Giants Rewind: 2012 NLCS Game 5

[@Krow52]

This postseason, made Zito worth every cent of his contract.

[@joshmorgan7132]

100% agreed

[@edvardferand9934]

We gave him a lot of money which his stats didn't ultimately match but the help he gave to bring home the 2012 World Series made it worth it. He saved the season in Game 5.

1,000000000000% agree

[@daltonred7774]

barry zito is a giants legend for 2012 alone....

[@ddphotography4313]

Yup…that 2012 banner doesn’t fly without #rallyzito

[@ADoc1980]

Nothing makes me happier than seeing Reynolds, Karros and Pierzynski made to look like the fools that they are. Go Giants!

[@Krow52]

and they'll still say the Giants got lucky...

[@lonewanderer2894]

Ah, bit harsh. It's understandable why they and many people felt that way. Giants were down 0-2 to Cincy then 3-1 to the defending WS champions with a lackluster Zito who got banged up vs. Cincy in only two or three innings, had a reg. season ERA over 4 and was pitching a game 5 on the road. Then he made his two best starts of the year. I've never met any Sports person that wasn't wrong a time or two. Except maybe "Ace" Rothstein.

[@ADoc1980]

@@lonewanderer2894 I'm not saying they didn't have good reason to make the predictions. I'm just saying I loved seeing the Giants make them look stupid.

[@TheMikeMase]

@@lonewanderer2894 for the other guys yes, for pierzynski he absolutely held a grudge against the giants and still does (listen to his pardon my take interview from a year or two ago). all because he couldn't perform and was called out by his pitching staff for being a lazy clubhouse cancer

[@brianc9036]

Barry Zito earned every penny here!!!

[@kevinkelly3758]

One of the greatest high pressure postseason performances by a Giants pitcher ever! Thank you Barry Zito. You're hook curve ball was locked in Tell me Murph & Mac didn't bring you here. Go Giants!

[@ninjamonkey808]

Only got two words to say about this game. Rally Zito

[@soad550]

Zito definitely had his struggles In the early part of his contract, but what a gutsy performance this was.

[@josephan5159]

I love the giants growing up since I live in the Bay Area, and I'm so glad Barry Zito proved himself tonight

[@sacramentoking2667]

The media counted the Giants out each of those years in the playoffs. And we proved them wrong.

[@MichaelAnthonyPresents]

Honestly, the only series that I saw people give the Giants was the 2014 WS and even that was about split down the middle. Every other playoff round from all 3 WS teams, the Giants were by far the underdogs going into it.

[@italianstallion69420]

We? Where were you in the lineup?

[@kylegross1081]

@@italianstallion69420oldest thing to say in the books. Sounds stupid

[@huffdaddy-rp4fx]

Best team I've ever gotten to watch growing up. Just look at the line up. Simply OP

[@DACFalloutRanger]

Of the 3 in 5 era this is the best game of all.

[@matthewehrlich5157]

Nah game 4 or 5 2014 ws

[@jamesgoss1860]

Over the next 7 games, the Giants scored 36 runs, while only allowing 7.

[@easfgman4687]

Lance Lynn and that 9 pitch first inning had me feeling sooooooooo hopeless.

[@littlebrotha123]

add to that Zito barely getting out of the first unscathed - they were making good contact

[@joshmorgan7132]

Amazing pitching and amazing defense. One of my favorite games ever

[@twolak1972]

The giants defense is so underrated. PABLO , PENCE are absolute BEASTS. THAT pence sliding catch was beautiful.and Pablo just makes incredibly tough plays look routine. The mark of a great athlete.

[@shermanngjazz]

I miss this Barry... Dude came up big.

[@pattycake1648]

Prime example of why the pitcher needs to bat. This game was the climax but far from the only one. Standing O's for foul balls and pitcher homers made the game so much fun. Zito's 27 pitch at bat to win a need to win game that arguably gave them a playoff spot is one I'll never forget. 2 balls were thrown over those 27, and the 10+ foul ball's each receiving wild crowd celebrations were not only special, but mattered.

