathan sanchez for the two games in philadelphia, it will be matt cain starting game three back in san francisco tuesday. that way the giants will go right, left, right, for the first three games of the series with the pitchers. >>> some female uc berkeley students are on edge after a man was spotted in a locker room taking pictures. a man snuck into a women's locker room and was seen taking cell phone pictures. police say he entered the locker room at least twice