[@LIBREPUB]

Freaking Zeets man. I’m a Bay Area kid, Huge A’s & Giants fan. Watching Zito have this redemption game makes my ❤ feel good. Such a good dude.

[@Fatblunts510]

Pitching and defense got our Giants to the world series

[@Wolfeson28]

5:48 "Why is the shortstop covering?!?" Um...maybe because the ball was hit almost directly at the 2nd-baseman, so he was moving to field the ball initially and had no chance to cover the bag? 🤣

[@volleyballurrrr]

Giants fans forget about more insane postseason moments from this 5 year stretch than some fans get to experience in a lifetime. I remembered Barry Zito’s redemption but I forgot about some of the crazy defense in this game.

[@DrunkenSlob]

This 2012 meltdown was the beginning of the cardinals falling short every year and Ive loved every second of it

[@thefoxmccloud2256]

11 Rings

[@DrunkenSlob]

@@thefoxmccloud2256 that’s where they’ll be stuck at for decades so much for that meaning anything if you don’t get to see more 😂

[@toddbrown5955]

At 9:23. Pablo blowing a bubble while throwing to first

[@davidbowman8008]

the beginning they were so wrong

[@rdmerjee]

David Bowman I love how the Bay always proves everyone wrong

[@dantemoody3566]

Love when joe buck says "strikes out matt holiday for the third time" and it was carlos beltran lol

[@TheMikeMase]

he's improved dramatically but my god was he in over his head during this period. still not great but leaps and bounds better, can't deny that

[@dantemoody3566]

@@TheMikeMase Yeah no doubt. He used to be the most deadpan announcer of all time.

[@PrickFlair]

That 2nd inning walk was brilliant, typical Bochy brilliance

[@travisfinucane]

That 4th inning though. Single, single, error, walk, single, barry zito bunt hit rbi.

[@pandabearmadness6263]

This game was so crazy, zito was amazing

[@BombermanX]

This was almost like a cinderella story. I remember how nerve-wracking this was.

[@harrysetrakian9964]

Joe Buck is such a cardinals fan

[@Dodgers_2]

His dad was their broadcaster. HOF!!!

[@mattmaniac1]

Zito had no business starting this game. Bochy didnt give af. This is Bochys greatest game of all time imo.

[@MushiePuppet17]

The 3 play sequence from 8:31 on, are just _swaggy_ defense: 1. Pence runs in for a shallow fly ball, slides and misses it with his glove but traps the ball against his wrist with his off hand. Just crude willpower, simply refusing to let the ball hit the ground. 2. Scutero runs back and then slides into a 360° pirouette, to make the throw to first on an awkward ground ball. He was just locked in and feeling it, gracefully making the play in one motion. 3. As routine a grounder as Sandoval has seen. But the runner has speed, so the Panda winds up, blowing a big bubble gum, and just _rockets_ a throw to first for the out. Dyansty shit.

[@nre7714]

The Legend of Zito

[@RichardSanchez137]

All this talk about Barry Zito having one of the worst contracts ever needs to stop. 2021 Dodgers paid $33 million for Trevor Bauer.

[@mollymafia6462]

Lmao facts

[@Dodgers_2]

Pujols really messed up by leaving St. Luis. They really could have used his bat!!!

[@richardandaya3932]

The Giants defense was underrated in 2012.

[@bapissamee]

Can you post the Giants 2012 world series

[@Whenyoucometomytown]

Never understood the hate for Joe Buck. He was great.

[@richardandaya3932]

The beginning of this video didn’t wear well.

[@bronchitis1564]

Zito touched gold that night

[@austinpate3808]

That Sandoval home run call by Joe Buck was some of the weakest shit, playoff or otherwise. He couldn’t contain his distain for seeing his daddy’s Cardinals losing. He has got an iconic voice, and grown as an announcer as his career progressed, but as a Giants fan I’ll always hate him for this

[@pwoswald]

eric karros blows